Dr Sabia
Get to Know Me
Experienced. Certified. Supportive.
Expert-led approach
Award winning academic
I’m a dedicated GP with over 20 years of experience as an NHS doctor. As a medical student, I gained a scholarship for further studies so took a gap year to study biomedical science. I came out with a first-class honours degree that was award-winning for my research project (Pfizer prize 1998) and performance in final year examinations (Jackson prize 1998).
Recognising that I liked making new discoveries, I decided to head to the University of Cambridge for a master’s degree in Reproductive Medicine research. It reaffirmed my passion for relating the latest research insights to patient care.
Why Lifestyle Medicine?
In my time as a doctor, increasing numbers of patients have developed several chronic conditions like high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and obesity at an alarming rate. While medication helped, I realized that lifestyle changes could be the game-changer many were overlooking. Troubled by the thought of future generations falling into a similar pattern, I immersed myself in lifestyle medicine, becoming board certified from the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine (IBLM).
Now, armed with this expertise, I'm on a new mission: guiding people to help prevent disease and enabling their health to thrive through Lifestyle Medicine.
Patient centred care and women's health
I started my medical journey working in hospitals but soon enough, I found my true calling in General Practice. It offered me the unique chance to get to know my patients personally, to listen and to develop a curiosity for the cause of their symptoms. A particular area that I grew deeply passionate about was Women's Health, influenced by my earlier Masters degree. I felt it was vital to offer the best, so I went the extra mile, earning specialist qualifications in 2009 (DRCOG) and 2011 (DFSRH).
Over the years, my focus has been on preventing disease, taking lifestyle measures to help manage chronic conditions and enabling people's health to thrive: combining my love for science, my dedication to healthcare, and my passion for making a difference to my patients' lives.
Passion for education
Following my passion for knowledge and seeing the broader potential of medicine, I ventured into the world of academia as a Clinical Lecturer. During this chapter of my career, I felt a profound need to break free from the confines of traditional rote learning in medicine. There's so much more to medicine than just memorising facts! Teaching became a love of mine – I cherished the opportunity to break down complex ideas, making them easy to grasp, relatable, and memorable. This became my mission: to impart knowledge in a way that gives deeper understanding and thinking.