Trupti Gokani MD

Dr. Trupti Gokani, MD, is an award-winning, board-certified neurologist best known for her innovative and integrative approach to treating headache pain. Her unique melding of modern medicine and ancient wisdom has enabled her to establish a thriving private practice along Chicago”s North Shore, where her patients seek her insights as an Ayurvedic “neurologist coach” (Healthy Head Coach) who heals the head by healing the mind and the body.

Dr. Gokani is a sought-after trainer, speaker and author of the 2015 book The Mysterious Mind: How to Use Ancient Wisdom and Modern Science to Heal Your Headaches and Reclaim Your Health. Dr. Gokani has lectured extensively in the field of neurology and psychiatry, specifically regarding headaches, mood disorders, insomnia, adrenal fatigue, hormonal issues and adult attention deficit disorder (ADD). She has spoken at the American Headache Society, the Midwest Pain Society, the American Academy of Neurology, and the American Psychiatric Society. Her work — on topics ranging from Botox efficacy and safety, to the prevalence of bipolar disorder in cluster headache patients — has been published in such esteemed journals as the American Journal of Pain Management. She has also published articles pertaining to food allergies and headaches, along with the Ayurvedic approach to migraine, in the well-regarded Journal of Headache.

Dr. Gokani’s special interests include Ayurvedic mind-body types, women’s issues and headaches, yoga as a treatment modality, nutrition and pain, adrenal fatigue, stress, the gut-brain connection, insomnia, and emerging, non-traditional approaches to headache management. In support of patients whose health issues can be effectively addressed through the incorporation of high-quality herbs and nutrients in their diets, she developed a line of supplements that provide combinations and concentrations of supportive nutrients not available elsewhere in the market.