Health Care Coaches founder, Dr Olivia Kessel, has worked with patients for over twenty years, combining experience in corporate life sciences with direct healthcare provision in both the developed and developing world.
Olivia has been a doctor, a patient and a caregiver. Her experience across patient services is extensive, having founded both a not-for-profit organisation in Africa and created patient solutions for leading pharmaceutical organisations in both Africa and the UK.
“Olivia’s passion and belief in giving people the opportunity to get the best from their treatment can clearly be seen through her determination to set up the Well Cell charity, and in her passion when speaking to influential stakeholders to put the patient first. She speaks from personal experience and is authentic, leaving the audience to think differently about the patient.”
olivia's personal experience
Just nine weeks after birth, Olivia's daughter Alexandra contracted meningo-encephalitis from the Cosakie virus. It wasn't until Alexandra was fourteen months old and began trying to walk that she was diagnosed with Cerebal Palsy as a result of her illness. Olivia soon came to realise that no one was going to devise a best-in-class programme for her daughter, and she worked to create a tailored health plan for her. The necessary changes that were implemented along her personal health journey ensure that she will reach her full potential.
BA Psychcology
University of San Francisco (Cum Laude)
Medical Degree
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Psi Chi Honor Society
Lifetime Member