Episode #73
Undiagnosed: Seeing the Whole Elephant
Haresh Patel will be the first to tell you he's not the person you'd expect to hear on a show like this. He's a Silicon Valley CEO with an electrical engineering degree from Notre Dame, and he built his career on data, logic, and measurable outcomes. He believes in science and evidence-based medicine. For 55 years, his body staged rebellions that twelve specialists couldn't explain. Chronic hives covering 80% of his skin. Sleep disorders that defied every specialist. Heart conditions that four cardiologists initially missed, blockages that could have killed him. Each doctor measured their own piece of the puzzle. Dermatologists saw skin, cardiologists saw hearts, endocrinologists saw hormones. No one stepped back to see the whole elephant. The breakthrough didn't come from another blood test or MRI. It came from two strangers, an Ayurvedic doctor in a Costa Rican jungle and a spiritual healer at a California wedding, who delivered the same diagnosis. When he finally followed their guidance, the urticaria that had plagued him for over a decade, simply vanished. Haresh immigrated from India and founded Mercatus, the data platform that became a global standard in private equity before its acquisition by State Street. Now he's turned that same pattern-finding mind toward medicine, designing an app that gives physicians a diagnostic layer to see the full story of a patient's biology, history, and lived experience. His memoir, The Ghost in My Body: What Twelve Doctors Couldn't Find , is available now in paperback and e-book. It isn't about choosing between science and spirituality. It's about integrating them, which puts him right at the intersection this show explores. Today, we're talking about the millions of people living undiagnosed, and what it takes to finally be seen. Haresh Patel The Ghost in My body What Twelve Doctors Couldn't Find Sanare Health •Please sign up for the email list for future notifications• If you would like help starting your own show or podcast , as well as help selecting a microphone and setup for your voice; Please tap the microphone and leave me a message with your contact information and I will get back to you. Or you can email talktomeguy@gmail.com
