Dr. Ali Al Lawati is an Internal Medicine specialist practicing in Oman, where he was the first health care professional to officially prescribe the low carbohydrate/ketogenic lifestyle as a treatment for his patients.
He is also a type-1 diabetic. He was diagnosed at the age of 7 and at the age of 15 began treating his own diabetes with a Low Carbohydrate approach at the age of 15.
He is currently working at the Royal Court Health Complex . Prior to that, while working at the Royal Hospital in Muscat, he held the post of Acting Consultant in Acute Medicine and ran the Lifestyle Medicine clinic.
He also took an active part in teaching medical residents and educating doctors on treatment of diabetes and other endocrine disorders. His strongest medical interests are in the fields of Lifestyle Medicine, Integrative Medicine and Endocrinology.