Clinical advisory board
Dr. Irfan Shaik
Dr. Irfan Shaik is a specialist in sleep medicine. Irfan trained at AIIMS. As a member of the Peak Brain clinical advisory board, Dr. Irfan Shaik reviews the marker interpretations Peak Brain publishes in this area.
Speciality and training
- Speciality: Sleep Medicine
- Trained at: AIIMS
What this clinician reviews
Dr. Irfan Shaik is the assigned reviewer for Peak Brain’s published interpretations of cognitive load & stress markers. Pages carry a byline naming their reviewer and the date of review, so a reader can see who stands behind a given interpretation.
Marker pages in these areas
hs-CRP
hs-CRP is a high-sensitivity measurement of C-reactive protein, a substance the liver releases in response to inflammation.
Homocysteine
Homocysteine is an amino acid produced continuously as the body processes methionine from dietary protein.
Omega-3 index
The omega-3 index measures EPA and DHA — the two long-chain omega-3 fatty acids — as a percentage of the total fatty acids in red blood cell membranes.
How Peak Brain's clinical advisory board works
Peak Brain’s advisory board is thirteen physicians practising across India. Their role is twofold. They advise on panel design — which markers earn their place, and which are measured frequently without changing what anyone does. And they review the clinical content Peak Brain publishes within their own speciality, so that an interpretation on this site carries a named clinician behind it rather than an unattributed brand voice.
Review is assigned by speciality, not distributed evenly: a cardiologist signs off on lipid and particle-count interpretations, a pathologist on haematology and laboratory method, a gastroenterologist on nutrient absorption. Every reference page states who is assigned to review it and whether that review has happened. Pages awaiting sign-off say so explicitly rather than implying a review that has not taken place.
Advisory board membership is distinct from clinical care. The physician who reads your panel and takes your results call is a licensed doctor registered to practise in India, and you will know their name before the call. Board members advise on the programme; they are not necessarily the clinician assigned to any individual patient.
What this means for what you read here
Peak Brain publishes reference material on individual biomarkers, and the value of that material depends entirely on who stands behind it. Health content without named clinical attribution is common, cheap to produce and impossible to evaluate. Naming the reviewer, their degrees, their training and their speciality is what makes an interpretation checkable — you can see whether the person signing off on a cardiovascular claim is a cardiologist.
All content on this site is general health information. It is not medical advice, diagnosis or treatment, it does not establish a treating relationship, and it is not a substitute for care from your own clinician.
The programme
One marker rarely answers the question.
Peak Brain draws a full blood and urine panel at your home, has a licensed physician read every marker together rather than one at a time, and turns what they find into a ranked 90-day protocol with a retest at the end.