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Dr Nighat Arif is a family doctor who specialises in women's health and family planning. She has over 11 years of experience as a GP in the NHS and a further 5 years of experience in private General Practice.

She is a resident TV doctor on BBC Breakfast, This Morning ITV and BBC LookEast as well as the host of the Sunday breakfast show on BBC Three Counties Radio. She has worked hard in the public eye to campaign for Organ Donation and to make menopause less of a 'taboo' subject for women and men to discuss, particular for women who do not speak English as a first language.

She is a passionate advocate of menopause treatment who takes a patient-centred approach to care.

Dr Arif first moved to Chesham from Pakistan when she was just 9 years old and has lived in Buckinghamshire since then. In 2007, she earned her medical degree from Queen Mary University of London and, following this, went on to practise GP surgeries in the Buckinghamshire area.

In addition to her busy clinical practice, Dr. Arif has made a significant contribution to medical research, publishing a number of papers. She also has written articles and contribution to a number of well-known magazines including British Vogue, Good Housekeeping and OK, with a particular focus on women's health and menopause.

During her career, Dr. Arif has also been a Lead Clinician for a residential Dementia centre as well as working for Oxford Mental Health NHS trust in general adult psychiatry and psychiatry of the elderly. He went on to be nominated for the Bevan Prize for Health and Wellbeing for her exceptional commitment to advancing wellbeing in her community; this is one of many nominations and prizes she has been awarded for her outstanding work.