Expertise
Healthcare Marketing Strategy
Hospital Marketing
Hospital Branding
Doctor Branding
Patient Engagement
Brand Positioning
Marketing Audits for Doctors & Hospitals
Digital Strategy for Healthcare
Business Growth Consulting
Healthtech Go-to-Market Strategy
Idea & Market Validation
Healthcare Startup Strategy
Team & Vendor Guidance
Ethical Healthcare Communication
Doctor Mentoring & Training
Keynotes & Speaking
About
Akhil Dave is an Ethical Healthcare Marketing Strategist, Consultant and Mentor with 25+ years of experience, and the Founder of HMS Consultants, India’s first-of-its-kind healthcare marketing consultancy firm. He helps doctors, hospitals, clinics, healthtech companies and healthcare businesses build stronger brands, improve patient engagement and create growth strategies rooted in clarity, trust and practical execution.
Between June 2024 and September 2026 alone, Akhil has consulted 58+ healthcare businesses across different practice sizes and specialties. This gives him deep insight into the real challenges of hospital branding, medical practice growth, patient communication and ethical healthcare marketing. His approach combines industry experience, strategic thinking, research and market observation.
He believes in the mantra “Knowing is Knowing, Doing is Doing™”, which reflects his focus on turning knowledge into meaningful action. Akhil is Founder & Principal Consultant at HMS Advisors Pvt Ltd, Founder Chairman of AHMP India Foundation, Founder & Principal Consultant at Trizone Healthcare Consultants LLP, and Director at Trizone Communications Pvt Ltd. He is also known as “The White Shirt Man”.
Through his author insights at HMS Consultants, Akhil shares practical, responsible and result-oriented healthcare marketing knowledge that helps healthcare professionals make better communication, branding and growth decisions.
25+years in healthcare marketing
58+healthcare businesses consulted
10,000+professionals connected through AHMP
1,500+doctors trained and mentored
Businesses consulted: June 2024 to September 2026.
Recognition and speaking
Akhil is regularly invited to speak, teach and be honoured by medical organisations and professional platforms across India, including:
- IDCM
- OPHTHALL
- IMA
- H.O.Con
- OPSCON
- AHMP CON
- AESURG
- Dental associations
- Ophthalmology associations
- Plastic & cosmetic surgery associations
Teaching and mentoring
Guest faculty, speaker and mentor for students and young professionals at:
- IIPH Gandhinagar
- IIHMR Jaipur
- National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU)
- Jamia Hamdard University
- Parul University
- D Y Patil University
- NMIMS Mumbai
- GSFC University
- Karpagam University
- and more
On stage and in the room
Watch Akhil
Revenue Leakage in Every Hospital: The Referral Problem Nobody Talks About
Work with Akhil
Book a free 30-minute discovery call with Akhil to discuss your hospital, clinic, healthcare brand or healthtech idea. Write to akhil@hmsconsultants.in or call +91 81550 04010. Read more about Akhil at akhildave.com.
Articles
Marketing Strategy for a New Hospital in India: Pre-Launch to Month 12
A phase-by-phase marketing plan for a new hospital in India: pre-launch, launch and the first 12 months, with NMC-safe messaging.
Digital Marketing for Hospitals in India: The Complete Guide
Digital marketing for hospitals in India: channels, patient journey, plan, metrics and the latest NMC update on what hospitals can post.
Healthcare Marketing Services in India: What’s Included and What It Costs (2026)
What healthcare marketing services cover in India, who does what, listed HMS prices from ₹25,000, NMC and DPDP checks, and red flags before you buy.