Dr. Mauroof Athique is one of the leading Ayurvedic physicians in the UK. He comes from Sri Lanka and been in Britain for the last 35 years.  He qualified in Ayurvedic Medicine in 1967 from the Govt. College of Ayurvedic Medicine, which is presently part of the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. He was among the first group of students to specialise in Pañcakarma, which is the flagship of Ayurvedic treatment modalities.

Following the 6-year studies in Ayurvedic Medicine, he completed his internship at the Hospital of Ayurvedic Medicine, Colombo, and was appointed as House Officer. He completed the MD in Integrated Medicine in 1984. He has pioneered several treatment modalities using a combination of complementary therapies.

He came to Britain in 1969 to pursue a career in Nursing.  He successfully completed his nurse training at Central Middlesex Hospital, London. From 1990 until late 1998 he worked as Director of Pre-registration Nursing (Project 2000) at the Nene University College, Northampton. He had a varied career that took him to the Middle East, where he completed his MBA, and PhD in Education from USA. During the last 30 years he has maintained the practice of Ayurvedic Medicine and Acupuncture on a part-time basis. On several occasions he has worked as locum-acupuncturist at the Tryingham Naturopathic Clinic in Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes.

He is one of the founder members of the Ayurvedic Medical Association (UK), which is the professional body of Ayurvedic physicians in the U.K. Currently he is the Director of the College of Ayurveda, which is the only Institution in Britain that trains to the level of Ayurvedic Medical practitioner. He is the recipient of the International Ayurveda Dhanvantaree Award from the Ayurveda Academy, Pune, for achievement in Ayurveda Education and Research; and the All India Hakim Ajmal Memorial Award from Delhi for the Best Ayurvedic Physician. He is also the Programme Leader in Ayurvedic Medicine at the Middlesex University, London; the only University in the West to offer Ayurvedic medical training at Postgraduate level.