Think your life is hectic? Is your calendar packed to the brim? Step inside the Mangat household and you’ll reconsider. Two internal medicine doctors, three kids, and one pampered pup named Gucci (yes, just like the purse!) make for a full house of nonstop motion. Between stethoscopes and science projects, clarinet practice, and never-ending Risk marathons, Amolika and Geeteshwar (Geet) Mangat juggle it all with ease.  

 

Why? This happy couple was simply meant for each other.  

 

Their love story? Jaw-dropping. The two “met” in medical school, but the plot twist goes back decades. Geet’s mom, an OB-GYN, actually delivered Amolika at birth. Meanwhile, toddler Geet was chilling in the next hospital room. (Yes, really.) Fast forward: their parents introduced them, sparks flew, and now, 18 years of marriage later, they’re still inseparable. 

 

“It has worked out wonderfully,” says Amolika.  

 

Now these two doctors have their hands full with three kids (Joshan, 16; Jigar, 13; and Aahana, 7), and one fashion-forward pup. Their household runs on organized chaos, laughter, a lot of love (and a whole lot of caffeine!).  

 

Amolika and Geet have dedicated their lives to helping others.  

 

Most couples can’t even share a Netflix password without fighting. The Mangats? They built a medical practice together. After years as hospitalists, they opened Synchrony Medical Group in December 2023, where they manage everything from atrial fibrillation to Botox parties. (Yes, you can leave with your blood pressure under control and a smoother forehead.) 

 

“It’s great working together,” raves Amolika. This dynamic duo did residency together, had their first job together, starting as hospitalists, and now have entered a new phase of their careers with their own practice. After Geet opened it in January, Amolika joined this past May with a second branch that opened in Tehachapi.  

 

“We wanted to provide care to patients in a more daily routine type of way, rather than being specialists and focusing on one thing,” says Amolika. Translation? They’re the doctors who remember you’re more than a chart of diagnoses. 

 

They’ve even got multiple generations of families on their patient list, from great-grandmothers down to grandkids. IV fluids? They’ve got you covered. Halter monitors? Check. But they can also handle colds and flus as well.  

 

Three years ago, the Mangats moved to Seven Oaks, where the kids can play outside safely, the grandparents swing by often, and the neighbors pitch in like extended family. “It really takes a village,” Amolika admits. One friend records their kids’ events when they can’t make it. “We do the same for them when they can’t make it to events.” A retired RN helps with after-school pick-ups.  

 

“Seven Oaks is really quiet and homey,” says Amolika. “Kids can go out on the street, and we can walk the dog.” Best of all, there are a lot of local events to keep everyone entertained (but Gucci seems to handle that role well). 

 

When they’re not running a medical practice or playing chauffeur, the Mangats are packing their bags. Bucket-list trips are their thing. They just came back from an Alaskan cruise, where they spotted humpback whales, saw orcas in real life, rode in a hot air balloon, and flew in a plane that took off and landed on water. (Try topping that at your next PTO meeting.) 

 

“We didn’t go to do the glacier walk and dogsledding,” laments Amolika. “We’re going to have to go back for that.” But they did get to see some melting glaciers, including Glacier Margerie. 

 

If you ask the kids what they like doing, it’s unanimous. “Family movie night!” The kids have binged all the James Bond films, Amolika sneaks in Harry Potter marathons, and everyone yells at the screen during Marvel movies. Let’s not forget the Indian films with subtitles to keep the kids on their toes. They pause mid-scene to ask their parents, “Wait, what just happened?” 

Board games are another family sport. Monopoly? Fine. Uno? Fun. Risk? A never-ending quest for world domination that’s still ongoing in their living room. 

 

“It just never ends,” says Amolika. “We are always trying to take over the world.”  

On the horizon: Amolika turns 40 this year (with a blowout celebration, of course), the family’s heading to Cancun for Thanksgiving, and she’s this close to convincing Geet to go on an African safari. Stay tuned. Because if anyone can handle lions, elephants, and three kids at the same time, it’s the Mangats. 

 

At the end of the day, this family doesn’t just “make it work.” They make it look like a reality show you’d actually binge-watch. They wouldn’t have it any other way. After all, you only live once.