Meet Amitha

As a physician trained in epidemiology (and board certified in public health) integrative medicine, I've learned that we're moving further and further away from ensuring all of us obtain the highest level of health and well-being available. Much of this relates to the healthcare system, which is focused primarily on quick fixes, and a biomedical reductionist approach (without considering the social and lifestyle factors that determine much of our dis-ease risk).  The cultures in which we work and live also play a role: these environments, as I've experienced myself, can either be conducive to thriving or physical/mental/emotional depletion. 

As an optimist above all, I know that we can all be part of creating a healthier future for ourselves and our communities. With a beginner's mind, many things spark my curiosity, but these are the areas I've formally trained in, and remain most engaged with: 

• ~ Evidence-Based Medicine (for the New York Times, I wrote a guide on reading medical studies here)
• ~ Health Innovation/health tech, as a consultant for years, and now the co-founder of Evra Health (waitlist is now open!)
• ~ Integrative/Lifestyle Medicine (most chronic disease is linked to lifestyle, so an integrative approach is best)
• ~ Medical Journalism (and the importance of communicating medical science/health information effectively to the public)
• ~ Global Epidemiology (including providing accessible care worldwide, acknowledging the impact of the social determinants of health)