Our Physicians
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Dr. Meena Malhotra, M.D. |
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| Medical School | GSVM Medical College, India in 1995 with Valedictorian Honors | |||
| Internship and Residency | St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago, Illinois in 2001 with Salutatorian Honors | |||
Winner of the coveted Blue Cross & Blue Shield Top Tier (Blue Tier) Physician status, distinguished status awarded for Excellence in Care. She has been featured on TV and has authored journal article on ‘Obesity and Sleep Apnea’. She is Double Board Certified, ABBM, and ABIM Board Certified, American Board of Bariatric Medicine, ABBM (Non-surgical, noninvasive, medical weight loss) Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine, ABIM
Her passion is ‘core wellness’ – you will feel more energetic and motivated, enriched by the improved quality of life. She has designed exclusive weight loss protocols (Inspire, Bliss, Vitality, Zenith) after years of experience helping patients lose thousands of pounds. These carefully chosen protocols are individualized and customized for every patient, based on their medical conditions and objectives. This has resulted in safe and effective weight loss leading to ‘core wellness’. To track ‘core wellness’ – your results are carefully measured not only in inches lost and pounds dropped, but also proven in terms of reduced fat mass, improved metabolism as measured by Body Composition Analysis – during every visit.
She has designed customized tracking tools for patients to understand how their body composition is improving, explaining and educating them every step of the way on the path to wellness, energy and relief from chronic problems.
She believes that Patient-Physician relationship is a joint partnership, and feels honored that you are entrusting her with your wellness. To build upon the trust, she welcomes any questions you may have about her protocols. She loves it when patients have already researched WebMD, Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, NIH, CDC, Harvard Medical School, and reputed Medical web sites and are ready to discuss their care with her.
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Dr. Smitha Suravaram |
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| Medical School | Gandhi Medical College | |||
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As a Physician, Dr. Smitha Suravaram focuses on primary prevention through encouraging life style modifications as well as patient education. Her high level of experience in preventive, integrated medicine allows her to treat the underlying cause of disease, not just the symptoms.
Dr. Suravaram chose Family Medicine as her expertise for the ability to look upon each patient encounter as a new experience. She enjoys building long term relationships with her patients, where every aspect of patient care is addressed.
Her academic background includes conducting research of disease states such as stroke and diabetes at Mayo clinic. She has had the pleasure of presenting her findings at conferences nationwide. Her internship and residency encompassed the areas of Preventive Medicine, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Psychiatry, ENT and Pediatrics.
Dr. Suravaram willingly takes on challenges in her personal and professional life. Her positive attitude, competitive spirit and good sense of humor reflect on to her patients and colleagues. In her free time she enjoys spending quality time with her husband and daughter.
