Voices of Women Physicians

Dr. Sanghamitra Sadhu is a physician, mom, speaker, blogger, change catalyst and a vocal champion for lean practice.  She is a nephrologist by training who has found a way to practice medicine on her own terms, staving off burnout and bringing back the joy in medicine.  Dr. Sadhu wanted to save her best energy, not only for her patients but also her family. She accomplished this with having her ow...

Dr. Sanghamitra Sadhu is a physician, mom, speaker, blogger, change catalyst and a vocal champion for lean practice.  She is a nephrologist by training who has found a way to practice medicine on her own terms, staving off burnout and bringing back the joy in medicine.  Dr. Sadhu wanted to save her best energy, not only for her patients but also her family. She accomplished this with having her ow...

Dana Corriel, MD, is the founder/CEO of SoMeDocs ( doctorsonsocialmedia.com ), a healthcare innovation hub that promotes the autonomy of individuals in healthcare. Corriel serves as an advisor to many health brands and has helped shape many of today’s digital projects, especially those tackled by physicians. She has taught at conferences such as Harvard’s Writing, Publishing, & Social Media fo...

Nishi Bhopal, MD is board-certified in Psychiatry, Sleep Medicine, and Integrative Holistic Medicine. She is the founder and medical director of Pacific Integrative Psychiatry, an online practice in California where patients receive a whole-person approach to anxiety, depression, and sleep disorders, including nutrition, psychotherapy, and integrative and functional medicine. In addition to her pr...

Nishi Bhopal, MD is board-certified in Psychiatry, Sleep Medicine, and Integrative Holistic Medicine. She is the founder and medical director of Pacific Integrative Psychiatry, an online practice in California where patients receive a whole-person approach to anxiety, depression, and sleep disorders, including nutrition, psychotherapy, and integrative and functional medicine. In addition to her pr...

Valerie Cacho, MD, is an integrative sleep medicine physician and women's sleep expert. Her interests and expertise include diagnosing and treating medical sleep disorders, mind-body approaches to insomnia, self-compassion and mindfulness, clinical hypnotherapy, and promoting sleep health and whole living. She is the president and founder of Sleep Life Med, a tele-sleep practice in Hawaii and...

Valerie Cacho, MD, is an integrative sleep medicine physician and women's sleep expert. Her interests and expertise include diagnosing and treating medical sleep disorders, mind-body approaches to insomnia, self-compassion and mindfulness, clinical hypnotherapy, and promoting sleep health and whole living. She is the president and founder of Sleep Life Med, a tele-sleep practice in Hawaii and...

Dr. Basma Faris is a board certified OBGYN and Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist, who started her career as a registered dietitian. She is the founder of PollyPrep which is an educational program and telemedicine practice for people with PCOS. She aims to care for people with PCOS through Nutrition, Medicine and Education and to spread awareness to the public and health professions about PCOS...

Dr. Basma Faris is a board certified OBGYN and Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist, who started her career as a registered dietitian. She is the founder of PollyPrep which is an educational program and telemedicine practice for people with PCOS. She aims to care for people with PCOS through Nutrition, Medicine and Education and to spread awareness to the public and health professions about PCOS...

Dr. Maryal Concepcion is a dedicated national speaker and the host of the My DPC Story podcast, committed to enhancing healthcare delivery for both patients and physicians. With over a decade of experience in the traditional model of insurance-based healthcare, she made a bold move to establish her own Direct Primary Care clinic, Big Trees MD, in rural Northern California.  Fueled by the belief th...

Dr. Maryal Concepcion is a dedicated national speaker and the host of the My DPC Story podcast, committed to enhancing healthcare delivery for both patients and physicians. With over a decade of experience in the traditional model of insurance-based healthcare, she made a bold move to establish her own Direct Primary Care clinic, Big Trees MD, in rural Northern California.  Fueled by the belief th...

Dr. Susan Baumgaertel is an internal medicine physician with over 30 years of clinical experience. In 2020 she launched MenopauseMenu, a free informational website providing nourishing support for menopause and beyond. 2021 started a new chapter as she stepped away from direct patient care and founded a novel telemedicine business model, myMDadvocate. She uses her extensive lmedical experience and...

Dr. Susan Baumgaertel is an internal medicine physician with over 30 years of clinical experience. In 2020 she launched MenopauseMenu, a free informational website providing nourishing support for menopause and beyond. 2021 started a new chapter as she stepped away from direct patient care and founded a novel telemedicine business model, myMDadvocate. She uses her extensive lmedical experience and...

Dr. Catherine Toomer is a TEDx speaker, certified hypnotherapist, and a Family Medicine & Community Health physician - founder TOTAL Weight Care Institute - a virtual coaching platform for patients to optimize their health and wellness through weight loss, and  for clinicians to provide comprehensive and compassionate weight health care through targeted health and wellness measures for those w...

Dr. Catherine Toomer is a TEDx speaker, certified hypnotherapist, and a Family Medicine & Community Health physician - founder TOTAL Weight Care Institute - a virtual coaching platform for patients to optimize their health and wellness through weight loss, and  for clinicians to provide comprehensive and compassionate weight health care through targeted health and wellness measures for those w...

Kara Wada, MD is a board-certified adult and pediatric allergy, immunology & lifestyle medicine physician, Sjogren's patient, certified life coach. She is a national expert, sought-after speaker, advisor, and host of the Crunchy Allergist podcast where she covers all things allergies, autoimmunity, and anti-inflammatory living. Some of the topics we discussed were: Dr. Wada's journey...

Cherie Chu, MD DipABLM is double board certified in pediatrics and lifestyle medicine. She is a mother of twins and practices outpatient pediatrics in a large multispecialty medical group in Southern California. She is also the founder and CEO of Doctor Moms Lounge and Wellness Pediatrician. Doctor Moms Lounge is an online membership for women physicians whose mission is to reduce the busywork of...

Dr. Sarah Neitzel is a board certified podiatric surgeon who grew up in Northern CA and attended medical school and residency in Chicago. She currently owns both a private practice and medical nail spa business in Silverdale WA and has been in practice almost a decade.  In 2021, Dr. Sarah recognized the need for doctors to maintain a presence in medicine utilizing doctor owned private practices as...

Dr. Sarah Neitzel is a board certified podiatric surgeon who grew up in Northern CA and attended medical school and residency in Chicago. She currently owns both a private practice and medical nail spa business in Silverdale WA and has been in practice almost a decade.  In 2021, Dr. Sarah recognized the need for doctors to maintain a presence in medicine utilizing doctor owned private practices as...

Bolanle Akinronbi M.D is a board certified, residency trained physician in Psychiatry - a field devoted to the treatment of brain and mental health conditions. She is the founder and CEO at BrightMindsMD - a private psychiatry practice in NJ where together with her team, she offers a unique and whole person approach to treatment. Her treatment recommendations follow a wholistic model. This model a...

Meet Dr. Weili Gray (pronounced “Way Lee”), a dreamer and physician who experienced burnout and now happily practices sleep medicine in Vermont's tranquil countryside. With her husband and three cherished kids, she crafts a dream life brimming with family adventures and extraordinary experiences, sprinkling a touch of magic to every moment. Beyond practicing medicine at a rural critical acces...

Meet Dr. Weili Gray (pronounced “Way Lee”), a dreamer and physician who experienced burnout and now happily practices sleep medicine in Vermont's tranquil countryside. With her husband and three cherished kids, she crafts a dream life brimming with family adventures and extraordinary experiences, sprinkling a touch of magic to every moment. Beyond practicing medicine at a rural critical acces...

Dr. Cecilia Minano is a practicing gastroenterologist and certified trauma informed, somatic life coach and clinical hypnotherapist. Her passion is to help people living with chronic gut issues to re-gain control of their debilitating symptoms and conditions so they can begin to live more normal lives again. She has a unique perspective of how chronic stress and trauma negatively impact the mind g...

Dr. Malathi Acharya is the founder of Ayur Integrative Medicine, a holistic Medical practice. She has 3 locations in the Bay Area. Her areas of focus are: Cancer prevention and survivorship, South-Asian metabolic and heart health. Some of the topics we discussed were: Dr. Acharya's journey About integrative medicine and why she chose it How integrative medicine can be beneficial for women phy...

Dr. Poorvi Shah is an integrative medicine physician, speaker and author of Stress Tools: An 8 Week Guide to Relieve Stress and Regain Resilience.  Dr. Shah also founded Peace and Good Health, a company dedicated to helping individuals and companies manage stress and burnout through mind-body medicine.  She runs her own private practice in the Washington DC suburbs.  Some of the topics we discusse...