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Varalakshmi Niranjan is a Clinical Associate Professor specializing in Internal Medicine, Obesity Medicine, and Lifestyle Medicine at Stanford University. She is triple boarded in Internal Medicine, Obesity Medicine, and Lifestyle Medicine, focusing on the prevention and management of chronic diseases, including Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Obesity, and Chronic Kidney Disease. Dr. Niranjan is the founder and program director of the SMILES program (Stanford Metabolic Intervention Lifestyle Empowerment Support), aimed at improving lifestyle management for obesity. She leads the ICDP program at Stanford Healthcare and works on the VBC project for managing Metabolic Associated Steatotic Liver Disease. Having conducted health awareness camps in rural India, her research interests center around effective teaching methods for lifestyle medicine. She has received various grants for implementing lifestyle medicine education and conducts nationwide workshops for primary care providers. Dr. Niranjan's work is published in multiple peer-reviewed journals and through books focused on health education and vegetarian cooking for weight loss.
Stanford University • Palo Alto, CA
Clinical Associate Professor in the field of Internal Medicine focusing on obesity and lifestyle medicine.
Saint Francis Healthcare Partners • Hartford, CT
Led initiatives for improving patient safety and healthcare quality.
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