Dushyant Viswanathan, M.D., ABIM, ABoIM, AACE
- Chief Medical Officer, The Columbia Center for Integrative Medicine
Raised on principles of Indian culture, philosophy, and lifestyle, “Dr DV” was an avid reader growing up between south India and the USA. He studied biology and philosophy as an undergraduate at UC Irvine, followed by completion of medical school at St. George’s University School of Medicine, followed by Internal Medicine residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center, and became board certified in internal medicine. He founded The Columbia Center for Integrative Medicine (CCIM) in 2011, after taking over a chronic pain practice that transitioned patients off narcotics using integrative approaches. He pursued intensive training in integrative endocrinology, starting with certification in bioidentical hormone balancing with Labrix and edified with clinical practice and medical conferences. He will sit for the Endocrinology boards next year. He is board certified with both the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine in and with the American Board of Integrative Medicine, and licensed in both CA and MD. Dr DV performs inpatient, outpatient, and home-based consultations. He is Chief of Dept of Internal Medicine at Lompoc Valley Medical Center and sees patients in So. California and in Columbia, MD. He has 3 children with his wife Elaina, with whom he runs CCIM.