Janani Krishnaswami

Dr. Janani Krishnaswami is a licensed, triple-board certified M.D. / M.P.H. actively involved in prevention-focused clinical medicine, primary care, and community health.

With a myriad of expertise in Lifestyle Medicine, community engagement, health equity, chronic disease prevention/management, and emotional wellness, Dr. Krishnaswami plays a pivotal role in overseeing clinical operations at a patient-centered wellness clinic catering to indigent patients.

She is renowned for pioneering the innovative approach of 'Community-Engaged Lifestyle Medicine', a model designed to tackle health disparities by addressing determinants of health within diverse ethnic populations.

Boasting board certifications in Internal Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine, and Preventive Medicine, Dr. Krishnaswami's overarching goals include building healthy living capabilities at both individual and community levels, fostering collaborations between clinics and communities, enhancing physician and provider well-being, and elevating the standards of public health education.

Passionate about utilizing participatory methods to promote health and wellness at both clinical and community settings, Dr. Krishnaswami aims to achieve the 'quadruple aim' through empathetic, patient-centered lifestyle care for improved patient and provider health.

Her specialties encompass Epidemiology, lifestyle medicine, medical education, population health, public health, mentorship, editorial skills, health care quality, technical/creative writing, health literacy, community-based participatory research, health advocacy, health disparities, chronic disease, global health, social determinants of disease, health care reform, preventive medicine, obesity, and physical activity.

In terms of education, Dr. Krishnaswami holds a Doctor Of Medicine In Medicine from the University Of Michigan Medical School, Doctor Of Medicine from the University Of Michigan, and a Master Of Public Health In Epidemiology, Public Health from the University Of California, Berkeley, among others.

She has been affiliated with multiple esteemed educational institutions and roles, such as serving as the Program Director of Preventive Medicine Residency at the University of Texas and as the former Director of Student Health and Wellness at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.