Dr. Karmi Patel, MD
Karmi Patel, MD FACP is a practicing physician, double board certified in Internal Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. She received her undergraduate degree from the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Patel attended Ross University School of Medicine in Dominica and did her residency at St. Peter's University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ where she also served as chief resident and a teaching attending after her training. She was recipient of Sister Marie dePazzi, C.S.J.P. Outstanding Resident Award during her senior year. She currently practices at William C Tallent Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Knoxville, TN. Dr. Patel has been part of American College of Lifestyle Medicine and a founding member of Indian Society of Lifestyle Medicine since 2017. American Board of Lifestyle Medicine offered its 2nd US based Lifestyle medicine certification exam in 2018 which Dr. Patel took and became a diplomate of American Board of Lifestyle Medicine.
Dr. Patel grew up in India and was exposed to herbal medicine with Ayurvedic practice which led to her interest in implementing a whole food, plant based (WFPB) approach for treating, preventing and reversing diseases. Dr. Patel is firm believer in the true Hippocrates oath- “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”
Dr. Patel and her husband have two kids (ages 12 and 9) and the entire family follows the whole food plant based lifestyle.
