About
Dr. Bharati Kolte grew up in Nagpur, a mid-sized city in central India. She earned her medical degree from Government Medical College in Nagpur. She then completed her Internal Medicine residency at the State University of New York at Buffalo. She holds board certification in both Internal Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine, earning the latter in 2017. Dr. Kolte has practiced medicine in Texas since 2000.
Her first thirteen years in practice took place in hospital-based medicine at the Heart Hospital of Austin, Seton Medical Center, and other Austin-area hospitals. Caring for chronically ill patients at Austin Regional Clinic's Advanced Care Coordination Clinic from 2011 to 2013 shifted her focus toward lifestyle-driven treatment. She founded Flora Medical Clinic in 2014 to pursue that approach full time. Dr. Kolte leads quarterly Lifestyle Change Counseling discussion groups on Friday afternoons and serves as Treasurer of Flora's Whole Plantry, the clinic's related nonprofit. Outside of medicine, she loves to sing, cook, and spend time with her family and neighbors in Austin, where she lives with her husband, two children, and their dog.
Education & Training
Medical School
Government Medical College, Nagpur
Residency
Internal Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo
Additional Training
Board Certified in Lifestyle Medicine (2017)
Certifications
Conditions Treated
Who is Dr. Kolte right for?
Dr. Kolte is an excellent fit for adults who want to treat chronic disease through lifestyle change rather than medication alone. Patients managing diabetes, heart disease, osteopenia, or osteoporosis benefit from her dual board certification and plant-based clinical approach. She works well with patients ready to make meaningful changes to diet, movement, and stress habits. Adults who value longer appointments and a sustained relationship with their physician find her practice model well suited to their needs.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Dr. Kolte focuses on chronic and lifestyle-related diseases, including diabetes, heart disease, osteopenia, and osteoporosis. She holds board certification in both Internal Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. Her approach targets root causes through diet, movement, sleep, and stress management rather than symptom management alone.
Yes. Dr. Kolte holds board certification in Internal Medicine and earned her board certification in Lifestyle Medicine in 2017. She has practiced medicine in Texas since 2000.
Dr. Kolte earned her medical degree at Government Medical College in Nagpur, India. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Dr. Kolte focuses on lifestyle modification as a primary treatment strategy. She works with patients on diet, physical activity, sleep, and stress management to prevent and reverse chronic diseases. She emphasizes whole food plant-based nutrition as a core therapeutic tool.
Whole food plant-based diet therapy is central to Dr. Kolte's clinical practice. She offers diet review and recommendations as part of every membership and leads hands-on oil-free cooking classes at the clinic through the sister practice Gain Health.
Dr. Kolte sees adult patients aged 18 and older. She works frequently with patients managing multiple chronic conditions, those with lifestyle-related risk factors, and individuals motivated to change their health through sustained lifestyle modification.
Yes. Dr. Kolte leads quarterly Lifestyle Change Counseling discussion groups on Friday afternoons. She also oversees Flora's Whole Plantry, the clinic's nonprofit that distributes whole plant food to economically disadvantaged patients.
Dr. Kolte has practiced medicine in Texas since 2000. She spent her first thirteen years in hospital-based internal medicine before founding Flora Medical Clinic in 2014.
Doctor profile last updated June 9, 2026