About
Jayshree Chander, MD, MPH holds dual board certifications in Occupational and Environmental Medicine and Family and Community Medicine. She earned a graduate degree in Public Health with an emphasis in Environmental Health Sciences. Her clinical training extends into Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Iyengar Yoga, and Ashiatsu. She calls herself a health optimist and a medical minimalist.
Dr. Chander opened Beyond Holistic Health Consults in Berkeley in 2022 after building a waiting list before launch. She works with patients across the full spectrum of physical, mental, emotional, and environmental health. She takes inventory of each patient's health assets and uses them as tools for healing and prevention. Her philosophy holds that time itself is therapeutic. Outside the clinic, Dr. Chander meditates daily, practices yoga, dances, and plays the tablas. She reads and writes poetry and fiction, swims, sails, and prioritizes time with family and friends. She hosts the podcast Nei Jing Now and participates in community events, film screenings, and the performing arts.
Education & Training
Additional Training
Graduate degree in Public Health with emphasis in Environmental Health Sciences; training in Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Iyengar Yoga, and Ashiatsu
Certifications
Who is Dr. Chander right for?
Dr. Chander works well with adults and families who want a whole-person approach to their health. She is a strong fit for patients curious about integrative care, including Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and yoga. People navigating occupational or environmental health concerns benefit directly from her specialized training. Patients who want time, attention, and a clinician who considers every aspect of their life will feel at home here. Her small panel means she can engage deeply with each person she accepts.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Dr. Chander treats a wide range of physical, mental, emotional, and environmental health concerns. Her scope includes preventive care, chronic illness, workplace and environmental hazard exposures, and lifestyle-related conditions. She also addresses STD prevention and testing, pregnancy prevention, and preconception care. Her dual board certifications in Family and Community Medicine and Occupational and Environmental Medicine give her an unusually broad clinical foundation.
Dr. Chander uses the term Asset Medicine to describe her approach of inventorying everything a patient has going for them, their habits, relationships, values, environment, and resources, and leveraging those strengths to address health challenges. She believes all human activity is health related, so she considers the full picture of a person's life in every assessment.
Yes. Dr. Chander holds board certifications in both Occupational and Environmental Medicine and Family and Community Medicine. She also holds a graduate degree in Public Health with an emphasis in Environmental Health Sciences.
Dr. Chander is trained in Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Iyengar Yoga, and Ashiatsu. She integrates these traditions alongside Western medicine. She remains open to discussing any therapeutic modalities a patient wants to explore.
Dr. Chander describes herself as a health optimist and a medical minimalist. She focuses on building each patient's capacity for independent health rather than relying primarily on pharmaceutical interventions. Her goal is to help patients thrive using the broadest possible set of tools, while keeping medical interventions proportionate to genuine need.
Dr. Chander considers time itself to be therapeutic. She believes thorough assessment takes time, and so does healing. That conviction is why she keeps her panel deliberately small. Every patient receives the time needed for a complete, attentive consultation.
Yes. Dr. Chander offers Holistic Health Consultations that weave together Western medicine and Eastern healing practices. She also offers Beyond Safety Consultations, occupational and environmental medicine, and public health counseling alongside her primary care services.
Dr. Chander sees patients who reside in California. She can also consult with California residents who are temporarily out of state. She does not consult with patients who live permanently outside California.
Doctor profile last updated April 11, 2026