Dr. Shadi VahdatMD

Dr. Vahdat focuses on autoimmune conditions and chronic disease through a functional medicine lens. She applies root-cause thinking to identify what drives a condition rather than simply managing its symptoms.

Beyond her medical degree, Dr. Vahdat trained in nutritional and lifestyle medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, yoga, meditation, and functional medicine. She pursued this training after recognizing the limits of symptom-based treatment during her own health journey.

Dr. Vahdat practices Functional Medicine and Internal Medicine. She integrates conventional medical knowledge with nutritional, lifestyle, and integrative therapies to address the root causes of chronic illness.

Yes. Dr. Vahdat serves as an assistant clinical professor at the University of California, where she continues to care for hospital patients. She combines that clinical work with her role at True Health Center for Precision Medicine.

Dr. Vahdat pursued functional medicine after her own diagnosis of an autoimmune condition. When the only option presented to her was immune-suppressing medication, she sought approaches that addressed root causes. That experience directly shaped her clinical philosophy and her commitment to individualized care.

Dr. Vahdat completed formal training in traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture. She draws on these disciplines alongside nutritional and lifestyle medicine to create individualized treatment plans for patients with complex or chronic conditions.