Dr. Venkat SrinivasanMD

Dr. Srinivasan focuses on internal medicine, preventive medicine, functional medicine, and lifestyle medicine. He has particular expertise in stress management, burnout, insomnia, and chronic disease. His training spans integrative medicine, mind-body medicine, and lifestyle-based approaches to reversing chronic conditions.

SMART stands for Stress Management and Resilience Training. The program draws on the relaxation response research of Harvard physician Dr. Herbert Benson. Dr. Srinivasan trained at the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and became the first physician in Texas certified by the Institute to deliver this program.

Yes. Dr. Srinivasan holds board certification from the American Board of Internal Medicine. He also holds the Diplomate designation from the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine. In addition, he earned certification in Stress Management and Resilience Training from the Benson-Henry Institute.

Dr. Srinivasan completed his fellowship at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine in Arizona. That training shaped his integrative, whole-patient approach to primary care and chronic disease management.

Dr. Srinivasan typically works with adults managing chronic disease, stress, burnout, and sleep disorders. He takes a collaborative, root-cause approach and helps patients use lifestyle changes alongside conventional medicine to improve their health.

Yes. ' He also wrote two sports books, 'Run, Leap, Sail, Dunk' and 'A Goalkeeper in Midfield,' which reflect his passion for athletics and physical activity.

Yes. Dr. Srinivasan conducts workshops on stress management and burnout and is a sought-after speaker on those topics. His expertise in mind-body medicine and lifestyle-based approaches informs both his clinical work and his public education efforts.