Hemalee Patel, DO
San Francisco
Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine, or DOs, are fully licensed and board-certified physicians who practice in all areas of medicine. DOs emphasize a whole-person approach to treatment and receive extra training in the musculoskeletal system called osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT). DOs at One Medical typically practice in the field of family medicine, geriatrics, pediatrics, or internal medicine, and may also integrate OMT.
About Hemalee
Hemalee’s method to deliver personalized and preventative medicine begins with active listening and understanding of her patients’ values, lifestyle, and concerns which is in line with her desire to care for the whole person rather than simply treating symptoms. She incorporates evidence-based medicine along with tailored education and motivational strategies to optimize her patients’ well-being, healthspan and longevity in areas of nutrition, fitness, sleep, and mindfulness in order to improve and resolve health conditions. In addition to one on one patient visits, Hemalee also teaches and facilitates One Medical’s diabetes prevention program along with sleep and nutrition group classes. To stay healthy, Hemalee enjoys spending time with family and friends, staying physically active, traveling, and is an avid supporter of the arts. She earned her undergraduate degree in Economics at UC Berkeley with an emphasis in Nutritional Sciences and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. She comes with 8 years of experience as a Clinical Instructor and Hospitalist physician at Stanford University and CPMC where she remains on staff. Hemalee is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, and certified in Ayurvedic medicine level 1 and 2.