Akil Palanisamy, M.D.
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Harvard-trained MD with UCSF and Stanford credentials. Department Chair Integrative Medicine at Sutter Health IHH. Bestselling author. Typically waitlisted.
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About Akil Palanisamy, M.D.
Dr. Akil Palanisamy is a Harvard-trained physician and one of the most credentialed integrative medicine practitioners in California. He serves as Department Chair for Integrative Medicine at the Sutter Health Institute for Health and Healing (IHH) in Sacramento, where his office is located at 2801 K St, Suite 502, Sacramento, CA 95816. Dr. Palanisamy earned his MD from UCSF, completed family medicine residency at Stanford, and trained in integrative medicine under Dr. Andrew Weil at the University of Arizona. He holds additional certification in mind-body medicine from Georgetown University. He is also a certified practitioner of Ayurveda and has authored two books: The Paleovedic Diet and The Tiger Protocol — a five-step program to treat and heal autoimmunity. He specializes in digestive disorders, autoimmune conditions, men's and women's health, and stress-related chronic illness. New patients are seen exclusively through virtual Zoom group consultations and must be physically located in California. There is typically a waitlist. He accepts Aetna and other major insurance plans through Sutter Health. Best suited for California patients seeking a nationally recognized integrative medicine expert, particularly those with complex autoimmune, digestive, or chronic conditions who are comfortable with a virtual group consultation model.