Dr. Simran Malhotra is a triple board-certified physician in internal medicine, hospice and palliative care, and lifestyle medicine as well as a certified health and wellness coach. She is currently practicing part time as an inpatient palliative care physician at Medstar Health. She was named “Top Doc” in 2019, 2020 and 2023 by Baltimore Magazine in Palliative Medicine. In addition to being a diplomate of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM), she completed the T.Colin Campbell Plant based nutrition certification in 2019, the CHEF culinary coaching certification in 2020 and the WellCoaches health and wellness coaching certification in 2022.
On a personal note, she is a mother of two and a BRCA 1 previvor with a strong family history of breast and female reproductive cancers and underwent a risk reducing bilateral mastectomy and total hysterectomy in 2020 at the age of 32. After her own experience as a patient and her professional experiences in palliative care, she founded Wellness By LifestyleMD, a platform where she aims to educate people, particularly women at high risk of cancer like herself, on the powerful impact that positive lifestyle changes can have on their quality of life and even longevity. She has her own column on Everyday Health called “Awaken Your Wellness”. She has been featured on several blogs and podcasts where she shared her unique perspectives and experiences from palliative care as well as being a genetic mutation carrier passionate about using lifestyle as medicine.
