Education

Yale University

B.A., English

Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

M.D., Medicine

2008

Podcasts

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56: This is Your Brain on Doritos With Dr. Ellen Vora, Integrative Psychiatrist [Main T4C Episode]

Dr. Ellen Vora is a board certified psychiatrist, acupuncturist, and yoga teacher, who takes a functional approach to mental health treatment. She believes in looking at her patients holistically, and addressing challenges at the source rather than with medication. Ellen specializes in depression, anxiety, insomnia, women’s mental health, adult ADHD,..

Career Path

Interview Highlights

“My favorite thing to do is rather than treating a symptom with a medication, adjust something at the root. And this is no more true than when a medication itself is causing a symptom”

Best Career Advice

“Be able to tell yourself you’re going to be okay, because the fact is challenges happen.”

Career Challenge

“I think throughout med school, that was just one huge professional challenge. I just did not feel in alignment with it. Even since I got to the other side of that training process and I’ve been in practice, it became clear if I just keep pursuing things that do feel in alignment for me, then I’m on the right track. So I started pursuing Chinese medicine and acupuncture and Ayurveda and functional medicine. I now practice in a way that feels true for me.”

Skills

Psychotherapy, Mental Health, Psychiatry, Meditation, Medicine, Public Health, Clinical Research, Nutrition, Healthcare, Internal Medicine, Health Education, Certified Yoga Teacher, Stress Management, Licensed Medical Acupuncturist, Psychopharmacology

Professional Interests

Arianna Huffington, Yale University Careers, One Medical, mindbodygreen.com, Yale University Alumni, Yale University, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons