Doctor Atoosa Kourosh, MD, MPH, RYT, is a board-certified allergy & immunology specialist and pediatrician. She is the chair of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology’s committee on integrative medicine. She earned her medical degree at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas and completed her residency and fellowship training at the Baylor College of Medicine at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston. She earned her patient advocacy certification from the Patient Advocate Certification Board and her master’s degree in public health from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

Doctor Atoosa worked as a pediatrician for over a decade before deciding to concentrate deeply on integrative allergy and immunology care and treatment. Knowledgeable about holistic health, she combines cutting-edge mainstream treatment modalities with the best functional- and integrative practices to treat the whole person in their environment.

Doctor Atoosa has provided medical care in a variety of settings all over the globe, from rural clinics to urban hospitals, and is trained in disaster relief- and wilderness medicine. Her extensive travel and experience practicing medicine in a range of environments led to her passion for global public health, social justice, and health equity and access. Her high-level understanding of the complexity of health care systems, together with her medical knowledge and considerable experience navigating patient care, make her a powerful physician health advocate for individuals navigating difficult medical issues, especially where systemic injustices are impacting care. Learn more about her work as a health advocate at Equilibrium Health Advocates.

A natural teacher and mentor, Doctor Atoosa is a certified yoga teacher in the Hatha and Kundalini traditions as well as in prenatal yoga, and uses yoga and breathwork therapeutically with patients. She also mentors trainees in clinical medicine and public health, on such topics as pediatric obesity, pediatric advanced-life support, injury prevention, environmental health, international health, nature therapy, and the use of social media for health advocacy and teaching how to identify false health information. Further, she has been an instructor in wilderness medicine, teaching health care professionals how to manage life support far outside of a clinical setting.

Doctor Atoosa loves travel, nature, dance, fitness and outdoor sports, healthy cooking and baking (find her recipes and forthcoming cookbook at Doctored Desserts), and learning new languages.