Dr. Ritu Dabas

Ritu Dabas, MD, graduated from Maulana Azad Medical College and continued her medical training in an internal medicine residency at NY Medical College. She is board certified in internal medicine and also holds a lincense in functional medicine. 

Ritu began researching and studying functional medicine after she had several health challanges and was not able to get any answers from conventional medicine. After graduating from residency and searching for answers regarding her own health, she felt the sickest. The years of stress, sleepless nights, poor nutrition, limited exercise and infrequent gatherings with family and friends left her anxious and unwell. She became frustrated with the options offered by conventional medicine, and wanted to heal in a holistic manner. She then asked herself, “How can I become the type of physician I would want to see?”

Ritu began training with the Institute of Functional Medicine which teaches healthcare professionals to get to the root cause of lifestyle driven disease through a patient centered, systems biology approach. She has completed the Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice course; which teaches clinicians to more effectively integrate science, research, and clinical insights to treat and prevent disease and maintain health. She has also completed four advanced practice modules, namely Energy and Cardiometabolic, Environment, Hormonal. She is also a member of the Functional Forum and regularly attends continuing education modules.

“Studying functional medicine has opened up a new world to me, I look at disease differently and my “toolbox” to treat disease continues to grow. It is truly an honor to study medicine and all the complementary therapies that may enhance the lives of my patients”