There's a peculiar vulnerability that comes with being both a physician and a parent.
We carry the burden of medical knowledge—awareness of what can go wrong—yet remain just as susceptible to life's unpredictability as any other parent.
My story begins at home. Despite being a Yale-trained gastroenterologist, I was unprepared when my second child developed severe food allergies and eczema as an infant. Trained protocols—avoidance, topical steroids, epinephrine—managed symptoms but offered no root-cause solutions. Watching my child worsen despite following guidelines, I asked: What am I missing? That question led me to research early immune development and the emerging evidence pointing to one key factor: the developing gut microbiome.
Driven By Passion
Dr. Srivastava loves to write and has a degree in English Literature and Biochemistry from Brown University. She attended the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York for medical school and completed her internal medicine training at Georgetown University in Washington, DC.
She is married to her husband, Sameer, and they share two beautiful children together. Living in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Charlottesville, VA, they have created a beautiful life plan set in nature, surrounded by fresh air, clean water, healthy soil, farms, and whole foods to help build a diverse microbiome that can bring health, happiness, and vitality to their family.
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With over 20 years of experience at prestigious medical institutions including Yale, Duke, and UVA Health. Specializes in women's digestive health across all life stages, having treated thousands of patients with chronic gut conditions through an innovative lens combining microbiome science with integrative medicine approaches.
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Experienced in NIH-funded research. Trained at Yale on autoimmune liver diseases in women (autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cholangitis). Published on stress and relapsing autoimmune liver disease in Liver International. At Duke, served on the NIH NASH Clinical Research Network. Collaborated with industry (Ubiome, Salveo Diagnostics) as study physician to advance microbiome testing in GI care.
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Founder & Director of of two groundbreaking digestive wellness centers in Virginia, featuring unique farm-to-table treatment model and integrated. This innovative practice approach was featured on the cover of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), reaching over 14,000 medical professionals across 86 countries.
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Providing GI locum tenens care in rural Southwest Virginia, focusing on colon cancer screening for patients lacking preventive access. Also delivered endoscopy and clinic services to active-duty personnel in Virginia Beach, filling gaps in specialized gastroenterology care.
The first 1000 days of life are your child's one chance to develop a healthy microbiome that will influence their health for decades to come.
Studies show early gut bacteria teach the immune system to tell friend from foe; disruptions can cause immune dysregulation like my child’s. To help, I redesigned my practice: microbiome testing, personalized nutrition, environmental assessments, and digestive programs addressing microbial imbalance. I also founded a "Clinic to Farm to Table" model linking patients to farms, gardens, and whole-food kitchens—born from my child’s needs and others’ lack of guidance.
This knowledge gap is what ultimately inspired me to write "First 1000 Days." Because while medicine slowly integrates emerging microbiome science into clinical practice, parents need guidance now.
