Dr. Shabnam Das Kar MD

Functional Medicine Doctor

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About Dr. Shabnam Das Kar, MD

A physician focused on protecting the brain through better blood pressure management, metabolic health, and behaviour change.

I am a functional medicine physician. I help people protect brain function long before symptoms of cognitive decline appear, using:

  • Better blood pressure management, the most powerful lever for brain health
  • Metabolic health, including insulin resistance and pre-diabetes
  • Hormones in midlife, particularly through perimenopause and menopause
  • Behaviour change

I see patients one-on-one by video consultation, and teach through courses, webinars, and books.

My background. Before moving into functional medicine full time, I practised as an obstetrician and gynecologist in Mumbai for more than twenty years. Today I divide my time between Alberta, Canada and Mumbai, India.

What sets my approach apart. I combine functional and metabolic medicine, brain health science, and the behaviour change methods developed by Stanford’s Dr. BJ Fogg. I am formally trained in Behaviour Design and certified as a Tiny Habits coach. I help people design behaviours that are easy to begin, easy to sustain, and that build into meaningful outcomes.

Technology and AI. I am interested in how technology and artificial intelligence can extend clinical care. I advise health technology startups and seek collaborations with founders and clinicians building the next generation of prevention tools.

Book a One-on-One Consultation

My clinical consultations are video-based. Together we work through your health history in detail, identify the underlying drivers, and put together a plan grounded in the best of conventional medicine, functional medicine, and behaviour change.

I focus on:

  • Better blood pressure management for improved brain health and dementia prevention
  • Metabolic health, including insulin resistance and pre-diabetes
  • Women’s midlife health, including perimenopause and menopause
  • Autoimmune conditions including hypothyroidism, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and more.
  • Complex cases where a comprehensive functional medicine approach is warranted.

I am licensed as a physician in India, and my consultations are structured accordingly.

For patients in India. Full clinical consultations, including diagnostic assessment, prescriptions where indicated, supplement recommendations, and behaviour change strategies.

For international patients. Video consultations covering the same conditions and approach. I provide detailed guidance, supplement recommendations, and behaviour change strategies, and I can recommend specific tests and investigations for you to discuss with your treating physician.

For appointments, please email info@drkarmd.com

Invite Me to Speak

I speak internationally at medical conferences, corporate wellness events, and public forums, both in person and online. My in-person engagements have taken me to Canada, India, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

My most requested topics include:

  • Brain health and prevention of dementia
  • Lifestyle changes for heart and brain
  • Menopause and perimenopause

A speaker one-sheet with topics, full bio, and headshot is available in my Media Kit. For speaking enquiries, please email info@drkarmd.com.

Have Me on Your Podcast

I enjoy long-form conversations with hosts whose audiences want substance rather than surface-level tips. If you are producing a show on brain health and blood pressure, women’s midlife health, or behaviour change, I would be glad to be considered.

A full Media Kit with suggested questions, scope of discussion, bio, and downloadable headshot is available.

Collaborate With Me

I am actively looking for collaborations with:

  • Physicians and allied health professionals working in brain health and lifestyle medicine
  • Health technology founders building tools in blood pressure monitoring, cognitive assessment, or behaviour change
  • Researchers and clinicians applying artificial intelligence to preventive medicine

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Credentials and Training

  • MBBS and MD in Obstetrics and Gynecology (India)
  • Fellow, American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M), USA
  • Advanced Endocrinology Certification, Metabolic Medical Institute
  • Brain Health Professional Certification, Amen Clinics, USA
  • Clinician’s training in the Clinical Practice of Alzheimer’s Prevention, Alzheimer’s Universe
  • Certified Tiny Habits Coach
  • Trained in Dr. BJ Fogg’s Behaviour Design

Current Roles

  • Functional Medicine Physician
  • Director of Medical Education, Live Younger, Calgary, Canada
  • Adviser to health technology startups
  • Host, The Brain Podcast
  • International speaker

Contact: info@drkarmd.com

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