Ravi Hirekatur, MD

Ravi S Hirekatur earned his medical degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He took a long route to medicine via Engineering. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (mathematical modeling of industrial systems). He worked as an Industrial Systems Engineer for 4 years prior to going back to school for pre-medical studies at University of Kansas. During his first-year medical school summer, he apprenticed with a Quichua shaman in Ecuador, while living with him in the rainforest, studying medicinal plants. He did his internship in Family Medicine at University of New Mexico, Albuquerque and completed the residency in Family Medicine at UW-Madison. He has worked in different capacities at UW including Urgent Care, Float, Primary care and IBD Integrative consult service. His interest in Integrative Medicine preceded medical school and has been a lifelong student of Ayurveda. He is pursuing Integrative Health Fellowship to focus more on helping patients achieve optimal health. His interests outside of Medicine include Mindfulness meditation, nature and wildlife photography, yoga, and cooking.