Rajasekhar Buddhavarapu, MD
At Serene Integrative HealthCare, Dr. Buddhavarapu provides individualized medical care that brings together the strengths of conventional and integrative medicine.
He is board-certified in internal medicine, geriatric medicine, hospice and palliative medicine, and integrative medicine, with more than twenty years of experience caring for patients in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, nursing facilities, hospice, and private practice.
Photograph of Dr. Buddhavarapu—to be added
Matching the treatment to the problem
His approach is based on a simple principle: the treatment should fit the patient, the diagnosis, and the circumstances. Some patients need conventional medical treatment. Others may benefit from nutrition, lifestyle changes, acupuncture, ketamine therapy, regenerative approaches, or other carefully selected complementary treatments. Often, the most effective plan combines more than one approach.
At his Tuckahoe office, Dr. Buddhavarapu takes the time to understand the full clinical picture, review what has already been tried, and develop a plan that is medically sound, realistic, and specific to the individual.
When a plan calls for expertise beyond his own, he refers to a small network of integrative practitioners whose work he knows well, and remains involved in coordinating the care. See the practitioners Dr. Buddhavarapu works with →
Conditions I treat
Integrative chronic pain management
Complex regional pain syndrome, neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, phantom limb pain, and postherpetic neuralgia. Supervised ketamine therapy, medical cannabis where appropriate, and structured opioid tapering.
More on pain management →Care for older adults
Multiple conditions, polypharmacy, dementia support, and pain management that protects safety and independence.
More on geriatric care →Palliative and supportive care
Refractory cancer pain, chronic migraine, and symptom management, in coordination with existing specialists.
More on palliative care →Integrative medicine
Nutritional and lifestyle medicine, Ayurvedic treatment, and intravenous nutrient therapy used as additional support within a plan.
More on integrative medicine →What patients have said
"I was in terrible shape when I came to him. Dr. Buddha is one of the most caring, attentive, accessible and most intelligent doctors I have. I love his combination of Eastern and Western medicine. He gave me my independence and my quality of life back."
"We quickly built the kind of doctor–patient relationship I value: collaborative. He tailors our plan of care to my symptoms while keeping my long-term goals in sight."
The first step is a conversation.
To ask about becoming a patient, call or write. Evening and Saturday appointments are available. If the practice is not the right fit for your situation, Dr. Buddhavarapu will gladly suggest alternatives.