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Known to his patients, for many years now, simply as Dr. Buddha.
About me

Rajasekhar Buddhavarapu, MD

Dr. Raj Buddhavarapu is an experienced physician with over 20 years of practice in Westchester County and the New York Metro Area. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, and Integrative Medicine. Dr. Buddhavarapu handles complex cases with a multidisciplinary approach.

Dr. Buddhavarapu completed his residency in Internal Medicine at NYU Downtown Hospital and Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in Geriatrics and Palliative Care at Flushing Hospital Medical Center. He further completed a fellowship in Integrative Medicine through the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona.

Dr. Buddhavarapu began as Chief of the Division of Geriatrics at New York Downtown Hospital and later served as Director of Geriatric and Palliative Care at White Plains Hospital. He continues to serve as Medical Director for two skilled nursing facilities and a hospice program. In 2016, he founded Serene Integrative HealthCare, to provide personalized, patient-centered care through a private practice.


Training & recognition

The record

Board Certifications
Internal Medicine · Geriatric Medicine · Hospice & Palliative Medicine · Integrative Medicine
Medical School
Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India
Residency
Internal Medicine, NYU Downtown Hospital and Brookdale Hospital & Medical Center · A year of Psychiatry at Brookdale — training that still shapes how he understands the emotional dimensions of pain
Fellowships
Geriatrics & Palliative Care, Flushing Hospital Medical Center · Integrative Medicine, Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona
Hospital Leadership
Chief, Division of Geriatrics and Program Director of Palliative Care, New York Downtown Hospital (2005–2011) · Director of Geriatrics & Palliative Care, White Plains Hospital (2011–2016), where he established the hospital's palliative and geriatric consultation services · Co-Chair, Medical Ethics Committee
Current Roles
Founder & Medical Director, Serene Integrative HealthCare (since 2016) · Medical Director, Greenwich Woods Health Care Center · Palliative care and symptom management consultant to long-term care facilities including The Enclave at Rye and The Riverside
Recognition
Castle Connolly Top Doctor in Geriatric Medicine, Westchester County and the New York Metro Area · New York Super Doctor
Teaching & Community
Developed the geriatrics curriculum for NYU Downtown Hospital's residency program · Preceptor to medical and nurse practitioner students · Grand Rounds speaker on dementia, frailty, polypharmacy, and ethical dilemmas · Medical Advisory Board, Sharp Again · Former board member, Westchester End of Life Coalition
Additional
Certified Medical Marijuana Practitioner, New York · Recipient of a $300,000 grant to launch an acute care program for hospitalized patients
"Comfort and dignity are not what we offer when treatment fails. They are treatment."
— a lesson from palliative medicine
My colleague

The office he shares

Dr. Buddhavarapu practices at 69 Main Street in Tuckahoe, in an office he shares with Dr. Peter Zheng — a board-certified pain management and rehabilitation physician whose skills complement his in ways patients benefit from directly. When someone needs PRP therapy, acupuncture, or an interventional procedure, they walk down the hall to a specialist he trusts completely.

If you'd like to talk

Dr. Buddhavarapu would be glad to hear your story.

If the way he practices sounds like the care you've been looking for, call or write.

Office69 Main Street, Tuckahoe, New York
SchedulingWeekday evenings and Saturdays available