Dr. Joseph Gurrala received his undergraduate degree from Houston Baptist University, where he double-majored in English and Biology and published a research article on the use of Hypnotherapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome. He completed medical training at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland. He was the first student from the College to be selected for a research elective in Aerospace Medicine at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
He received Postgraduate Medical training in Psychiatry from Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., where he was nominated by medical students at Georgetown University School of Medicine for the String of Pearls Award for Best Psychiatry Resident.
Dr. Gurrala has been practicing Obesity Medicine and Anti-Aging Medicine using Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy in Northern Virginia since 2010. He is a member of the Obesity Society and the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. Dr. Gurrala’s unique background enables him to use an integrative, holistic treatment approach to help patients optimize their health and quality of life.