Author: Vasanth Kainkaryam, MD

Dr. Kainkaryam is a "Doctorpreneur" and Founder of 4 Elements Direct Primary Care, and host of the 4 Elements of Health Care Podcast is a triple board-certified Internist, Pediatrician, and Obesity Medicine specialist, and holds a Masters in Health Informatics. He has held a variety of roles as a community physician and regional medical director in a large health system, as a medical director of a healthcare startup, a Chief Medical Officer of a federally qualified health center and a Physician at the VA and at correctional institutions. 4 Elements Direct Primary Care & Wellness Space is his "ikigai" - a convergence of his previous experiences, as he disrupts the traditional model of health care by infusing his personal philosophies of care with evidence-informed medicine and personalized care. He is evolving his practice into the 4 Elements Vitality Institute, which is under construction and also is the Chief Medical Officer of a men's health startup called Bastion Health. Dr. Kainkaryam's "4E Philosophy" is how he works with his patients: engage, educate, empower and encourage. Similarly, his podcast focuses on four elements while looking at the healthcare experience through the lens of the patient: the doctor, patient, system and society. He is an author of a children's book titled "To See the World: A Rose-Colored Perspective," a husband to an Anesthesiologist and a father of three daughters, and assures us that despite his fascination with the number four, he is planning on keeping his number of children at three! You can follow him on social media at @the.doctor.vk