Lean Health M.D.

Comprehensive Weight Management Services

At Lean Health M.D., we can help you lose weight sustainably. No restrictive diets, supplements or compounded medications are utilized. We want you to eat foods you enjoy while choosing an eating plan that is easy for your busy life.

How do we achieve this?

We prioritize personalized care with frequent visits, behavior change in addition to medication management. Have an issue with emotional eating, mindless eating? We will teach you tools to manage this lifelong.

The goal of our practice if for you to no longer need us.

On intake, Dr. Rao will conduct a thorough physical exam,

order necessary lab work, and work closely with you to develop a tailored plan. Your tailored plan will include frequent coaching visits alongside evidence-based medical management. Through our compassionate and conscientious approach, we are committed to supporting you on your journey to better health.

About:

Lose Weight with Me

My name is Sharon Rao M.D. I am board certified in internal medicine and obesity medicine. I have worked as a primary care doctor in Austin/Round Rock for over 10 years. After seeing the impact obesity had on my patient's health, I became board certified in obesity medicine in 2021. Through this, I was able to create a comprehensive weight plan for my patients.

I stumbled into coaching after gaining excess weight during the pandemic. I allowed the stress working in the frontline to let me make unhealthy decisions around food. Through coaching, I was able to lose 20 lbs and maintain that weight loss. I wanted to use this training to help my patients and became a Certified Life Coach. We review the behavioral tools that helped me and strategies that can help you lose weight regardless of the cause. For example, if you have stress from work, relationships (family, friends, spouse, children), causing you to overeat? I can help you find solutions to stop overeating from this. Poor self- esteem or body image ? I can help you find solutions.

I bring experience, obesity knowledge and behavioral tools to assist you on your weight loss journey!

In addition, I was named Austin Monthly's Top Doctor 2023, 2024.

First in Austin!

We provide comprehensive weight management services along with coaching to each visit unlike any other weight management practice locally.

In addition, we focus solely on weight management, thus have ample opportunity to address your needs.

All patients will be seen virtually or in person with only me during each visit.

All patients receive WEEKLY medical and coaching visits with me for the first 12 weeks before deciding next action steps.

After this time patients will be moved to bi-weekly/monthly visits or continue at weekly visits based on their needs.

In addition, you will have access to online modules to learn more about obesity including behavioral tools for emotional eating, nutrition/exercise basics and much more!

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Frequently Asked Questions

Please reach us at leanhealthmd@gmail.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.

Do you accept insurance?

No, we do not. We follow a subscription-based model which means you pay a monthly fee for visits. Because of this, we are able to meet weekly, biweekly or monthly depending on your needs. This is in contrast to a typical insurance-based model where it may be difficult to schedule an appointment with consistency.

Do you order labs and other testing?

Yes, all patients are seen in-person for a physical exam and baseline bloodwork is performed. After the initial evaluation, based on your needs, we will schedule in person vs telemedicine visits weekly thereafter. We alternate between the two if needed for your convenience. Further followup labwork is ordered and managed based on medical conditions and patient goals.

Can you manage my diabetes and other medical issues?

As we will be seeing each other frequently, i should be able to assist in management of your diabetes or at the minimum coordinate with your endocrinologist if/when needed. In addition, i can manage any other medication issues directly related to your weight like thyroid issues (hypothyroidism ). etc . However, if this management is outside of my knowledge as an internal medicine doctor/primary care doctor, i would recommend you continue your followups with your specialist. We usually can discuss this together when we review your medical history and come up with a suitable plan together.

Do you see children and adults?

I am board-certified in Internal medicine, therefore this service is available to adults only at this time.

What is a life coach ?

A coach is a results-oriented mentor who helps clients develop important skills, set goals and change their lives. We can help identify negative patterns in order to make a change, enhance your creativity, improve your work-life balance and so much more. Specifically, we are able to address mindless or emotional eating. Emotional eating is eating as a way to suppress or soothe negative emotions, such as stress, anger, fear, boredom, sadness and loneliness. We cover this in detail and focus on developing healthy strategies for coping with life's stressors.

Where is your office?

Our office is located is in South Austin at 9312 Brodie Lane: Suite 102, Austin, TX 78748. All patients need a physical exam in-person to participate in our program. Followup visits can be scheduled through telemedicine or in-person based on your availability and medical needs.

Your Health is Our Priority

Lean Health M.D.

Comprehensive Weight Management Services

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Lose Weight with Me

First in Austin!

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Your Health is Our Priority

Lean Health M.D.

Comprehensive Weight Management Services

About:

Lose Weight with Me

First in Austin!

Schedule a free consultation

Frequently Asked Questions

Contact us with any questions

Lean Health M.D.

Drop us a line!

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