Varun Verma M.D.

Varun Verma M.D. is a board-certified internal medicine physician, patient advocate, entrepreneur and author. Additionally, he is a Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. Dr. Verma graduated from New York University, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and returned to New York University for his internal medicine residency.

Dr. Verma firmly believes that healthcare is a human right and this conviction led him to a global health-hospital medicine fellowship at University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and ultimately working with Partners in Health in Haiti and Possible Health in Nepal. He has been fortunate to have met his public health heroes and have worked alongside many inspiring colleagues all over the world. His interests include healthcare delivery in low resource settings, patient safety, and optimizing healthcare I.T. to provide effective care. His extensive healthcare experience includes work at UCSF, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Harvard), Mount Sinai, Columbia University Medical Center, and Jefferson Health.

In addition to his clinical pursuits – he is a published author, previously co-founded a venture-backed healthcare IT startup, and serves as an advisor to startups, medical students and residents. He lives in South Jersey with his wife and three children.

Why I Founded Health Improvement Institute

After more than 13 years in hospital medicine, I founded Health Improvement Institute to help patients avoid the preventable crises I saw every day — heart attacks, strokes, organ failure, cancer, and dementia.

I wanted to create a model where motivated adults could spend real time with a physician, understand their risks, and take action before disease takes hold.

At Health Improvement Institute, we partner with adults who want to stay healthy, energized, and present for their families — through thoughtful physician visits, data-driven insights, and ongoing accountability delivered via secure telehealth visits in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, and California.