Biography:

Dr. Verma is an Associate Professor of General Internal Medicine at Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL. She is the director of GIM Federally Qualified Health Center clinics. After earning her medical degree in India in 2001, she completed a Master’s in Microbiology and Immunology at Temple University, Pennsylvania in 2006 and an internal medicine residency at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign in 2009. Passionate about nutrition and weight management, she became a Diplomate in Obesity Medicine in 2018 and has presented at multiple regional meetings. Her interests include clinical weight management, clinic operations, process improvement, and physician wellness.