The Live Health Protocol comes out of the clinical work of Dr. Gurpreet Singh Padda, MD, MBA, MHP. Anyone can publish a health protocol, which is exactly why it is worth knowing who wrote this one.
What is Dr. Padda board certified in?
Dr. Padda holds five American board certifications:
- Anesthesiology — American Board of Anesthesiology
- Interventional Pain — American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians (ABIPP)
- Pain Medicine — American Board of Pain Medicine
- Addiction Medicine — American Board of Addiction Medicine
- Obesity Medicine — American Board of Obesity Medicine
He is also a Fellow of Interventional Pain Physicians (FIPP), a Diplomate of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners, a Certified Physician Executive (CPE), and a certified rater for the Montreal Cognitive Assessment.
Why this matters in a health protocol
Most protocols are written either by someone with credentials and no patients, or by someone with an audience and no training. This one comes from a practice that treats the end stage of metabolic disease every day — the neuropathy, the joint degeneration, the chronic pain that follows years of unmanaged insulin resistance.
Board certification in obesity medicine, Diplomate status with the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners, and daily interventional pain practice is an unusual combination, and it shapes the protocol: it is built around what actually changes outcomes rather than what is easiest to sell.
This is general health information. It is not a substitute for care from your own physician, particularly if you take prescription medication.
Why a pain physician writes a metabolic protocol
The route into metabolic medicine was not academic. It came from noticing which patients got better. Two of the five board certifications — obesity medicine and addiction medicine — sit on either side of the same problem, and this protocol is built where they overlap.
- Diplomate, Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners
- Advisor, Nutrition Network
- Practices at a Low Carb USA certified clinic
- Director of Pain Management and Neurobehavioral Research, PsychCare (2010–2017)
- Medical Director, Center for Regenerative Medicine (2004–present)
- Faculty, Kansas City University and Freeman Health System psychiatry residency, pain and addiction (2024–present)
The PsychCare years are the ones that bear most directly on what is written here. That research covered what pain does to mood and what long-term medication does to the endocrine system — the hormonal middle ground where sleep, appetite, insulin and pain all act on each other. A protocol that addresses diet alone is working on one corner of that.
The rest of the record
Training, academic appointments, publications and hospital affiliations are set out in full on his Padda Institute physician page.
How can I verify Dr. Padda’s credentials?
None of this has to be taken on trust. Dr. Padda is licensed in Missouri and Illinois, and the record is public.
- National Provider Identifier: 1427035955
- Missouri medical license: MD 100572
- Healthgrades profile
- Doximity profile
Published research. His peer-reviewed record is registered under ORCID 0009-0001-0166-3186 and indexed at PubMed, OpenAlex and Semantic Scholar. His biographical record is Wikidata Q141049117.
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Other practices under the same physician
This is one of several practices directed by Dr. Padda. For chronic and interventional pain generally, the affiliated practice is the Padda Institute in St. Louis.
Community and charitable work
Dr. Padda serves as Chief Medical Officer of Valor Villages, the St. Louis 501(c)(3) nonprofit that houses veterans and children in crisis.
Frequently asked questions
What kind of doctor is best for pain management?
When the pain sits on top of metabolic disease, the right doctor is trained across the whole problem. Dr. Padda is board certified in anesthesiology, interventional pain, pain medicine, addiction medicine and obesity medicine, and practices interventional pain medicine every day. That combination lets one physician treat the neuropathy, joint degeneration and chronic pain that follow years of unmanaged insulin resistance, instead of only the pain signal.
Where does Dr. Padda practice?
Dr. Padda practices in St. Louis. For chronic and interventional pain, his affiliated practice is the Padda Institute in St. Louis, one of several practices he directs. He has been Medical Director of the Center for Regenerative Medicine since 2004, teaches pain and addiction in the Kansas City University and Freeman Health System psychiatry residency, and serves as Chief Medical Officer of Valor Villages, a St. Louis nonprofit.
What does Dr. Padda specialize in?
He specializes where pain and metabolism meet. Obesity medicine and addiction medicine sit on either side of the same problem, and the Live Health Protocol is built where they overlap. He is a Diplomate of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners, an advisor to Nutrition Network and a Fellow of Interventional Pain Physicians, and he practices at a Low Carb USA certified clinic.
Board certifications and professional affiliations
Dr. Gurpreet Singh Padda, MD, MBA, MHP holds five board certifications and maintains the professional affiliations below.
