Holly A. Barko

Medical Director

Dr. Barko began her medical career at UT Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, later completing an internal medicine internship at Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. She then pursued residency training in Anesthesiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, part of the Harvard Medical School network, before returning to Dallas to join a private anesthesiology practice.

Her work in the operating room, administering anesthesia, performing nerve blocks, and helping patients through the stress of surgery, was both challenging and rewarding. Yet, over time, she observed a recurring theme: patients were becoming increasingly unwell, burdened by weight issues, chronic stress, and a reliance on medications that managed symptoms but rarely addressed the root cause of their conditions.