Catherine Stallworth, MD
drcathy@nashvilleintegratedmedicine.com
Dr. Catherine Stallworth graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 1990, and completed her training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, also at Baylor, in 1994. Upon completion of her residency, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where she started a private physical medicine and rehabilitation practice.
Throughout her career, Stallworth has worked in both hospital-based and outpatient clinical settings. Prior to pursuing her dream of practicing integrative medicine, she served as the medical director of Nashville Rehabilitation Hospital and as the medical director of the Centennial Medical Center Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit. While at Centennial, she was recognized by the Commission for the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities as a “visionary” medical director. She also served on the hospital’s Board of Directors.
Dr. Stallworth is passionate about helping restore her patients to maximum vitality, empowering them to take charge of their lives through preventive care and self-directed efforts to move beyond complacency and into wellness. Her work ranges from helping people with sports related injuries to complex medical illnesses. As a registered yoga teacher, she weaves Eastern practices such as yoga and meditation into her traditional Western medical approach to health and wellness.
In addition to her medical practice, Stallworth teaches therapeutic yoga, anatomy and physiology. She is the medical director of Live Oak Preserve, a wellness community under development in Corpus Christi, Texas, and is a Fellow in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. She is trained in medical hypnosis and is the author of the soon-to-be published book, Be Well: A Doctor’s Guide to Healing with Yoga.