Dr. Gazula has been with the Department of Family Medicine since 2004. She received her medical school education at Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, India, to where she traces back the roots of her passion with the practice of holistic and integrative medicine. She completed her residency in family medicine at the University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA. Following her residency she worked at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center in a predominantly Spanish speaking population. She strongly believes in integrating the best of conventional and holistic therapies for achieving personal wellness. She received training in medical acupuncture at the Harvard Medical School and most recently completed a fellowship in Holistic and Integrative Medicine at the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Lawrence, MA. She is also trained in the practice of Reiki and clinical hypnosis. She is board certified in Family Medicine and a diplomate with the American Board of Integrative and Holistic Medicine. She believes that health care providers as role models should also be invested in their own personal wellness. Her other interests include maternal and child health. Outside of her practice of medicine, she enjoys spending time with her husband and 2 children, yoga, bicycling, healthy cooking and art with pencils and pastels. She is fluent in Spanish, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada.