Beena Rajagopal graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Mahatma Gandhi University, India in 2000. At her first job, she presented her research paper to the International Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons.

She served as a critical care ICU RN for 16 years and as a Nurse Practitioner for the last 7 yrs. She earned her master’s degree in nursing at Maryville University in 2016.

As a nurse practitioner she has gained experience in multiple specialties like cardiovascular thoracic surgery, cardiology, internal medicine, and obesity medicine. In an effort to better serve her community she transitioned from hospital based care to primary care and served as a PCP in Internal medicine before joining Granite GI consultants.

Beena is passionate about her patients and delivers evidence based care through shared clinical decision making. She strives to restore health in her patients through healthy lifestyle changes involving all dimensions of health. There is truth in the phrase – “You are what you eat” and also how your body digests food.

Beena grew up in India and has been in the US since 2004. She and her husband Ravi have 2 teenage children Rishi & Rishika who keep them busy with their extracurricular activities. Beena enjoys spending time with her family & friends and loves traveling. In her free time, she loves to cook, paint, read, and do yoga.

Beena holds a national certification with the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).