Katie Root, MD, FACP
Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine - General Internal Medicine
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About Katie Root MD, FACP
Katie Root, MD, FACP, is a board-certified internal medicine physician and obesity medicine specialist at UT Health Tyler who builds relationships with her patients. “With time, you develop a partnership that encourages patients to take an active role in their care, which leads to better health and more successful outcomes. I want people to feel good and live a higher quality of life.”
Dr. Root is employed as a clinical faculty physician at The University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center under the UT Tyler School of Medicine. - Specialty
- Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine - General Internal Medicine
- Gender
- Female
Affiliations
American Board of Obesity Medicine
Diplomate
American College of Physicians
Member
Obesity Medicine Association
Member
The Obesity Society
Member
Education
Expertise
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport
Internal Medicine Residency
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
Biomedical Research Assistant
Ross University School of Medicine, North Brunswick, New Jersey
Doctor of Medicine
Baylor University, Waco
Bachelor of Science
Certifications
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine