Soraya MD

Dr. Michelle Soraya Pourtabib, MD, comes from a long lineage of healers. Her great-great-grandfather, great-grandfather, and father were all physicians. Her last name translates to "child of a physician."  

 

Before attending medical school, Dr. Pourtabib was the founder/owner of Soraya Yoga, Inc., a wellness company where she offered yoga, pilates, meditation, ayurvedic massage, and dance classes. Her calling to medicine came when her students continued to ask her for medical guidance on their ailments, which sparked her desire to learn more about both Eastern and Western medicine. 

 

Dr. Pourtabib is a board-certified obesity (bariatric) and family medicine physician specializing in Functional Medicine. She has completed clinical rotations in Palm Springs, CA, with Dr. Steven Gundry at his Center for Restorative Medicine in Functional Medicine and with Dr. Ramy Awad at Desert Bariatrics in Bariatric Medicine and Surgery. She is on medical staff at Tahoe Forest Hospital in Truckee, CA. Dr. Pourtabib is happy to serve as the only Board-Certified Obesity Medicine Specialist in North Lake Tahoe and the surrounding areas. 

 

Applying the knowledge she learned from her obesity medicine fellowship, Dr. Pourtabib has lost over 30 lbs. 

 

Her private practice provides full-service medical care in California and Nevada and coaching in the rest of the USA. 

 

Dr. Pourtabib has presented for Novo Nordisk on Wegovy (GLP-1 agonist) and for Eli Lily on Zepbound (GLP-1/GIP agonist) therapies. 

 

• Obesity Medicine Fellowship via the American Board of Obesity Medicine 

 

• Functional Medicine Certification training via the Institute of Functional Medicine 

 

• Advanced Functional and Restorative Medicine Training with Dr. Steven Gundry, MD, author of The Plant Paradox, at the Center for Restorative Medicine, Palm Springs, CA

 

• Advanced Bariatric Medicine Training with Bariatric Surgeon, Dr. Ramy Awad, MD, FACS, FASMBS, at Desert Bariatrics, Palm Springs, CA 

 

• Family Medicine Residency at Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, CA

 

• Internship at Adventist Health White Memorial Hospital, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA 

 

• Doctorate of Medicine from San Juan Bautista School of Medicine, Caguas, Puerto Rico

 

• Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Illinois-Champaign Urbana in Community Health, Health Administration and Planning, and Spanish

 

• Recipient of the Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship to Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, to study one year of an MBA at the Tec de Monterrey 

 

• Fluent in Spanish and English 

 

Public Presentations: 

"Pediatric Obesity" to the Desert Regional Medical Center Family Medicine Program - April 2022

 

"Obesity Pharmacology" at the Nevada Academy of Family Physicians 56th Annual Winter CME Meeting - January 31, 2023, South Lake Tahoe, CA 

 

"Medical Management of Obesity Updates"

Novo Nordisk sponsored presentation - March 12, 2024, Reno, NV