Dr. Shiv Kumar Goel is an internal medicine physician who practices functional medicine. He trained in internal medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. He is the author of the forthcoming book Healing the Split. He lives and works in San Antonio, Texas.

Healing the Split is about the space between good lab results and a life that still hurts. The full title is Healing the Split: When Your Biology Is Fighting Your Biography. The body keeps following the life you live. When that life runs against you, the biology eventually pays for it. The book is a way back to one whole system — body, mind, and spirit.

It is the line at the heart of the book. Your bloodwork can look perfect while your life quietly comes apart. That gap is not random. The body is carrying what the life has not resolved. There is always a reason. It can be found.

The 4D Healing Map is Dr. Goel’s framework for whole-person healing. It treats the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual as one connected system. Most care splits them apart. The map is how the book brings them back together.

Conventional medicine is strong at naming disease. It is weaker at asking why the body broke in the first place. Functional medicine looks for the root cause, not only the diagnosis. Dr. Goel works at the seam between the two. He does not take sides between mainstream medicine and the wellness industry.

Yes. He speaks to organizations, teams, and audiences on burnout, healing, and the biology of a life out of alignment. He is also a frequent podcast guest. For speaking and media, email [email protected] or use the inquiry form on the For Organizations page.

His main home is the Healing the Split publication on Substack, at healingthesplit.com. His work has also appeared in KevinMD, Doximity’s Op-Med, STAT News, and the San Antonio Express-News. A curated selection lives on the Writing page.

Yes. His commentary has appeared on WebMD and KENS 5 (CBS San Antonio), among others. Recent features are collected on the News / TV page.

Yes, through his practice, Prime Vitality Care in San Antonio. In-clinic care, telehealth, and home-based visits are handled there — not through this author site. For appointments, please visit primevitalitycare.com.

For author, media, podcast, and speaking inquiries, email [email protected]. For patient, clinical, or billing questions, please contact Prime Vitality Care directly. Keeping the two separate helps every message reach the right place faster.