Meet Dr. Pakhi
Hello!
I have had the privilege of practicing primary care pediatrics for more than 20 years. For over 15 of those years, I founded and led an integrative pediatric practice in beautiful Durango, Colorado.
During that time, I became increasingly concerned by the growing number of children presenting with chronic health conditions. I ultimately stepped away from primary care to investigate what might be contributing to these changes. That exploration eventually led me to focus exclusively on serving children with autism.
Now based in Boston, I provide Qigong Sensory Therapy and precision medicine and refer families to a myriad of additional complementary modalities. It has been deeply gratifying to see the meaningful changes the children and their families experience.
Pakhi Chaudhuri, MD
Board Certified in Pediatrics
Board Certified in Medical Acupuncture
From Primary Care to Whole-Child Care for Children with Autism
In 2000, I completed my pediatric residency and happened to attend the Physicians for Responsibility presentation, In Harm’s Way: Toxic Threats to Child Development . I was struck by the ominous projections they made in regard to the brain health of our future children.
Despite these looming concerns, I enthusiastically jumped into primary care pediatrics and thoroughly enjoyed it. I loved partnering with parents to ensure that their children remained healthy and thrived.
I founded Pediatric Associates of Durango in 2005 as an integrative practice offering osteopathy, homeopathy, neurofeedback, and community classes in infant massage, children’s yoga, and healthy cooking. In 2007, I added acupuncture and Shonishin—a needle-free Japanese technique for children—and saw how complementary approaches could improve, and sometimes resolve, concerns that Western medicine alone had not fully addressed.
As the years went by, I watched the makeup of my practice change dramatically. In response to the ever-increasing number of children with autism, ADHD, and mood and behavioral concerns, I incorporated dietary interventions, micronutrients, specialized testing, and additional complementary therapies—and ultimately brought a child psychiatrist onto our team.
The CDC was documenting the same trends I was seeing in my practice: in 2000 the prevalence of autism was 1:500, by 2020 it had jumped to 1:36, and now in 2026, it is 1:31!
Faced with this tsunami of neurodevelopmental challenges, I decided to leave primary care pediatrics to focus on the bigger picture: how environmental chemicals and pollutants affect our children’s health, how we can reduce these exposures, and how we can help families and physicians make the connections needed to create meaningful change.
My exploration eventually led me to work exclusively with children with autism providing precision medicine by using IntellxxDNA, a clinical decision-support tool that helps identify how a child’s genes may interact with their environment. These insights allow recommendations involving nutrition, lifestyle, supplements, and, when appropriate, medication to be more closely tailored to the individual child.
Despite these individualized interventions, some children with autism continued to experience significant challenges. Returning to my roots in acupuncture and Eastern medicine, I became certified in Qigong Sensory Training (QST), a parent-delivered intervention supported by more than 15 years of research. Deeply moved by the changes I have witnessed in children’s self-regulation, reciprocal interactions, behavior, and development—and by the connection QST fosters between parent and child—I am committed to helping make it a first-line therapy for autism in Early Intervention programs internationally.
We start with QST and precision medicine and then, if and when needed, pull in other resources and/or make referrals so as to continue to make progress on your goals for your child.
I look forward to partnering with you to help your child feel their best, express more fully who they are, and share their unique gifts with the world.
Sincerely,
Dr. Pakhi