Board Certifications & Training
Beyond the White Coat
Dr. Shah met her husband while living in Bethesda at a vegetarian yoga school and working at the NIH. She made the DC area her home, and now lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and school-aged twins, while her two oldest children attend the University of Michigan — Go Blue!
Outside of medicine, she enjoys skiing, reading, meditation, travel, real estate scrolling, time with family and friends, and continues her lifelong effort to learn to love exercise.
She loves to volunteer her time as well, which she does as a physician every summer at her kids’ summer camp, and for RAM or Remote Area Medicine, serving underserved parts on Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky.
Fellow, Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Diplomate, Board Certified in Obesity Medicine
Obesity Medicine Training, Harvard Medical School
Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (since 2007)
Advanced Training in Menopause Care
Advanced Training in Osteoporosis Management
NAMS Certified Provider
Certified Telemedicine Specialist, Weill Cornell Medical College
Certified, AMA recognized Physician Health and Wellness Coach
Member, International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health
Member, Obesity Medicine Association
Member, American Association of Physicians from India
Meet Dr. Reepa Shah.
Education & Awards
Doctor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine
MD, FACOG, DABOM
Board-Certified Gynecologic Surgeon| Board-Certified Obesity Medicine Fellow | Menopause & Bone Health Specialist | Certified, AMA-recognized Physician Health and Wellness Coach |
Dr. Shah has cared for women in the Washington D.C. metro area since 2005, spending most of her career in Loudoun, Fairfax, and Arlington Counties, as well as in Washington D.C. After nearly two decades in full-spectrum women’s health - including obstetrics, gynecology, surgery, pelvic health, and women’s wellness - Dr. Shah now focuses on the care women need most in midlife and beyond.
Her work centers on perimenopause, menopause, obesity medicine, metabolic health, osteoporosis prevention, sexual health, pelvic health, and healthy aging.
Dr. Shah founded Equilibrium Health with one clear mission: to help women (feel heard, understood, and medically supported through the most overlooked decades of their health)
Areas of Focus
Perimenopause and menopause care
Weight gain and obesity medicine
Metabolic health and insulin resistance
Osteoporosis prevention and bone health
Women’s sexual health
Pelvic pain and gynecologic concerns
Cardiovascular risk reduction in women
Preventive women’s health
Healthy aging and longevity
Personalized, whole-person care
A Career Built Around Women’s Health
Dr. Shah has delivered thousands of babies, performed countless gynecologic surgeries, and cared for women across every stage of life. Over time, she recognized a major gap in medicine: women in midlife were often being underserved, rushed, or dismissed.
That realization changed the direction of her work.
Since 2019, Dr. Shah has focused more deeply on gynecology and the medical issues that affect women as they age — including hormones, weight, metabolism, bone health, vascular health, pelvic pain, sexual health, and long-term disease prevention.
She has also been the Medical Director at Ximena Skin Care Clinic in Tyson’s Corner since 2021! Because self-care and aging with beautiful, healthy skin is part of the journey!
Bachelor of Arts, Biochemistry Boston University College of Arts & Sciences, Magna Cum Laude
Bachelor of Arts, Comparative Religion Boston University School of Theology Magna Cum Laude, Dr. Ellis Katz Award
Bachelor of Arts, Comparative Religion Boston University School of Theology Magna Cum Laude, Dr. Ellis Katz Award
Research Fellowship, National Institutes of Health (NICHD) Developmental Endocrinology Branch-Research Publication on PCOS and Hormone Therapy
Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctor (2018 and 2019)
Northern Virginia Magazine Top Doctor-Maternity Care (2010)
Residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology The George Washington University Hospital, Chief Resident Senior Thesis Presentation on GUSM
Our Mission Statement
At Equilibrium Health, our core value is that the patient comes first.
Reverence
We meet women in midlife with depth, dignity, and respect.
We listen with care, speak with clarity, and honor the whole person before the plan.
We want every patient to feel steadier, stronger, and more fully at home within herself.
Renewal
We seek care that changes more than symptoms; we seek care that restores possibility.
We are devoted to strength, vitality, longevity, and a richer quality of life.
We want our work to leave women healthier, more confident, and more deeply supported over time.
But just as important as our patients are our employee family and the greater medical community.
Inquiry
We practice medicine with science, ethics, humility, and disciplined judgment.
We are guided by evidence, recognized standards of care, and a sincere respect for truth.
We hope to contribute to research and to the growing body of knowledge that expands what is possible in women’s health.
Stewardship
We are building a company marked by balance, growth, generosity, and purpose.
We want Equilibrium Health to be a place where employees are supported in work, in life, and in becoming their fullest selves.
We believe in giving back to the communities around us with our time, our energy, our service, and our encouragement of others to do the same.
Why the name Equilibrium Health?
Simple ideas
I chose the name Equilibrium Health because I believe health is not just a set of lab values or diagnoses. It is a state of balance - physical, emotional, mental, relational, and spiritual. Just as we speak of the Intelligence Quotient (IQ) or Emotional Quotient, I believe there is also something like an Equilibrium Quotient: a person's capacity to live in alignment with the habits, values, and rhythms that support real wellbeing.
My goal for every patient is to help them find their own natural healthy balance and rhythm in life, their own Equilibrium, by bringing together all of these aspects. Their own EQ, hence our website, Myeqhealth.com
At its core, good health is not mysterious. We know its foundations. Nourishing food.Movement. Restorative sleep. A healthy weight. Preventive care. Meaningful relationships.Work that aligns with purpose. A grounded inner life. A sense of service to something beyond ourselves. Humility, Awe. These truths are simple, but they are not always easy. Modern life pulls people in a thousand directions, and even when we know what matters, it can be difficult to live it consistently.
Often, meaningful change does not begin with perfection. It begins with small, sustainable shifts that honor the good work a person is already doing and make health feel more possible within a real, busy life. Equilibrium Health, @myeqhealth.com , reflects that mission well. In that sense, the name is not just branding, it is the philosophy and purpose at the center of the practice.
Why did I start this company?
I started Equilibrium Health after 25 years in practice because I was ready to build the kind of care I had always wanted to give.
I was tired of rushed 15- to 20-minute visits, long patient wait times, and the feeling that neither doctors nor patients were truly being served by the system. I was tired of seeing hardworking physicians give everything they had while insurance-driven models shaped the experience, limited choice, and too often left patients with fragmented care that managed crises but did not truly optimize health.
I was also tired of toxic workplaces where people were overworked, burned out, and unable to find balance. I wanted to create something better - for patients and for the people providing the care. Equilibrium Health was built to offer a different model: thoughtful, personalized, evidence-based care with time, continuity, and real partnership.
Just as importantly, I wanted to build a company that could help prove a better way forward - one that produces better outcomes, creates a better workplace, and contributes meaningful data to the future of women's health.