Philosophy
Care that meets you where you are.
Strategies rooted in biology, aligned with identity, and grounded in the realities of your life.
At Thrive Whole MD, we believe who you are is just as important as your labs, diagnoses, or prescriptions. Too often, medicine is reactive, rushed, or one-size-fits-all. We practice medicine from a systems lens: one that considers you as a whole person, not just the diagnosis or symptoms in front of us.
Your health lives inside an ecosystem made up of your biology, lived experience, relationships, environment, and values. When we understand how those systems interact, we can build care that supports your full capacity.
This is a space for thoughtful, collaborative, whole-person care. Whether we’re exploring difficult symptoms, optimizing long-term health, or navigating complex decisions, we work together to clarify what’s going on, why it matters, and how to move forward with intention.
You deserve care that helps you understand what’s happening in your body and helps you feel more at home in it.
About me
Amanda Ray, MD
I’m a Yale-trained physician, dual-boarded in Internal Medicine and Hospice & Palliative Medicine, with additional training in integrative and systems-based approaches. I've been practicing medicine since 2017. I've held faculty appointments with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School. I currently hold a faculty appointment with Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
Before medicine, I studied literature and worked in the humanities. That background shaped how I practice. I value stories, complexity, and nuance. I bring deep curiosity to every clinical conversation, whether we’re exploring layered symptoms or building a sustainable wellness plan. I built Thrive Whole MD to offer something different – spacious, affirming care that sees the whole picture: your biology plus the life you’re living.
Outside the clinic, I love birdwatching, speculative fiction, music, and spending time in nature or with my chosen family. These things ground me. I believe your care should support what grounds you, too.
