Satya Williams

Dr. Brandt is a professor and Parke-Davis Chair in Geriatric Pharmacotherapy in the Department of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research (P-SHOR) and executive director of the Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. Dr. Brandt has expanded available geriatric training opportunities, including the geriatrics/palliative care pathway, ASHP-accredited geriatrics residency, and two-year post-PharmD fellowship. She was named the 2019 recipient of the American Geriatrics Society’s (AGS) Dennis W. Jahnigen Memorial Award for her leadership in geriatrics education. She has worked on various interdisciplinary teams across numerous practice settings and is currently leading initiatives to integrate sustainable pharmacist-directed services to help older adults with multiple co-morbidities at the MedStar Center for Successful Aging. Dr. Brandt has been active in promoting optimal care for older adults and has affected this through her educational, clinical, as well as healthcare policy work. She co-led an initiative that led to the University of Maryland, Baltimore and University of Maryland, Baltimore County to become the first universities in the state of Maryland to receive Age-Friendly University distinction. She was a Fulbright Program Specialist from 2023 – 2024 with the University of Helsinki to work on Age-Friendly Care initiatives.  

Satya Williams is a clinically trained, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with advanced training and board certification in Functional and Integrative Nutritional Medicine. Functional medicine—often referred to as “root cause medicine”—provides a science-based framework for identifying and addressing the underlying physiologic imbalances that contribute to chronic disease and reduced quality of life. His integrative medicine training further supports the incorporation of evidence-informed nutrition therapies with validated holistic and lifestyle-based approaches to optimize patient outcomes.
Satya has developed specialized expertise in digestive health and its connection to complex metabolic, inflammatory, neurologic, and chronic health conditions. His clinical focus areas include:
• Cardiometabolic disease, including diabetes, prediabetes, metabolic syndrome, hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity, and insulin resistance
• Aging, nutrition & health
• Digestive health, including SIBO, dysbiosis, food sensitivities, and gastrointestinal dysfunction
• Cardiovascular health
• Thyroid, metabolic, and hormonal health
• Integrative oncology nutritional support
• Therapeutic ketogenic diet therapies
• Brain and cognitive health, including epilepsy/ seizure disorders, concussion recovery, mood, neurotransmitter support, anxiety, depression, learning disabilities, and healthy aging
• Bone and joint health, including osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis
• Autoimmune and inflammatory conditions
• Pediatric nutrition, picky eating, and feeding dynamics
• Sports & performance nutrition; injuries & healing
• Healthy weight optimization and body composition support
• Microbial and environmental health factors, including bacterial and fungal/mold-related imbalances
Satya’s approach emphasizes personalized, evidence-based nutrition strategies designed to improve function, support resilience, and address the interconnected systems that influence long-term health.