Mariana Chemaly

Hailing originally from Brazil, Dr. Chemaly always knew she would be a doctor. “There was never any other professional path for me,” she says. She got her medical start there as a solo family doctor and working in emergency rooms. She later moved to the US, doing research at Dana Farber Cancer Institute and became US board certified in Internal Medicine. With family in Lowell and the greater Lowell community, Dr. Chemaly joined Mill City Medical in 2008. “Coming from São Paulo, Brazil, I feel Lowell embraces diversity,” she says. “Lowell also is a giving community that works together towards a common goal of making the city better and better.”

She, too, wants to help make the city better. “I do this work because I love helping people and preventing sickness,” she says, believing that a focus on healthy lifestyle is key to this prevention. Part of living a healthy lifestyle is looking after your weight and having good nutrition, and Dr. Chemaly is also board-certified in obesity management.

As a doctor, she’s a good listener that takes time with her patients, eager to connect with them and share in their medical decision-making. In her patient-centered, preventative approach, she strives for patient goals and medical guidelines to work together to develop high-quality individualized care.

What’s more, a self-proclaimed “geek” by nature, Dr. Chemaly loves to learn. She speaks three languages and makes it a priority to stay current with the latest medical practices, knowledge, and research. In her outside-of-work time, Dr. Chemaly practices what she preaches at the office: healthy lifestyle. She enjoys outdoor activities in all seasons, from skiing and snowshoeing to hiking, biking, and painting with watercolors. Spending time with her twin daughters, and a love of cooking, reading, and travel keeps her busy, too.