When I was 14 years old, I knew I wanted to be a physician because my father was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. He was 45 yrs old when he joined the growing list of family members suffering from the disease. My grandmother as well as five aunts and uncles also had diabetes, most of them on insulin for the rest of their lives. My goal became to help patients like my family members to live life fully with a good health span as well as life span. 

I attended Indiana University for both medical school and residency. I have been board certified in Internal Medicine since 2007 and am board eligible for Obesity Medicine 2026. For eight years, I was a teaching physician for the IU medical residency and practicing physician at Roudebush VA hospital in Indianapolis. For 11 years I had an internal medicine clinc at St. Vincent Carmel Hospital. 

A few years ago, my entrepreneurial father was diagnosed with dementia at the relatively young age of 75 and I was devastated. This prompted a realization of my own mortality and that lead me to begin to study the field of longevity medicine and the emerging science around dementia prevention.

The field of longevity also marries well with lifestyle medicine and obesity medicine. Obesity is a common risk factor that increases that risk of 20+ cancers, cardiovascular risk and neurodegenerative diseases including dementia. My interest still ultimately is rooted in my desire to help people address their health proactively with lifestyle management and also medications that can be game changer for reducing future risk of dementia, cancer, and cardiovascular disease. 

Longevity and obesity medicine take a toughtful and time intensive approach. It is nearly impossible to address the root causes of many complex health problems in a hectic fee-for-service insurance based clinic where the physician is the hamster on the wheel, where more time is spent in paperwork than with the patient. That is why I am thrilled to bring this model of care called Direct Primary Care to my patients. Research is consistently showing the cost effectiveness for patients and high quality medical care of this model. Medical decisions are made by the physician and patient with the amount of time needed and in a timely manner. 

When I’m not working, I am typically exercising, walking our dog Lady, cooking, attending church activities, or playing tennis or board games with my husband and two teenage children. 

You will likely see my husband Brian around the clinic. He was previously in management positions outside healthcare and is ready for the challenge of the management of a healthcare clinic.  

Medical care is always personal for the person receiving it but sometimes it does not seem to be for those providing it. I started Current Internal Medicine because I want to provide the best personal primary care that I can. I want to be a doctor who has the time, availability, and ability to partner with you to find your best health - just like I envisioned when I was 14 years old.

Dr. Marla Current, MD