David Rakel MD, FAAFP
Professor and Chair, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WisconsinDr. David Rakel is Professor and Chair of the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Wisconsin. During his time at UW–Madison, he founded the Integrative Medicine Program (now known as the Integrative Health Program) and received the Gold Foundation’s Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, the school’s highest honor for excellence and compassion in care. His team worked with more than 50 clinical systems within the Veterans Health Administration to implement changes to make care more personalized, proactive, and patient-driven.
After residency training in family medicine in Colorado, Dr. Rakel worked in private practice in rural Idaho. His burgeoning interest in the relationships across health, the human experience, and the environment led to a fellowship in integrative medicine at the University of Arizona.
An author of both academic and popular writings, Dr. Rakel says one of his missions is to communicate medical information in a way that is accessible to people of all backgrounds.
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Management of Dyslipidemia for CVD Risk Reduction
- Effectiveness of Honey for Symptomatic Relief in Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
- BPA Exposure and Risk of All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality
- Liver Fat and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Among School-Age Children
- Compression Therapy to Prevent Recurrent Leg Cellulitis
- Daily Use of Biotin Supplements Among US Adults
- Self-Reported Biotin Use Increased From 1999 to 2016
- Antibiotic Therapy vs Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Children With Uncomplicated Appendicitis
- Persistent Symptoms After Acute COVID-19
- Prognostic Impact of Race in Patients Undergoing PCI