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:
- 2018 Top Stories in Primary Care: Nonnutritive Sweeteners
- AR101 Oral Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy
- Higher Primary Care Physician Continuity Is Associated With Lower Costs and Hospitalizations
- Coenzyme Q10 Reduces Statin-Induced Myopathy
- Association of Frequency of Organic Food Consumption With Cancer Risk
- Fracture Prevention With Zoledronate in Older Women With Osteopenia
- Hypnosis for Pain Management in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low-Back Pain
- Efficacy of Low-Dose Amitriptyline for Chronic Low-Back Pain
- Association of Thyroid Hormone Therapy With Quality of Life in Patients With Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Recommendations From the American Academy of Pediatrics on Child Passenger Safety