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:
- Women Are Vulnerable to Mental Stress–Induced Myocardial Ischemia
- Long-Term Use of PPIs Associated With Risk of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Older Adults
- Nonnutritive Sweeteners in Weight Management and Chronic Disease
- Prevalence of Arnold Nerve Reflex in Adults and Children With Chronic Cough
- Guidelines for the Management of Male Hypogonadism
- A Digital Health Intervention Increases Receipt of CRC Screening in Vulnerable Patients
- Low-Intensity PSA-Based Screening Intervention Does Not Impact Prostate Cancer Mortality
- HbA1c Targets for Glycemic Control With Pharmacologic Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes: An Update From the ACP
- Comparative Efficacy of Antidepressant Drugs for the Acute Treatment of Adults With Major Depressive Disorder
- Finding Your Flow