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:
- The Effect of Bias on Observational Studies Reporting a Lower Risk of Death With SGLT2 Inhibitors
- Primary Care–Led Weight Management for Remission of Type 2 Diabetes
- Nut Consumption Linked With Lower Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
- Diaphragmatic Breathing Reduces Belching and Gastroesophageal Reflux Symptoms
- Noninvasive Cardiac Testing vs Clinical Evaluation Alone in Acute Chest Pain
- 2017 Top Stories in Primary Care: Proton Pump Inhibitors and Risk of Death
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Stable Angina
- Increased Excretion of the Herbicide Glyphosate Between 1993 and 2016
- Evaluation and Management of Leg and Foot Ulcers
- Magnesium Intake Associated With Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in the Setting of a Low-Quality Carbohydrate Diet