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David Rakel MD, FAAFP

David Rakel MD, FAAFP

Professor and Chair, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin

Dr. 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:

  1. Aspirin for Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Without Cirrhosis
  2. Long-Term Effect of Calcium and Vitamin D Supplementation on Mortality in Older Women
  3. Clinical Decision Support for Hypertension Management in Chronic Kidney Disease
  4. Associations Among a Proinflammatory Diet, Habitual Salt Intake, and the Onset of Type 2 Diabetes
  5. "Food Is Medicine": A Critical Strategy for Cardiometabolic Health Equity
  6. Association of Ultra-Processed Food Exposure With Adverse Health Outcomes
  7. Healthy Lifestyle and Cognition in Older Adults With Common Neuropathologies of Dementia
  8. Effects of Testosterone Therapy on the Incidence of Fractures Among Men With Hypogonadism
  9. Associations of Habitual Calcium Supplementation With Risk of CVD and Mortality in Individuals With and Without Diabetes
  10. Vegetarian and Plant-Based Diets Associated With Lower Incidence of COVID-19

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