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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. Effect of Multivitamin–Mineral Supplementation vs Placebo on Cognitive Function
  2. Virtual Visits With Own vs Outside Family Physician and Subsequent Emergency Department Use
  3. Role of Polyunsaturated Fat in Modifying Cardiovascular Risk Associated With Family History of CVD
  4. Intensive Lifestyle Intervention for Remission of Early Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care in Australia
  5. Continued Treatment With Tirzepatide for Maintenance of Weight Reduction in Adults With Obesity
  6. Effectiveness of Conservative Management vs Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Adults With Uncomplicated Symptomatic Gallstone Disease
  7. Effects of Omnivorous vs Vegan Diets on Cardiometabolic Outcomes in Identical Twins
  8. 2023 Top Story in Primary Care: The Science of When We Eat
  9. Amitriptyline at Low-Dose and Titrated for Irritable Bowel Syndrome as Second-Line Treatment in Primary Care
  10. Association of ADHD Medications With the Long-Term Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

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