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:
- Dietary Nitrate Reduces Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Patients
- Breathing Exercises and Muscle Training for COPD
- Management of Atopic Dermatitis
- Duodenal Microbiota in Celiac Disease Patients on GF Diet With Persistent Symptoms
- Pros and Cons of Testosterone Replacement Therapy
- You Get What You Pay For
- Fruit and Green Leafy Vegetables May Reduce Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
- Data on Popular Weight Loss Diets Insufficient to Identify the Most Beneficial Diet
- Fecal Microbiota Transplant for Relapsing Clostridium difficile Infection
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Primary Care