Gregory A. Plotnikoff, MD, MTS, FACP

a board-certified internist and pediatrician who has received several international awards for medical research and teaching including the Early Career Distinguished Achievement Award from the University of Minnesota Medical School.

The local press has called Dr. Plotnikoff “One of Minnesota’s Best Brains,” “Minnesota’s ‘Dr. House'” and a “Super Sleuth.”

Dr. Plotnikoff is also a graduate of Carleton College and Harvard Divinity School.

Dr. Plotnikoff, “Greg,” consciously chose to attend divinity school before medical school in order to deepen his understanding of suffering and of human responses to suffering. After eight years of medical school and residency training, he helped establish the Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota where he served as its first medical director.

From 2002-2008, Dr. Plotnikoff served as an associate professor at Keio University School of Medicine where he studied, researched and taught in Japanese the Kampo herbal medicine tradition. While in Japan, he was active in East-West medical integration issues with the Japanese Society of Oriental Medicine, National Geographic and the World Health Organization.

Dr. Plotnikoff is a highly cited author. His 2003 article on chronic pain and vitamin D deficiency is one of the most highly cited articles in the history of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings. The National Library of Medicine lists more than 60 medical journal articles that Dr. Plotnikoff has published in peer-reviewed medical literature. He is the author or lead author of more than 25 chapters in leading textbooks and the co-author with Mark Weisberg, PhD of "Trust Your Gut."