Terry Wahls

Terry Lynn Wahls, M.D. (born November 9, 1955) is an Assistant Chief of Staff at Iowa City VA Health Care and clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa where she teaches internal medicine residents, sees patients in a traumatic brain injury clinic and conducts clinical trials. Diagnosed with a chronic progressive neurological disorder and secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, she has refined her focus on clinical research of effective, integrative approaches towards treating a wide range of physiological and psychological diseases.[1][2]

Early life

Dr. Wahls was born in McGregor, Iowa and raised in Northeastern Iowa near Elkader, Iowa on a small family farm by her mother Lois Koopman and father John Charles Wahls.

After graduating from Central Community High School in 1972 Dr. Wahls went on to attend Drake University. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts in Studio Art in 1976, Dr. Wahls was accepted into Iowa State University's pre-med program. After completing her science studies, Dr. Wahls was accepted into a medical doctorate program at The University of Iowa in 1978.

Dr. Wahls completed her medical doctorate from The University of Iowa in 1982 and accepted a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology from Barnes Hospital, Washington University, in St. Louis, Missouri. After a year of residency at Barnes Hospital, Dr. Wahls transferred to Internal Medicine at The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in 1983. Dr. Wahls became board certified in 1986 by the American Board of Internal Medicine. In 1987 she moved to Marshfield, Wisconsin and became a physician member at Marshfield Clinic. In addition, Dr. Wahls was an adjunct clinical Assistant Professor with The University of Wisconsin, College of Medicine in Madison, Wisconsin.

In 2000 Dr. Wahls moved to Iowa City, Iowa to become the Associate Chief of Staff for Ambulatory Care at the Veterans Administration (VA) Iowa City Medical Center and Associate Professor of Medicine in the College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. In that same year, Dr. Wahls was diagnosed with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis.[3] In 2014, she wrote the foreword to the book, "The Paleo Approach Cookbook", claiming that her multiple sclerosis symptoms were relieved by following a Paleo-type diet along with supplements.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Landau, Meryl Davids (19 December 2012). "An MS-Stricken Doctor Changes Her Diet ... and Reverses Her 'Irreversible' Decline". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Rogers, Adrian (March 12, 2013). "Speaking of MS". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  3. ↑ UI Researchers Develop Innovative Protocol of Treatment for MS Patients." UI Researchers Develop Innovative Protocol of Treatment for MS Patients. N.p., 14 Nov. 2011. Web. 25 Mar. 2013.
  4. ↑ The Paleo Approach Cookbook, Susan Ballantyne, PhD, pg. 8

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