Chrissie Ott

About Chrissie Ott

Based in Portland, Oregon, Dr. Chrissie Ott is a multi-board-certified physician specializing in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Integrative, and Obesity medicine with an undergraduate degree in Nutrition. She’s an ICF-credentialed professional certified coach and a Professional Fellow of the Institute of Coaching. She is also the director of the premiere annual gathering of physician coaches, the Physician Coaching Summit.Dr. Ott directs a long term care facility for medically complex children and has over 20 years’ experience in innovative primary care as well as high intensity hospital medicine. She has advanced training in Palliative Care through Harvard’s PCEP program and Chief Wellness Officer Training through Stanford. She was the inaugural Medical Director of Well-being for her regional healthcare system, and has led hundreds of healthcare professionals to improved personal and professional outcomes through coaching. Chrissie advances a sense of clarity, compassion, and empowerment for her patients, her clients, and the audience for her podcast, Solving for Joy. Her creative yet pragmatic approach blends contextualized education, mindset coaching, and medicine in a way that’s accessible, actionable, and built for busy lives. As a medical content creator and trusted voice, Dr. Ott partners with mission-aligned brands to promote optimal physical, mental and even spiritual well-being through empowering, expert-informed content. Dr. Ott has written for and been quoted in online platforms like Kevin MD, Everyday Health, Huff Post, Medscape, and Single Care. When she’s not practicing medicine, supporting clients or speaking on stages, Dr. Ott enjoys karaoke with friends, staying physically active, going on silent meditation retreats, exploring the Pacific Northwest in her teardrop camper, reading, cooking, and spending time with her amazing daughter, wife and 3 fur babies.Her Secret Sauce?In a word, JOY. Chrissie finds that meaning, alignment and delight- her formula for joy- is the way. She loves to do hard things as long as there is joy in the mix somewhere, and she tries to help others access their own joy as much as possible.\"I love to give people back to themselves so they can give themselves more fully to the world.\" Dr. Chrissie Ott is available for: • Select Coaching Engagements • Medical Consultation in CA, OR, WA • Media interviews • Freelance writing • Podcast and radio features • Video and social media content • Webinar hosting and consulting • Spokesperson & brand representation • Speaking engagements

Experience

1. Medical Director Center for Medically Fragile Children

   Providence

   Oct 2016 — Present · Portland, OR, US

   Dr. Chrissie Ott is the medical director for the Center for Medically Fragile Children and led this fragile unit during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite ongoing advocacy, and due to a confluence of unmitigable factors, the Center has suffered a significant reduction in available services. Throughout her tenure, she has prioritized serving our community\'s most vulnerable children, those with severe neurological impairments. Dr. Ott also championed innovation in team communication practices and pioneered novel approaches to addressing complex medical issues at the center including the utilization of kefir, probiotics, bisphosphnates for osteopenia, and more. She presented at the Pediatric Complex Care Assoc conference in 2018as 1ll/

Education

• Stanford WellMD Center

  Chief Wellness Officer Course

• University of Houston

  BS, Human Nutrition

  1993 — 1998

• Harvard Medical School

  Palliative Care Education and Practice, Pall Care

• Baylor College of Medicine

  Residency, Med-Peds

• Baylor College of Medicine

  Doctor of Medicine (MD)

  1998 — 2002