Jill C. Carnahan

About Jill C. Carnahan

Known as ‘Your Functional Medicine Expert®’ Dr. Jill Carnahan has been featured in People magazine, Shape, Parade, Forbes, MindBodyGreen, First for Women, Townsend Newsletter, and The Huffington Post as well as seen on NBC News and Health segments with Joan Lunden. She is a prominent global keynote speaker and a prolific writer sharing her knowledge on stage and podcasts. With over a decade of producing popular content, her articles can be found in journals, newsletters, books, and social media posts!She is the Medical Director of Flatiron Functional Medicine, a widely sought-after practice with a broad range of clinical services including functional medicine protocols, nutritional consultations, chiropractic therapy, naturopathic medicine, acupuncture, and massage therapy that attracts A-list celebrities and athletes. A survivor of breast cancer, Crohn’s disease, and mold toxicity, she routinely treats patients who come to her for solutions to their medical mysteries that haven’t been solved. Dr. Carnahan was board certified in both Family Medicine (20••••16) and Integrative Holistic Medicine (2005). She is also a Certified Functional Medicine Expert through IFM (2013). She founded the Methodist Center for Integrative Medicine in 2009 and worked there as Integrative Medical Director until October 2010. She completed her residency at the University of Illinois Program in Family Medicine at Methodist Medical Center and received her medical degree from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Bio-Engineering at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana.Her YouTube channel and podcast features interviews with the healthcare world’s most respected names in medicine, science, and functional medicine. She co-authored the Personalized and Precision Integrative Cardiovascular Medicine Textbook with Dr. Mark Houston. Her new book, Unexpected: Finding Resilience though Functional Medicine, Science, and Faith will be released through Forefront Publishing in March 2023. And she is executive producer and featured in a new documentary about her journey overcoming illness called Doctor/Patient to be distributed in 2023.Patients and fans alike are encouraged by Dr. Jill’s science-back medical knowledge delivered with authenticity, love and humor. She is known for inspiring her audience to thrive even in the midst of difficulties.

Experience

1. Ifm Educator

   The Institute for Functional Medicine

   Oct 2016 — Present

   For over 20 years, the Institute for Functional Medicine has trained healthcare professionals in effective treatment and prevention of chronic disease. We continually refine and improve our programs, incorporating innovative teaching methods and instructional technologies suited to the needs of practicing clinicians. Dr. Jill will be one of the IFM Educators for the core AFMCP (Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice) in 2017.

Education

• Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

  MD, Doctor of Medicine

  1998 — 2003

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  BS, Bio-Engineering

  1994 — 1998

• Institute of Functional Medicine

  Institute of Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner (IFMCP), Functional Medicine

  2006 — 2013

Skills

• Environmental Illness
• Diabetes
• Clinical Nutrition
• Pain Management
• Digestive Disorders
• Preventive Medicine
• Arthritis
• Menopause
• Nutritional Counseling
• Cancer
• Nutrition Education
• Fibromyalgia
• Stress Management
• Lifestyle
• Holistic Medicine
• Naturopathy
• Supplements
• Medical Nutrition Therapy
• Allergy
• Wellness
• Health Education
• Functional Medicine Expert
• Women's Health
• Public Speaking
• Family Medicine
• Clinical Research
• Prevention
• Food Allergies
• Holistic Health
• Autoimmune Diseases
• Treatment
• Integrative
• Sports Medicine
• Herbal Medicine
• Endocrinology
• Healing
• Fertility
• Board Certified
• Hormone Balancing
• Functional Medicine