Speaker

Joel Evans, MD, ABOG, FACOG, IFMCP

Joel M. Evans, M.D., a board-certified OB/GYN and international lecturer, is the

Director of The Center for Functional Medicine in Ridgefield, CT. He is also the Chief

of Medical Affairs for the Institute for Functional Medicine. He continues to serve as the

external lead of IFM Advanced Practice Module in Hormone Health since its inception

in 2011 and was a Co-Creator of the IFM course on COVID-19, lead its Post-Covid

Initiative and has co-authored three published papers on the pandemic.

Dr. Evans has been a student and practitioner of mind/body medicine since his initial

training with Jim Gordon, MD and the Center for Mind/Body Medicine in 1997. He has

since worked in Macedonia after the Kosovo bombings in 1999, with the FDNY after

9/11, with mental health practitioners in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, and has

taught health practitioners worldwide as a member of the Senior Faculty of the Center

for Mind/Body Medicine. He most recently facilitating mind/body groups remotely for

mental health practitioners in Ukraine. Dr. Evans joined the CMBM Board of Directors

in July 2023.

He has a special interest in genetic risk assessment for cancer and other chronic diseases

and has been appointed as Chief Medical Officer for geneType Inc, an international

laboratory that assesses risk for serious illness. He also serves as Medical Director of the

Keep A Breast Foundation, bringing the latest information on cancer risk assessment and

prevention to his patients.

Dr. Evans was honored to speak at the United Nations on the topic of Prenatal Origins of

Violence, and he serves as UN Representative and Chief Medical Advisor for OMAEP –

World Organization of Prenatal Education Associations and is the Medical Director and

Advisory Board member of the Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and

Health. His book on the holistic approach to pregnancy, The Whole Pregnancy

Handbook (Gotham, 2005), has received widespread critical acclaim and media

attention.

Having pursued his interests in mind/body medicine, spirituality, metaphysics, and

personal transformation for many years, Dr. Evans is dedicated to sharing this wisdom

with others to help bring health and happiness into their lives.

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