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.