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Deborah Bain, MD, FAAP

Deborah Bain, MD, FAAP

IFM Certified Practitioner IFM Certified Practitioner

Deborah Bain, MD, FAAP, is a holistic integrative pediatrician and owner of Healthy Kids Pediatrics in Frisco, TX. She is the author of How the Chiropractor Saved My Life and a guest contributing author for Natural Awakenings Magazine. She has been featured on Know the Cause, a nationally syndicated television show, and the Healthy by Nature radio show. She has been a board-certified pediatrician for 23 years and is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Bain received her traditional medical training through UTHSC San Antonio and her pediatric training through Children’s Medical Center Dallas. She practiced the standard Western medicine approach for 10 years before she became an integrative pediatrician due to her own health challenges.

Dr. Bain’s passion for alternative medicine approaches to health care led her to receive further training and certification through the American Board of Holistic and Integrative Medicine and The Institute for Functional Medicine. She became the first IFM Certified Practitioner in pediatrics in 2013.

Dr. Bain’s unique perspective and experience stems not only from her years of pediatric practice but also from her own journey to wellness through nine neck and back surgeries and breast cancer, all in her 30s. She has been happily married to her husband of 24 years and is a mother of two, as well as a passionate speaker and advocate for health and wellness.