Kara Fitzgerald, ND

Educator for IFM Courses: APM – Immune

Kara Fitzgerald, ND, received her Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine degree from the National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon. She completed the first Council on Naturopathic Medicine–accredited post-doctorate position in nutritional biochemistry and laboratory science at Metametrix Clinical Laboratory under the direction of Richard Lord, PhD. Her residency was completed at Progressive Medical Center, a large, integrative medical practice in Atlanta, Georgia.  

Dr. Fitzgerald is the lead author and editor of Case Studies in Integrative and Functional Medicine and is a contributing author to Laboratory Evaluations for Integrative and Functional Medicine and the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM)’s Textbook of Functional Medicine. In 2023, Dr. Fitzgerald was awarded the Rosalind Franklin Society Special Award in Science for her research.

Dr. Fitzgerald is actively engaged in clinical research on epigenetics and longevity using a DNA methylation-targeted diet and lifestyle intervention developed in her practice. She has published multiple books and research articles on using lifestyle to reduce markers of biological aging.