<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rob Abbott, MD is the integrative physician at Resilient Roots: Functional and Evolutionary Medicine in Charlottesville Virginia and is a clinician researcher with the Ruscio Institute for Functional Medicine. He graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and completed his family medicine internship at VCU-Shenandoah Valley. He has completed training in functional medicine through the Kresser Institute and the Institute for Functional Medicine and was the medical advisor from 2018-2022 for Autoimmune Wellness where he conducted research and wrote about integrative approaches to autoimmune disease. He has authored peer-reviewed publications examining the efficacy of dietary and lifestyle therapies to treat chronic disease and is a preceptor for students who desire clinical experience in functional medicine. In his free time, Dr. Abbott enjoys trail running, poetry and reflective practices</span></p>
