Sunjya K. Schweig

Advisor at Chris Kresser

Sunjya K. Schweig, MD, is an expert in complex chronic illnesses that require rigorous investigation and management. He has been studying, teaching, and practicing integrative and Functional Medicine for over 20 years.

Dr. Schweig received his BA from the University of California, Berkeley. He attended medical school at the University of California, Irvine, where he helped design and lead the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) curriculum. He served on the Board of the Susan Samueli Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine and was chosen as one of 20 medical students to attend the NIH Leadership Training Program in Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Dr. Schweig completed his family medicine residency at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Family Practice Residency Program in Santa Rosa, California. During his residency, he was instrumental in developing and founding the Integrative Medicine Fellowship program.

Dr. Schweig continues to be active in medical education and has served as volunteer clinical faculty at the UCSF Santa Rosa Residency. He currently holds an adjunct faculty position at Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Schweig has lectured nationally and internationally at conferences, hospitals, and universities.

Dr. Schweig has been in private practice since 2007 and is board certified in integrative and holistic medicine (ABIHM) and family practice (FAAFP). In 2014, Dr. Schweig launched the California Center for Functional Medicine (CCFM) with his friend and colleague, Chris Kresser, MS, LAc. CCFM is at the forefront of the Functional Medicine movement, offering patients a deep investigative approach to healthcare that is both high-touch and high-tech.

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