Ann Shippy, MD
Dr. Ann Shippy is a Board-Certified Internal Medicine physician and certified Functional Medicine practitioner with a rare dual background in both engineering and medicine. Before entering the world of healing, she worked as a chemical engineer at IBM, an experience that shaped her meticulous, systems-based approach to health. After facing her own complex health challenges, she transitioned to medicine with one goal: to uncover and treat the root causes of illness.
Today, Dr. Shippy applies the precision of an engineer and the clinical insight of an MD to help patients live healthier, longer, and more resilient lives. Her work centers on four key areas:
- Longevity and healthspan: increasing the number of years lived in vibrant, disease-free health
- Precision medicine: using advanced testing and data to drive personalized healing and optimization
- Root cause medicine: resolving complex conditions by treating their true origins
- Preconception health: helping couples get healthy at the cellular and epigenetic level to create the healthiest future for their baby
With a unique systems lens, Dr. Shippy connects clinical, environmental, and biological factors others often miss, translating them into clear, actionable health plans. Her approach is grounded in science, refined by decades of experience, and guided by one principle: You don't get a second chance to build your baby's foundation.
Motivated by the alarming rise in chronic illness and developmental issues in children, Dr. Shippy wrote The Preconception Revolution: A Science-Backed Path to Your Fertility and Generational Health, a clear and hopeful guide that empowers couples to create the healthiest start possible for their families.
Dr. Shippy holds degrees from Washington University in St. Louis, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Texas. Through her private practice in Austin, Texas, she helps people do more than conceive, she helps them thrive, for generations to come.