Kara Fitzgerald, ND
Kara Fitzgerald, ND received her doctorate of naturopathic medicine from National College of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon. She completed the first CNME-accredited post-doctorate position in nutritional biochemistry and laboratory science at Metametrix (now Genova) Clinical Laboratory under the direction of Richard Lord, Ph.D. 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 for Functional Medicine. With the Helfgott Research Institute, Dr. Fitzgerald is actively engaged in clinical research on the DNA methylome using a diet and lifestyle intervention developed in her practice. The first publication from the study focuses on reversal of biological aging and was published 04-12-2021 in the journal Aging. A consumer book and application-based program with DNA methylation assessment are scheduled for release 01-2022.
Dr. Fitzgerald is on faculty at the Institute for Functional Medicine, and is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner. She regularly lectures internationally and is in private practice in Sandy Hook, Connecticut.
- Doctorate of naturopathic medicine from National College of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon
- Post-doctorate position in nutritional biochemistry and laboratory science at Metametrix
- Residency was completed at Progressive Medical Center
- Lead author and editor of Case Studies in Integrative and Functional Medicine
- Contributing author for IFM’s Textbook of Functional Medicine
- Contributing author for Laboratory Evaluations for Integrative and Functional Medicine
- Contributing author for Oxford University Press Integrative Gastroenterology, 2nd edition
- Co-researcher, in collaboration with the Helfgott Institute at NUNM, Methylation Diet & Lifestyle Study now published in the journal Aging.
- Approved supervisor for Certified Nutrition Specialist candidates seeking experience hours