After graduating from Medical School, Dr. Black completed a four-year residency in Internal Medicine–Pediatrics – a unique residency program that provides training in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. He is often asked what exactly Internal Medicine is. Internal Medicine doctors are “adult-health specialists.” They have in-depth training in managing complex and chronic illnesses as well as all general health concerns in adults.

While working as a Primary Care Physician treating both kids and adults, he completed a 2-year fellowship in Integrative Medicine and then a two-year fellowship in Functional Medicine. In his Integrative Medicine training, Dr. Black learned about evidence-based interventions outside of medication – including specific diet and food interventions, herbs, vitamins, minerals, sleep habits, exercise regimens, stress management techniques, and many other modalities – that can be used with, in addition to, or in place of medication to treat disease. He added to that knowledge in his Functional Medicine fellowship by learning to look deeper to find the root cause, how to interpret lab work to unearth root causes, when to use more in-depth testing, how to interpret those results, and to create personalized plans that address the pillars of health to achieve optimal wellness.