ROBERT ROUNTREE, MD received his medical degree from the University of North Carolina School of
Medicine at Chapel Hill in 1980. He subsequently completed a three-year residency in family and
community medicine at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania, after which he
was certified by the American Board of Family Practice. He is a diplomate of the American Board of
Holistic Medicine. He has augmented his training with extensive postgraduate studies in nutritional
and herbal pharmacology along with certification as a master practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming.
Dr. Rountree has been providing his unique combination of traditional family medicine, nutrition,
herbology, and mind-body therapy in Boulder, Colorado, since 1983. He has recently opened Boulder
Wellcare, a private practice specializing in individual healthcare consulting. He is coauthor of three books
on Integrative Medicine, Immunotics: A Revolutionary Way to Fight Infection, Beat Chronic Illness and Stay
Well (Putnam, 2000), Smart Medicine for a Healthier Child (Avery Publishing, 1994) and A Parent's Guide
to Medical Emergencies (Avery, 1997).

Curriculum Vitae

Education
B.A. (Biology, with minor in Chemistry): University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, N.C., May,
1976.
M.D.: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, May, l980.
Family Medicine Residency: Department of Family and Community Medicine, The Milton S. Hershey Medical
Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, July, l980--June, l983.

Employment
Boulder Wellcare Inc (solo medical practice): February, 2002 - present
Helios Health Center, P.C. (cofounder), November, 1993 – January, 2001
Wellspring, Partners in Health, P.C., September, l983 -- October 1993
Department Head (Health and Wellness): Boulder Graduate School, Boulder, Colorado, August, l988--May l989.
Instructor (Pathology): Boulder School of Massage Therapy, Boulder, Colorado, September, l984--August, l985.
Physician (part-time staff): Veterans Administration Hospital, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, June, l983--August, l983.

Current License
State of Colorado #25579, first issued 9/1/83, expires 5/31/09

Appointments
United Medical Staff of Boulder: Boulder, Colorado, December, l983--present. (staff member at Boulder
Community Hospital)
Clinical Faculty and Research Affiliate: Institute for Functional Medicine, Gig Harbor, WA
Advisory Board: Herb Research Foundation, Boulder, Colorado
Advisory Board: Alternative Medicine Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Advisory Board: Let’s Live Magazine, Santa Monica, CA
Advisory Board: Journal of the American Nutraceutical Association

Recognitions and Certifications
Diplomate, American Board of Holistic Medicine
Diplomate/Board Certification, American Board of Family Practice: July 8, l983.
Magna Cum Laude: University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1976
Strathmore’s Who’s Who for Outstanding Professionals, 2006
Healthcare Heroes Distinguished Service Award, Boulder County Business Report, November, 2005, for
“dedicated, holistic, personal approach” to medicine
Voted best Physician and best Alternative Practitioner for 1997, Boulder Weekly, Boulder, Colorado

Professional Societies
Colorado Medical Society
American Herbalists Guild, Professional Member
American Nutraceutical Association

Special Experience
GHANA, WEST AFRICA, August--September, 1993.
(Volunteer work in government-sponsored rural clinics; granted temporary license to practice medicine in
Ghana.
Diagnosed and treated acute and chronic “primary care” conditions including cardiovascular (hypertension)
and infectious diseases (malaria, onchocerciasis, respiratory infections, intestinal parasites, dermatitis, etc.)

Publications
Books and chapters:
The New Breastfeeding Diet, with Melissa Block, McGraw-Hill, 2006
Textbook of Functional Medicine, chapter 23, “Immune Imbalances and Inflammation,” Institute for
Functional Medicine press, Gig Harbor, WA, 2005
Smart Medicine for a Healthier Child, Second Edition, with Rachel Walton, R.N., and Janet Zand L.Ac.,
O.M.D.; Avery Publishing Group, N.Y., 2003
A Natural Guide to Pregnancy and Postpartum Health, with Dean Raffelock and Virginia Hopkins, Avery
Publishing, N.Y. 2002
Immunotics, A Revolutionary Way to Get Well and Stay Well, with Carol Colman, Putnam; 2000
The Doctor’s Herbal Drugstore [author of multiple chapters], Rodale, 2000
An Alternative Medicine Definitive Guide to Cancer, [Featured in Chapter 16, pages 318-335] by Diamond,
John, M.D. , and Lee Cowden, M.D. (ed.); Future Medicine Publishing, Tiburon, CA, 1997
A Parent’s Guide to Medical Emergencies, with Rachel Walton, R.N., and Janet Zand, L.Ac., O.M.D.,
Avery Publishing, N.Y., 1997

Journals and Magazines:
Original research
Endocr Res 1984-85;10(3-4):411-30. ”The role of serum high density lipoproteins in adrenal steroidogenesis,”
Gwynne JT, Hess B, Hughes T, Rountree R, Mahaffee D. [PMID: 6100250]
Endocrinology, 1978, 102, Abstract #294 “Enhancement of steroidogenesis by serum lipoproteins in human,
rat, and mouse adrenal cells,” Gwynne JT, Hess B, Rountree R, and Wolfe
J Endocrinology 1976, 71(3): 455-456 “Effect of pyridoxine and oestradiol on rat uterine RNA, protein,
and DNA synthesis,” Rountree RC, Schauer RC. [PMID: 1003070]

Publications
Newsweek. 2000 Nov 6;136(19):88-9., “Patient power. Arming yourself to fight the flu,” Rountree R [PMID:
11185324]
Ostomy Wound Manage 1997 Oct;43(9):48-50, 52, “The practice of the provider as a partner,” Rountree R
[PMID: 9369742]
Ostomy Wound Manage 1997 Oct;43(9):42-46, “Wound caring is more than wound care: the provider as a
partner,” Scherwitz LW, Rountree R, Delevitt P [PMID: 9369741]

Technical Editing
Editorial Advisory Board: Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Mary Ann Liebert, publisher, Larchmont,
NY
Medical/ Technical Editor: Delicious Living magazine, New Hope Natural Media, Boulder, Colorado
Editorial Board: Journal of American Nutraceutical Association
Editorial Board: Thomson MICROMEDEX
Korte, Diana, Every Woman’s Body, Ballentine Books, 1994 (technical editor)

Consulting Positions
Ongoing:
Xymogen Professional Formulas, Orlando, Florida
Efficas, Inc., Boulder, Colorado

Previously held:
Hauser Chemicals/ Botanicals International, Boulder, Colorado
Metagenics, Inc., Gig Harbor, Washington
Kellogg’s Corporation, Battle Creek, Michigan
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Neenah, Wisconsin
Sterling-Rice Group, Boulder, Colorado
Vitamin Logic, Broomfield, Colorado