Current Fellows

Caroline King, MD
3rd Year Fellow - Integrative Medicine.

Born in England, Dr. King is the first international fellow to be accepted into the University of Michigan Family Medicine Residency and Integrative Medicine Fellowship. Dr. King graduated from Warwick Medical School, England in 2005 before working for a year as an intern in the National Health Service in Warwickshire, England. Her professional interest in Integrative Medicine was sparked in 2004 when, as a 3rd year medical student, she undertook an 8-week elective in British Columbia, Canada with The Association of Complementary and Integrative Physicians of BC (ACIPBC). There, she was given the opportunity to observe physicians practicing complementary therapies, including acupuncture, orthomolecular medicine, traditional Chinese medicine and homeopathy. Inspired by her Canadian experience, Dr. King subsequently attended a foundation course for physicians and medical students with the British Medical Acupuncture Society. During her Family Medicine Residency, Dr. King aspires to further develop her acupuncture study and skills and her nutrition and orthomolecular medicine knowledge with a view to practicing integrative family medicine.

John Stracks, MD
4th Year Fellow - Integrative Medicine

Dr. John Stracks comes to the University of Michigan Family Medicine Residency and Integrative Medicine Fellowship from Chicago where he graduated with honors from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. His involvement in integrative health care began in the early 90's while taking yoga classes, and he explored other complementary and alternative medicine fields before deciding to become an allopathic physician with an integrative bent. While in medical school, he did research on the physiological effects of loneliness, and then he studied with integrative physician Karen Koffler at Northwestern University. He is especially interested in mind/body medicine, chronic pain control, and integrative strategies for weight loss. Before becoming a physician, he worked as a social worker in the inner city of Chicago helping teenage state wards learn to live independently before their emancipation from state care. He also spent time as an outdoor educator leading groups through high and low Ropes adventure courses. When not working, Dr. Stracks enjoys yoga, reading, spending time with his wife and two year old daughter, and riding his bike.

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