UPCOMING COURSES
Our platform has an extensive library of Master Classes available immediately and there is a new Master Class every other month by a different functional medicine expert.
Headaches
6 hours
Datis Kharrazian, PhD, DHSc, DC, MS, MMSc, FACN
May 24, 2025
Environmental Medicine
5 hours
Joseph Pizzorno, ND
July 26, 2025
Chronic Degenerative Joint and Bone Conditions
6 hours
Datis Kharrazian, PhD, DHSc, DC, MS, MMSc, FACN
Sept 20, 2025
How to Think Like a Functional Gastroenterologist
5 hours
Steven Sandberg-Lewis, ND
November 15, 2025
Communication, Habits, Attitudes, Hope, and Cognitive Distortions in the Complex Patient
5 hours
David Musnick, MD
January, 2026
Beyond Pills and Protocols: The Roots of Salutogenic Science
5 hours
David Rakel, MD
March, 2026
Functional Medicine Approach to Dementia
5 hours
Kat Toups, MD
May, 2026
Headaches
6 hours
Datis Kharrazian, PhD, DHSc, DC, MS, MMSc, FACN
May 24, 2025
Environmental Medicine
5 hours
Joseph Pizzorno, ND
July 26, 2025
Chronic Degenerative Joint and Bone Conditions
6 hours
Datis Kharrazian, PhD, DHSc, DC, MS, MMSc, FACN
Sept 20, 2025
How to Think Like a Functional Gastroenterologist
5 hours
Steven Sandberg-Lewis, ND
November 15, 2025
Communication, Habits, Attitudes, Hope, and Cognitive Distortions in the Complex Patient
5 hours
David Musnick, MD
January, 2026
Beyond Pills and Protocols: The Roots of Salutogenic Science
5 hours
David Rakel, MD
March, 2026
Functional Medicine Approach to Dementia
5 hours
Kat Toups, MD
May, 2026
Kharrazian Institute courses
Essentials of Functional Medicine
8 hours
This course delves into essential functional medicine principles surrounding immune, neurological, endocrine, biotransformation, bioenergetic, and gastrointestinal functions. This is the most essential course for new and advanced functional medicine practitioners.
Diabetes and Dysglycemia
12 hours
This course will provide an extensive literature review of diabetes and dysglycemia. An evidence-based model incorporating diet, nutrition, and lifestyle medicine will be presented. Clinical applications to dietary management, nutritional supplementation, and environmental triggers associated with diabetes and dysglycemia will be highlighted.
Cardiovascular and Neurovascular Syndromes
12 hours
This course will provide an extensive literature review of the physiology and pathophysiology of cardiovascular and neurovascular syndromes. A detailed review will be presented of evidence-based lifestyle, dietary, and nutritional applications that may impact normal vascular health. Evaluation of cardiovascular function with diagnostic imaging studies, vascular dynamic studies, laboratory tests, and physical examination will be conducted. The course will emphasize how to develop personalized dietary and lifestyle approaches to support vascular health.
Chronic Fatigue and Pain Syndromes
12 hours
This course will provide an extensive literature review of the neurology and physiology of chronic pain and fatigue syndromes. The common links between chronic pain, depression, and fatigue will be presented. A detailed review of lifestyle, dietary, and nutritional applications that may impact pain and fatigue syndromes will be presented. Clinical evaluation and the development of clinical applications using dietary, nutraceutical, and lifestyle approaches for chronic pain and fatigue syndromes will be presented.
Gastrointestinal Disorders
12 hours
This course will provide an extensive literature review of the gastrointestinal systems and how it impacts, the brain, the immune system the cardiovascular system, and other systems of the body. An evidence-based model incorporating diet, nutrition, and lifestyle medicine will be presented. A clinical step-by-step approach will be presented addressing every major target site of gastrointestinal dysfunction. Clinicians will be provided with clinically applicable models to evaluate and manage complex gastrointestinal disorders at the end of this course.
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Autoimmunity
12 hours
This course will provide an extensive literature review of autoimmunity. An evidence-based model incorporating diet, nutrition, and lifestyle medicine will be presented. Clinical applications of cross-reactivity, oral tolerance, microbiome diversity, and immune modulation will be highlighted.
300+ HOURS OF EDUCATION
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- Access to ongoing educational seminars by established and emerging leaders in the field.
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Dr. Kharrazian’s endorsements by the founders and leaders of functional medicine
I have had the pleasure of knowing Dr. Kharrazian for more than a decade and observing his professional growth and impact as a key opinion leader in the field of Functional Neurology. He is voracious in his pursuit of learning and skill development. His pursuit of post-graduate studies at Harvard in research methods has embellished his already significant expertise in systems medicine and its application to Functional Medicine. He has a unique skill in making complex information accessible to his students and patients alike which is a measure of an individual who is a master of his field. Dr. Kharrazian is a humble, quietly competent leader who leads by example and his presence. The Functional Medicine field is rapidly evolving, and it is through the work and leadership of a select group of professionals of which Dr. Kharrazian is a recognized leader that it is growing in both its adoption and successful application to the treatment of complex chronic diseases. It is truly a pleasure to call Dr. Kharrazian both a colleague and friend in our mutual advocacy in the development and application of Functional Medicine.
Jeffrey Bland, PhD, FACN, FACB
Co-Founder, Institute of Functional Medicine President, Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute
Dr. Datis Kharrazian is one of the top thought leaders within integrative and functional medicine. His passion for research and evidence-based medicine shines through in his writings as well as his lectures and educational programs. The clarity of his thinking and his integrity has led curriculum leaders at Harvard Medical School, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, and Bastyr University California to bring him to their institutions. His willingness to share his knowledge has endeared him to our graduates at the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) and to me as one of the founders of the educational programs at IFM. He is a mainstay of our IFM faculty.
David Jones, MD
Co-Founder, Institute of Functional Medicine
Dr. Kharrazian is a brilliant clinician educator that has inspired many as we learn the principles of Functional Medicine, myself included. He is superb at teaching clinicians the power of using functional medicine oriented history and physical examination to understand and then address the root causes of disease and health. Integrating the latest research and years of clinical experience, Dr. Kharrazian, is an international leader in Functional Medicine.
New York Times Best selling author of The Wahls Protocol – How I Beat Progressive MS Using Paleo Principles and Functional Medicine
Terry Wahls, MD, IFMCP
Clinical professor of Medicine, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine
Dr. Kharrazian’s work represents the vanguard in our understanding of the role of lifestyle choices in charting the brain’s destiny. His highly effective educational outreach has opened the door for countless healthcare providers, allowing them to dramatically increase their effectiveness in treating and indeed preventing so many of the pernicious conditions that plague our modern society.
David Perlmutter, MD, FACN, ABIHM
Author, #1 New York Times Bestselling book, Grain Brain and Brain Maker
When I first heard Dr. Kharrazian speak about a decade ago, I went up to him at the podium and asserted “You are the next Jeff Bland!” His deep understanding of the material, excellent review of the research and expert communication skills are very, very impressive. Since then, I have made a point of always attending his lectures at conference, reading his insightful research articles and seeking his insights when studying challenging issues, especially in the area of environmental medicine.
Founding President, Bastyr University
Joseph Pizzorno, ND
Editor-in-Chief, Integrative Medicine – A Clinician’s Journal
I have had the pleasure of knowing Dr. Kharrazian for more than a decade and observing his professional growth and impact as a key opinion leader in the field of Functional Neurology. He is voracious in his pursuit of learning and skill development. His pursuit of post-graduate studies at Harvard in research methods has embellished his already significant expertise in systems medicine and its application to Functional Medicine. He has a unique skill in making complex information accessible to his students and patients alike which is a measure of an individual who is a master of his field. Dr. Kharrazian is a humble, quietly competent leader who leads by example and his presence. The Functional Medicine field is rapidly evolving, and it is through the work and leadership of a select group of professionals of which Dr. Kharrazian is a recognized leader that it is growing in both its adoption and successful application to the treatment of complex chronic diseases. It is truly a pleasure to call Dr. Kharrazian both a colleague and friend in our mutual advocacy in the development and application of Functional Medicine.
Jeffrey Bland, PhD, FACN, FACB
Co-Founder, Institute of Functional Medicine President, Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute
Dr. Datis Kharrazian is one of the top thought leaders within integrative and functional medicine. His passion for research and evidence-based medicine shines through in his writings as well as his lectures and educational programs. The clarity of his thinking and his integrity has led curriculum leaders at Harvard Medical School, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, and Bastyr University California to bring him to their institutions. His willingness to share his knowledge has endeared him to our graduates at the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) and to me as one of the founders of the educational programs at IFM. He is a mainstay of our IFM faculty.
David Jones, MD
Co-Founder, Institute of Functional Medicine
Dr. Kharrazian is a brilliant clinician educator that has inspired many as we learn the principles of Functional Medicine, myself included. He is superb at teaching clinicians the power of using functional medicine oriented history and physical examination to understand and then address the root causes of disease and health. Integrating the latest research and years of clinical experience, Dr. Kharrazian, is an international leader in Functional Medicine.
New York Times Best selling author of The Wahls Protocol – How I Beat Progressive MS Using Paleo Principles and Functional Medicine
Terry Wahls, MD, IFMCP
Clinical professor of Medicine, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine
Dr. Kharrazian’s work represents the vanguard in our understanding of the role of lifestyle choices in charting the brain’s destiny. His highly effective educational outreach has opened the door for countless healthcare providers, allowing them to dramatically increase their effectiveness in treating and indeed preventing so many of the pernicious conditions that plague our modern society.
David Perlmutter, MD, FACN, ABIHM
Author, #1 New York Times Bestselling book, Grain Brain and Brain Maker
When I first heard Dr. Kharrazian speak about a decade ago, I went up to him at the podium and asserted “You are the next Jeff Bland!” His deep understanding of the material, excellent review of the research and expert communication skills are very, very impressive. Since then, I have made a point of always attending his lectures at conference, reading his insightful research articles and seeking his insights when studying challenging issues, especially in the area of environmental medicine.
Founding President, Bastyr University
Joseph Pizzorno, ND
Editor-in-Chief, Integrative Medicine – A Clinician’s Journal
FAQs
When and where are the courses?
Courses that have already been presented are available at any time via subscription to all courses. New courses will be livestreamed and then made available as an online replay. After you subscribe, you will be emailed access.
Do the courses need to be taken in any order?
No, each course is designed without any previous course requirements. You can choose whichever course topics you are interested in taking. However, all of the courses are designed to connect with each other if you are interested in learning the bigger picture.
Where can I post questions about the course?
Once you have registered for any of the courses you will be given access to our members-only Facebook page (the link will be emailed when you register). We have recruited several expert clinicians to help answer questions. Course attendees will be given the opportunity to ask questions about personal cases and discuss any course topics they have questions about with our experts and the many talented healthcare professionals involved with attending our programs.
Which organizations have approved the Kharrazian Institute program?
That information is provided HERE.
