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Dr. Dan Fosselman, DO, MBA, FAAFP — founder of Professional Integrative Care in Powell, Ohio

MEET YOUR PHYSICIAN

DO, MBA, FAAFP, FAAMM, FMCP-M

Dan Fosselman 

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"I want to know you well enough that when something changes — in your labs, in your mood, in your life — I notice. That's the job. Everything else is just the work that lets the job happen."

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 -Dan Fosselman

A Philosophy of Stewardship, Capacity, and Long-Term Integrity​

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Dan's practice style is harder to summarize than his credentials. He listens longer than most physicians do. He asks about sleep, about stress, about what's actually heavy in your life right now, before he reaches for the prescription pad. He is biased toward the smallest effective intervention, and toward changes you can sustain for a decade rather than ones that look impressive for a quarter.

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How Dan practices​

Dan is a generalist by training and by conviction. He is board-certified in six specialties not because he wants to be a specialist in any of them, but because primary care done well requires fluency in all of them. The patient in front of him is rarely one problem, and the work is rarely a single intervention.

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In the exam room, his bias is toward attention. He'll spend forty minutes on what an insurance-based practice would compress into eight, because he believes most of medicine is downstream of how a person actually lives — and the only way to know that is to ask, listen, and remember. He takes notes by hand sometimes. He reads his own chart before you arrive.

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His method is to change one thing and watch carefully rather than change five things and lose track of what helped. He thinks in years, not in visits. He'd rather have a decade of trend data on you than a moment of perfect optimization, because the goal isn't a peak number — it's a body and a life that hold up under load. When something does need to be addressed, he reaches first for the least invasive option that has evidence behind it, and escalates only when that proves insufficient.

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He'll tell you when something isn't his area, and he'll help you find someone whose area it is. He'll tell you when a treatment doesn't have the evidence its marketing suggests. And he'll tell you, kindly, when the answer isn't a supplement or a procedure but a hard conversation about sleep, stress, or how you've been spending your evenings.

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Training

Dan is board-certified in six specialties — Family Medicine, Functional Medicine, Sports Medicine, Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine, Ringside Medicine, and Obesity Medicine — with advanced certifications in clinical nutrition, holistic lifestyle coaching, and musculoskeletal ultrasonography.

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He earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, completed his Family Medicine residency and his MBA at Ohio State University, and finished a fellowship in Sports Medicine at the University of Cincinnati. He served as a physician in the U.S. Army Reserves Medical Corps.

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As the founder of the Columbus location in the licensed Regenexx network, he treats musculoskeletal injuries with minimally invasive, ultrasound-guided regenerative procedures — making PIC one of the few primary care practices in the region where your physician can also evaluate and treat your joint, tendon, and back issues with orthobiologics rather than referring you out.

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How he thinks

How Dan practices is shaped as much by what he reads as by what he was taught. He returns often to Buffett and Munger on long-term thinking and the discipline of avoiding stupid mistakes. He learned the language of strength and capacity from Dan John, the coach whose work runs through PIC's clinical philosophy. He reads the functional medicine literature, the basic-science papers that change how a question gets asked, and a steady mix of philosophy, biography, and books that have nothing to do with medicine at all.

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He writes a weekly newsletter for patients and the wider community, and is working on two books: The Direct Care Practice: A Physician's Field Guide and The Psychology of Health. His blog includes a public training log — partly to keep himself honest, partly because patients have asked.

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The longer view

The work is bigger than this one practice. Dan is building PIC alongside two parallel projects: PIC Academy, which will help other physicians learn to practice this way, and PIC Publishing, which carries the writing and teaching outward. The bet is that primary care can be done differently, and that proving it here makes it possible elsewhere.

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Outside the clinic

Dan trains. He lifts and runs because he believes a physician should look like he takes his own advice. He practices Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at Supersystem because rolling with people who are better than you is a useful reminder of how to learn.

He is married, has two sons, and reads to them most nights. He hikes with his wife when work permits, and trains his dog when she allows it.

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He keeps a written life-planning framework across ten life domains because he believes margin and capacity are built on purpose, not by accident — and because he won't recommend to a patient anything he isn't willing to do himself.

Board certified in 

6 specialties

DO from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Family Residency & MBA at Ohio State University

Sports Med Fellowship at University of Cincinnati

US Army Reserves Medical Corps

Regenexx network founder - Columbus

At a Glance

Want to know more before you decide?

Read Dan's weekly blog, and his public training log — or schedule a free no-obligation intro call to ask whatever you'd like.

CURRICULUM VITAE

The Full Record

For prospective members who want to see the work behind Dan's expertise.

Education

  • Master of Business Administration (2016–2020) — The Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business · Working Professional Program · Columbus, OH

  • Sports Medicine Fellowship (2018–2019) — University of Cincinnati · Certificate of Additional Qualification in Sports Medicine

  • Family Medicine Residency (2015–2018) — The Ohio State University · University Track · ABFM Diplomate

  • Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (2011–2015) — Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine · Erie, PA

  • Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry with Neuroscience Concentration (2007–2011) — Denison University · Granville, OH

 

Board Certifications

  • Family Medicine (2018–Present) — American Board of Family Medicine

  • Sports Medicine, CAQ (2019–Present) — American Board of Family Medicine

  • Functional Medicine (2020–Present) — Institute for Functional Medicine, Certified Practitioner

  • Obesity Medicine (2022–Present) — American Board of Obesity Medicine, Diplomate

  • Ringside Medicine (2023–Present) — Association of Ringside Physicians, Certified

  • Anti-Aging & Regenerative Medicine (2024) — A4M Fellowship

 

Licensure & Additional Certifications

Medical Licensure

  • State Medical Board of Ohio — Active, 2016–Present

  • State Medical Board of Florida — Active (Telehealth), 2023–Present

  • DEA License — Active, 2017–Present

 

Procedural & Specialty

  • Interventional Orthobiologics Foundation — Intermediate Certification (Hand, Wrist, Foot, Ankle, Hip, Knee, Shoulder), 2021–Present

  • Ohio State Athletic Commission — Ringside Physician, 2018–Present

  • USA Boxing — Physician

  • ACLS, BLS — 2015–Present

 

Lifestyle & Nutrition

  • Precision Nutrition — Level 2 (2019), Level 1 (2018), Sleep/Stress/Recovery (2023)

  • CHEK Institute Holistic Life Coach — Level 2 (2022), Level 1 (2017)

 

Professional Experience

Current Roles

  • Founder & Medical Director (2024–Present) — Professional Integrative Care · Concierge Integrative Primary Care, Powell, OH

  • CEO & Founder (2021–Present) — Central Ohio Regenexx (COR) · Licensed Regenexx Network

  • Officer, Medical Corps (2014–Present) — U.S. Army Reserves · Army Medical Department

  • Integrative & Functional Medicine Provider (2022–Present) — Serrano Family Practice

 

Prior Experience

  • Chief Medical Officer (2023–2024) — Grandview Pro Health and Performance Medicine Institute

  • Family Medicine & Primary Care Sports Medicine (2019–2023) — Central Ohio Primary Care · Lead Physician, Orthopedic Urgent Care · Columbus Regenexx Affiliate Founder · Physician Wellbeing Committee

  • Urgent Care Physician (Part-Time) (2016–2018) — Immediate Health Associates

 

Hospital Affiliations & Teaching

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor of Family Medicine (2020–Present) — The Ohio State University · Medical Student Preceptor

  • Clinical Training Agreement (2020–Present) — Columbus Veterans Affairs Hospital · APMC

  • Community Physician (2019–Present) — Mt. Carmel St. Ann's

 

Military Service

Major, U.S. Army Reserves, Army Medical Department. Three operational mobilizations across three theaters.

 

Mobilizations

  • Officer in Charge, DWMMC (Jul–Nov 2023) — Landstuhl, Germany

  • TMC Provider, Operation Spartan Shield (Jul–Nov 2021) — Camp Arifjan, Kuwait · Role 1 Care, Operation Allies Refuge

  • Inpatient Hospitalist, Operation Gotham (COVID-19) (Apr–Jun 2020) — Task Force Silver Dragon · Javits Center & Lincoln Medical Center, South Bronx, NYC

 

Military Education

  • Intermediate Level Education (ILE) — DL Phase 1 (2023), Phase 2 (2023–Present)

  • Master Fitness Trainer — DL Phase 1 (2022)

  • Captain's Career Course — Trinity University, San Antonio (2022)

  • Basic Officer Leadership Course — Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio (2019)

 

Awards & Decorations

  • Army Commendation Medal × 3

  • Army Achievement Medal × 3

  • Humanitarian Service Medal × 2

  • Armed Forces Service Medal

  • Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal × 3

  • National Defense Service Medal

  • Army Service Ribbon

  • Armed Forces Reserve Medal with M Device

  • Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal

  • Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

 

Publications

Skin Infections in Combat Sports Athletes: Position Statement of the Association of Ringside Physicians. Author. 2023.

Clark JF, Mangine RE, Hasselfeld KA, et al. An Objective Method to Assess and Recommend Exertion and Exercise Targets for Return to Play Post-Concussion. NeuroSports. 2020;1(1), Art. 4.

McConaghy JR, Fosselman D. Hyperhidrosis: Management Options. Am Fam Physician. 2018 Jun 1;97(11):729-734. PMID: 30215934.

Leung W, Shaffer CD, Reed LK, et al. Drosophila muller f elements maintain a distinct set of genomic properties over 40 million years of evolution. G3 (Bethesda). 2015;5(5):719-740. PMID: 25740935.

 

Writing & Media

  • Weekly Articles — The Armory (2024–Present)

  • Iron & Infrastructure Podcast (March 2024)

  • White Coat Investor — Milestones to Millionaire (2022, 2023)

  • Showtime Performance Podcast (2022)

 

Selected Presentations

  • Association of Ringside Physicians Annual Conference (2023) — Show Must Go On case presentations (Hallux Rigidus, Carotid Artery Dissection)

  • AMSSM Annual Conference (2019) — Cardiovascular Workup case presentation + Return-to-Play Post-Concussion oral research

  • ACSM Annual Meeting (2018) — Exercise is Medicine in Primary Care

  • Healthy New Albany (2017) — "The Last Four Doctors You'll Ever Need"

  • U.S. Army Camp Arifjan, Kuwait (2021) — Musculoskeletal Primer CME Lecture

  • OSU Family Medicine Residency Grand Rounds — Testosterone Replacement Therapy (2017), Sports Supplementation (2017)

 

Additional Case Conferences & Research Presentations

  • University of Cincinnati Orthopedic Case Conferences — Glenoid Dysplasia, Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (2018)

  • Cincinnati City Wide Journal Club — Journal Presentation (2018)

  • OSU Resident Research Day — Multiple presentations (2016, 2017, 2018)

  • OSU Family Medicine Senior Resident Research Symposium — Exercise is Medicine (2018)

  • Case of the Month / M&M — Lupus Myocarditis, Epiglottitis, NSTEMI/End-of-Life, Lithium Toxicity, Bacterial Endocarditis (2016–2018)

  • OSU Medical School — Nutrition & Obesity panel for first-year medical students (2016, 2017)

 

Honors & Awards

  • Veteran's Champion (2023) — Westerville Area Chamber of Commerce

  • Family Medicine Humanism Award (2018) — Ohio State University Family Medicine Residency

  • Resident Excellence in Patient Care (2018) — Ohio State University Family Medicine Residency

  • Resident of the Quarter, twice (2016) — Ohio State University Family Medicine Residency

  • NSCA All-American, Lacrosse (2010) — Denison University

  • Founder's Scholarship (2007–2011) — Denison University · Academic achievement, leadership, personal merit

 

Team Physician & Event Coverage

Current Team Physician Roles

  • Westside Barbell — 2024–Present

  • Columbus Fury (Pro Volleyball Federation) — 2024

 

Mass Events

  • Arnold Sports Festival — Medical Team (2013–2020, 2023–2024)

  • Columbus Marathon — Medical Team Captain (2015–2016)

  • Flying Pig Marathon — Organization & Medical Team (2019)

  • Queen Bee Half Marathon (2018)

 

Prior Team Physician Roles

  • University of Cincinnati Athletics (2018–2019)

  • Walton-Verona High School Athletics, Walton, KY (2018–2019)

  • Marion Franklin & Columbus South HS Football — Head Team Physician (2017)

  • Beechcroft HS Football — Head Team Physician (2016)

  • Briggs HS Football — Assistant Team Physician (2015)

 

Combat Sports Coverage — USA Boxing & Ohio State Athletic Commission

Ringside physician at 30+ documented events including UFC Fight Night Columbus (2022), multiple Arnold Classic MMA events, Ohio Combat League boxing/MMA, NCBA Regional Tournaments, Rising Stars Boxing, Columbus Fight Nights, and Silver Gloves Boxing Ohio State Tournament — covering both amateur and professional boxing, MMA, and Muay Thai from 2017 through present.

 

Professional Memberships

  • American Academy of Family Physicians

  • American Medical Society for Sports Medicine

  • American College of Sports Medicine

  • American College of Lifestyle Medicine

  • Institute for Functional Medicine

  • Association of Ringside Physicians

  • Ohio Academy of Family Physicians

  • USA Boxing — Physician

 

Continuing Education

Active continuing education across functional medicine, regenerative medicine, sports medicine, obesity medicine, and integrative practice — including ongoing programs with the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M), Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM), Early Medical, and Design by Design.

Recent (2023–2024)

  • A4M Triads (May 2024)

  • Early Medical · Design by Design (2024–Present)

  • A4M Practice Management (Aug 2023), Gastroenterology (Jul 2023), Neurology (May 2023), Peptide II (Apr 2023), Cardiology (Mar 2023), Peptide I (Feb 2023), Endocrine (Jan 2023)

  • Association of Ringside Physicians Annual Conference (2023)

Earlier (2015–2022)

  • American College of Obesity Medicine Board Review Course (2022)

  • American College of Lifestyle Medicine Board Review Course (2022)

  • Institute of Orthobiologics Foundation — Intermediate (2021)

  • Columbia/Cornell Obesity Course (2020)

  • IFM Applied Functional Medicine Modules — Endocrine & Bioenergetics (2020), Cardiometabolic & Immune (2020), GI & Environmental Health (2019)

  • AMSSM Annual Meetings (2017, 2019), ACSM Annual Meeting (2018)

  • Food As Medicine — Center for Mind Body Medicine (2016)

  • AMSSM Advanced Team Physician Course (2015)

 

Strength & Conditioning

  • Society of Weightlifting Injury Specialists (2015, 2022)

  • Sports Performance Training Summit, Elitefts (2015, 2017)

  • International College of Applied Nutrition Science (2018)

  • Sports Performance Clinic (2016, 2018)

  • Duffin Movement Seminar (2016)

  • Ohio NSCA Coaches Clinic (2015)

 

Community & Service

  • AMSSM Policy and Procedures Committee (2020–Present)

  • NSCA Personal Training Quarterly — Peer Reviewer (2014–Present)

  • Nutrition Rx — Columnist (2016–2017)

  • Columbus Free Clinic — Volunteer (2015–2018)

  • OSU Family Medicine Residency Committees — Recruitment, Didactic, & Wellness (2015–2018)

  • Christian Medical and Dental Society (2011–2015)

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