Joseph Lamb, MD was born in Alexandria, Virginia and attended St. Stephen’s School. He graduated with distinction from the University of Virginia with a BA in Biology. Dr. Lamb completed his graduate education at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia and his Internal Medicine residency at Presbyterian University of Pennsylvania Medical Center in Philadelphia. Additionally, he completed one year of a Cardiology fellowship at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.
Dr. Lamb has an active telemedicine practice. He works in partnership with his patients to create optimal health and well-being by using Functional Medicine approaches including lifestyle modification, herbal and nutritional therapies, and cognitive therapy approaches. He is the past Director of Intramural Clinical Research at the Functional Medicine Research Center and the past Medical Director at the Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Center by Metagenics in Gig Harbor, Washington. Other past clinical experiences include nearly 17 years of private practice in Alexandria, Virginia at the Integrative Medicine Works and 4 years in Nashville, Tennessee at the Hypertension Institute. Additionally, Dr. Lamb was the school physician at Episcopal High School in Alexandria for 10 years.
Dr. Lamb is doubly board-certified in Internal Medicine and Holistic Medicine/Integrative Medicine. Dr. Lamb is a Founding Diplomate of the American Board of Integrative and Holistic Medicine. In 2013, he achieved certification as an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner.
To date, Dr Lamb has been the Primary Investigator in over 75 clinical studies including the recently completed LIFEHOUSE, a Lifestyle Intervention and Functional Evaluation - a Health Outcomes Survey. Dr. Lamb is the Medical Director for Nature’s Sunshine Products in Lehi, Utah.
He has lectured internationally in Continuing Medical Education (CME) settings (including the Institute for Functional Medicine and the Fellowship for Anti-aging, Regenerative, and Functional Medicine) and non-CME settings. He co-authored Vascular Biology for the Clinician with Dr. Mark Houston and Anita Hayes. He has edited several books, authored book chapters (including 4 on osteoporosis, one on obesity and cardiovascular disease and one for the Textbook of Functional Medicine), and authored and co-authored academic papers and website presentations on a variety of Functional Medicine topics.
He is a board member of the Commonwealth Consultants Foundation, a regionally recognized Middle Atlantic charity, chartered to provide unique educational and social experiences and opportunities for economically deserving children and young adults.