Treating IBS: A Food-First Approach

About the Author

Dr. Patrick Hanaway

PATRICK HANAWAY, MD is a board-certified family physician trained at Washington University. Dr. Hanaway served on the Executive Committee for the American Board of Integrative Medicine and is Past President of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine. For more than 25 years, he worked with his wife, Dr. Lisa Lichtig, in clinical practice at Family to Family: Your Home for Whole Health Care in Asheville, NC.

After 10 years as Chief Medical Officer at Genova Diagnostics, Dr. Hanaway became the Chief Medical Education Officer for the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM), where he oversaw the development and implementation of IFM’s programs worldwide while leading the GI Advanced Practice Module.

In 2014, Dr. Hanaway worked with Dr. Mark Hyman to develop the collaboration between IFM and the Cleveland Clinic, where he was the founding Medical Director, then Research Director.

In 2018, Dr. Hanaway was diagnosed with Stage IV laryngeal cancer. His life has been transformed through a functional and integrative approach in concert with chemotherapy, radiation therapy, community support, “forest bathing,” and prayer. “No Evidence of Disease” is considered a cure, though life continues to be filled with uncertainty.

The primary focus of Dr. Hanaway’s work is to leverage his skills and perspective to add value in healthcare organizations through education, research, and clinical care, particularly in the areas of nutrition and the microbiome.