J. David Forbes, MD

"J. David Forbes, M.D., ABIHM, is the Founder and Director of Nashville Integrated Medicine. In addition to his practice in Nashville, he is a Past President of the American Holistic Medical Association (AHMA) and is the Co-Director with Bernie Siegel, MD, of the Integrative Health and Healing Track of The Graduate Institute. He has also been selected by the Nashville Business Journal as one of their “Health Care Heroes” for 2008.

Dr. Forbes, a native of Jackson, TN, received his M.D. from the University of Tennessee at Memphis in 1990. His internship and residency in Internal Medicine was completed at North Carolina Baptist Hospital/Bowman Gray School of Medicine (Wake Forest) in Winston-Salem, NC in 1993. He was board-certified in Internal Medicine in 1994 and also has over 10 years experience in Emergency Medicine. In the year 2000 he became a board-certified Founding Diplomate of the American Board of Integrated Holistic Medicine (ABIHM), one of only a handful of board-certified holistic practitioners currently in Tennessee. Required training for doctors board-certified in Holistic Medicine includes natural, herbal, nutritional, body/mind, emotional and spiritual approaches to healing and their integration with traditional medicine. He has also practiced primary care medicine at the Lewis Ambulatory Care Center in Hohenwald, TN."

"Our medical approach to achieving wellness and good health is holistic and integrated. We utilize both mainstream medicine and appropriate alternative and complementary techniques. We cultivate an atmosphere of active listening, safety for emotional expression, and most importantly, time to fully explore the healing journey with you. Our goal is to nurture you toward wholeness and to help you discover the tools to a healthier life.

With this understanding, we provide a comprehensive approach to each patient, and we invite a patient’s own intuition and guidance with respect to treatment. The wisdom of one’s own body, mind, and spirit is central to the healing process."