Dr. Tracy Gaudet is a leader in the development of Whole Health through decades of radically re-envisioning and implementing new approaches to address health outcomes and costs.  She most recently served as the founding Executive Director of the Whole Health Institute.  Prior to this position, Dr. Gaudet was the Executive Director of the Veterans Health Administration’s National Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation. This Office led VHA’s transformation to Whole Health, an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and live their most meaningful life. Under her leadership, VA health care delivery has been re-envisioned and is being implemented nationally.  

Previously, Dr. Gaudet was with Duke University Health System, where she served as Executive Director of Duke Integrative Medicine until 2010. Under her leadership, Duke Integrative Medicine created a state-of-the-art healthcare facility dedicated to the transformation of medicine through the exploration, demonstration, and research of new models of patient-centered care.  

Prior to her work at Duke, Dr. Gaudet was the founding Executive Director of the University of Arizona Program in Integrative Medicine, leading the design of the country’s first comprehensive curriculum in this new field and launching the distant learning fellowship. In addition, Dr. Gaudet co-founded the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health.   

Dr. Gaudet is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist and has received recognition for her work, including being named one of the “Top 25 Women in Healthcare” by Modern Healthcare and featured as a Game Changer in Fortune Magazine.  The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) recently presented Dr. Gaudet with the 2024 IFM Linus Pauling Award based on her “exceptional leadership, vision, and pursuit of excellence” and noted that “Tracy’s pioneering work has not only transformed whole health patient care but also inspires countless practitioners worldwide.”  Dr. Gaudet has also been honored with the Bravewell Leadership Award, the Exemplary Service Award for her work with Veterans, and the Visionary Award from the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine.