Joe Raphael, DrPH, FACLM, MBA, MA, LMFT, CHES, HAPM
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Joe Raphael, DrPH, FACLM, MBA, MA, LMFT, CHES, HAPM, earned his BA and BS from St. Mary’s College, Moraga, his MA in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University Post Doc in Neuropsychology, an MBA in Healthcare Administration from Loma Linda University, and a DrPH Preventive Care Specialty from Loma Linda University. He is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, American College of Lifestyle Medicine fellow, a certified Health Education Specialist, and a board-certified Holistic Alternative Psychology Master.

He has dedicated his career towards purposeful collaborations that transform healthcare. He has supported purposeful collaborations between the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Society of Behavioral Medicine, American College of Healthcare Executives and the American College of Sports Medicine. Dr. Joe is Chair of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine Clinical Practice Management Committee and member of the Happiness Science and Positive Health, Executive, Reimbursement, and Lifestyle Medicine Provider Network Committees.

He began his career in clinical psychology nearly two decades ago focusing predominantly on multi-axis co-occurring patients within inpatient, outpatient, acute, and prison systems working alongside Psychiatry, Endocrinology, Bariatrics, Cardiology, Neurology and Gastroenterology. He is an internationally featured speaker, frequent publisher and featured in syndicated media. His research has been published in major media, medical journals and textbooks. He has held clinical, research, advisor, consultant, and executive roles in health systems, start-ups, software as service and technology, population health, behavioral medicine, and medical clinics. He is an authority in transforming healthcare through operationalizing lifestyle as medicine with positive psychology solutions. He is currently in private practice following a decade of Healthcare Executive roles, consulting with E4 Diabetes Solutions and Switch Healthcare, advising with Wellian, co-leading Lifestyle Medicine Pro, and teaching at Pepperdine University, Graziadio Business School.