Joel J Heidelbaugh, MD

Dr. Heidelbaugh received his medical degree from the State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University and completed his family medicine residency at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, also in Syracuse, New York. He is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM), a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (FAAFP), and is the first family physician to receive the designation of Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology (FACG) for his research contributions to the field. Dr. Heidelbaugh sees patients at the Ypsilanti Health Center and attends on the Department of Family Medicine's inpatient adult medicine at the University of Michigan Hospital. His clinical interests include preventive health screening for men, women and children of all ages; chronic disease management; disorders of the gastrointestinal system; and men’s health and urologic conditions. Dr. Heidelbaugh's practice encompasses patients of all ages, spanning a wide spectrum of both medical and psychosocial disease states.

Dr. Heidelbaugh is a co-author of guidelines for the American Gastroenterologic Association (AGA) and American Urological Association (AUA). He is a past president of the American Society for Men’s Health (ASMH) and has an appointment in the Department of Urology. He currently serves as the primary care lead for the Rome Foundation, the organization that creates scientific data and educational information to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal disorders of gut-brain interaction. He has authored over 120 manuscripts and book chapters, has edited over 20 textbooks, and created the first evidence-based textbook on men’s health, Clinical Men’s Health: Evidence in Practice.

For 17 years, Dr. Heidelbaugh served as the Clerkship Director and Director of Medical Student Education in the Department of Family Medicine. He has served on various committees with the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine and the National Board of Medical Examiners and is a current member of the National Clerkship Curriculum. His research in medical education examines factors that influence medical student career choice, and learning and evaluation paradigms.

Dr. Heidelbaugh is the consulting editor for Primary Care Clinics in Office Practice and Clinics Collections, a co-author of Case Files in Family Medicine, and a co-editor of Conn’s Current Therapy and Graber and Wilbur’s Family Medicine Examination and Board Review. He is a founding member of the American Board of Family Medicine National Journal Club and serves on the editorial boards of FP Essentials, Family Medicine, and PRiMER.

Professional Organizations
Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians
Member, American Board of Family Physicians
Member, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology
Member, American Urological Association
Past President and Founding Member, American Society for Men's Health

Preventive health screening for men, women and children of all ages; chronic disease management; disorders of the gastrointestinal system; and men’s health and urologic conditions