Page 15 - Functional Medicine Booklet

and Regenerative Medicine, and Medical
Acupuncture. He attended medical school at
the University of Illinois in Rockford, Illinois,
and completed his residency in Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University
of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver,
Colorado. He initially sub-specialized in Spinal
Cord Injury Rehabilitation, serving as Associate
Director of the Spinal Cord Injury program at
Charlotte Institute of Rehabilitation in North
Carolina. Dr. Bilstrom has extensive experience
in Functional & Regenerative Medicine,
Medical Acupuncture, Integrative Medicine, and
Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Dr. Bilstrom is a Fellow of the American
Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation,
the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture,
and the American Academy of Anti-Aging
Medicine. He lectures nationally and
internationally on issues related to health and
wellness, complementary medicine, acupuncture,
and pain management.

He was the Founder and Medical Director of
the Adaptive Sports and Adventure Program
(A.S.A.P.) at the Charlotte Institute of
Rehabilitation. Prior to coming to Bingham
Memorial Hospital, Dr. Bilstrom was the
Medical Director at The Oasis Center for
Health—one of the premier Functional &
Integrated Medical Centers in the Midwest—in
Hinsdale, Illinois.

When Dr. Bilstrom is not practicing medicine
and helping to improve the lives of people
suffering from chronic diseases, he enjoys
spending time with his wife and two children.