# Andrew Petersen

> Andrew Dodd Petersen, DO, is a Utah-based physician, founder, and medical executive who serves as chief of staff and cofounder of Forum Health. After training in microbiology and osteopathic medicine, completing a family-medicine residency, and working in rural Texas, he founded Whole Health Medical Group in Utah in 2012. That practice became one of Forum Health's founding locations when the nationwide network launched in 2019. His public account of that journey is unusually candid: he says he entered medicine for the science, but the people and the unanswered questions turned it into a calling.

- **Role:** Chief of Staff and Cofounder at Forum Health
- **Organizations:** Forum Health, Whole Health Medical Group, Whole Health Utah, WholeMedix, Collingsworth Family Medicine, Pampa Regional Medical Center, International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society, American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine
- **Education:** BS, Microbiology, Brigham Young University, DO, Medicine, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Residency, Family Medicine, UPMC Medical Education / Altoona Hospital
- **Known for:** Founded Whole Health Medical Group in Utah in 2012., Led Whole Health Utah as one of the founding medical practices in Forum Health's 2019 national launch., Serves as chief of staff and cofounder of Forum Health.

## Career timeline

- **2001-2004** — Completed a family-medicine residency at UPMC Medical Education / Altoona Hospital.
- **2004-2012** — Worked in the Texas Panhandle, including family medicine at Collingsworth Family Medicine, emergency-room work at Pampa Regional Medical Center, and service as hospital chief of staff in Wellington.
- **2012** — Founded Whole Health Medical Group in Utah and began practicing there.
- **2015** — Whole Health Medical Group was enumerated as an organizational provider; Petersen was listed as owner and authorized official.
- **2019** — Whole Health Utah's Provo and West Jordan practices became founding medical practices of the newly launched Forum Health network.
- **2020** — Participated as a panelist in LymeMIND's fifth annual conference on novel treatment approaches.
- **2024** — Appeared on the Tick Boot Camp podcast in an episode focused on Forum Health and his clinical philosophy.
- **2026** — Continued as Forum Health's chief of staff and cofounder, appearing in the network's podcast and public educational programming.

## Achievements

- Founded Whole Health Medical Group in Utah in 2012.
- Led Whole Health Utah as one of the founding medical practices in Forum Health's 2019 national launch.
- Serves as chief of staff and cofounder of Forum Health.
- Served as hospital chief of staff in Wellington, Texas.
- Is a fellow of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.
- Served as a board member of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society.
- Cofounded WholeMedix and served as its executive medical officer.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Appeared in Forum Health programming promoting the sixth annual Midwest Functional Medicine Symposium for clinicians.
- **2026-08** — Hosted a Forum Health podcast discussion with OptimalDX founder Dicken Weatherby about how clinicians interpret routine laboratory data.
- **2026-02** — Joined Forum Health chief medical officer Shilpa Saxena for a Forum Health podcast episode on an emerging intravenous therapy.
- **2026-01** — Was listed by Forum Health Partners as chief of staff on its national leadership team.

## Links

- Website: https://forumhealth.com/provider/andrew-petersen/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-petersen-6307b99
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/forumhealth_
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXU1-QaY3nhu37KIv17cnRQ
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forum_health/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forumhealthco/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@forumhealthutah

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Last updated: 2026-09-27