Kenneth J. Welker, M.D.

"Improving your life, 300 billion mitochondria at a time!!"

Dr. Kenneth J. Welker started his medical career in high school in rural Montana, providing assistance to a local physician. He helped deliver babies, assisted in surgery, ambulance runs and helped patients in the local clinic and hospital. He went on to study medical sciences and graduated from the University Of Washington School Of Medicine, with the highest of honors. After completing a five year residency in general surgery, he acquired further training in London, England where he specialized in surgical oncology and chest surgery. In 1988 he became associated with the University of Washington School of Medicine which as an affiliated hospital in Boise, Idaho. While there, he served as a General Surgeon and Endoscopic Surgeon and was involved in teaching and training young physicians.

From there, Dr. Welker joined the surgical teaching faculty at the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), in Portland, OR. While there, he focused on advanced training of Laparoscopic Surgery, Bariatric Surgery and research.

After years of dedication to bariatric surgery, Dr. Welker began to seek deeper answers to better health and sustainable weight loss. He was introduced to Functional Medicine and amazed at the results. The idea of uncovering the biochemical basis of dysfunction and treating the problem, not the symptom, was profound and professionally life changing for him. In 2007, he left his private practice and pursued fellowship training in Functional Medicine and Anti-Aging/Regenerative Medicine. He has become passionate in the potential of Functional Medicine. Functional Medicine emphasizes the power to heal the underlying causes in a deeper way, more so than anything he had previously been exposed to in the conventional medical world. In his own words, "My purpose is to bring the medicine of the future to the people, one patient at a time, now." That said, Dr. Welker would like to provide the world of Functional Medicine, Interventional Endocrinology and the science of Anti-Aging Medicine into usable information and treatments for any individual. Dr. Welker is committed to helping his patients pursue an optimal life at any age…a life with more abundant energy and radiant vitality.



Certification and Training

Board Certified Surgeon
Surgical Oncology
Bariatric Surgery
AFMCP Graduate Institute of Functional Medicine
Fellowship Graduate American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine
American Society of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition
First Line Therapy Provider
Laser Certification


Services

Anti-aging Consultation
Age Associated Medical Condition treatments
Functional Medicine Consultation
Metabolic Syndrome Treatment
Aesthetic Consultation
FirstLine Therapy - Supervised Lifestyle Change
Interventional Hormone Optimization: male and female
Neurocognitive Balancing and Optimization
Athletic Performance Enhancement
Wellness Coaching
Body Composition Analysis
Nutritional Optimization
Stress Response Training
Fatigue and Vitality Improvement
Cardiac and Metabolic Disease Intervention
Laser Medicine
Digestive Health


“Empowering you to make choices personalized to your life to optimize your health and well being.”