David D. Clarke, MD is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology Emeritus and Senior Scholar at the Center for Ethics at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and a clinical lecturer with Pacific University. He is board-certified in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine and practiced Gastroenterology in Portland, Oregon from 1984 to 2009. In surveys of physicians by Portland Monthly magazine in the metropolitan area, Dr. Clarke was twice named one of the “Top Doctors” in his specialty. He has received numerous awards for patient care and is a member of the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, the American Psychosomatic Society and the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association.
Dr. Clarke is a graduate of Williams College (Phi Beta Kappa) and the University of Connecticut School of Medicine where he received the Mosby Award for clinical excellence. He completed internship and residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Gastroenterology at Harbor/UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. He has been a visiting professor at the Royal Children's Hospital in Brisbane, Australia and at Oxford University in England. He was the Ethics Director for his medical group from 2005-2008.
Dr. Clarke has lectured extensively on stress illness to internal medicine, family practice and gynecology physicians, mental health professionals, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and other groups including chaplains, pharmacists, chronic pain specialists and the public across the U.S. and soon in Europe. His twenty television appearances include WABC (NY), WGN (Chicago), WJLA (D.C.), KRON (SF) and WFAA (Dallas). He has completed over 100 radio broadcasts including KKZZ, KRLA & KPFK Los Angeles, WLTW & WOR New York, WBZ Boston and KYW Philadelphia. He has appeared on syndicated broadcasts hosted by Rosie O'Donnell, by Montel Williams and by Michael Roizen(author of You: The Owner's Manual).
Dr. Clarke has been married to Linda since 1977. They have two adult sons and one adorable granddaughter. For his own stress, he prescribes adventures with his family, playing soccer, travel, hiking among mountains, photography and Linda’s cooking, occasionally all on the same day. All royalties from book sales and all lecture fees are used only to support teaching health care professionals and the public about stress-related illness.