Beth Biggee, MD, is medical director and integrative rheumatologist at Rheumission, a virtual integrative rheumatology practice serving people in California and Pennsylvania. This one-of-a-kind company provides whole-person autoimmune care from a team of integrative rheumatologists, lifestyle medicine practitioners, autoimmune dietitians, psychologists and care coordinators.
Dr. Biggee also works as a healthcare wellness consultant for the Synergy Wellness Center in Hudson, Massachusetts. Teaming with Synergy, she provides in-person healthcare and holistic consultations, and contributes to employee wellness programs at work. She has over 20 years of experience in rheumatology and holds certifications in rheumatology and integrative and lifestyle medicine. Dr. Biggee brings a human-centered approach to wellness rather than focusing solely on disease.
Dr. Biggee earned a bachelor’s degree cum laude from Canisius College, as well as graduating magna cum laude and as valedictorian from SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse Medical School. She completed her internship and residency in internal medicine at Yale New Haven Hospital, completed her rheumatology fellowship at Tufts – New England Medical Center, and completed training in integrative rheumatology at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. Following her training, she earned board certification in Rheumatology and Internal Medicine through the American Board of Internal Medicine, board certification in Integrative Medicine through the American Board of Physician Specialties, and earned accreditation as a Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician through the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. She is certified in Helms Auricular Acupuncture and is currently taking the Aloha Ayurveda Integrative Medicine course for physicians.
In previous roles, Dr. Biggee taught as an assistant clinical professor of medicine at Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital (an affiliate of Columbia University). She also served as a Clinical Associate in Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine and taught “Introduction to Clinical Medicine” to Tufts medical students. She was a preceptor at the family medicine residency at Lawrence General Hospital.
Dr. Biggee published in Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, Arthritis and rheumatism, Current opinions in rheumatology, Journal of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Medicine and health Rhode IslandAnd Practical guide to internal medicine.
