Dael Waxman, M.D.
Dr. Dael Waxman is the Medical Director of Patient-Centered Programming at Atrium Health - Mercy Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. As a Professor of Family Medicine, he has also served as Interim Chair and Vice Chair of the Department of Family Medicine and is the Medical Director of Physician Well-being for Medical Education for Atrium Health.
He is a graduate of the University of Kansas School of Medicine, did his residency in Family Medicine as well as served as Chief Resident at the University of Arizona, and completed a Family Systems Medicine Fellowship at the University of Rochester.
In addition to his medical background, he has received training in and has been integrating family therapy, clinical hypnosis, mind/body medicine, mindfulness and leadership coaching into teaching, practice, and faculty development for over 25 years. As a graduate of the HealthCare Coaching Institute, Dael has a focus on leadership, life, and professional well-being coaching. He has taught regionally, nationally, and internationally on: physician-patient communication, physician burnout and well-being, mindfulness in medicine, developing a patient and family centered culture, family influences on health, and collaboration between mental heath and primary care.
