Joseph E. Scherger

Joseph E. Scherger
Education	MD, MPH
Occupations	Family practice physician, clinical professor, public health professional
Years active	2002-present
Employer	Restore Health
Known for	Thought leadership in the family practice medical specialty
Title	Medical Director
Movement	Wellness

Joseph E. Scherger is an American physician and public health professional who has served as a medical school clinical faculty member, and as a longstanding practioner and thoughtleader in the medical specialty of family practice, with more than 50 publications in that area. As of this date,^{[ when? ]} he was a medical director at Restore Health in Indian Wells, California.

Biography

Joseph E. Scherger earned two professional degrees, an M.D., and an M.P.H..^{[ where? ][ when? ] [1]}

His clinical academic appointments have included positions at the School of Medicine, Florida State University and University of California, Davis. ^[1] A longstanding, earlier family practice affiliation from which he regularly published was Eisenhower Health Center, in Rancho Mirage, California. ^[2] As of 2006, he was serving as a family practice physician at UCSD Medical Center. ^[3]

Scherger has published more than 50 journal medical journal pieces, some in medical economics, but most related directly to the practice of family medicine and the training of its practitioners, including in the Journal of Family Practice , Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine , Family Practice Management , Family Medicine , as well as Medical Economics , the BMJ (British Medical Journal), Drug and Therapy Perspectives , and others. ^[4]

As of this date,^{[ when? ]} he was the medical director of Restore Health, a "disease reversal"-aimed practice in Indian Wells, California, where is main foci were nutrition and other areas of wellness.^{[ citation needed ]}

Personal life

Scherger was an avid runner, ^[3] as of this date,^{[ when? ]} having completed more than 40 marathons, and more than a dozen 30- to 50-mile (50- to 80-kilometer)ultramarathon trail runs.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Nesbitt, TS; Hixon, A; Tanji, JL; Scherger, JE & Abbott, D (November 2003). "Risk Management in Obstetric Care for Family Physicians: Results of a 10-Year Project" (PDF). The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice. 16 (6): 471–477. doi:10.3122/jabfm.16.6.471 . Retrieved January 9, 2026. Joseph E. Scherger, MD, MPH ... School of Medicine, Florida State University... and University of California, Davis.
2. Scherger, Joseph E (January 2020). "Bariatric Surgery: Safe, Effective, and Unnecessary" (PDF). Family Medicine. 52 (1): 74. doi:10.22454/FamMed.2020.281985. PMID   31914188 . Retrieved January 9, 2026.
3. Fikes, Bradley J. (April 9, 2006). "Want To Be a Runner? Here's How to Start". San Diego Union Tribune . Archived from the original (interview, with Scherger) on March 6, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2026. Dr. Joseph Scherger, an active runner who regularly runs the Carlsbad Marathon, said the keys to success in running are to take things gradually and to seek advice before starting. Becoming a well-trained runner is a long-term endeavor... said Scherger, who lives in Del Mar Highlands and is a family practice physician at UCSD Medical Center.
4. NLM Pubmed Staff. "Joseph Scherger—53 results". Pubmed.NCBI.NLM.NIH.gov. Retrieved January 9, 2026.