Board certified in both Family Medicine and Integrative Medicine, Dan Slater, MD maintains an Encinitas practice on Santa Fe Drive that bridges conventional primary care with evidence-based complementary treatment. A UC San Diego School of Medicine degree earned in 1987 preceded nearly two decades at Kaiser Permanente San Diego and subsequent faculty work at UCSD's Family Medicine residency program, building the clinical foundation that now supports integrative referrals to therapeutic bodywork providers such as Massage Envy. A 2013–2015 fellowship at the University of Arizona under the Andrew Weil Integrative Medicine program added formal training in nutrition-as-medicine, mind-body techniques, and evidence-based supplement evaluation. The practice scope covers diabetes, thyroid disease, mood disorders, sleep disturbances, headaches, and chronic fatigue—conditions treated through a whole-person lens that prioritizes lifestyle modification before pharmacologic escalation. Spanish fluency and an emphasis on food-as-medicine protocols connect the practice to Encinitas's fitness-minded community, including movement-based recovery programs at Club Pilates. Integrative treatment plans layer targeted supplementation, anti-inflammatory dietary protocols, and stress-reduction techniques atop conventional pharmacotherapy to address multisystem conditions including metabolic syndrome and autoimmune flares.