In his role as Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Adam Perlman advises on the physical manifestations of stress and anxiety and how to address those symptoms through the meQuilibrium program.

Dr. Perlman is a senior associate consultant in the Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Perlman joined the staff of Mayo Clinic in January 2019 as Director of Integrative Health and Well-being for Mayo Clinic Florida. In January 2020, he was named Medical Director for Employee Well-being for Mayo Clinic Florida.

Dr. Perlman previously served as the Associate Vice President for Health and Wellness for the Duke University Health System and the Executive Director for Duke Integrative Medicine. Prior to his work with Duke, Dr. Perlman was Executive Director for the Institute for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (ICAM) at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), where he was also an Associate Professor of Medicine. He held the UMDNJ Hunterdon Endowed Professorship in Complementary and Alternative Medicine and was Chair for the Department of Primary Care within the School of Health Related Professions, overseeing the Physician Assistant and Respiratory Care Programs.

Dr. Perlman received his BA from Tufts University and his MD from Boston University School of Medicine, completing residencies in Internal Medicine and Preventive Medicine as well as a General Internal Medicine Research Fellowship at Boston Medical Center. He earned an MPH from the Boston University School of Public Health.

Dr. Perlman is a fellow of the American College of Physicians. He has also served on many boards and committees for professional organizations, is a past chair for the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health and currently on the consortium’s Senior Advisory Group.

Dr. Perlman specializes in both integrative and functional medicine. His clinical interests include the applied science and integration of lifestyle, nutrition, complementary medical modalities and health coaches in treating complex conditions as well as improving patient and employee well-being.