Erik Lundquist, MD
Meet Dr. Erik Lundquist
Medical Director, Metabolize Health
Dr. Lundquist has a special interest in Integrative, Functional and Holistic Family Medicine. He is the founder for the Temecula Center for Integrative Medicine (where he still sees patients 2 days a week) and is the medical director for Metabolize Health. He is a member of multiple integrative and functional medicine associations, including the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine, the International Society for Environmentally Acquired Illnesses, and the Institute for Functional Medicine, as well as the American Academy of Family Physicians. He specializes in endocrine disorders such as thyroid and adrenal dysfunction, sex hormone imbalances, and cardiometabolic disorders (metabolic syndrome, PCOS, and diabetes), as well as treatments for chronic fatigue/fibromyalgia, migraine headaches, and autoimmune issues.
Dr. Lundquist is also an expert in many drug-free and non-surgical treatments for chronic pain that include Regenerative Therapies such as Ozone injections, Clot Master, a form of platelet-rich plasma (PRP), and amniotic tissue-derived stem cells and biological allograft treatments. These methods have proven very helpful in restoring function and relieving pain for multiple musculoskeletal conditions.
Dr. Lundquist is passionate about getting to the root cause of disease and disorders and teaching and sharing his knowledge and experience. He often speaks at Integrative and Functional medicine conferences. He also trains doctors on IV Nutritional therapies and Regenerative treatments.
He attended Occidental College in LA, earning a B.A. in both Kinesiology and Biology. He received his MD from St. Louis University School of Medicine and completed his family medicine residency at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, where he served as chief resident. Dr. Lundquist spent eight years on active duty with the Navy, serving in Iraq as a battalion surgeon with the Marine Corps and three years at a Naval Hospital in Naples, Italy.
Dr. Lundquist is Board Certified in Family Medicine with ABFM, and sub-specialized with the American Board of Integrative Medicine (ABoIM). He also has received certifications from the American Board of Integrative and Holistic Medicine (ABIHM) and the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM). He is married with three children and loves inspiring his patients to take control of their health and combat “dis-ease”. He enjoys teaching his peers about integrative and functional medicine approaches to chronic diseases.