Dr. MARCO VESPIGNANI

Practice
Dr. Vespignani (“Dr. Marco”) is well known for his innovative, compassionate, research based approach to medicine. Dr. Vespignani believes in teaching patients to understand their bodies and the symptoms they are experiencing with a goal of working as a team to resolve the matter at hand. Dr. Vespignani is passionate about learning new things and teaching others, as he finds an educated patient to be a more successful patient.

Education and Experience
Initially trained as a massage therapist, Dr. Vespignani first pursued a bachelor’s degree in evolutionary biology from the University of Hawaii. While studying biology and ecology, Dr. Vespignani became interested in the human role in the ecosystem and ultimately, natural medicine.

Soon after, Dr. Vespignani graduated from Bastyr University with a degree in Naturopathic Medicine in 2004. After graduation, Dr. Vespignani was selected for a residency at the Bastyr Center for Natural Health in Seattle.

Following his residency, Dr. Vespignani helped form and operate an integrative multidisplinary clinic in Davis, California in 2006 where he gained further experience in neurology and family medicine.

In an effort to give back to his profession, Dr. Vespignani was selected as a clinic director for the STAIR residency in 2009, one of only two such sites nationwide. In 2010, Dr. Vespignani returned to Seattle to join Seattle Integrative Medicine and focus on treatment of neurological conditions. Dr. Vespignani is currently adjunct faculty at Bastyr University teaching clinical neurology.