Heather Tallman Ruhm, MD

Heather Tallman Ruhm was born and raised in Montana where she learned to appreciate nature and outdoor life. While attending Montana State University she became a 1985 Harry S. Truman Scholar and member of the US Tae Kwondo Team. She and her husband met during graduate school. They have one daughter and have hosted many exchange students. Heather is an avid gardener, certified yoga instructor, former competitive cyclist and skier. She enjoys music and singing and is working on her first book. She is conversational in German, Dutch and Spanish.

Dr. Heather has always had a strong interest in biomedical sciences and a passion for global health. She received her MD from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 2000 after earning a Master’s in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard a decade earlier. She attended family medicine residencies in Pueblo, Colorado and Montgomery, Alabama and continues to pursue work and education in integrative, functional and holistic medicine – addressing the health of mind, body, and spirit.