D.C., CCSP
Dr. Thomas M. Mitchell
Clinic Director at Chicago Institute for Health & Wellness and Co-founder of Cerium Medical. He has built a reputation around one core belief: results matter.
In his own words
Every patient is uniquely the same and equivalently different. Surface issues run deep and are not solved by one technique alone. This is why I do what I do. I am dedicated to doing my absolute best every day, and my passion is to help each and every patient optimize both health and well-being, no matter what age or weight or condition is the starting point.
Dr. Thomas M. Mitchell, D.C., CCSP is Clinic Director at Chicago Institute for Health & Wellness and Co-founder of Cerium Medical. He focuses on a simple question: what is wrong, and why? Athletes, active adults, and high performers come here when chasing symptoms has stopped working.
He has practiced functional medicine for more than 20 years. His training spans biology, human biology, chiropractic, sports medicine, applied kinesiology, and functional rehabilitation. That mix - movement, nutrition, and clinical care in one place - is how he helps people recover and keep results over time.
Dr. Mitchell is also a competitive lifter who has set national and world bench press records in drug-free federations. That background shapes how he talks with athletes and active patients: practical answers, not generic advice. He is the author of The Mitchell Principle and Never Too Late for Fitness.
Practice profile
Specialties and credentials.
Specialties
- 01Pain Solutions
- 02Sports Medicine
- 03Medical Weight Loss
- 04Health Coaching
- 05Physical Therapy
- 06Nutrition
- 07Functional medicine
- 08Neuro-stabilization training
Credentials
- 01BS Biology
- 02BS Human Biology
- 03Doctor of Chiropractic
- 04Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician
- 05Applied Kinesiology certification
- 06Functional Rehabilitation expertise
- 07Clinic Director, Chicago Institute for Health & Wellness
- 08Co-Founder, Cerium Medical
From the clinic library
The Mitchell Principle and Never Too Late for Fitness.
Two books on performance and staying healthy past 40. Patients often start here after reading them - then turn those ideas into a real plan in the clinic.