About Danny

There were a variety of culminating factors that set Dr. Dowling on the trajectory of Naturopathic Medicine. A few primary instigators being the early loss his father at age 11; his own experiences with sports injuries and orthopedic surgery in high school; and watching/reading every nutrition, agriculture, and chronic disease documentary & book he could get his hands on in his formative years. Dr. Dowling entered the Pre-Medical program at the University of Kansas in 2011 with the misconception that he'd be learning about health or at least the things that create health. Going through undergrad, he grew more inspired by Nutrition, Exercise and Lifestyle methods of creating and maintaining health. He saw family and friends struggle with preventable diseases that were primarily caused by and treatable with diet and lifestyle. His fascination with the Gerson Therapy(a Nutrition-based adjunctive Cancer program) was what led him to even find the word Naturopathic Doctor(ND). He found Bastyr University's website and started shadowing a local ND, Dr. Farhang Khosh, who happened to have known his father and was planning to work in his integrative dental/healthcare office before he passed. Dr. Dowling then started interviewing at different Nationally Accredited Naturopathic Medical Schools on the west coast. The stars aligned in Seattle, WA as he fell in-love with their campus(in a national forest), staff, and resources(botanical garden, dorms, and prestigious student teaching clinic).