Annette Bosworth

Current: Owner & Physician, Meaningful Medicine, LLC - Tampa, Florida (January 2022 - Present); Founder and practicing physician delivering relational, patient-centered care focused on reversing chronic illness through a ketogenic lifestyle.; Owner, Dr. Boz - Tampa, Florida (2020 - Present); Educational wellness company producing online courses, books, supplements, and programs under the Dr. Boz brand to help people apply ketogenic living and improve metabolic health worldwide.; Owner, Approved Assessments, LLC - Tampa, Florida (April 2017 - Present); Founder of a digital behavioral health company providing evidence-based assessments for mental health and substance misuse, connecting individuals in crisis with licensed professionals through an asynchronous platform.
Past: Internal Medicine Physician, Sanford Women’s Internal Medicine - Sioux Falls, SD (2007-2010) Internal Medicine Physician, IHC Memorial Health Center - Salt Lake City, UT (2001-2007) Locum Physician, Fillmore Community Hospital - Fillmore, UT (1998-2007) Faculty, University of Utah School of Medicine - Associate Professor (2003-2007) Faculty, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine - Clinical & Assistant Professor (2007-2014)

Dr. Annette Bosworth, known to many as Dr. Boz, is an Internal Medicine physician with over two decades of experience helping patients navigate the challenges of chronic disease, mental health, and metabolic disorders. Born into a farming family in rural South Dakota, she carries with her the values of hard work, resilience, and the belief that all things are teachable. From clinics to online audiences of millions, her career has centered on one effort: teaching people how to overcome conditions like obesity, diabetes, depression, autoimmune illness, and addiction.


She has served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Utah and the University of South Dakota Schools of Medicine. A lifelong teacher and storyteller, Dr. Boz is the author of the bestsellers ANYWAY YOU CAN and ketoCONTINUUM, where she turns complicated science into real-life stories that help people take back control of their health. Through her clinic, lectures, and books, she has guided thousands in using ketogenic nutrition to reverse insulin resistance and optimize brain function.


Leaders such as the Department of Defense Counterterrorism hired her to teach officers and veterans how to optimize their brains. She has also worked closely with underserved populations in South Dakota, particularly within Native American communities, addressing disparities in addiction, mental health, and chronic illness care.


Dr. Boz’s work has been featured by CNN, Time Magazine, US News & World Report, and Fox News. Beyond her professional achievements, she embraces her role as a wife and mother of three sons and continues to share her passion for meaningful medicine – one story, one patient, and one ketone at a time.

Awards

  • Meaningful Use Vanguard Award, White House, 2012 – First physician in South Dakota recognized for measurable improvements in patient care through technology.
  • American College of Physicians Volunteer Physician of the Year, 2012-2013.
  • EMBe Tribute to Women Award – Health & Science, 2013.
  • Patent Holder: U.S. Provisional Patent P266203.US.01 – System and Method for Point-of-Care Based on Real-Time Prediction of Addiction Triggers (Filed August 3, 2017).
  • Audience Favorite Poster, Symposium for Metabolic Health (Low Carb USA), 2024 – A Non-Traditional Approach to Treat Metabolic Disease: The 21-Day Metabolic Kick Program.

Number of Publications

  • Peer-Reviewed Article: Frontiers in Psychiatry (2023) – “Ketogenic diet acutely improves cognitive function in patients with Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease.”
  • ANYWAY YOU CAN: Doctor Bosworth Shares Her Mom’s Cancer Journey (2018)
  • ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto for Life (2021)
  • Estimated Publications: 10+ (including peer-reviewed, clinical, and educational works).

Years of Clinical Experience & Estimated Number of Patients Treated

Years of Clinical Experience: 24 years (2001-Present)

Estimated Number of Patients Treated: Over 25,000 patients across the clinic, plus tens of thousands reached through her online ketogenic education programs and courses.

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