Meet Dr. Perry
Center for Integrative Health and Performance was established by DeWayde C. Perry, M.D., a native of Akron, Ohio. Dr. Perry completed his undergraduate studies at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. Prior to his senior year, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, where he graduated with honors and two meritorious promotions from Parris Island Recruit Depot. Three months prior to earning a bachelor's degree in biology, Dr. Perry was activated for duty in the Persian Gulf War and withdrew from the university.
Dr. Perry later matriculated to Meharry Medical College where he spent the first two years of his medical education. He was one of twelve Meharry students selected to perform third-year clinical rotations at the former Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Dr. Perry returned to Meharry to graduate with a Doctorate of Medicine in 1995. From 1995 to 1997, Dr. Perry completed the first two years of general surgery training at Boston University School of Medicine. He then completed a one year surgical research fellowship at Boston Medical Center. Dr. Perry completed his general surgery residency at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, graduating as chief resident in 2002.
A competitor in sports for most of his life, including as a collegiate athlete, Dr. Perry has envisioned integrating physical fitness with the practice of medicine. That vision led to Dr. Perry becoming certified as a personal trainer by the American Council on Exercise (ACE) in 2000. In 2008, Dr. Perry was admitted to the Oregon State Athletic Commission and serves as a ringside physician for combat sports.
Dr. Perry has been published in several magazines and journals including Muscle & Fitness, Planet Muscle, Beverly International Body Muscle, American Muscle and Fitness, Eugene Weekly, and N'Spiration Magazine. He was featured on KMTR-TV to discuss the use of performance enhancing drugs, and interviewed on podcasts to discuss the health benefits of exercise. Dr. Perry holds professional memberships in the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, World Society of Anti-Aging Medicine, International Hormone Society, and Androgen Society.
Outside of medicine, Dr. Perry enjoys weight lifting, snowboarding, rock climbing, SCUBA diving, mountain biking, triathlons, mountaineering, whitewater kayaking, and martial arts.
Listen to Dr. Perry's podcast interview here.