Dael is an Emeritus Professor of Family Medicine at Atrium Health in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. Previously Interim Chair and Vice Chair of the Department of Family Medicine there, he also served as Medical Director of Physician Well-being for Medical Education for Atrium Health and Medical Director of Patient-Centered Programming at Atrium Health – Mercy. He is the owner of Dael Waxman M.D., Coaching and Consulting,
Dr. Waxman is a graduate of the University of Kansas School of Medicine, did his residency in Family Medicine as well as served as Chief Resident at the University of Arizona and completed a Family Systems Medicine/Psychosocial Medicine Fellowship at the University of Rochester.
In addition to his medical background, he has received training in and has been integrating person-centered communication skills, family therapy, clinical hypnosis, mind/body medicine, mindfulness and leadership coaching into teaching, clinical practice, and faculty development for over 30 years.
He has taught regionally, nationally, and internationally on: physician-patient communication, leadership development, physician burnout and well-being, mindfulness in medicine, developing a patient and family centered culture, family influences on health, and collaboration between mental heath and primary care.