Hello, my name is Marty Linseisen, MD, and I am a board-certified family medicine physician who also has fellowship training in emergency medicine. Additionally, prior to my medical school and residency training, I was a nurse practitioner working in primary care and emergency medicine. I know better than anyone how little education and training primary care providers receive about the diagnosis and management of celiac disease.
I was diagnosed with celiac disease in 2012 while finishing medical school and just prior to starting my residency training. I only had one month of gastrointestinal symptoms prior to my diagnosis. Unfortunately, like many patients with celiac disease, I had symptoms consistent with celiac disease that physicians could not figure out. I had peripheral neuropathy starting almost seven years prior to my diagnosis and I underwent numerous tests and saw three different neurologists who could not explain my symptoms. No one considered celiac disease.
Also, I have two sons with celiac disease who are now ages 19 and 21. There is no topic regarding celiac disease that I am unfamiliar with or cannot speak about. My wife and I started a consulting company in 2018, Celiac Friendly Docs, to educate individuals and families on living a celiac-safe lifestyle and provide guidance to businesses to improve food preparation practices for those with celiac disease.
I am passionate about increasing rates of diagnosis of celiac disease and improving the management of the disease by primary care providers. I have spent the past few years speaking at primary care conferences to provide much needed education about celiac disease. I am excited to work with Beyond Celiac to continue my mission of educating primary care providers and improving their knowledge and familiarity with the many signs and symptoms of celiac disease to improve rates of diagnosis and educate them about how to manage those with celiac disease.
