About Dr. Beth Biggee

Dr. Beth Biggee’s Story or “Narrative”

“At age 5, I remember looking up at my Grandmother’s hands, deviating outward at the knuckles, fingers hanging in the air, unable to lift them up.  She suffered rheumatoid arthritis at a time when modern medicines were not available.  So, my interest in Rheumatology began over 45 years ago.

It was not until my own illness with breast cancer that awakened a desire to learn more about complimentary holistic medicine.  Six years ago after learning how to take an integrative approach to my own health crisis, I decided to enroll in Andrew Weil’s Integrative Medicine Fellowship and became an accredited Integrative and Lifestyle Medicine Physician. 

But it was most recently an experience caring for my mother with Alzheimer’s disease that finally and fully inspired me to develop this current practice. Lifestyle and Integrative Rheumatology integrates the least invasive traditional Western medicine with complementary, holistic, and lifestyle approaches to health.

I hope this practice provides a refuge for those who crave a human centered approach to care.  I aim to serve those not only with inflammatory or autoimmune conditions, but those who would like to further optimize mind, body, and spirit health. 

My mission is to  provide rooted, holistic, comprehensive, compassionate and human-centered care.”  

About Beth Biggee, MD

Integrative Lifestyle Physician and Holistic Rheumatologist

Beth Biggee, MD has been dedicated to providing exceptional care in the field of Rheumatology since 2004 but in 2021 she also embraced Integrative, Lifestyle, and Ayurvedic Medicine. In 2026, she launched the direct specialty care practice model, Lifestyle and Integrative Rheumatology, in the Greater Boston area, Merrimack Valley region, and Southern NH areas.

She earned her medical degree from Upstate University Medical School in Syracuse, NY, and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Yale New Haven Hospital.

Dr. Biggee specialized in Rheumatology through a fellowship at Tufts in Boston. Demonstrating her commitment to a holistic approach, she completed an additional fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. Her professional achievements are underscored by her triple board certification in Rheumatology, Integrative Medicine and in Lifestyle Medicine.

In addition to her board certifications, Dr. Biggee has pursued numerous courses and certifications of study; including +HeartMath, a powerful neurofeedback technique for stress management, Usui Holy Fire Reiki, Comprehensive Auricular Acupuncture Certificate, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program, Ayurveda training at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine and Aloha Ayurveda , and Foundations in Herbal Medicine Course.

Education

  • Canisius College, BA, Magna Cum Laude 1995

  • State University of N.Y. Health Science Center, Doctor of Medicine, Valedictorian, Magna Cum Laude 1999

  • Yale New Haven Hospital, Internship and Residency 2002

  • Tufts New England Medical Center, Fellowship in Rheumatology 2005

  • Andrew Weil Center for Integrative
    Medicine at the University of Arizona, Fellowship 2021

Awards & Accreditations

  • Boston’s Top Doctor, 2025

  • Top Doctor in Northshore Magazine March 2023, 2024 Massachusetts

  • Castle Connolly Top Doctor, 2023, 2024, 2025

  • Continental Who’s Who Induction Membership, 2022 

  • Top Doctor Award in Integrative Rheumatology, 2021 

  • Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NIH), Tufts, 2003–2005 

  • Oliver Smith Award, Tufts, 2003 

  • Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology ABIM

  • Diplomate, American Board of Integrative Medicine ABOIM

  • Diplomate, American Board of Lifestyle Medicine, ABLM

  • Member, Andrew Weil Integrative Medicine Alumni Association         

  • Member, American College of Lifestyle Medicine

Certifications and Courses