David D. Clarke

David D. Clarke, MD is President of the Association for Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms. He is also Clinical Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology Emeritus at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland, Oregon, USA. He is board-certified in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine and practiced Gastroenterology in Portland from 1984 to 2009. During that time, he diagnosed and treated over 7000 patients whose symptoms were not explained by organ disease or injury.

Dr. Clarke has lectured extensively on Neuroplastic Symptoms to health care professionals, graduate students, and the public across North America and in Europe. His book for patients, They Can’t Find Anything Wrong!, was praised by a president of the American Psychosomatic Society as “truly remarkable” and named one of the five best mind-body books ever written by Brit & Co. He was the lead editor for the professional textbook Psychophysiologic Disorders and the companion textbook A Diagnostic Guide for Psychophysiologic Disorders.

He has done hundreds of interviews for TV, Radio, and podcasts and was an Executive Producer of three documentary films about Neuroplastic Symptoms. His own podcast is called The Story Behind the Symptoms where he interviews patients to find the cause of their pain or illness, much as he did in his practice for decades.