Bay Area Lyme Spotlight Series
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In a powerful Ticktective™ episode, host Dana Parish sits down with Casey Kelley, MD, Founder and Medical Director of Case Integrative Health, to unpack the complex world of Lyme disease, mold toxicity, environmental illness, and whole-body healing. Dr. Kelley had her own health journey with chronic fatigue, POTS, and other symptoms that led her to specialize in Lyme, tick-borne diseases, mold illness, long COVID, and other complex chronic illnesses. She brings clarity, compassion, and years of integrative and functional medicine experience to help patients understand what’s driving persistent symptoms and what true recovery can look like.
“The nervous system is utterly important to healing. And that entire system gets really thrown off with chronic infections exactly the same way that trauma with a capital T will cause dysfunction in the system.”
– Casey Kelley, MD
Top Insights from Dr. Kelley:
- Why early Lyme is often missed and how symptoms evolve when infections become chronic
- The hidden role of mold and environmental toxins in worsening immune dysfunction
- How chronic infections interact, making diagnosis and treatment more complex
- Why root-cause medicine matters, and how extended visits reveal patterns traditional care often overlooks
- Tools for rebuilding resilience, including nutrition, detox support, and nervous-system regulation
- What most patients don’t know—and what Dr. Kelley wishes everyone understood about healing timelines
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Dr. Kelley’s message is clear: with the right approach, patients can recover their vitality.
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Casey Kelley, MD, ABoIM, is a board-certified family and integrative medicine physician dedicated to uncovering the root causes of chronic illness. As founder and medical director of Case Integrative Health in Chicago, she leads a team that blends conventional medicine with innovative functional and integrative therapies to restore long-term health and vitality. An internationally recognized expert in complex conditions such as Lyme disease, Dr. Kelley also serves on the faculty at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, teaching future physicians to approach health with curiosity, rigor, and compassion. A graduate of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, she has been a member of the Institute for Functional Medicine for over 15 years, is a fellow of the American Academy of Ozonotherapy, and was part of the first class of ILADS fellows. A frequent international speaker, she’s known for making complex science accessible—and for empowering patients to truly heal. This blog is part of our Bay Area Lyme Spotlight series. If you require a copy of this article in a bigger typeface and/or double-spaced layout, contact us here. Bay Area Lyme Foundation provides reliable, fact-based information about Lyme and tick-borne diseases so that prevention and the importance of early treatment are common knowledge. For more information about Bay Area Lyme, including our research and prevention programs, go to www.bayarealyme.org.