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Look for the cause
Fatigue, weight change, poor sleep, low drive, brain fog, and breathlessness usually have reasons. We look for them before reaching for a quick fix.
Physician-led functional & preventive medicine
Care that starts at the foundation.
Campbell Foundational Health is the practice of Steven J. Campbell, MD. Hospital-trained rigor, time to actually look at the whole picture, and a plan built around how you want to feel and function for decades to come.
- Triple board certifiedABIM: Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine
- Ohio State trainedInternal Medicine residency and Pulmonary & Critical Care fellowship
- Functional medicineInstitute for Functional Medicine certified; hormone and precision-medicine fellowships
- Medical DirectorMarek Health, since 2022
Approach
Conventional medicine's discipline, with room to go deeper.
Most people don't need more appointments. They need someone to connect the dots between their symptoms, their labs, and their goals, and then stay with them long enough to see it work.
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Test with purpose
Labs and testing are chosen to answer a specific question, then explained in plain language so you understand what the numbers mean for you.
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Build a plan you can keep
Nutrition, training, sleep, and targeted therapy when it's warranted. Each part has a reason, a way to measure it, and a time to reassess.
Areas of focus
Where Dr. Campbell spends most of his time
Hormone health
Evaluation and management for men and women, including testosterone, perimenopause and menopause, thyroid, and fertility-related concerns.
Metabolic & heart risk
Blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol and ApoB, inflammation, and body composition, addressed early rather than after the diagnosis arrives.
Cognitive health
Brain fog, memory and focus concerns, and practical steps to lower long-term dementia risk, including screening and modifiable risk factors.
Energy & exercise capacity
Unexplained fatigue or shortness of breath with exertion, drawing on a decade of pulmonary, critical care, and exercise-testing experience.
Advanced labs & genetics
Thoughtful interpretation of comprehensive blood work and genetic results, with a clear line between what's established and what's still emerging.
Healthy aging
Strength, sleep, recovery, and nutrition as the backbone of longevity, with targeted therapies considered when the evidence supports them.
Visits: virtual or in person
Based in: Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky
Getting started
How it works
Reach out
Send a short email with your name, phone number, and a good time to talk. Please leave out medical details for now.
Introductory call
A brief conversation to hear what you're looking for and make sure the practice is the right fit.
Comprehensive visit
An unhurried first visit covering your history, goals, and any testing that will actually change the plan.
Your plan & follow-up
A written plan with clear next steps, and scheduled check-ins to measure progress and adjust.
About Dr. Campbell
Trained in the ICU. Focused on keeping people out of it.
Dr. Campbell spent years caring for some of the sickest patients in the hospital as a pulmonary and critical care physician. At St. Elizabeth Physicians in Northern Kentucky he launched the pulmonary hypertension clinic and rebuilt the exercise-testing program into one of the few in the world offering invasive protocols with advanced data interpretation.
That work made one thing clear: much of what lands people in the hospital starts years earlier, in metabolism, hormones, sleep, fitness, and inflammation. He founded Campbell Foundational Health in 2022 to address those foundations directly, and serves as Medical Director at Marek Health, where he leads protocols and clinician education in advanced diagnostics and therapeutics.
He lives in Northern Kentucky with his wife and four kids, and still spends his free time lifting, cycling, and playing guitar.
Education & training
- Pulmonary & Critical Care FellowshipThe Ohio State University Medical Center, 2015 to 2018
- Internal Medicine ResidencyThe Ohio State University Medical Center, 2012 to 2015
- Doctor of Medicine, with honorsUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine, 2012
- A.B. Physics, Mathematics minorDuke University, 2006
Functional & integrative training
- Institute for Functional MedicineCertified provider
- WorldLink MedicalBioidentical hormone therapy fellowship, certified provider
- Wild HealthPrecision medicine fellowship with emphasis on genetics
- Seeds Scientific Research & Performance InstituteCellular medicine course, certified provider
Research & teaching
- Published in peer-reviewed journalsIncluding the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Clinical Infectious Diseases, and Clinics in Chest Medicine
- T32 research fellowshipLung vascular biology, Ohio State, 2016 to 2017
- National presentationsCHEST, American Thoracic Society, and the World Congress on Heart Disease
- Clinician educatorAuthor of Marek Health's clinical education curriculum
Media & speaking
Conversations and talks
Improving Cognitive Health, Reducing Dementia Risk, HRT, the State of the Medical System, and More
- How to improve cognitive health and reduce dementia risk
- Hormone replacement therapy for women and men
- The state of the medical and insurance system
- The blood markers that matter most for long-term health
Optimization of Male Fertility
Invited talk on evaluating and optimizing fertility in men.
@stevenjcampbellmd
Short clips and practical takeaways. Follow on Instagram
Current patients
Staying in touch between visits
For scheduling, questions, and follow-up, use the practice email. For records, labs, and paperwork from other offices, please use the fax line.
Questions & scheduling
Appointments, follow-up questions, and general practice matters.
steven.campbell@Records & outside results
Ask other offices, hospitals, and labs to send records to this number.
Fax (513) 672-2649Urgent or emergency
Email and fax are not monitored around the clock. For a medical emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.
Call 911Reviews
Leave an honest review of your experience, or read what other patients have said. Please don't include personal health details.
Contact
Interested in working together?
Send a short note with your name, phone number, and the best time to reach you, and the practice will get back to you. Please don't include symptoms or medical history in your first message; that conversation happens at the visit.
Email the practice- Emailsteven.campbell@
campbellfoundationalhealth.com - Fax(513) 672-2649
- LocationGreater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky, with virtual visits available