Does Dr. Pete Sulack hold medical licensure or board certification relevant to holistic medicine practice?

Checked on December 5, 2025
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Executive summary

Publicly available profiles and organizational listings identify Pete (Peter) Sulack as a chiropractor who graduated from Northwestern Health Sciences/College of Chiropractic and who operates Redeem Health/Progressive Medical Center and related functional-medicine programs [1] [2] [3]. The sources do not explicitly state that he holds an MD medical license or conventional medical board certification in "holistic medicine"; they describe chiropractic credentials, functional/holistic programs, and involvement with private certifying/holistic organizations [1] [3] [4] [5]. Available sources do not mention a state medical (MD/DO) license or recognized medical-board certification in integrative/holistic medicine for Dr. Sulack.

1. Who Dr. Pete Sulack is, according to his own and clinic profiles

Clinic and personal websites present Pete Sulack as "Dr. Pete," founder of Redeem Health (formerly Exodus Chiropractic), author and teacher, and leader of functional/holistic programs and supplements; they note more than 20 years’ experience and describe him as a certified chiropractor and clinician serving patients domestically and internationally [3] [2] [6]. Progressive Medical Center and other pages list him as a medical consultant and holistic practitioner, and promotional materials emphasize his functional-medicine protocols and faith-based healing narrative [4] [3] [7].

2. Documented professional credential: chiropractic education

Independent clinician listings and older professional profiles identify Sulack as a Doctor of Chiropractic who graduated from Northwestern College/University of Health Sciences (graduation date listed in one profile as 2001) and who practiced as a chiropractor in Tennessee [1] [2]. Multiple sources repeat that chiropractic doctorate and his long clinical experience leading a large chiropractic/wellness clinic [1] [8] [9].

3. What the sources say about "medical licensure" and board certification

None of the supplied sources explicitly state that Sulack holds a state medical license as an MD or DO, nor do they provide evidence of American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) style board certification. The materials instead emphasize chiropractic credentials and proprietary functional/holistic programs, supplements, and speaking engagements [1] [3] [10]. National holistic certifying bodies described in the search set—such as the American Council of Holistic Medicine—exist as private certifiers for natural/holistic practitioners, but the records here do not show Sulack’s formal certification through those organizations [5].

4. How "holistic medicine" credentialing commonly works — and where reporting is silent

In the holistic and functional-medicine space there are multiple credential pathways: state medical licensure for MDs/DOs, naturopathic licensure in some states, chiropractic licensure for DCs, plus private board certifications from organizations that serve natural/holistic practitioners [5] [11]. The reporting in these results emphasizes Sulack’s chiropractic doctorate and proprietary programs, and makes claims about "functional medicine" practice and titles such as "medical consultant" or "America’s Leading Stress Expert" without linking to state medical licensure or mainstream board certification records [3] [9] [8]. Available sources do not mention whether Sulack holds naturopathic licensure or certifications from third-party holistic boards.

5. Competing perspectives and potential for misunderstanding

Promotional and biographical sources present Sulack as a clinician and "Dr."—accurate for a Doctor of Chiropractic credential [1]. Those same sources blur lines between chiropractic, functional medicine, and medical terminology by using terms like "medical consultant," "functional medicine," and "holistic doctor," which can create public confusion over whether a provider is an MD/DO with board certification versus a chiropractor offering integrative care [4] [3]. Private holistic certifiers promote their own board-style credentials, which are not equivalent to state medical boards; the search results include such organizations but do not link them to Sulack specifically [5] [11].

6. What’s verifiably absent and how to confirm further

The supplied reporting does not show any state medical board lookup, MD/DO degree listing, or ABMS board-certification record for Pete/Peter Sulack (available sources do not mention an MD/DO license). To confirm definitively whether he holds a state medical license or specific board certs, the standard next steps would be: search state medical board databases for Tennessee (or relevant state) and ABMS/ABPM directories, and request credential verification from his clinic—none of which is present in the provided sources (available sources do not mention these verification steps).

Summary judgment based on the provided materials: public profiles and third‑party listings identify Dr. Pete Sulack as a chiropractor (DC) with a chiropractic doctorate and a career in functional/holistic wellness, but they do not present evidence that he holds a medical (MD/DO) license or conventional medical board certification in holistic/integrative medicine [1] [3] [4] [5].

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