"Dr. Unger is a third-generation physician and graduate of the University of Iowa and the Northwestern University School of Medicine, where he decided to specialize in family practice. He spent his residency at Kern Medical Center (KMC) in Bakersfield, California and published his first peer-reviewed article during that time, on toxoplasmosis.
Dr. Unger’s distinguished career has been informed by a passion for research as well, defining him as a leading metabolic specialist, diabetes researcher and endocrinologist in San Bernardino County. His research focuses on the management of chronic medical disorders, and he published numerous articles on diabetes, migraine, pain and mental illness, while interacting with pharmaceutical companies, scientists and some of the world’s leading clinicians in the field of diabetes and migraine. Dr. Unger published his textbook on diabetes treatment, Diabetes Management in Primary Care, in 2007, and updated it with a second edition in 2012 following years of cutting-edge research. Transitioning to the Catalina Research Institute in 2008, Dr. Unger served as the principal investigator in over 50 clinical trials."