Herbert Danowit, MD
Dr. Herbert Danowit is a board-certified internist with nearly four decades of clinical experience in internal medicine, hospital medicine, and integrative care. He earned his M.D. from the University of Minnesota Medical School in 1982 and completed his Internal Medicine residency at University Hospital in Salt Lake City in 1989. Over the course of his career, he has held multiple leadership roles, including Chief of Medicine at three hospitals, and played a key role in developing one of the earliest hospitalist programs in Wisconsin, as well as contributing to the creation of a rehabilitation orthopedic unit.
Dr. Danowit has practiced across solo, multi-specialty, and hospital-based settings, dedicating approximately 25 years (2000–2025) to hospital medicine while also serving as faculty and educator for medical students and nurse practitioners in both Wisconsin and Florida. His academic and leadership contributions include involvement in developing medical education programs and mentoring clinical staff at Wellington Hospital. He is recognized for his commitment to advancing patient care systems and improving clinical training environments.
Currently practicing at SMS Medical in Royal Palm Beach, Florida, Dr. Danowit focuses on internal medicine with an emphasis on functional and integrative approaches to patient care. Known for his patient-centered philosophy and traditional style of medicine, he prioritizes detailed listening, individualized care, and patient education, and continues to make house calls for complex cases when needed. He is affiliated with Wellington Hospital and holds memberships in the Florida Medical Association and the American Medical Association, and has also contributed to international medical missions and educational outreach.
• St. John’s University (Minnesota) — B.S.
• University of Minnesota Medical School (Minneapolis) — M.D.
• University Hospital (Salt Lake City) — Internal Medicine Residency
• MD
• National Chemistry Championship for Western Hemisphere
• age 15
• Top 100 Doctors (nominated 2 years in a row
• approximately 10-15 years ago)
• Florida Medical Association (FMA)
• American Medical Association (AMA)
• Medical missions internationally
• Lectured in Russia
• Provided care at orphanages in rural areas
Areas of Specialization/Expertise
- Internal Medicine
- Functional Medicine
- Integrative Medicine
- Natural Evidence-Based Medicine
- Internist
What do you enjoy most about practicing medicine?
What I enjoy most about practicing medicine is being able to give hope to somebody that comes in scared, not knowing what's going on, and to help them kind of clarify the picture and see them get a glimmer of hope and take control of their health. Because in the end, if you lose your health, your financials, your relations, everything's gonna suffer. To help people, empower people to know how to take care of themselves, to me that's very satisfying. Even though I know all doctors will all go to fail because everybody dies eventually, it's about them understanding their own bodies and them also understanding how to keep themselves as functional, as able and capable, so they can have a fairly good quality of life. To me, that's very important. I also really enjoy the one-to-one interaction with my patients, and it's very satisfying for me to be able to share some knowledge, educate them, and empower them with knowledge so that they can make their own decisions to their own healthcare needs. And to be able to meet somebody that helps clarify that murky field of information, to me that's very gratifying. I like diagnosis, I like to diagnose and sort things out.