Dr. Joe FosbinderDO, FAAEM, FACOEP, FAARM

Dr. Fosbinder holds board certification in Emergency Medicine and earned fellowships from three professional organizations. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (FAARM), a Fellow of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (FAAEM), and a Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians (FACOEP). He completed his anti-aging medicine fellowship in 2014.

Dr. Fosbinder provides family medicine and primary care, combining his emergency medicine background with anti-aging and preventive medicine expertise. He handles urgent care procedures as well as ongoing primary care, hormone optimization, and wellness management. His dual background gives him a wide clinical range.

Dr. Fosbinder earned his medical degree at Des Moines University in Des Moines, Iowa. He completed his Emergency Medicine residency in Detroit, Michigan. Before medical school, he studied Biology and Religion at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.

Yes. Dr. Fosbinder completed a fellowship with the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine in 2014. He holds the FAARM designation and actively incorporates anti-aging and preventive medicine principles into his patient care alongside his emergency medicine practice.

Yes. Dr. Fosbinder has practiced both emergency medicine and family medicine since completing his anti-aging fellowship. At The Practice Bakersfield, he handles same-day urgent concerns, routine primary care visits, preventive screenings, and longer-term wellness planning.

Dr. Fosbinder sees adults across a broad range of needs, from acute urgent care to preventive health and hormone management. Patients managing chronic conditions, those seeking anti-aging protocols, and individuals who need procedural care such as sutures or EKGs all benefit from his training. His emergency medicine background makes him skilled at evaluating complex or sudden-onset health concerns.