Thomas Burnett, MD, is the founder of Regeneration Pittsburgh, and architect of FLOe. His work has evolved through nearly two decades of medicine, movement, regenerative care, and an ongoing interest in understanding how people heal, adapt, and remain capable of doing the things that matter to them.

Dr. Burnett attended the University of Dayton before earning his medical degree from the University of Toledo College of Medicine. He served in the U.S. Air Force as a flight surgeon and received a Commendation Medal for his service during a deployment to Afghanistan. He later completed his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at UPMC, followed by three years as Medical Director of Legacy Medical Centers, where he practiced alongside his brother.

In 2017, he opened Regeneration Pittsburgh. What began with musculoskeletal and regenerative medicine gradually widened as he followed the connections between movement, stress, hormones, energy, digestion, recovery, and the lives people were trying to live. That evolution eventually became FLOe—an approach to understanding the body as an interconnected living system rather than a collection of isolated parts.

Today, Dr. Burnett directs FLOe Foundation and FLOe Origin, with a focus on regenerative musculoskeletal medicine, movement, fascia, human performance, and the physiology that supports recovery and resilience. He has a particular interest in evolutionary medicine and in learning the skills that allow people to live more directly from the land.

Outside of medicine, he is happiest outdoors with his wife, two boys, and three dogs.