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Six Principles of Naturopathic Medicine
Naturopathic physicians base their practice on six timeless principles founded on medical tradition and scientific evidence.
* Let nature heal. Our bodies have such a powerful, innate instinct for self-healing. By finding and removing the barriers to this self-healing—such as poor diet or unhealthy habits—naturopathic physicians can nurture this process.
* Identify and treat causes. Naturopathic physicians understand that symptoms will only return unless the root illness is addressed. Rather than cover up symptoms, they seek to find and treat the cause of these symptoms.
* First, do no harm. Naturopathic physicians follow three precepts to ensure their patients’ safety:
o Use low-risk procedures and healing compounds—such as dietary supplements, herbal extracts and homeopathy— with few or no side effects.
o When possible, do not suppress symptoms, which are the body’s efforts to self-heal. For example, the body may cook up a fever in reaction to a bacterial infection. Fever creates an inhospitable environment for the harmful bacteria, thereby destroying it. Of course, the naturopathic physician would not allow the fever to get dangerously high.
o Customize each diagnosis and treatment plan to fit each patient. We all heal in different ways and the naturopathic physician respects our differences.
* Educate patients. Naturopathic medicine believes that doctors must be educators, as well as physicians. That’s why naturopathic physicians teach their patients how to eat, exercise, relax and nurture themselves physically and emotionally. They also encourage self-responsibility and work closely with each patient.
* Treat the whole person. We each have a unique physical, mental, emotional, genetic, environmental, social, sexual and spiritual makeup. The naturopathic physician knows that all these factors affect our health. That’s why he or she includes them in a carefully tailored treatment strategy.
* Prevent illness. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" has never been truer. Proactive medicine saves money, pain, misery and lives. That’s why naturopathic physicians evaluate risk factors, heredity and vulnerability to disease. By getting treatment for greater wellness, we’re less likely to need treatment for future illness.
PBS Television Clips on Naturopathic Medicine
The American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP) has provided the following clips from the PBS Television series on a naturopathic approach: to family practice, chronic disease, diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease that will hopefully be aired in the Sacramento region soon.
A Naturopathic Approach to Family Medicine
A Naturopathic Approach to Cancer
A Naturopathic Approach to Cardiovascular Disease
A Naturopathic Approach to Chronic Disease
A Naturopathic Approach to Diabetes
NATURAL HEALTH
California Naturopathic Doctors Association newsletter
Winter-Spring / 2009
Increasing access to preventative healthcare can not only reduce the incidence and severity of chronic disease, but also reduce long-term healthcare costs. The cost of medical treatment, including surgeries and hospitalizations, as well as prescription drug costs associated with chronic disease can be mitigated by preventatative measures. Naturopathic doctors are highly trained medical professionals emphasizing lifestyle modifications and patient awareness as a means to inprove health. Naturopathic doctors can provide guidance to policymakers about the benefits of instituting and expanding preventative care programs.
Organizations are already cutting costs using the expertise of naturopathic doctors. In Vermont, the "Jump Start to Better Health" program for employees of a statewide association is using an approach to improving employee wellness that includes fitness and weight loss challenges, a monthly newsletter, on-site health awareness screenings, a smoking cessation program, online wellness center, the FirstLine Therapy Therapeutic Lifestyle Change program, and a comprehensive incentive program with $10,000 in cash prizes.
The "Jump Start to Better Health" program was designed by a naturopathic doctor, Dr. Bernie Noe. It has dramatically improved the health of association members, and has helped cut healthcare costs. In the first two years of the program, the occurrence of high blood pressure decreased by 49%, while the occurrence of high cholesterol decreased by 26%. The occurrence of smoking, physical inactivity, and multiple risk factors for cardiovascular disease, all decreased by more than ten percent. The Association estimates that during the programs' first two years, it saved an average of $8.20 in healthcare costs for every $1.00 invested in the program. This translates into an overall savings of $1,420,00 in direct and indirect health costs during that time period.
Naturopathic doctors are dedicated to improving health and wellness by providing guidance on nutrition, exercise and lifestyle choices. For more information about how naturopathic doctors can help reduce healthcare costs contact your state's naturopathic medical association.
How does the training compare between a naturopathic doctor and a medical doctor?
Both NDs and MDs attend four-year graduate level accredited medical schools, with similar training in the basic sciences such as anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and pathology. Most MDs go on to residencies and internships, while some NDs also do residency training. NDs, like MDs, must pass state board exams to practice in licensed states.
In clinical training, MDs are often trained in hospital settings which emphasize specialty views of patient care. So, the MD student may spend time observing cardiac patients or internal medicine cases with emphasis on treating specific conditions. ND students are more often trained in community clinic settings and preceptorships with NDs in private practice, which lend to more general approaches to primary care.
What is the difference between a naturopathic doctor and a medical doctor?
While there are many similarities in how NDs and MDs are trained and practice, there are also important differences. MDs are taught to focus on obtaining a scientifically-based diagnosis that then guides the therapy offered. Often these therapies are aimed at blocking or suppressing a symptom, such as using pain killers and anti-inflammatory medicines for arthritis or using an antibiotic to treat an infection. This approach is very effective especially for treating emergencies and life-threatening health problems, but it often does not work to correct the causes of health problems and has a poor track record in the treatment of chronic diseases which are difficult to diagnose, such as chronic fatigue. MDs by in large tend to take a reductionist approach to health care; that is they focus on treating the disease not the patient.
While also using scientific methods and arriving at many of the same diagnoses as MDs, naturopathic doctors take a more holistic approach and try to understand causes behind a patient’s diagnosis so these can be effectively managed. So, for example, an ND may use herbal or nutritional substances to relieve pain and reduce inflammation in a patient with arthritis, while at the same time use therapies to support healthy joint function and restore damaged tissues. Using a more holistic model, the ND may also look into the role that food intolerances or gastrointestinal health may play in the patient with arthritis. Uncovering these clues can be important in helping patients understand the causes of their conditions and empower them to take a more active role in improving their general health while managing their current "diagnosis."
All California-licensed naturopathic doctors will appear on the following list:
http://www.naturopathic.ca.gov/consumers/
lookup_bycounty.pdf
Background Information about Naturopathic Medicine www.naturopathic.org
Philosophy
Naturopathic physicians are primary care and specialty doctors who address the underlying cause of disease through effective, individualized natural therapies that integrate the healing powers of body, mind and spirit.
Naturopathic physicians are unique in providing diagnosis and treatment that bridges both conventional and natural medicine perspectives; they integrate scientific research with the healing powers of nature.
The goal of a naturopathic physician is to employ therapies that support and promote the body's natural healing process, leading to the highest state of wellness.
As professional leaders and pioneers in science-based natural medicine, naturopathic physicians advocate the development of professional standards, accountability, and regulation of all forms of medicine in all jurisdictions to maintain public safety and freedom of choice in health care. Further, we support broad inclusion, collaboration and equal access in the health care system at all levels.
The American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, in Washington, DC, is the national organization of the profession.
History of Naturopathic Medicine
Naturopathic medicine, sometimes called "naturopathy," is as old as healing itself and as new as the latest discoveries in biochemical sciences. In the United States, the naturopathic medical profession's infrastructure is based on accredited educational institutions, professional licensing by a growing number of states, national standards of practice and care, peer review, and an ongoing commitment to state-of-the-art scientific research. Modern American naturopathic physicians (NDs) receive extensive training in and use therapies that are primarily natural (hence the name naturopathic) and nontoxic, including clinical nutrition, homeopathy, botanical medicine, hydrotherapy, physical medicine, and counseling. Many NDs have additional training and certification in acupuncture and home birthing. These contemporary NDs, who have attended naturopathic medical colleges recognized by the US Department of Education, practice medicine as primary health care providers and are increasingly acknowledged as leaders in bringing about progressive changes in the nation's medical system.
The word "naturopathy" was first used in the US exactly 100 years ago.
Medical Collaboration
" Technology has brought with it not only unheralded advances in diagnosis and treatment, but realization of the necessity for collaboration and integration. Be it in the realm of political persuasion or the provision of healthcare, our challenge is to distill the truth that is contained in each perspective, and to do so in partnership for the good of those we serve." William Benda, MD
NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE: COLLABORATIVE EVENTS
Naturopathic Physicians (NDs) are recognized as the medical experts in natural therapies. They are sought out to provide expertise in the field of Complementary Medicine, including policy development, medical training, medical research and clinical applications of natural therapies. Naturopathic Physicians have participated in collaborative activities with the Federal Government, federal scientific and research panels, major universities, state and local public health departments and private research institutes. The following is a partial list of notable collaborative activities between the naturopathic and conventional medical establishments.
CONTENTS:
HEALTH CARE POLICY APPOINTMENTS:
White House Commission On Alternative Medicine
Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee
The National Institutes Of Health
Regional Appointments
RESEARCH AFFILIATIONS
National Institutes Of Health
Major Universities
Private Research Institutes
COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
University of Washington School of Medicine
University of Washington School of Nursing
Oregon Health and Sciences University
COLLABORATIVE NATUROPATHIC TRAINING FACILITIES
Hospitals
County Public Health Facilities
Federally Funded Programs
FEDERAL PROFESSIONAL GRANTS
National Institute of Health
Medical Loan Repayment Program
Ryan White
NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIANS IN HOSPITAL SETTINGS
Government Funded Institutions
Private Institutions
HEALTH CARE POLICY APPOINTMENTS:
WHITE HOUSE COMMISSION ON ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE:
. Joseph Pizzorno, ND, is appointed to the White House Commission, December, 2000 and served until its completion in 2002.
MEDICARE COVERAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
. Joseph Pizzorno, ND, co-founder and President Emeritus of Bastyr University and Pamela Snider, ND, Associate Dean, Public and Professional Affairs at Bastyr, have been appointed (February 2003) to the Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee, a group convened under the Department of Health and Human Services. The committee of 100 individuals representing a wide range of scientific and medical professions are charged with advising the Centers on effective and appropriate medical services that are covered or eligible for coverage under Medicare.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH:
. Tori Hudson, ND has been a member of the NIH Advisory Committee for the establishment of the Office of Alternative Medicine
. American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP) was a co sponsor of a conference on Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Chronic Liver Disease held in August, 1999 at the NIH by National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NCCAM-NIH and Office of Dietary Supplements-NIH
. Leanna Standish, ND, Anna Macintosh, ND and Konrad Kail, ND are members of the Advisory Council to the National Center on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the NIH.
. Don Brown, ND is an Advisor to the Office of Dietary Supplements at NIH
REGIONAL APPOINTMENTS:
. Board of Public Health, Amherst, MA - Amy Rothenberg, ND On her second 3 year term. Currently the board chairperson.
. Jane Guiltinan, ND, Dean of Clinical Affairs, was appointed to the Harborview Medical Center Board of Trustees. She is the first naturopathic physician to be appointed to a county hospital board.
RESEARCH AFFILIATIONS:
BASTYR UNIVERSITY:
Completed Research Studies
. Patterson R, M Neuhauser, S Schwartz, LJ Standish, C Reeves, D Bowen: Use of alternative medicine by cancer patients: SEER Special Studies. A collaboration with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Completed 2000.
. Standish LJ, G Sivam, L Adams, CA Wenner, J Leonard: In vitro evaluation of botanicals in gynecology cancers: tumoricidal and immunological assays. In collaboration with University of Washington Division of Gynecologic Oncology.
Current Research Studies
. Adams L, G Sivam, LJ Standish: In vitro study of high dilutions of paclitaxel on breast cancer cells. Sponsored by Lotte & John Hecht Foundation.
. Standish LJ, C Calabrese, et al: Alternative Medical Care Outcomes in AIDS (AMCOA): an observational, longitudinal study of HIV positive patients using alternative therapies & A comparison of health outcomes in alternative medicine users vs. non-users among HIV+ men from the MACS database, A collaboration with Johns Hopkins University, Sponsored by the NIH/NIAID, NCCAM.
. Standish, LJ, T Richards, C Johnson, M Schlitz, L Kozak: Transfer of Neural Energy, A collaboration with the University of Washington and the Noetic Sciences Institute. Sponsored by the NIH/NCCAM.
. Targ, E, D Abrams, LJ Standish, CA Wenner: Distant Healing Therapy in HIV/AIDS. A collaboration with the Complementary Medical Research Institute and San Francisco Community Consortium, a division of the San Francisco General Hospital. Sponsored by the NIH/NCCAM.
. Taylor, J, LJ Standish, C Calabrese, et al: Echinacea for Upper Respiratory Infections in Pediatrics. A collaboration with the University of Washington. Sponsored by the NIH/NCCAM.
. Wenner, CA, RY Ho, D Clanton, G Sivam, C Calabrese: Anti-HIV activity of botanical preparations. A collaboration with the University of Washington School of Pharmacy. Sponsored by the NIH/NCCAM.
Bastyr University AIDS Research Center
The center was established in October 1994 under a cooperative grant (U24) from NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) and the Office of Alternative Medicine (OAM), now the National Center on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM).
The mission of the AIDS Research Center is to:
. Describe forms and patterns of use of complementary & alternative medicine (CAM) for the treatment of HIV/AIDS.
. Screen and evaluate therapies from the NCCAM's program areas of CAM.
. Provide consultation and support to the medical and research community in the scientific evaluation of CAM therapies.
The AIDS Research Center enrolled 1,679 participants in a two-year longitudinal study on alternative medicine and HIV/AIDS (as of 1999).
NATIONAL COLLEGE OF NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE (NCNM):
. NCNM shares a five-year, $7.96 million grant to create the Oregon Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM) based at Kaiser (Permanente) Research Center. The National Institutes of Health, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NIH/NCCAM) funded three projects, to be carried out by OCCAM and its associates, NCNM, Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, Western States Chiropractic College, Oregon Health Sciences University School of Dentistry, and Oregon School of Massage. OCCAM received one of only five research grants funded fall 2002 by National Institutes of Health/National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NIH/NCCAM).
. Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Portland, OR - Lynne Shinto, ND
Research Assistant Professor, Dept. of Neurology. Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Oregon Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine in Neurological Disorders (ORCCAMIND). Dr. Shinto also received a 2 year career development award from ORCCAMIND to work on a pilot clinical trial evaluating a naturopathic treatment regimen for research regarding relapsing remitting form of MS.
. Oregon Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine in Neurological Disorders (ORCAAAMIND)
ORCAAAMIND, funded by NIH, presently oversees 8 research projects dealing with neurological illnesses.
Advisory Committee - Dickson Thom ND, Chris Meletis, ND (Dean of Naturopathic Medicine/Chief Medical Officer)
The advisory committee consists of 4 Ph.D's, 6 MD's and 1 ND. Dr. Thom has been on the advisory committee since 2001.
Executive Committee - Carlo Calabrese, ND, MPH
Investigator - Carlo Calabrese, ND, MPH
NCNM has joined with the following Oregon institutions to form ORCCAMIND:
. Oregon Health Sciences University
. Western States Chiropractic College
. Oregon College of Oriental Medicine
. Linus Pauling Institute.
. ORCCAMIND research study:
A pilot study on the effect of the herb Bacopa monniera, in healthy, aging volunteers.
. Grants from the Northwest Health Foundation to execute the following studies:
Mineral Deficiency involved in Attention-deficit disorder (ADD) and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Reiki and Natural Killer Cell Number and Activity.
SOUTHWEST COLLEGE OF NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE (SCNM):
. NIH-NCCAM grant award to study three species of Echinacea for standardization and product supply provision for clinical trials. Project will include toxicity and bioavailability testing of Echinacea extracts.
. Collaborative research projects with the Department of Microbiology and the Molecular & Cellular Biology Program at Arizona State University.
. Clinical research collaboration with the Department of Exercise and Wellness at Arizona State University East.
. Collaborative research projects with the Program in Integrative Medicine, College of Medicine at the University of Arizona.
. Integrative research consortium with the primary county health-care system in Phoenix, AZ, Maricopa Integrated Health System and Family Health Centers, to conduct patient-care clinical trials.
. Integrative research consortium with Phoenix VA Medical Center, to conduct patient-care clinical trials.
SCNM's Department of Research Collaborating Academicians
. Dennis Clark, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Plant Biology Department, Arizona State University (Adjunct Associate Professor)
. Michael Goul, Ph.D., Professor and Director, MBA Program and Computer Information Systems Doctoral Program, Arizona State University (Adjunct Professor)
. Leslie Gunatilaka, Ph.D., Professor, Natural Products Chemistry, University of Arizona (Adjunct Professor)
. Lewis Mehl-Madrona, M.D., Ph.D. (Adjunct Associate Professor)
. Pamela Swan, Ph.D., Program Director, Department of Exercise and Wellness, Arizona State University
NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE RESEARCH AGENDA:
. A conference project funded by NIH NCCAM that includes the U.S. naturopathic medical colleges.
COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT:
BASTYR UNIVERSITY:
. NIH funded curriculum grant - collaborative grant to plan and implement CAM curriculum into required University of Washington School of Medicine curriculum
. NIH funded curriculum grant - collaborative grant to plan and implement CAM curriculum into University of Washington School of Nursing curriculum
NATIONAL COLLEGE OF NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE:
. NIH funded curriculum grant - collaborative grant to plan and implement CAM curriculum for OHSU. The project will develop, implement and evaluate a new four-year curriculum for medical students at OHSU in complementary and alternative medicine.
PRIVATE RESEARCH:
. The Hepatitis C Caring Ambassadors Program (HepC CAP) - Lyn Patrick, ND
. On the advisory board. HepC CAP is a privately funded organization founded under the Caring Ambassadors Program, Inc., a Delaware non-for-profit corporation. Hepatitis C Caring Ambassadors Program P.O. Box 1748 Oregon City, OR 97045 877-737-HEPC www.hepcchallenge.org
. IB Scientific, LLC, Durham, NH - Ian Bier, ND
Private research company owned by Dr. Bier. Has worked in collaboration with universities, including Arizona State University and California State University.
COLLABORATIVE NATUROPATHIC TRAINING FACILITIES:
BASTYR UNIVERSITY:
These are sites usually within an existing conventional healthcare agency. A team of faculty and students provide naturopathic care to clients at these sites for no charge.
Current sites include:
. Bastyr On-Site Training Clinic - For five consecutive years, Bastyr University has received Ryan White federal funds, enabling the clinic to provide 1,100 free natural health care visits this year for low-income patients with HIV/AIDS.
. 45th Street Homeless Youth Clinic, the nation's first free drop-in health clinic to offer both conventional and complementary medical treatments.
. Redmond Community Health Center - Homeless Youth Program
. Covenant Shores Retirement Home - Geriatrics
. Women's Wellness Center - Shelter for homeless women
. Northwest Center for Optimal Health - Geriatrics
. King County Natural Medicine Clinic (established1996). Bastyr University was awarded the contract to run the nation's first publicly funded natural medicine clinic
NATIONAL COLLEGE OF NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE:
Current sites include:
. Outside In - Health Care for the Homeless - including urgent care
. Rockwood Clinic - County health facility for underserved clients
. Portland Public Headstart - physical examinations for children
Integrated residency sites include:
. Outside In - Health Care for the Homeless - resident supported by federal grant - Portland, OR
. Cancer Treatment Centers of America - two-year residencies in integrated cancer care at Goshen, IN, Zion, IL, and Tulsa, OK
. A Woman's Time - residency in private ND practice specializing in women's health care with integration from conventional providers - Portland, OR
. Kokapelli Health and Wellness, PC - integrated family practice residency - Grand Junction, CO
. Griffin Hospital - integrative medical residencies affiliated with University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine - Bridgeport, CT
. New Health Horizons - integrated medical residency - general and oncology - Portland, OR
. Standard Process Inc. - evidence based integrative residency program in family practice and other specialties with Medical College of Wisconsin and University of Madison - Waukesha and Madison, WI
. Finger Lakes Center for Natural Health - integrated residency in private practice in general naturopathic medicine and Chinese medicine - Ithaca, NY
. The Center for Natural and Integrative Medicine - residency in private practice of MD/ND - general medicine - Orlando, FL
SOUTHWEST COLLEGE OF NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE:
. Desert Pain Institute - pain management and rehabilitation
. Las Fuentes - integrated community health care clinic
. Mission of Mercy - primary care for indigent clients
. Hamilton Elementary school - pediatrics for low-income children
. Being Alive - AIDS clinic
. Arizona Pathways - drug and alcohol clinic
. Springdale Village - inpatient geriatric care facility
. Hu Hu Kam Memorial Hospital ER - ER rotations for residents, students planned, may start natural medicine clinic on site
. 7th Avenue Clinic - Maricopa County clinic - primary care and acupuncture
. Maricopa County Integrated Health system - rotations in clinics and hospital
. Mayo Clinic - rotations in clinic
. Cigna Health Care - provider at Paseo Health Care clinic
. Arizona Heart Institute
. Additional sites planned include Phoenix Children's Hospital
FEDERAL PROFESSIONAL GRANTS:
. Karen Ball, N.D., OTR/L became the first naturopathic doctor in the U.S. to receive a federally funded research fellowship, a two-year appointment to the Oregon Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
. Pediatric Research Loan Repayment Program, NIH - Wendy Weber, ND
Dr. Weber is the first naturopathic physician to ever receive federal loan repayment.
. National Center of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), NIH - Wendy Weber, ND
First naturopathic physician to receive a career development award from NCCAM. The grant will fund Dr. Weber's salary for 5 years as well as provide support for research development. Dr. Weber is a clinical research fellow at the Bastyr Center for Natural Health, where she continues to see patients.
. Outside In Clinic, Portland, OR - Wayne Centrone, ND
Chief medical resident, the first recipient of naturopathic medical residency training from a federally supported grant. The residency program is sponsored by Outside In clinic, a Federally Qualified Health Center catering to homeless and underserved youth in the Portland metropolitan area, and the National College for Naturopathic Medicine. Funding is from a Health and Human Services (HHS) Healthcare for the Homeless Grant.
. Body Positive, Phoenix, AZ - Karen Van der Veer, ND 1999 - present
Non-profit AIDS service organization, resource and research center. Supported primarily by Title One (Ryan White) federal funding as well as by private funds.
. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA - Heather Greenlee, ND
Funded for 3 years on a NIH NCCAM F32 postdoctoral fellowship. The grant, "Naturopathic Treatments: Effects on Estrogen Metabolism" is run through the Cancer Prevention Research Program in the Public Health Sciences Division.
NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIANS IN HOSPITAL SETTINGS:
PUBLIC HOSPITALS:
Maui Memorial Medical Center. In September of 2001 Maui Memorial Medical
Center becomes the first state-owned medical facility to admit naturopathic physicians.
PRIVATE HOSPITALS:
Arizona Heart Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona - Decker Weiss, ND
Awarded hospital privileges as a consulting physician to the Department of Medicine in 1998.
Beebe Medical Center, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware - Kim Furtado, ND
Credentialed in the Allied Health Department in June 2002. Delaware does not currently license naturopathic physicians. The criteria for credentialling at Beebe Medical is identical to the licensing requirements in states that license naturopathic physicians.
Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA)
Established in 1988, is a network of cancer treatment hospitals and facilities located in Seattle, WA, Zion, IL, Tulsa, OK, Goshen, IN, Hampton Roads, VA Total of 4 ND residents and 9 ND attending physicians. www.cancercenters.com 1-800-615-3055
Clifton Springs Hospital, Clifton Springs, NY - Les Moore, ND
Director of the Integrated Health Department
North Hawaii Community Hospital, Waimea, Hawaii -
Michelle Suber, ND is Chair of the Integrated Healing Committee and Michael Traub, ND, Michelle Suber, ND, and Michaela Martin, ND are on the medical staff.
Northwest Hospital, Seattle, WA
Patients admitted to Northwest Hospital may have their ND visit them, review their medical record, and consult with the attending physyician during their hospitalization.
Rev. February 2004 with thanks to Dr. Sally Lamont and Dr. Pamela Snider
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