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Dr. Micozzi is currently the director of the Policy Institute for Integrative Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the past executive director of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Prior to joining the College, Dr. Micozzi was the founding director of the National Museum of Health and Medicine and a Distinguished Scientist with the American Registry of Pathology in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Micozzi is the author of Fundamentals of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, the first textbook on this subject for physicians and medical students, now in its third edition. He was the founding editor of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, and he is the editor of Seminars in Integrative Medicine. Dr. Micozzi has worked to foster communication and cooperation between mainstream and alternative medicine on issues of policy research and education.
Healthwise Knowledgebase Topics Reviewed
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Education
- MD and PhD: University of Pennsylvania, 1979
- Internship: Pennsylvania Hospital, 1980–1981
- Pathology Residency: Pennsylvania Hospital, 1981–1983
- Forensic Pathology Fellowship: University of Miami, 1983–1984
Academic Appointments
- Adjunct Professor, University of Pennsylvania, 1996–present
- Adjunct Professor, Uniformed Services University of Health Science, Bethesda, MD, 1986–1995
Professional Affiliations
- American Academy of Forensic Sciences
- American Public Health Association
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Anthropological Association
Selected Publications
- Micozzi MS (2005). Fundamentals of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, third edition. New York: Elsevier.
- Micozzi MS, Shih K (2005). Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cancer Care and Prevention. New York: Elsevier.
- Micozzi MS (2003). Alternative or complementary medicine: Opportunities for integration. SKINmed, 2(3): 175–180.
- Micozzi MS (2001). Double standards and double jeopardy for CAM research. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 7(1): 13–14.
Financial Disclosure
This reviewer reported no financial conflicts.
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