Slow Medicine

Michael Finkelstein, MD, FACP, ABIHM, aka The Slow Medicine Doctor®, is a holistic doctor in New York. He is the founder and executive director of The Slow Medicine Foundation and is the founder and medical director of SunRaven: The Home of Slow Medicine, a holistic wellness center located on a farm, in Bedford, NY. Dr. Michael Finkelstein trained... in conventional medicine and practiced internal medicine and was the Medical Director of a hospital for 20 years before embarking on further training in Integrative and Holistic Medicine. He went on to create a Health and Wellness Center, called SunRaven, and wrote Slow Medicine: Hope and Healing for Chronic Illness, because he realized that individuals need more than what is found in typical medical institutions. SunRaven is now the home of his practice. Dr. Finkelstein is a medical blogger for Doctor Oz , Sharecare, and The Huffington Post; he is the author of Slow Medicine: Hope and Healing for Chronic Illness , endorsed by Andrew Weil, MD and Mehmet Oz, MD; he has been featured in top media outlets including The New York Times, CNN, and Real Simple; he has presented at leading venues including GE Corporation, Rancho La Puerta, Summit Series, and Omega Institute; he is an adjunct professor at Binghamton University School of Management; and he is the Chief Executive for Continuity and Corporate Wellness at Max Finkelstein Inc, a leading independent and family-owned Goodyear distributor, with over 400 employees and $450 million annual revenue. Dr. Finkelstein was trained at premier institutes for both conventional and integrative medicine including The University of Pennsylvania, where he received both his Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Medical Degree (MD) and where he was awarded the honors of Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude, and Deans List; and The University of Arizona College of Medicine, where Dr. Finkelstein completed an Associate Fellowship in Integrative Medicine, studying directly with integrative medicine pioneer Andrew Weil, MD. Certified in both Internal ...Read More