About Dr. Joseph Pizzorno

Dr. Joe Pizzorno founded Bastyr University, the country’s first and largest fully accredited university of natural medicine, and served as its president for twenty-two years
He is the author of The Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine and The Textbook of Natural Medicine, a founder and board member of the Institute for Functional Medicine and founder and editor-in-chief of Integrative Medicine: A Clinician's Journal, the leading peer-reviewed journal in integrative medicine.

He has been honored by the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, the National Foundation for Alternative Medicine, and Natural Health Magazine, and has served on presidential committees under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. He lives in Seattle, Washington.