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Dr. Peter Bongiorno graduated from Bastyr University, the leading accredited university for science-based natural medicine. He completed five years of training in naturopathic medicine and acupuncture, and was honored to be his class speaker. Dr. Bongiorno is Vice-President of the New York Association of Naturopathic Physicians and is active in gaining legislation to license naturopathic physicians in New York State. He is a member of the American Association for Naturopathic Physicians, Physicians for Social Responsibility and is a Diplomat in Acupuncture. Before medical school, he worked as a researcher at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland and at Yale University in New Haven Connecticut, and has co-authored numerous medical journal articles in the field of neuro-endocrinology. He did his pre-medical studies and received a Bachelors degree in Biology and English Literature from Fairfield University. Dr. Bongiorno is a major contributor to over 40 chapters for the 3rd Edition of Drs. Michael Murray and Joseph Pizzorno's the Textbook of Natural Medicine. He has also co-authored original articles including one on Parkinson’s Disease which he wrote with Dr. LoGiudice. He has also authored the complementary medicine chapter on natural medicine for depression in the psychiatric textbook The Biology of Depression. He has also helped to revise and update portions of Dr. Michael Murray's Encyclopedia of Healing Foods. Dr. Bongiorno is an adjunct faculty member at New York University, where he teaches classes on Holistic Healing, and is also on faculty at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Food and Health. Dr. Bongiorno regularly teaches medical students at Mount Sinai school of Medicine about natural medicine and acupuncture, and has lectured at the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians conference and CAM Expo in New York City. Dr. Bongiorno has been interviewed on national television (the Hallmark Channel) and local television (News12 Long Island), radio (on the air with Dr. Fratellone, 1600AM), and national media (MSN.com, Energy Times). Peter enjoys playing drums and recording new music, exercise and enjoying life with his with wife Pina. He especially enjoys making time for a good breakfast with friends and family. Please call 718.354.7339 if you would like a free consultation to help you decide if you would like to work with Dr. Bongiorno to attain your health care goals.
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