Integrative Traditional Care (Family Medicine, Integrative Medicine)
Glen Aukerman, MD, DABFP
Linda Chun, MD
Anup Kumar Kanodia, MD, MPH
Ruslana Kurpita, MD
Mind-Body Interventions (Yoga, Psychotherapy, Hypnotherapy, Art Therapy, Meditation)
Karl Bachman, PhD
Laura Kunze, MAET, ATR, LCDCIII
Hari Sharma, MD, DABP, FRCPC, DABHM
Yoga
Linda Chun, MD
Energy Medicine (Reiki, Polarity Therapy)
Glen Aukerman, MD, DABFM, DABHM, Reiki Master
Berit Nilsson, LMT, Reiki Master, Polarity Practitioner
Whole Medical Systems (Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture)
Hari Sharma, MD, DABP, FRCPC, DABHM
David (Dehui) Wang, R.Ac, Dipl.C.H., Dipl.ABT
Hailing Zhang, R. Ac, Dipl. Ac, OMD / MD (China)
Biologically Based Therapies (Dietition Services, Herbal Services, Nutrition Counseling, Nutraceuticals, OrthoMolecular Therapy)
Glen Aukerman, MD, DABFM, DABHM
Hari Sharma, MD, DABP, FRCPC, DABHM
David Wang, R.Ac, Dipl.CH, Dipl.ABT
Manipulative and Body-Based Therapies (Rehabilitation Chiropractic, Neuromuscular Massage, Sports Massage, LaStone Massage, Craniosacral Therapy, Reflexology)
Rhonda Crockett, LMT
John Grandominico, DC, DACRB
Jean LaPolla, LMT
Berit Nilsson, LMT
Cheryl Boschert, LMT
Glen Aukerman, MD
Medical Director, Center for Integrative Medicine
Board Certified in Holistic Medicine by the American Board of Holistic Medicine
Other Board Certifications:
American Board of Family Practice, Diplomate
The American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians, Diplomate in Managed Care Subspecialty and Healthcare Quality Management
The American Board of Managed Care Medicine, Diplomate
Specialty: Family Medicine/Holistic Medicine
Glen Aukerman has served as a professor in the OSU School of Medicine’s Department of Family Medicine since 1995 and as chair of the department from 1995-1998. He was one of four OSU Family Medicine practitioners named to Best Doctors in America in 2003-2004. He also serves as interim medical director for The Ohio State University Managed Health Care System.
Among other positions, he has also served as chief medical officer at the National Practitioner Data Bank and as deputy director and chief medical officer in the Division of Quality Assurance for the Bureau of Health Professions of the Health Resources and Services Administration in Rockville, Md.
Dr. Aukerman’s other areas of expertise include managed care and medical quality assurance. He served in 1993 on the White House Health Reform Task Force Speakers Panel and is a past president of the American Academy of Family Physicians. He has served on many steering and development committees addressing managed care issues.
Hospital Affiliations:
University Hospital, The James, University Hospital East, Riverside Methodist Hospital
Phone:
(614) 293-9777
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Karl Bachman, PhD
Karl Bachman received his PhD from The Ohio State University in 1976. Currently a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Ohio State, he has worked in both the public and private sectors with a wide range of patients. He has provided psychotherapy, consultation, teaching and coaching.
His background and experience include mood and anxiety disorders, stress-related disorders, adjustment disorders and relationship issues. He has experience in pain control, psychological factors affecting medical conditions, smoking cessation, weight loss and effects of chronic medical conditions.
Phone:
(614) 293-9777
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Cheryl Boschert
LMT
Specialty: Massage Therapy
Cheryl Boschert specializes in therapeutic massage utilizing myofascial release, deep tissue, trigger point and range of motion. Her treatment focuses on combining techniques to decrease pain and increase flexibility.
Phone:
(614) 293-9777
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Linda Chun, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Department of Internal Medicine
Integrative Physician, Center for Integrative Medicine
Other Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2006
American Board of Pediatrics, 2006
Board eligible, American Board of Holistic Medicine
Specialty: Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Linda Chun, a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Department of Internal Medicine at The Ohio State University and Columbus Children’s Hospital, is an integrative physician at the OSU Center for Integrative Medicine. Dr. Chun completed Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training in 2002. She is currently teaching beginner to advanced ashtanga yoga in the Columbus area.
Dr. Chun has a strong interest in integrative medicine. She is currently enrolled in the Associate Fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, to be completed in 2008. Dr. Chun brings to her practice a focus on preventive medicine and wellness, emphasizing a holistic approach and the empowerment of patients. Dr. Chun is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics.
Dr. Chun’s other medical interests include combining allopathic medicine with complementary therapies (nutrition, movement therapy, yoga, massage, acupuncture, psychotherapy, energy medicine, etc.) for a holistic approach to healing. She is also interested in preventive medicine, obesity and stress-related disease.
Hospital Affiliations:
University Hospital
Phone:
(614) 293-9777
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Rhonda Crockett
LMT
Specialty: Massage Therapy:Sports Massage
Sports Massage can address pain conditions such as migraines, back pain, sciatica, neck strain and sprain, and fibromyalgia. Rhonda Crockett utilizes a number of techniques and stretches. Her treatment philosophy includes treating clients with respect and dignity ensuring that patient care is her primary focus and concern.
Phone:
(614) 293-9777
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John Grandominico
DC - Doctor of Chiropractic
DACRB - Diplomate American Chiropractic Rehabilitation Board
Specialty: Rehabilitation Chiropractic
Dr. Grandominico’s career has encompassed exercise physiology, fitness training and chiropractic. He has offered chiropractic and rehabilitation in his practice since 1997. An athlete himself, he has competed nationally in Olympic weightlifting and was invited to train at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Dr. Grandominico is certified in McKenzie Cervical and Lumbar protocols.
He is actively pursuing his diplomate in Rehabilitation. He works closely with family, occupational, sports medicine physicians and other forms of alternative medicine to facilitate the best possible care to patients with musculoskeletal conditions. He presents professionally to businesses and healthcare organizations on topics such as fibromyalgia, work and sports injury and prevention, and benefits of exercise for the elderly and is certified through the American Red Cross as a “Protect Your Back” instructor.
Phone:
(614) 293-9777
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Anup Kanodia, MD, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine
Integrative Physician, Center for Integrative Medicine
Anup Kanodia, MD, MPH is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine at The Ohio State University and an integrative physician at the Center for Integrative Medicine.
He has a strong interest in comprehensive medical care based on the best scientific evidence that encourages patients to share in decision making and that promotes choices in care that can include integrative medical therapies, when appropriate.
Dr. Kanodia earned his doctor of medicine from Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine and his master's degree in public health from Harvard School of Public Health. After serving as staff physician at the Marino Center for Integrative Health, Dr. Kanodia joined the OSU Center for Integrative Medicine in September 2009.
He is board certified in family medicine.
Phone:
(614) 293-9777
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Laura Kunze
MAET (master’s degree in expressive arts therapies)
ATR-BC (Registered Art Therapist)
LCDCIII (Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor III)
Specialty: Art Therapy
Laura Kunze has been a practicing Art Therapist since 1995. Her graduate training is in Expressive Arts Therapies, which includes music, dance/movement, psychodrama and art therapy.
In addition to Art Therapy, Laura has taken extensive training in chemical dependency counseling, earning her license as a chemical dependency counselor III. She also is a Reiki Master and has taken numerous workshops and classes in holistic health and wellness. Laura has also exhibited her art in the Short North Gallery Hop and in a local coffee shop in Worthington.
Laura belongs to several professional organizations and is active in her fields of study. She has done numerous presentations about the use of Art Therapy in self-discovery, the healing of traumas, eating disorders, mental illness, treatment of chemical dependency, grief and bereavement, and in coping with serious medical conditions. She has presented workshops bridging her various areas of expertise.
Phone:
(614) 293-9777
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Ruslana Kurpita, MD, DABHM (Diplomate, American Board of Holistic Medicine)
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine
Integrative Physician, OSU Center for Integrative Medicine
Ruslana Kurpita, MD, is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine at The Ohio State University and an integrative physician at the OSU Center for Integrative Medicine.
She completed her residency in Family Medicine at The Ohio State University in 2008. During that time she developed a strong interest in nutrition, vitamins, supplements and herbal medicine.
Dr.Kurpita spent one year at the Center for Integrative Medicine doing a longitudinal rotation with Dr.Aukerman during her last year of residency studying nutrigenomics.
She earned her medical degree from Danylo Halytskiy L’viv State Medical University,
L’viv, Ukraine. Dr.Kurpita completed rotation at the China Medical University of Taiwan at the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine studying herbal medicine.
Dr.Kurpita incorporates in her practice both traditional medicine as well as preventive, nutrition, supplements, vitamins and herbal medicine.
Phone:
(614) 293-9777
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Jean Lapolla
LMT
Specialty: Massage Therapy
Jean LaPolla provides massage using an integrative approach of soft tissue massage and deep tissue neuromuscular massage. These techniques decrease healing time, increase flexibility and range of motion, and decrease the physical effects of stress on the body.
Phone:
(614) 293-9777
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Berit Nilsson
LMT
Specialty: Massage Therapy:Energy Release/Reflexology
Berit Nilsson specializes in massage to clear stuck and blocked energy movement within the vital energetic life force pathways resulting in pain-free flexibility, frequently the freedom for more positive ways of thinking, allowing emotions to heal.
Phone:
(614) 293-9777
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Hari Sharma, MD
Fellow, National Academy of Ayurveda, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
DABHM (Diplomate, American Board of Holistic Medicine)
DABP (Diplomate, American Board of Pathology)
FRCPC (Fellow, Royal College of Physicians of Canada)
Specialty: Ayurveda
Hari Sharma has a long and distinguished career in the field of medicine and medical research. He has been practicing Ayurvedic medicine in Columbus for many years.
He is professor emeritus and former director of Cancer Prevention and Natural Products Research at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. He has published more than 145 research papers, has authored over 270 abstracts and presentations, and has written four books, mainly on subjects related to Ayurveda.
Dr. Sharma is a member of various national and international professional societies. He is also distinguished as a Fellow of the National Academy of Ayurveda, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. Sharma is a diplomate of the American Board of Holistic Medicine.
Dr. Sharma has lectured worldwide at various medical institutions and conferences, and has presented research findings to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Dr. Sharma earned two medical degrees: an MBBS in 1961 and MD, with a focus in pathology in 1965 from Lucknow University in his native India. He also earned a master of science degree from The Ohio State University in 1969.
He received certification in Pathologic Anatomy from the American Board of Pathology in 1970 and completed a fellowship in Anatomic Pathology also in 1970 at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and served in The Ohio State University’s Department of Pathology from 1980-1995.
His practice at the CIM focuses on the comprehensive, multi-strategy, prevention-oriented healthcare system of Ayurveda.
Phone:
(614) 293-9777
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David Dehui Wang
· R.Ac (Registered acupuncturist, Ohio State Medical Board)
· Dipl.Ac (Diploma in Acupuncture) -- National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)
· Dipl.C.H (Diploma in Chinese Herbology) -- National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)
· Dipl.ABT (Diploma in Asian Bodywork Therapy) -- National Certification
Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)
· DOM (Doctor of Oriental Medicine) -- New Mexico State Board of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
· MD (China)
Specialties: Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine
Wang holds licensure as a physician to practice Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western medicine in mainland China where he practiced in a hospital for 10 years before coming to the United States in 1995. He earned his Master's of Medicine in 1990 at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) with concentration (similar to U.S. fellowship) on training and research in Rheumatism. He earned his Bachelor of Medicine in 1985 at the Jiangxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Wang has served as academic dean at International Institute of Chinese Medicine in Santa Fe, N.M. from 1995 to 2000, and dean of Oriental Medicine at American Institute of Alternative Medicine in Columbus since 2001.
He designed, established and instructed the professional master’s level of acupuncture program there, the first in the state of Ohio and is the founder and president of Ohio State Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
He received the Columbus City Council Certificate of Honor and Recognition for designing the first Professional Master’s Level Acupuncture Program in the State of Ohio and for his academic leadership, training and guidance at the American Institute of Alternative Medicine.
The Ohio House of Representatives also honored Wang for outstanding contributions to the field of alternative medicine in November, 2004.
He has published numerous books and research articles in China on the topics of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Phone:
(614) 293-9777
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Hailing Zhang
R. Ac
Dipl. Ac,
OMD / MD (China)
Specialty: Acupuncture
Hailing Zhang has training and experience in both Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western medicine . Her career has included the practice of medicine, medical education and medical research.
Zhang is a member of various national and international Chinese Medicine professional organizations. She has taught and lectured extensively on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Acupuncture. She has published numerous articles, books and research studies.
Phone:
(614) 293-9777
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