Our Philosophy

"It is the great error of our day in the treatment of the human being that physicians separate the soul from the body." -- Plato

At Duke Integrative Medicine, we believe in partnerships -- partnerships where patients and health care providers work together to develop a health plan to address the whole person, because we believe there is a powerful interrelationship between the mind, body, spirit and community in both health and disease.

The practice of medicine that reaffirms this partnership between practitioner and patient has come to be called "integrative medicine." It focuses on the whole person, is informed by evidence, and makes use of all appropriate therapeutic approaches, health care professionals, and disciplines to achieve optimal health and healing.

At Duke Integrative Medicine, we draw from all of the best strategies to create a plan to help you optimize your health. We provide you with the opportunity to immerse yourself deeply into this healing experience and then we partner with you to implement your plan over time. Learn more about personalized health planning at www.dukeintegrativemedicine.org.

As your health partner, we help you reach new dimensions in health and healing.

What to Expect

While with us, you can expect to be:

• Listened to and treated with respectful consideration as a partner in the development of your personalized health plan.
• Given recommendations founded in the strength of Duke University Medical Center's leadership in western/conventional medicine combined with appropriate lifestyle recommendations such as diet and exercise as well as appropriate complementary and alternative therapies including:
  • Herbal medicine
  • Acupuncture
  • Massage
  • Biofeedback
  • Yoga
  • Stress reduction techniques
• Given the guidance you need to sort through the various health options for the customization of your personal health plan.

Improving Health Care for the Future

At Duke Integrative Medicine, we are using research, education and clinical care to speed the transformation of health care toward prospective, strategic health planning and integrated, coordinated care management.

Through this work, we hope to usher in an era of "new medicine" that embraces the whole person and creates new dimensions in health and healing.