My Doctor Medical Group

We define integrative medicine as healing-oriented medicine that takes account of the whole person (body, mind, and spirit), including all aspects of lifestyle. It emphasizes the therapeutic relationship and makes use of all appropriate therapies, both conventional and alternative.

Dr. Paul Abramson is one of 35 physicians worldwide to have completed a Residential Senior Fellowship at Dr. Andrew Weil’s Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, adding to his available repertoire of diagnostic and therapeutic tools.

The Defining Principles of Integrative Medicine (Adapted from AzCIM)

• Patient and practitioner are partners in the healing process.
• All factors that influence health, wellness, and disease are taken into consideration, including mind, spirit, and community, as well as the body.
• Appropriate use of both conventional and alternative methods facilitates the body’s innate healing response.
• Effective interventions that are natural and less invasive should be used whenever possible.
• Integrative medicine neither rejects conventional medicine nor accepts alternative therapies uncritically.
• Good medicine is based in good science. It is inquiry-driven and open to new paradigms.
• Alongside the concept of treatment, the broader concepts of health promotion and the prevention of illness are paramount.
• Practitioners of integrative medicine should exemplify its principles and commit themselves to self-exploration and self-development.

In addition to being highly trained in conventional medicine (including hospital medicine and intensive care), our doctors practice nutritional medicine, osteopathic manual medicine, medical hypnosis and mind-body medicine, functional medicine, and botanical medicine, among other modalities.  We also work with a network of expert practitioners in Traditional Chinese Medicine, manual medicine, Ayurveda, integrative psychology, spiritual counseling, and Western herbalism as well as open-minded conventional specialists to provide you the most appropriate diagnostic and treatment approaches to your individual condition.

The patient typically takes an active role in their care and our role is to support, guide, and help remove impediments to the healing process.