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Curriculum Vitae: SPECIALTY: - Internal Medicine, Integrative Medicine SUB-SPECIALTY: - Nutritional Medicine YEARS IN PRACTICE: 20 Years EDUCATION/TRAINING:   Undergraduate: - Albright College, Reading, Pa., B.S., 1972 Medical: - Temple University School of Medicine, M.D., 1979 Residency: - Internal Medicine, Abington Hospital, 1979-1982 CLINICAL PRACTICE:   1982-1983 - Emergency Physician, Roxborough Memorial Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. 1983-1988 - Emergency Physician, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 1985-Present - Medical Director, , Wyncote, PA. 1998-2001 - Director of Protocol Development, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Center for Integrative Medicine, Philadelphia, PA. ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:   1983-1985 - Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 1985-1987 - Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 1987-1988 - Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 2000-present - Instructor , Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia , PA 2001-present - Academic Faculty Jefferson Myrna Brind Center for Integrative Medicine. 2004-present - Clinical Assistant Professor, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES:   1994-Present - Sophomore Seminar in Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Medical Students (Nutritional Medicine), Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA. 1994-Present - Clinical Preceptor for Medical Students and Residents, Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA. 1998-Present - Sophomore Clinical Nutrition Course (Dietary Supplements in Clinical Practice) Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA BOARD CERTIFICATIONS:   1982 - Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine 1988, 1998* - Diplomate, American Board of Emergency Medicine (*Recertified ) PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS/COMMITTEES:   American College of Physicians American College for Advancement in Medicine American Medicine Association PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT POSITIONS:   Pennsylvania State Medical Board - Expert Witness RESEARCH:   1982 - Study on the Effects of Surgery and Anesthesia on the Electrocardiogram, Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PA 1995 - Co-investigator, Multi-center Trial to evaluate Enzyme Potentiated M Desensitization in the management of allergic disorders, a Non-funded Multi-Site Outcome Study compiling data from multiple private practices and clinical centers throughout United States. Sponsored and coordinated by the American EPD Society. 2000 - Consultant - NIH grant to Jefferson Center for Integrative Medicine. Developed a consensus document on integrative cancer therapies offered at Jefferson Center for Integrative Medicine. 2001 - Co-investigator - Pilot study to assess chelation therapy (PACT) - Funded by Miami Heart Research Institute. 2006-present - CAM Research Fellow, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine HONORS:   1982 - Eleanor Widener Dixon Research Award, Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PA. PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS:   1985 - Co-Editor, Yearbook of Emergency Medicine. 1997 - Diet and nutrition in primary care: from antioxidants to zinc. Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, WB Saunders. Vol. 24: No 4, December 1997. Pp. 825-843. 1999 - Chelation Therapy: Cardiovascular cure or heavy metal hype? M.S. Micozzi,(Ed.) Current Review of Complementary Medicine, Current Medicine, 1999. 2004 - Chelation Therapy in Stein R., Oz M. (Ed.) Complementary and Alternative Cardiovascular Medicine, The Humana Press, Inc Totowa, NJ 2004. ABSTRACTS:   2001 - Edman JS, Rosenzweig S, Pilot Study of Elimination/Challlenge Diets in Patients With Fibromyalgia J Amer Coll Nutr 20:554, 2001. 2002 - Edman JS, Nutritional Guidelines Can Improve Headaches, Fatigue and Other Hypoglycemia Symptoms in Adolescents: Three Case Reports J Amer Coll Nutr:21 489, 2002. 2004 - Chelation Therapy for Patients with Coronary Heart Disease:Findings from the Pilot to Assess Chelation Therapy (PACT). Poster Presentation at the American College of Cardiology 2004 Annual Scientific Session. PHYSICIAN DIRECTED LECTURES:   Phytoestrogens: Cancer Risk and Benefit - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Staff, November 2002 Antioxidants and Chemotherapy - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Staff, November 2001 Chelation Therapy - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Cardiology Division, November 2001 Herbs and Cancer - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Staff, June 2001 Alternative Medicine: Risk Management and Quality Assurance - Voluntary Hospitals of America (VHA) Symposium. , Berwyn, PA. February 2000 Herbal Medicine in Clinical Practice. - North Penn Hospital, September 1999 Nutritional Medicine. - Men's Health Symposium Professional Conference. Philadelphia Convention Center, June 1999 Phytoestrogens and Women's Health. - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, April 1999 Nutritional Medicine. - Doylestown Hospital, April 1999 Herbal Medicine in Clinical Practice. - Doylestown Hospital, March 1999 Herbal Medicine in Clinical Practice. - Grand View Hospital, February 1999 Alternative Medicine - Current Research Directions. - American College of Physicians, Wilmington, Delaware; February 1999. Nutritional Medicine - A Patient Centered Approach. - World Med Conference, Los Angeles, CA, November 1998 Alternative Medicine- Back to the Future and Beyond. - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Staff, October 1998. Alternative Therapies in Menopause. - Lankenau Hospital , OB/GYN staff, Wynewood, PA; December 1997. Alternative Medicine-Integration into Primary Care Practice. - Abington Hospital, Family Medicine, Abington, PA; September 1996. serves as Medical Director of , a multi-specialty integrative medical practice that he founded in 1985. He is on the academic faculty at the Jefferson - Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine and Clinical Assistant Professor at Jefferson Medical College. Dr. is a nationally recognized educator, researcher and author in the areas of complementary and alternative medicine. Home | Supplement Order Form