Elliott S. Dacher, M.D.


	1996–present	Researcher, Author, and Lecturer In 1996 I left private medical practice to commit myself to full time research, writing and speaking in the field of health and healing. This work has taken me to the east where I have extensively explored eastern healing practices. This work has been synthesized and published in a recent book Integral Health: The Path to Human Flourishing. This ongoing exploration of the frontiers of health and healing serves as a basis for didactic and experiential presentations, seminars, and retreat programs for practitioners, health administrators and the general public..
	1985–1996	Private Practice of Medicine Integrating my experience of the past 25 years in the areas of holistic healing and mind/body medicine I built a successful and innovative private practice of internal medicine that incorporates the essential components of an expanded approach to health and healing. This practice has provided a living laboratory for exploring the medicine of the future and its interface with the current health care system. Consultant to Group Health Association, Inc. The responsibilities of this position with a 130,000 member HMO included reviewing aspects of the existing health education program and developing a comprehensive proposal for the design, administration and implementation of a region wide risk reduction, disease prevention and health promotion program.
	1982–1984	Director of Health Promotion Services, Kaiser-Georgetown Community Health Plan As Director of Health Promotion Services for a 120,000 member HMO I was responsible for the development, implementation and administration of a region-wide health education program called the Be Well program. This program was expanded for utilization by private industry in corporate health promotion programs.
	1977–1982	Physician-In-Chief Kaiser-Georgetown Community Health Plan, Reston, Virginia facility In this position my responsibilities included overall medical responsibility for the administration of a 12,000 member facility.
	1975–1984	Practicing Physician-Internal Medicine Kaiser-Georgetown Community Health Plan, Reston, Virginia facility I served as a practicing physician responsible for the general outpatient and inpatient care of internal medicine patients.
	Publications Integral Health: The Path to Human Flourishing, October 2006, Basic Health Whole Healing, Dutton, May 1996, Plume, 1997 PNI: A New Mind/Body Healing Program, Paragon House, 1991 Republished as Intentional Healing, Marlowe, 1996. A Systems Theory Approach to an Expanded Medical Model: A Challenge for Biomedicine, Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, vol. 1, No. 2, April, 1995 Re-Inventing Primary Care, Alternative Therapies, Vol. 1, No.5, November, 1995. Towards A Post Modern Medicine, Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, December, 1996. Other Activities Fellow, The Institute of Noetic Sciences (1995-1997) Editorial Board, The Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Medical Advisor to Healthy Living Magazine, Hearst Publication Education Residency in Internal Medicine, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital 1973–1975 Internship in Internal Medicine, Michael Reese Medical Center 1970–1971 M.D., State University of New York - School of Medicine at Buffalo, 1970 B.S., Queens College of the City of New York, 1966 Academic Certification 1975 Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine Contacts