Dr. Richard Firshein

Dr. Richard Firshein, the founder and creator of DrFirshein.com, is a leading authority in the field of Preventive Medicine and Medical Nutrition, and Medical Director of the Firshein Center for Comprehensive Medicine in New York City. Board Certified in Family Medicine and a UCLA trained and certified medical acupuncturist, he is the author of three groundbreaking books: Reversing Asthma, which details his comprehensive program for the treatment and prevention of asthma; The Nutraceutical Revolution: 20 cutting edge nutrients to design your own whole-life program; and Your Asthma-Free Child: The Revolutionary 7-Step Breath of Life Program.  His books are published throughout the world and are available in Mandarin, Japanese, Italian,  Spanish and English among others.

Dr. Firshein's practice specializes in Integrative Medicine, developing comprehensive programs for a wide range of conditions including asthma and allergies, cardiovascular conditions and a variety of metabolic disorders. These comprehensive programs combine nutritional supplementation, personal diets and body/mind therapies, as well as traditional medical approaches. Faced with the challenge of asthma early in his own life, Dr. Firshein developed the Breath of Life program which he uses in his practice . Along with Paul Sorvino, Dr. Firshein was honored by the American Medical Association for their work with asthmatic children.

Dr. Firshein's research  on the Effects of Alkylglycerols on Cellular Growth and the Sensitivity to Chemotherapeutic Agents in Tumor Cultures was funded by the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, published in The Annual Meeting Proceedings for the American Society of Clinical Oncologists and  is patented awaiting further clinical trials.

Dr. Firshein has served as a professor of Family Medicine at the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, and is a well known lecturer and writer. He was host of his own radio show HouseCalls for 8 years, and was contributing Editor for Psychology Today.  For more information about Dr. Firshein and the full line of comprehensive medical services offered by the Firshein Center in New York City call: The Firshein Center for Comprehensive Medicine - (212) 860-0282. www.firsheincenter.com

by Dr. Richard Firshein