The Center's founder and medical director, Edison de Mello, MD, PhD, is a board certified Family Physician by the American Board of Family Medicine and a licensed psychotherapist by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. He practiced psychotherapy for 13 years before completing his medical residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan, New York and now practices and teaches evidenced- based integrative medicine.

His expertise includes:

• Integrative and preventive medicine ( Mind, Body, Spirit and “dis-ease”)
• Gastrointestinal issues
• Psychosomatic related health concerns
• Cross-cultural / international Medicine
• Anxiety disorders
• Men’s health & preventive Medicine ( “Banking on your Health”)
• Healthy Aging

Dr. de Mello's PhD dissertation, entitled "Gut Feelings - A Psychosocial Approach to Gastrointestinal Illness," inspired his conception of a center where Western and Eastern medicines combined with psychology would be fully integrated. The de Mello Institute was formed in 1996 with the goal of employing safe and complementary approaches to healthcare while also addressing a person's emotional and spiritual health.

He graduated from the University of North Texas in 1982 with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and went on to earn an MA degree in Psychology and a doctoral degree in Health and Human Services - Psychology. For his masters degree thesis Dr. de Mello was the co-author of a Head Start program funded by the National Institute of Mental Health entitled "Strengthening Head Start Families through Mental Health Intervention." Intrigued by the biopsychosocial aspects of gastrointestinal disease - the subject of his doctorate dissertation, Dr. de Mello entered medical school in 1991 with the ultimate goal of creating an innovative medical practice that would bridge the gap between Western and Eastern approaches to healthcare.

He is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM), Physicians for Social Responsibility, and a supporter of Doctor’s without borders

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