About Dr. Merizalde

Bernardo Merizalde, MD, D.HT, ABIHM, is an integrative care physician and the founder of Integrative Life.

He currently serves as an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Integrative Medicine and Nutritional Science at Thomas Jefferson University. Additionally, Dr. Merizalde is:

General Secretary for the International Homeopathic Medical League (www.LMHI.org)
Board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the American Board of Integrative and Holistic Medicine
Diplomate of the American Board of Homeotherapeutics

Born in White Plains, New York, and raised in Bogotá, Colombia, Dr. Merizalde was often ill as a child. Through the then necessary treatments, he experienced firsthand the benefits and limitations of conventional medicine.

In medical school, he encountered patients facing similar challenges. These individuals were on long-term treatment regimens but were experiencing suboptimal results in spite of their investment of time, effort, and money, including medicinal side-effects and taking a medicine to treat the effects of another.

Dr. Merizalde sought another way. He believed that one of the failings of traditional medicine was its narrow focus in approaching patient care. Instead of prescribing remedies for an individual condition, Dr. Merizalde concluded that there was value in exploring a more holistic approach to care.

This is how he came to embrace integrative care. In his practice, Dr. Merizalde incorporates various treatment modalities, from mind-body medicine to nutritional, functional medicine, herbal medicine and homeopathy, in addition to traditional treatment, where appropriate.

By considering each patient as a spiritual, emotional, social, and physical being—each entirely unique—Dr. Merizalde adopts individualized treatment plans integrating the type of care best suited to the patient at hand.

By considering each patient as a spiritual, emotional, and physical being—each entirely unique—Dr. Merizalde adopts individualized treatment plans integrating the type of care best suited to the patient well-being.

A vocal advocate for the practice of integrative care and homeopathy, Dr. Merizalde has written extensively on the topic. He is an active member of various world-renowned integrative care and homeopathic institutions, including the International Homeopathic Medical League, the American Institute of Homeopathy, and the Department of Integrative Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University.

Medical Education and Training:

Medical School, Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia, Jan 1975 – Dec 1979
Hospital Militar Central, Internal Medicine, Bogota, Colombia, July – Dec 1977
Hospital de San Jose, Bogota. Ob/Gyn, Jan – June, 1979
General Surgery, July-Dec 1978
Internal Medicine II, July-Dec 1977
Hospital Infantil Lorencita Villegas de Santos,Pediatrics Rotation, Jan-June 1978
Clínica del Rosario and Clínica de Reposo de Nuestra Señora de Fátima, Bogotá, Colombia;
psychiatric rotation, July-Dec 1979

Membership in Professional and Scientific Societies:

Secretary-General, Liga Medicorum Homoeopathica Internationalis, since Sept 2018
Secretary for PR, Liga Medicorum Homoeopathic Internationalis, 2016-2018
Member, Reviewer Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia Convention of the United States, 2015-2017
Member, American Holistic Medical Association, since 2013
Board Member, Philadelphia Wellness Guide, 2006-2011
President, American Institute of Homeopathy, 2006-2009
Trustee at Large, Greater Philadelphia Society of Clinical Hypnosis, 2004-2012
Member of the Board of Governors, American Institute of Homeopathy, 1994-2012
Member, National Center for Homeopathy, since 1986
Member, International Homeopathic Medical League, since 1986
Member, American Institute of Homeopathy, since 1985

Editorial Positions:

Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine, since April 2015
Guest Editorial Reviewer, Homeopathy, Elsevier Publishers, UK, since 2008
Assistant Reviewer, Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, since 2007
Peer Reviewer, Journal of the American Institute of Homeopathy, since 2000

Certification and Licensing:

General Physician and Surgeon Degree, Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Senora del Rosario in Bogotá, Colombia S.A., Dec 1980
Intern in Psychiatry Certificate, Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital, Phila, PA, June 1984
Psychiatry Residency Certificate from Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital, Phila, PA, June 1987
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Oct 1988
American Board of Adolescent Psychiatry, May 1994
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney
Kimmel School of Medicine, Phila, PA Sept 2008
Diplomate of the American Board of Integrative and Holistic Medicine, Nov 2013

About Dr. Merizalde

Bernardo Merizalde, MD, D.HT, ABIHM, is an integrative care physician and the founder of Integrative Life.

Medical Education and Training:

Membership in Professional and Scientific Societies:

Editorial Positions:

Certification and Licensing:

The Four Pillars of Integrative Life

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Mind/Body

Nutrition

Homeopathy

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