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About Tieraona Low Dog, MD
Dr. Low Dog’s extensive career in studying natural medicine began more than twenty-five years ago. She studied midwifery, massage therapy, and was a highly respected herbalist, serving as President of the American Herbalist Guild and running a teaching clinic in Albuquerque, before going on to receive her Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. Tieraona opened and ran a successful integrative medical clinic in Albuquerque, NM before joining the faculty of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona where she currently serves as the Director of the Fellowship.
In addition to her work as a clinician and educator, Dr. Low Dog has been involved in national health policy and regulatory issues for more than a decade. In 2000, she was appointed by President Bill Clinton to serve on the White House Commission of Complementary and Alternative Medicine and she just recently completed her 3 year term in February 2007 as a member of the Advisory Council for the National Institutes of Health National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). Tieraona served as the elected Chair of the United States Pharmacopeia Dietary Supplements and Botanicals Expert Committee from 2000 to 2010. Her many honors of distinction include the Martina de la Cruz medal for her work with indigenous medicines (1998), Time magazine’s “Innovator in Complementary and Alternative Medicine” (2001), the Burt Kallman Scientific Award (2007) and NPR’s People’s Pharmacy award (2010).
Dr. Low Dog is an internationally known speaker on topics ranging from the responsible use of herbal medicine and dietary supplements to integrative approaches to women’s health; with more than 30 publications to her credit. She serves on the editorial/advisory boards of Menopause and Explore journals, Prevention magazine and the American Botanical Council. She has appeared on E!, ABC’s 20/20, CNN, and is a frequent guest NPR’s The People’s Pharmacy. Dr. Low Dog writes a regular column for Alternative and Complementary Therapies magazine called "Smart Talk on Supplements and Botanicals".
HONORS AND POSITIONS:
Time Magazine’s Award: Innovator in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2001)
International Martina de la Cruz Award for her work with indigenous remedies (1998)
Appointed by President Bill Clinton to serve on the White House Commission of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2000-2002) - The commission provided legislative and administrative recommendations to ensure that public policy maximizes Americans’ benefits of complementary and alternative medicine.
Elected Chair of the United States Pharmacopoeia Dietary Supplements and Botanicals Expert Committee (2000-2010) - USP promotes the public health by developing and disseminating quality standards and information for Dietary Supplements, Healthcare delivery, and related products and practices.
Appointed by Secretary Tommy Thompson of Health and Human Services to serve on the Advisory Board for the National Institute’s of Health National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2003-2006) - NCCAM is dedicated to exploring complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of rigorous science, training complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) researchers, and disseminating authoritative information to the public and professionals.
Director of the Fellowship for the Program in Integrative Medicine and Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine - Founded in 1994 by Dr. Andrew Weil, the Program in Integrative Medicine's mission is to lead the transformation of healthcare by creating, educating, and actively supporting a community of professionals who embody the philosophy and practice of Integrative Medicine.
Dr. Low Dog is the author of Complementary and Integrative Approaches to Women’s Health - A Clinical Guide (published by Elsevier) - This book covers the most common areas of concern in women's health. It is an evidence-based, clinically-oriented book that presents the background and range of complementary and alternative therapies related to common medical conditions and functional complaints and disorders.
Dr. Low Dog is the Co-Editor of Integrative Women’s Health (published by Oxford University Press in 2010) - Co-edited by Dr. Low Dog and her close friend and colleague Dr. Victoria Maizes, this book contains 38 chapters of in-depth integrative clinical strategies for a wide range of topics including breast cancer, endometriosis, menopause, fibromyalgia, migraines, multiple sclerosis, depression and much more. This book is part of the Weil Integrative Medicine Library from Oxford.
Dr. Low Dog has written many chapters for medical textbooks on integrative treatment approaches to endocrine disorders, acute and chronic pain, diabetes, pre-menstrual syndrome, as well as on the topics of botanical medicine and herbs and the cardiovascular system.
Dr. Low Dog has published numerous articles on women’s health including integrative approaches to pre-menstrual syndrome, menopause and breast cancer and a literature review on the safety of black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa).
Dr. Low Dog serves on the Editorial Boards of Menopause Journal, Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, Explore, Herbalgram, and Prevention Magazine.
Dr. Low Dog has appeared on E!, ABC’s 20/20, CNN, and Good Morning TV in London. She is a frequent guest on radio programs in the United States and the United Kingdom, including NPR’s The People’s Pharmacy.
“When I think of who I am and what I bring to medicine, I think I am the bridge between the woman growing peppermint in her garden and the researcher isolating menthol and everything in between.”
- Dr. Low Dog
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