Joseph Pizzorno, ND

President Joseph Pizzorno, ND

Bastyr University Interim President Dr. Joe Pizzorno is an internationally acclaimed leader in environmental, functional, and integrative medicine. He co-founded Bastyr University and previously served as our university’s first president from 1978-2000. Dr. Pizzorno led the effort to make Bastyr University the first accredited college of naturopathic medicine in the United States.

It is Dr. Pizzorno’s ceaseless mission to transform our disease-driven health care model into a model of care rooted in healthful living, personalized care, and whole person wellness.

Some of his career highlights-to-date include serving on U.S. presidential commissions and leading health care policy reform efforts on a national scale, authoring and co-authoring 14 books including six textbooks for doctors, and international keynote speaking engagements which have taken him to more than 30 countries across five continents.

Education

• 1975 Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine with Scholastic Honors, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, Portland, OR
• 1971-75 Research Technologist Department of Rheumatology, School of Medicine University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• 1974 Basic Sciences Certificate Nevada State Healing Arts Board
• 1969 Bachelor of Science with Distinction, Chemistry Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA

Landmark Achievements

• Bastyr University co-founder and founding president; led Bastyr to become the first accredited institution of Naturopathic Medicine
• Council on Naturopathic Medical Education (CNME) co-founder; led CNME to accreditation agency approval by the US Department of Education
• Co-founded the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
• Commissioner, White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy
• Co-authored with Michael Murray, ND the Textbook of Natural Medicine (over 100,000 copies in 4 languages across 5 editions) established the scientific foundation for modern naturopathic medicine.
• Co-authored with Walter Crinnion, ND Clinical Environmental Medicine which set the standard for the natural approach for addressing toxins from the environment

Leadership

• Institute for Functional Medicine, Past Chair and Founding Member, Board of Directors
• Institute for Natural Medicine, Member, Board of Directors
• PubMed Integrative Medicine: A Clinician’s Journal, Editor-in-Chief
• Bioclinic Naturals, Chair, Board of Scientific Advisors
• SaluGenecists, Inc, President
• Hecht Memorial Foundation, Juror, Rogers Prize
• Integrative Health Symposium, Member, Advisory Board
• HerbalGram, Member, Board of Advisors
• American Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Founding Member, Board of Directors

Awards & Honors

• 2019 Stanley Wallach Award, American College of Nutrition
• 2018 Leadership Award, Integrative Health Symposium
• 2018 Visionary Award, Academy of Integrative and Health Medicine
• 2018 Integrative Medicine Leadership, Integrative Health Symposium
• 2012 Clinician of the Year, Natural Products Association
• 2006 Honorary Doctor of Laws; Recognized as the institution’s leading graduate at 50th anniversary celebration National College of Naturopathic Medicine (NUNM)
• 2004 Linus Pauling Award, Institute for Functional Medicine
• 2004 Leader in Therapeutic Nutrition, Natural Foods Merchandiser
• 2003 Healthcare Crusader, National Nutritional Foods Association
• 2003 Holistic Medicine Pioneer, American Holistic Medicine Association
• 2002 Natural Medicine Pioneer, National Foundation for Alternative Medicine
• 2002 Naturopathic Physician of the Year, American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
• 2001 Leading health educator of the past 30 years, Natural Health Magazine
• 2000 Humanitarian of the Year, Cancer Treatment Centers of America