Joseph Pizzorno, ND

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President Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.

Role & Responsibilities

  • Sets vision for the university in collaboration with the board of trustees and the cabinet.
  • Communicates the value of Bastyr University’s natural health arts and sciences education to the world and attracts the brightest minds to our school.
  • Liaison to associations, organizations, and public agencies involved with transforming the health and wellbeing of the human community.
  • Reports to the board of trustees and confers with members of the cabinet.
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Interim 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