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Integrative Medicine
Peter F. Demitry, MD, MPH
meet the author:
“NFIM is committed to the
collaboration with Today’s
Practice as a strategic partner
for researching and sharing
technologies, honest studies
and safe, effective, affordable
approaches to health and
health-care in America.”
The calculus we seek is the full disclosure and transparent
discussion addressing optimization of efficacy, safety and
costs – we put it out there for all to see, question, debate
and learn from. The real mission after all is working with
providers to help their patients get back to living the
most vibrant life they are capable of living.
In this upcoming series of articles, we will start the
discussion and debate on alternatives and approaches
supported with decades of strong clinical evidence that
address all types of pain without adding to the national
opiate problem. Imagine a set of tools in your practice
that allows you to treat your most difficult clinical pain
challenges non-pharmacologically. It already exists, you
and your patients just need access.
Peter Demitry, MD, MPH
Executive Director
National Foundation of
Integrative Medicine
Colonel (Dr.) Pete Demitry retired from the US Air Force after
over 28 years on active duty and served as the Assistant Air
Force (AF) Surgeon General. Dr. Demitry earned his undergradu-
ate degree with Honors from the US Air Force Academy in 1978
and his Medical Degree (MD) in 1986. Col (ret) Demitry graduat-
ed from the Air Force’s prestigious Test Pilot School in 1991 and
holds the distinction as the only Test Pilot Physician in Air Force
history. His test pilot assignments included directing the
Advanced Fighter Technology Integration F-16 Joint Test Force,
at Edwards AFB, CA — as the only physician to ever hold that
position.
Dr. Demitry completed medical residency training and research
fellowship at Harvard in 1998 and was selected as the Chief
Resident in his class. Dr. Demitry is a Diplomat (Board Certified)
of the American College of Occupational and Environmental
Medicine and a Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association.
Pete is a lifetime member of the Society of Experimental Test
Pilots with operational/flight test experience in the F-4, A-10,
F-16 and F-15 fighter aircraft. Dr. Demitry has piloted over 37
different types of jet aircraft logging over 2,300 fighter and flight
test hours and has been transitioning medical technologies since
his AF retirement. In addition to creating the medical vision for
Meridian MPS,
Our members and patrons see these miracles every day.
Change is coming. It is inevitable and will forever trans-
form your practice one way or the other. There will be
those who adopt and move forward to a much better
place proving each step along the journey to themselves
and their patients, and those that insist the present is
adequate or good and will become irrelevant.
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