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  Serafina  Corsello, MD

 

 

 Curriculum Vitae

  Serafina Corsello, M. D., F.A.C.A.M.  

  

Serafina  Corsello, MD, FACAM  (Fellow of the American College of Advancement in Medicine).  She has been a physician since 1962 and only 10 years later in 1972, converted to the practice of Natural Holistic Medicine.  For almost 30 years she was the founder and Medical Director of the Corsello Centers for Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM) in Manhattan and Huntington, New York. 

She is an internationally respected clinician, lecturer and the initiator and the cofounder of the Foundation for the Advancement of Innovative Medicine (FAIM). Dr. Corsello was one of the 25 physicians who, in 1992, participated in the formation of the Office of Alternative Medicine within the National Institute of Health.

Currently Dr. Corsello devotes most of her time to instruct people in healthy Life Styles and Nutritional Counseling.  Dr. Corsello continues to teach here and abroad.  


MEDICAL EXPERIENCE /

September 2001 to Present - Director, Life Style Counseling and Nutrition at the Wellness Medical center in Manhatten.

1981 to September 2001 - Executive Director, Corsello Centers For Complementary Alternative Medicine.

Medical Director of Programs of the Complementary Alternative Medicine Department.

1970 to 1981 - Private Practice - Psychiatry.

1970 to 1984 - Attending Physician, Huntington Hospital, Huntington L.I.,  New York.

1971 to 1973 - Psychiatric Consultant   Melville House, Melville, New York.

1971 to 1973 - Clinical Director of the Pederson-Kraig Mental Health Clinic, Manhattan, New York.

1970 to 1973 - Consulting Psychiatrist, Sagamore Children's Center, Manhattan, New York.  

1971 to 1972 - Consultant, Pulmonary Department Veterans Administration Hospital Northport, New York.


PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS /

April 2000 - Board Certified, Advanced Longevity Medicine  

April 1987 - Board Certified in Chelation Therapy  

July 1991 - Appointed Fellow American College for the Advancement of Medicine  

July 1983 - Certified in Orthomolecular Medicine by The Huxley Institute.  


MEDICAL EDUCATION /

1962 - Graduated, Doctor of Medicine Medical School of the University of Rome, Italy.  

1962 -  Extern at Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York  

1962 to 1963 - Internship at Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York  

1964 to 1965 - Residency in Radiology at Kings County Hospital,  Brooklyn, New York.  

1966 to 1968 - Residency in Psychiatry at St. Vincent's Hospital, and 1969 to 1970 New York, N. Y.  


CURRENT MEMBERSHIPS AND ORGANIZATIONS /

New York Academy of Sciences 

The Sheppard Foundation, Inc.  Advisory Board  

NIH (National Institutes of Health): Member of Ad Hoc Committee for the Office of Alternative Medicine  

American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M)  

American Board of Chelation Therapy  

American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM)  

American Holistic Medical Association  

American Preventive Medical Association

Foundation for the Advancement of Innovative Medicine Education Fund, Inc. (FAIM-Ed)  

Homeopathic Medical Society of the State of New York  


PROFESSIONAL LECTURES /

WCI Communities, Inc., Tampa, FL; "21st Century Women - The Pursuit of Positive Aging": "Secrets of Healthy Aging"  

American Biologics 11th International Symposium on Integrative Medicine - Vienna, Austria

"The Ageless Woman"  

A.C.A.M. - American College for The Advancement in Medicine Convention - Reno, Nevada:  "Stress and It's Biochemical Implications".  

Adelphi University, Garden City, N. Y. - Breast Cancer Support Program: "Nutritional Alternatives for Treating Cancer".  

American Medical Women's Association Annual Meeting - Seattle, Washington: "Complementary Medicine Track on Menopause".  

A.R.C.S. Foundation, Inc. (Achievement Rewards for College Scientists) - Breakfast Lecture Series - "New Research in Anti-Aging; How to Stay Younger, Longer" 

Beth Israel Hospital - N. Y. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Support Group  

Biofeedback Society of New York.  "The Physiology of Stress and Its Relationship to Nutrient Status and Neuroimmunology".  

The Biofeedback Society of Wash., D.C., Maryland & Virginia.  "The Effects of Stress on Physiology and its Participation in the Disease Process of Adaptation".  

Center for Psychosocial Studies:  Under the aegis of Professor Piero Rocchini, M. D., Sponsored by the Italian Embassy.  Topic: "Child Abuse Prevention Techniques".  

Endometriosis Alliance of Greater N. Y. - "A Nutritional Approach to Endometriosis, Fibroids, and Infertility".  

Empire State College, New York, N.Y. - Featured speaker at Symposium on Alternative & Complementary Medicine - "The Loading Theory - The New Paradigm of Medicine".  

International Conference on CFIDS - Albany, N. Y.  

"Alternative Therapies - Acupuncture, Nutrition and Other Approaches". 

Living Well on the Q.E. II - Featured speaker during week-long health cruise.  

L. I. Dental Hygienists Association, Roslyn, N. Y. - "The Loading Theory"

Mather Hospital, Port Jefferson, N. Y. - Nassau/Suffolk Chronic Fatigue Support Group - "Nutritional and Parenteral Support for CFIDS". 

Multiple Modalities of Orthomolecular Medicine - Lago Di Garda, Italy.  

National Westminster Bank - Long Island, N. Y. - Human Resources Dept. - for professionals, "Preventive Corporate Health".  

Natural Products EXPO West - Anaheim, CA. "Critical Issues in Women's Health".  

New York Open Center - A Special Evening on Health  

NPRC, Inc. - Conference on Women's Health Care - Clinical Perspectives in Natural Medicine, Stamford, CT.  

Pennsylvania Society of Behavioral Medicine and Biofeedback.  Keynote Speaker:  "Advanced Psychophysiology and Stress".  

Resolve of New Jersey - "Family Building Symposium", Piscataway, New Jersey  

"Alternative Medicine: Fertility the Natural Way"  

Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, N. Y. - Women's Health Exchange - "Preventive Medicine for Today's Woman".  

United Nations Hospitality Committee, New York City.  "A Nutritional Approach to Longevity".  

University at Kutztown, Pennsylvania - Psychology Department. "The Biochemical Effects of Stress".  

WOR Radio 2001 Health & Fitness Expo, Uniondale, NY: "The Ageless Woman"  

The Women's Health Forum, New York City - "Stress & Menopause"  


MEDIA APPEARANCES /

Hosted "Ask Dr. Corsello" on WOR 710 AM, providing the latest information on health issues with prominent guests, who are experts in the field of alternative - integrative medicine, in a live call-in format.  

The Woman's Connection...events shaping women's lives . Moderator: Barrie-Louise Switzen WITH Serafina Corsello, MD discussing "The Ageless Woman"  

PBS SPECIAL, July 2000. Dr. Corsello and the Corsello Centers  featured on "Body, Mind and Soul", hosted by Gail Harris.  


PUBLICATIONS / Articles

"Stress and It's Biochemical Implications:  Considerations for the Physician", Journal of Advancement in Medicine, Vol.3, Number 4, Winter 1990.  

"Type A Personality and Coronary Heart Disease:  A Case Report and Review", Journal of Advancement in Medicine, Vol. 4f, Number 4, Winter 1991.  

"Cognitive Therapy and Biofeedback in the Management of Psychophysiological Disorders", Journal of Advancement in Medicine, Vol. 4, No. 4, Winter 1991.


PUBLICATIONS / Books

"The Ageless Woman", by Serafina Corsello, MD., Foreward by Jeffrey Bland, Ph.D., Corsello Communications, Inc., June 1999  

Foreward to "Healing Magnets" by Sherry Kahn, M..P.H., Three Rivers Press, New York, NY 200  

Foreward to "Immunization - Theory vs. Reality" by Neil Z. Miller, New Atlantean Press, Santa Fe, NM  1995.

Chapter in "Without Estrogen - Natural Remedies for Menopause and Beyond" by Dee Ito, Crown Publishers, New York  1994.  

Introduction to "Hormone Replacement Therapy: Yes or No?" by Betty Kamen, Ph.D., Nutrition Encounter, Novato, CA  1993  

"Stress and It's Effect on Health", Chapter 2 in "Challenging Orthodoxy" by Kurt Greenberg, Keats Publishing, Inc.  


HONORS & AWARDS /

Strathmore's Who's Who Millennium Edition 2000-2001 

2000 Strathmore's Who's Who Millennium Edition 2000-2001 

1999 Honored by the New York College for Wholistic Health, Syosset NY, for achievement and excellence and leadership in wholistic, integrative medicine 

1997 Woman of Distinction Award for 1997, presented by the Long Island March of Dimes  

1977 AMITA Award for Excellence, "Dedicated to Honoring Women of Achievment", Italian-American Womens' Association

  


For information on the current status of Dr. Corsello's medical license go to Politics of Medicine and read Professor Barrette's article "The Alternative Medical Practice Act : Does it Adequately Protect the Right of Physicians to Use Complementary and Alternative Medicine"  Click here


 

   

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