Nancy Lonsdorf

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Nancy Lonsdorf
NationalityAmerican
EducationJohns Hopkins, Stanford
Medical career
Profession medical doctor, author
FieldAyurveda, Integrative Medicine
InstitutionsThe Raj Ayurveda Health Center, Fairfield, Iowa (2000 – 2005) (now in private practice)
AwardsAtreya Award for Excellence in Ayurveda Practice

Nancy Lonsdorf is an American author and medical doctor who practices Maharishi Ayurveda. [1] She received her training at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and studied Ayurveda in Europe and India, and is the author of several books on the subject.

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Education

Lonsdorf received her M.D. from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 1983 [2] and performed her residency training in psychiatry at Stanford University. [3] [4] [5] Lonsdorf has also studied with Ayurvedic physicians in India, Europe and the U.S. [3] [4] [6]

Career

The Chicago Tribune has referred to Lonsdorf as "one of the nation's most prominent Ayurvedic doctors". [7] [8] She has been a speaker at various medical schools including Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Georgetown University Medical Center, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Howard University, and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. [4]

She is a member of the planning team for the College of Perfect Health at Maharishi University of Management, which plans to grant M.D. and M.S. degrees during a 5-year educational program. [4] She is a contributing editor for Natural Solutions (formerly called Alternative Medicine) magazine [3] and a member of the Scientific Board of Advisors for RateADrug.com. [7] She teaches courses in clinical Ayurveda to health professionals through the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine in La Jolla, California. [9]

Londsorf reports that she sees "12 patients or less per day" [10] and according to the "Ask The Doctors" web site, has treated more than 10,000 patients since 1986. She says "the great majority of our patients are professionals" [11] including one profiled by author and physician, Andrew Weil. [12] [13]

In 1987, Lonsdorf became the medical director for the Maharishi Ayurveda Medical Center in Washington, D.C., [5] [14] and in 2000, she became the medical director for The Raj Ayurveda Health Center in Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa, a position she held until 2005. [3] In 2011, she received the "Atreya Award for Excellence in Ayurvedic Practice" from the Association of Ayurvedic Professionals of North America, (AAPNA). [15]

Lonsdorf has been featured or cited in a number of periodicals including the Vegetarian Times , [16] Washingtonian (magazine) , The Chicago Tribune , LA Times , [17] the Yoga Journal , [18] Redbook magazine, Rodale's Yogalife, FIT magazine, Natural Health , and Women's Health . [19] Lonsdorf has also appeared on National Public Radio, Voice of America, TV-MD (PBS), the Geraldo Rivera show, CNN and The Donahue Show. [20]

Publications

Lonsdorf has authored several books and videos on Maharishi Ayurveda and its relationship to women's health.

Books

Videography

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