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Founder of Center for Integrative Medicine to speak at Fairmount Presbyterian Church September 18

Dr. Mimi Guarneri, a national pioneer in integrative medicine, will be the guest speaker at a William Birkett Williams public lecture at Fairmount Presbyterian Church in Cleveland Heights Wednesday, September 18, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

She will speak on the topic “Treating the Whole Person: Body, Mind and Spirit.”  A cardiologist, Dr. Guarneri is the founder and medical director of the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine in San Diego and the president of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine.  Integrative medicine addresses the lifestyle, emotional and spiritual needs of patients as well as the physical. 

In her book, The Heart Speaks: A Cardiologist Reveals the Secret Language of Healing, she says new research shows the heart is a multi-layered, complex organ that “possesses intelligence, memory and decision-making abilities that are separate from the mind.”  At the Scripps Center she uses state-of-the-art cardiac imaging technology and lifestyle change programs to diagnose, prevent and treat cardiovascular disease.  “To treat heart problems,” she says, “we have to look at what is going on with someone in their life, their environment, their family, how they’re eating, and how they’re living their lives.”

Dr. Guarneri received her medical degree from SUNY Medical Center in New York and did her internship and residency at Cornell Medical Center.  In 2009 she was honored as Scientist of the Year by the San Diego chapter of ARCS (Achievement Rewards for College Scientists).

The lecture, part of Fairmount’s ongoing William Birkett Williams Lecture Series, is free and open to the public.  Please call the church at (216) 321-588 to make a reservation to attend the lecture.  There will be a reception following the 7:30 talk and Dr. Guarneri will sign copies of her book.

Fairmount Presbyterian Church is located at 2757 Fairmount Boulevard (at Coventry Road) in Cleveland Heights. 


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