Rachel Naomi Remen (born February 8, 1938, New York, New York) although trained as a pediatrician gained fame as an author and teacher of alternative medicine in the form of integrative medicine.[1] She is a professor at the Osher Center of Integrative Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.[2][1][3] Together with Michael Lerner, she is a founder of the Commonweal Cancer Help Program, a cornerstone program at Commonweal.[citation needed] She is the founder of the Institute for the Study of Health & Illness. She has been featured on the PBS television series, Thinking Allowed.[4]
Dr. Remen's most well-known books include Kitchen Table Wisdom[5] and My Grandfather's Blessing,[6] both of which made The New York Times Best Seller list.[7][8]Kitchen Table Wisdom has been translated into 21 languages, and has sold over 700,000 copies worldwide.[9] She is also the founder of a medical student curriculum called "The Healer's Art" used in medical schools throughout the United States.[10]
