Dr. Gordin

Leonid Gordin, M.D., specializes in Holistic Medicine and non-pharmacological pain management. In collaboration with your primary care physician, Dr. Gordin provides care that is healing-oriented, and emphasizes the centrality of the physician-patient relationship. The goal is to work closely with you to develop comprehensive complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatment program, based on understanding of the physical, psychological, and spiritual aspects of the individual.

This approach encompasses not only disease management, which targets troublesome symptoms through natural, less-invasive interventions, but above all encourages active patient participation throughout the health restoration process. This includes identifying and removing barriers that are blocking the body's innate healing response, as well as engaging mind, body, spirit, and community to facilitate healing.

Dr. Gordin applies this medical and lifestyle approach to his own life as well as his family's. He has three children, three granddaughters, and a loving and supportive wife of 38 years, who also works at Path to Whole Health as a nurse. Dr. Gordin meditates daily, practices qi gong, is an avid learner, and loves to travel with his family and experience different cultures.

Education

1973-1979 Dr. Gordin graduated from the First Leningrad Medical School, Russia
1979-1980 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, including a course in acupuncture at the Advanced Training Institute for Physicians, in Leningrad, Russia
1990-1991 Intern in Internal Medicine, St. Luke's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio
1991-1994 Resident in Physician Medicine and Rehabilitation, Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois
1993-1994 Medical Acupuncture for Physicians Training Course, UCLA, Los Angeles, California
1994-1995 Fellow in Chronic Pain Management (Holistic & conventional approach), Shealy Institute, Springfield, Missouri

Certifications

Diplomat of the American Board If Integrative Medicine
Diplomat of the American Board of Medical Acupuncture
Diplomat of American Academy of Integrative Pain Management

Professional Memberships

Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine
Academy of Medical Acupuncture
Academy of Integrative Pain Management

Clinical Experience & Authorship

Clinical applications of corporal, auricular, hand and scalp acupuncture, electro-accupuncture and biopuncture in pain management and neuro-rehabilitation.

Clinical applications of aquatics in general rehabilitation
Clinical applications of classical homeopathy
Clinical applications of intravenous nutritional therapies