Halbert Biography

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Curriculum Vitae:
Preventive Medicine Doctors in Philadelphia Steven C. Halbert, MD

SPECIALTY: - Internal Medicine, Integrative Medicine
SUB-SPECIALTY: - Nutritional Medicine
YEARS IN PRACTICE: 20 Years

EDUCATION/TRAINING:
  Undergraduate: - Albright College, Reading, Pa., B.S., 1972
Medical: - Temple University School of Medicine, M.D., 1979
Residency: - Internal Medicine, Abington Hospital, 1979-1982

CLINICAL PRACTICE:
  1982-1983 - Emergency Physician, Roxborough Memorial Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
1983-1988 - Emergency Physician, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1985-Present - Medical Director, Preventive Medicine Group, Wyncote, PA.
1998-2001 - Director of Protocol Development, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Center for Integrative Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
  1983-1985 - Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1985-1987 - Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1987-1988 - Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2000-present - Instructor , Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia , PA
2001-present - Academic Faculty Jefferson Myrna Brind Center for Integrative Medicine.
2004-present - Clinical Assistant Professor, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES:
  1994-Present - Sophomore Seminar in Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Medical Students (Nutritional Medicine), Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA.
1994-Present - Clinical Preceptor for Medical Students and Residents, Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA.
1998-Present - Sophomore Clinical Nutrition Course (Dietary Supplements in Clinical Practice) Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS:
  1982 - Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine
1988, 1998* - Diplomate, American Board of Emergency Medicine (*Recertified )

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS/COMMITTEES:
  American College of Physicians
American College for Advancement in Medicine
American Preventive Medicine Association

PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT POSITIONS:
  Pennsylvania State Medical Board - Expert Witness

RESEARCH:
  1982 - Study on the Effects of Surgery and Anesthesia on the Electrocardiogram, Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PA
1995 - Co-investigator, Multi-center Trial to evaluate Enzyme Potentiated M Desensitization in the management of allergic disorders, a Non-funded Multi-Site Outcome Study compiling data from multiple private practices and clinical centers throughout United States. Sponsored and coordinated by the American EPD Society.
2000 - Consultant - NIH grant to Jefferson Center for Integrative Medicine. Developed a consensus document on integrative cancer therapies offered at Jefferson Center for Integrative Medicine.
2001 - Co-investigator - Pilot study to assess chelation therapy (PACT) - Funded by Miami Heart Research Institute.
2006-present - CAM Research Fellow, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

HONORS:
  1982 - Eleanor Widener Dixon Research Award, Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PA.

PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS:
  1985 - Halbert, S.C. Co-Editor, Yearbook of Emergency Medicine.
1997 - Halbert S.C. Diet and nutrition in primary care: from antioxidants to zinc. Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, WB Saunders. Vol. 24: No 4, December 1997. Pp. 825-843.
1999 - Halbert, S.C. Chelation Therapy: Cardiovascular cure or heavy metal hype? M.S. Micozzi,(Ed.) Current Review of Complementary Medicine, Current Medicine, 1999.
2004 - Halbert SC: Chelation Therapy in Stein R., Oz M. (Ed.) Complementary and Alternative Cardiovascular Medicine, The Humana Press, Inc Totowa, NJ 2004.

ABSTRACTS:
  2001 - Edman JS, Rosenzweig S, Halbert SC, A Pilot Study of Elimination/Challlenge Diets in Patients With Fibromyalgia J Amer Coll Nutr 20:554, 2001.
2002 - Edman JS, Halbert SC. Nutritional Guidelines Can Improve Headaches, Fatigue and Other Hypoglycemia Symptoms in Adolescents: Three Case Reports J Amer Coll Nutr:21 489, 2002.
2004 - Chelation Therapy for Patients with Coronary Heart Disease:Findings from the Pilot to Assess Chelation Therapy (PACT).
Poster Presentation at the American College of Cardiology 2004 Annual Scientific Session.

PHYSICIAN DIRECTED LECTURES:
  Phytoestrogens: Cancer Risk and Benefit - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Staff, November 2002
Antioxidants and Chemotherapy - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Staff, November 2001
Chelation Therapy - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Cardiology Division, November 2001
Herbs and Cancer - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Staff, June 2001
Alternative Medicine: Risk Management and Quality Assurance - Voluntary Hospitals of America (VHA) Symposium. , Berwyn, PA. February 2000
Herbal Medicine in Clinical Practice. - North Penn Hospital, September 1999
Nutritional Medicine. - Men's Health Symposium Professional Conference. Philadelphia Convention Center, June 1999
Phytoestrogens and Women's Health. - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, April 1999
Nutritional Medicine. - Doylestown Hospital, April 1999
Herbal Medicine in Clinical Practice. - Doylestown Hospital, March 1999
Herbal Medicine in Clinical Practice. - Grand View Hospital, February 1999
Alternative Medicine - Current Research Directions. - American College of Physicians, Wilmington, Delaware; February 1999.
Nutritional Medicine - A Patient Centered Approach. - World Med Conference, Los Angeles, CA, November 1998
Alternative Medicine- Back to the Future and Beyond. - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Staff, October 1998.
Alternative Therapies in Menopause. - Lankenau Hospital , OB/GYN staff, Wynewood, PA; December 1997.
Alternative Medicine-Integration into Primary Care Practice. - Abington Hospital, Family Medicine, Abington, PA; September 1996.

Dr. Halbert serves as Medical Director of Preventive Medicine Group, a multi-specialty integrative medical practice that he founded in 1985. He is on the academic faculty at the Jefferson - Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine and Clinical Assistant Professor at Jefferson Medical College. Dr. Halbert is a nationally recognized educator, researcher and author in the areas of complementary and alternative medicine.


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