The Evolution and Future of Holistic Medicine: Interview with Bill Manahan, M.D.

Bill Manahan, MD, is Assistant Professor Emeritus with the Department of Family

Medicine and Community Health at the University of Minnesota Academic Health

Center in Minneapolis. He is Past-President of the American Holistic Medical

Association and author of the book, Eat for Health. Dr. Manahan co-founded The

Wellness Center of Minnesota (1982-1992), one of America’s first, physician-led,

integrative medicine centers. He was also the Founder and Program Director of

Minnesota’s first Rural Family Medicine Residency Program. Presently, he consults

with physicians and clinics wishing to expand into a more integrative and holistic

practice, and he is working to help make the primary healthcare system more holistic

and more joyful for patients and practitioners.