Edward (lev) Linkner MD,ABIHM

Edward (Lev) Linkner M.D., ABIHM, has been involved with Holistic Medicine for 40 years. He has been in solo practice in Ann Arbor, Michigan for the last 29 years in a Multidisciplinary Holistic Center. During his first year in medical school at the University of Michigan, he was a founding member of the Ann Arbor Peoples Free Clinic, where he began his interest in healing.

A charter member of the American Holistic Medical Association since 1979, he has been on the board of trustees and served as the secretary. He has been a trustee of the non-profit American Holistic Medical Foundation and is a founding member in 1996 of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine. Since 1977 he has been a clinical assistant professor, advisor, and researcher at the University of Michigan Medical School, Department of Family Practice. He also has a clinical appointment in the School of Public Health’s Preventive Medicine Residency and is faculty at Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital family medicine residency.

In 1979 he co-founded the Institute for Psychology and Medicine, in 1984 the Rehabilitation Health Center (a chronic pain and rehabilitation clinic), and in 1988 The Parkway Center (a multi-disciplinary holistic center). Over the last few years, he has been an advisor to various local and national organizations, a book reviewer, written a weekly newspaper column, and hosted a weekly live radio show. He was the author consultant for the book The Complete Book of Home Herbal Remedies, a holistic guide to understanding and treating common ailments with herbs. He was a co-author for the chapter on Genitourinary Health and Cardiovascular Disease in Dr.Rob Ivker’s book Thriving, The Complete Mind/Body guide for Optimal Health and Fitness for Men. He has received the highest honor from his peers of the 2001 Holistic Pioneer Award. He is a medical-legal malpractice expert and consultant.