Robert H. Schneider, M.D., FACC

Robert Schneider, M.D., FACC, is Dean of the College of Integrative Medicine, Co-Director of the PhD in Physiology, Director of the Institute for Natural Medicine and Prevention, and Professor of Physiology and Health. He is an internationally recognized physician-scientist-educator and leader in evidence-based integrative medicine. Dr. Schneider achieved his postgraduate training in internal medicine and hypertension at the University of Michigan Medical School. He is a specialist in preventive medicine and clinical hypertension, and an elected Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. Over the past 30 years, Dr. Schneider had directed or co-directed more than $25 million in grant support from the US National Institutes of Health and other government agencies for clinical research on integrative medicine, aging, and cardiovascular disease. The results of these studies have been published in more than 150 peer-reviewed articles and abstracts. Based on his groundbreaking research and clinical experience, he authored the popular book: Total Heart Health: How to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease with the Maharishi Vedic Approach to Health.