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August 4: "The Whole Child Center" second anniversary

October 1: Children First: Promoting Ecological Health for the Whole Child

October 23: Holistic Moms Network Natural Living Conference

Who We Are

What is integrative medicine?

According to the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine, "Integrative Medicine is the practice of medicine that reaffirms the importance of the relationship between practitioner and patient, focuses on the whole person, is informed by evidence, and makes use of all appropriate therapeutic approaches, healthcare professionals and disciplines to achieve optimal health and healing."


Lawrence D. Rosen, MD

 

Dr. Rosen is a board-certified general pediatrician committed to family-centered, holistic child health care. He practices primary care at the Whole Child Center in Oradell, NJ and consults at the Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center, serving as Medical Advisor to the Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology.

Dr. Rosen is a nationally recognized expert in Pediatric Integrative Medicine, a founding member and chair-elect of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Complementary and Integrative Medicine. He is appointed as Clinical Assistant Professor in Pediatrics at UMDNJ/New Jersey Medical School. Dr. Rosen is a graduate of New York Medical College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and he completed his residency and chief residency in pediatrics at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.

Dr. Rosen serves on many integrative health advisory boards, including the Teleosis Institute, IntegrativePractitioner.com and Integrative Healthcare Symposium, Integrative Touch for Kids, PedCAM, and MarbleJam Kids. He is a contributing editor and columnist for Kiwi Magazine, as well as a contributing author/editor for several books, including "Integrative Pediatrics" (Oxford University Press 2009), "Green Baby" (DK 2008), and "Pediatric Clinics of North America: Complementary and Alternative Medicine" (Elsevier 2007).



Heather Jeney, MD

Dr. Jeney joined the Whole Child Center after serving as Academic Hospitalist at the Goryeb Children's Hospital in Morristown, NJ. She is committed to the holistic and integrative care of children, including certification in medical acupuncture and clinical homeopathy. After completing her undergraduate degree at Miami University, Dr. Jeney received her MD from UMDNJ/New Jersey Medical School and completed her pediatric residency training at New York University. She is board-certified in pediatrics and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.



Karen Overgaard,
Clinical Coordinator

Karen Overgaard is a recognized expert in the field of holistic nursing. She is a member of the American Holistic Nurses Association and serves on the Advisory Board for Integrative Touch For Kids. She has more than twenty years clinical nursing experience, including her work with Dr. Rosen as a primary care pediatric nurse. Karen is certified as an instructor in infant massage, yoga, fitness and dance; additionally, she is a Reiki Master. Karen is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (NYC) and coordinated the KidsÕ Weigh to Health program at Pascack Valley Hospital. She teaches yoga classes for special-needs children and their families, and she has assisted in teaching creative movement to children with autism in a pilot after-school program.


Jaime Bachrach
CMT

Jamie Bachrach, CMT has completed a 600-hour nationally accredited program at Healing Hands Institute for Massage Therapy, Westwood, NJ. She is a Certified Practitioner of IGM¨ (Isabell GattoÕs Method) Therapeutic Acupressure, a Certified CranioSacral Therapy Practitioner, a Reiki Practitioner, and is AMTA Insured. Jaime is certified in 10 modalities of massage therapy and body work. This allows her to use education and experience to customize a program that, at any age, will meet your needs, whether muscular, structural, mental or emotional. She has been in practice since 2002.

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