The Doctor

Dr. Donovan has over 30 years of patient care experience as a registered nurse (R.N.) and a naturopathic physician (N.D.) representing a wide range of settings from hospital-based surgical and intensive care to outpatient primary care. He received his doctorate degree in Naturopathic Medicine in 1985, from Bastyr University where he has been a member of the clinical and academic faculty. He has had a number of articles published in various medical journals and has contributed chapters to the Textbook of Natural Medicine and has authored two books entitled The Face of Consciousness: A guide to Self-identity and Healing and Dancing With The Beloved.

In 1996, he was invited to join the medical staff of the first government funded community health clinic project integrating alternative and conventional medicine at the King County Community Health Clinic in Kent, Washington. In 1997, he was one of the first two naturopathic physicians invited to join the medical team of the first fully integrated oncology clinic in the Northwest. This clinic, the Seattle Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center, established by the Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA), integrates the full spectrum of conventional oncology care with nutritional and naturopathic medicine, and acupuncture. Most recently, he was one of 23 physicians featured in Burton Goldberg's book An Alternative Medicine Definitive Guide to Cancer. His areas of clinical interest include autoimmune inflammatory disorders, inflammatory bowel disease and digestive tract disorders.

Currently, Dr. Donovan maintains a busy private practice as a licensed, naturopathic primary care physician at University Health Clinic in Seattle, Washington. He is a member of the editorial review board of the Alternative Medicine Review and continues his research, writing and lecturing in healing and spirituality. He is a board member of the Foundation for Return To Creativity. The Foundation is dedicated to the advancement of creative expression in the arts, sciences and humanities. He is also a member of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP) and the Washington Association of Naturopathic Physicians (WANP). He and his two children reside in Shoreline, Washington.

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