Harald Gaier

Harald Camillo Gaier (1938 - present) is an Austrian-born British (non-GMC) doctor, osteopath, homeopath, naturopath, master herbalist, acupuncturist and author of the Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Homoeopathy (a reference work for medical schools) [cite web|url=http://www.amazon.ca/Thorsons-Encyclopaedic-Dictionary-Homoeopathy-Definitive/dp/0722518234/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217865519&sr=1-1
title=Thorsons Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Homoeopathy: The Definitive Reference to All Aspects of Homoeopathy (Hardcover)|publisher=amazon.ca] ,former president of the British Naturopathic Association [cite paper|url=http://www.naturopathy.org.uk/files/register.pdf|title=The General Council and Register of Naturopaths] and founder of the General Naturopathic Council, which has since become the de facto regulatory body for the UK's naturopathic medical profession, under the aegis of the UK Government's Department of Health and is a constituent member of the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC).

He is a strong proponent of naturopathic medicine, and his professional interests lie in the paradigm of natural therapeutics, as well as special interest in the economics of healthcare. [cite paper | title= Journal of Osteopathic Education: Sept, 1993 [3(3): 142-150] ] Most recently, in June 2002, he published original research relating to gastric acid production, pancreatic exocrine function and intestinal dysbiosis [cite journal| title = (ISSN 1359-0847), vol 12(2): pp 107-112 |publisher= Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine] . He has served on the Research Committee of the [http://www.fih.org.uk/ Prince's Foundation for Integrated Health] and was medical research director at [http://www.haleclinic.com/ The Hale Clinic] and [http://www.thediagnosticclinic.com/ The Diagnostic Clinic] in London. [cite journal|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/how-are-you-really-586053.html
title=How are you really?|publisher=The Independent|date=Monday, 7 July 2003|author=Heather Browne] . Other recent published works include three articles concerning the two strains of thought - empirical medicine and rationalist medicine - that have run through medical thought for the last three thousand years.

He is also on the editorial board of Proof! and [http://www.wddty.com/ What Doctors Don't Tell You] , which examine the validity of claims by natural medicine for the more discerning lay readership. He is also currently on the editorial advisory panel of the [http://www.liebertpub.com/publication.aspx?pub_id=26 Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine] - Research on Paradigm, Practice and Policy, one of the world's premier journals, included in Index Medicus and MEDLINE.

Registrations

Dr. Gaier is fully registered in the UK in all the major alternative medical disciplines:

* Registered Osteopath: 11481F - General Osteopathic Council
* Registered Homœopath: No. 326 - Homœopathic Medical Association
* Registered Acupuncturist: No. 04899 - Brit Medical Acupuncture Soc
* Registered Naturopath: MRN - Gen Council & Register of Naturopaths
* Registered Medical Herbalist: Member - Assoc of Master Herbalists
* Registered HNO: A2401 - Allied Health Professions’ Council, R S A
* Registered Ultrasonologist: 6258 - Brit Medical Ultrasound Society
* Registered SIA: No. 82106 – Société Internationale d’Acupuncture
* Fellow: Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - No. 66124
* Fellow: The Homœopathic Medical Association of South Africa
* Executive Council Member: The European Federation for Naturopathy
* Referrals from NHS: Registered Independent CAM Provider No. 8AG45

References

External Links

*http://www.drgaier.com/
*http://www.fih.org.uk/
*http://www.haleclinic.com/
*http://www.liebertpub.com/publication.aspx?pub_id=26
*http://www.medicaldetective.co.uk/
*http://www.thediagnosticclinic.com/
*http://www.wddty.com/