Paul Herscu
Paul Herscu (born May 5, 1959) is an American naturopathic doctor and biomedical researcher. In 2008 he established Herscu Laboratory,[1] a multi-disciplinary non-profit medical research center focused on integrating diverse fields of medical and biological science, as well as public health and education. He is also a founder of the companies Personalized Pharmaceutical Systems[2] and Whewell Biosciences.
Through these organizations, he has pursued research on angioedema diagnosis and differentiation, ADHD subpopulation and treatment response research, influenza treatment studies and public health readiness in alternative medicine, and drug discovery and development.
Herscu was born in Bucharest, Romania. He and his family moved to Israel in 1961, and relocated to the United States in 1969. Herscu was naturalised in 1975 and was granted an ND in 1986 from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine.
In the late 1980s, Herscu helped to revitalize and recreate the Homeopathic Academy of Naturopathic Physicians. In 1989, he and his wife Amy Rothenberg founded the New England School of Homeopathy. In 1991, he began publishing the New England Journal of Homeopathy. Herscu teaches at a number of leading schools of homeopathy around the world and maintains a private practice in Enfield, Connecticut. His most notable contribution in homeopathy is the development of the analytical method called "Cycles and Segments".[3][4] Herscu's major influences have been Samuel Hahnemann, James Tyler Kent, Baron Clemens Maria Franz von Boenninghausen, Constantine Hering, and Adolf von Lippe.[5]
Herscu has written several books, and has published articles in major peer-reviewed medical journals.
[edit] Selected works
- Hoover T, Lippmann M, Grouzmann E, Marceau F, Herscu P. Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Induced Angioedema: A review of the pathophysiology and risk factors. In publication at Clinical and Experimental Allergy, June 2009.
- Bluestein H, Hoover T, Banerji A, Camargo C, Reshef A, Herscu P. Study of Angiotensin Convertin Enzyme Inhibitor-induced Angioedema in a Community Hospital Emergency Department. In submission to Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, April 2009.
- Herscu P, Kirkby R, Kaltman L, Monnier J. Methodological Considerations for Controlled Influenza Treatment Studies in CAM. Submitted to Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, April 2009.
- Hoover T, Herscu P. Clinical Prediction Guides: Novel Enrichment Strategies Create New Partnering Opportunities. Spectrum, March 2009.
- Hoover T, Herscu P, Randolph A. Clinical Prediction Rules: New Opportunities for Pharma. In submission to Drug Discovery Today, March 2009.
- Homeopathic Treatment of Children: Pediatric Constitutional Types, North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, CA, 1991 (ISBN 1-55643-090-6)[6][7][8]
- Stramonium: With an Introduction to Analysis using Cycles and Segments Stramonium, New England School of Homeopathy Press, Amherst, MA, 1996 (ISBN 0-9654004-0-9)[3][4][9]
[edit] References
- ^ Herscu Laboratory
- ^ Personalized Pharmaceutical Systems
- ^ a b Minimum.com, review
- ^ a b British Homoeopathic Journal Vol 86, January 1997
- ^ "Paul Herscu, ND, DHANP". Homeopathy Timeline. Whole Health Now. 2006. http://www.wholehealthnow.com/homeopathy_pro/paul_herscu.html. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
- ^ Book Review from American Institute of Homeopathy
- ^ International Foundation for Homeopathy
- ^ Book review from British Homoeopathic Journal Volume 81, Number 2, April 1992
- ^ American Institute of Homeopathy
