Dr. Ines von Rosenstiel
Netherlands
Dr. Ines von Rosenstiel is a pediatrician, lifestyle physician and internationally recognized advocate for Integrative Medicine, with more than 20 years of experience in Integrative Pediatrics, lifestyle medicine and healthcare innovation. She is a passionate change agent committed to transforming healthcare by integrating evidence-informed conventional medicine with holistic, preventive and person-centered approaches
.She graduated in Medicine from Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands. She trained as a pediatrician with a specialization in Pediatric Intensive Care and worked for more than 10 years at Amsterdam UMC, where she became Head of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. This background in acute and complex pediatric care has shaped her vision of medicine, emphasizing resilience, prevention and care for the whole person.
For over two decades, she has been a pioneer in Integrative Pediatrics in the Netherlands. She has contributed to the development of this field through clinical practice, education, networking and advocacy. She is also an expert in childhood obesity, with more than 20 years of experience, first at Slotervaart Hospital in Amsterdam and later at Rijnstate Hospital, where she founded and developed the Expertise Centre for Childhood Obesity.
At Rijnstate Hospital, where she has worked for nine years, she combines several roles: lifestyle physician for children and adults, integrative oncology consultant for adults, and integrative pediatrician. Her clinical focus includes lifestyle medicine, chronic pediatric conditions and the implementation of integrative approaches in complex healthcare challenges.
Dr. von Rosenstiel is actively involved in education, serving as lecturer in all three Dutch Lifestyle Medicine training programs and contributing to Integrative Medicine education and implementation for healthcare professionals. She is particularly passionate about empowering healthcare professionals to become change agents and creating sustainable transformation within healthcare systems.
Internationally, she is active in the field of Integrative Medicine in the Dutch Cosnortium of Integrative Medicine and Integrative Pediatrics, including collaborations within the International Network of Integrative Pediatrics (INIP). She focuses on strengthening international collaboration, knowledge exchange and the implementation of integrative care models worldwide.
She is also the founder of Medical Checks for Children, an international foundation dedicated to improving child health through medical outreach, education and sustainable partnerships.Her mission is to bridge science, compassion and integrative thinking to create a more preventive, personalized and sustainable future for healthcare.