Prof. Gustav Dobos
Gustav Dobos, MD, PhD, Professor of Complementary and Integrative Medicine and Founding Director of the Department of Complementary and Integrative Medicine at Essen-Mitte Clinic, Germany, is currently the Head of the Center for Integrative Medicine and Planetary Health at University Hospital Essen and the Chairholder of the Chair for Complementary Medicine at the University of Duisburg-Essen. He is a trained internist specializing in nephrology and intensive care medicine. One of his major scientific focuses is Mind-Body Medicine. He is regarded as a leading figure in modern naturopathy in Europe and is the author/co-author of 10 books, including the current standard work on Mind-Body Medicine, as well as over 300 Medline-listed publications, more than 50 of which are in the fields of mental health and Mind-Body Medicine.
Dobos is a trailblazer and pioneer in science-based naturopathy and complementary medicine in Germany. He has made a significant contribution to establishing naturopathy, which was previously based mainly on empirical knowledge, as a scientifically substantiated and evidence-based field. His efforts have been instrumental in integrating naturopathy into mainstream medicine, thus laying the foundation for evidence-based integrative medicine in Europe. For 22 years, he led the Department of Complementary and Integrative Medicine as its director, where severely chronically ill patients have been successfully treated since 1999.