Dr. Rav Ivker is a holistic family doctor with nearly five decades of experience treating more than 70,000 patients. He’s written seven holistic healing books, most notably Sinus Survival: The Holistic Medical Treatment for Sinusitis, Allergies, and Colds (Tarcher/Penguin). His most recent book is Cannabis for Chronic Pain, a comprehensive guide for treating chronic pain with medical cannabis. He is a board-certified holistic physician (ABIHM) and a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and runs his own holistic medical practice in Boulder, Colorado.
Dr. Ivker is currently in part-time practice, Fully Alive Medicine, in Boulder, working primarily with chronic pain patients using medical marijuana to relieve their suffering. He is also preparing to launch Fully Alive (FA), a holistic healthcare education company in development for over 30 years. Based on the science of connection and the healing power of love, FA comprises medical centers, health insurance, retreats, and health products. The standard-bearer for 21st century primary care, FA will serve as a facilitator for optimal self-care, health care transformation, and planetary healing.