Mimi Guarneri

Mimi Guarneri, M.D., F.A.C.C., A.B.I.H.M., also known as Erminia Guarneri, is an American cardiologist, scholar, author and leading proponent of integrative medicine. Newsmax has ranked her number six out of the top 100 physicians who embrace integrative medicine.^[1] She is board-certified in Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine, Nuclear Cardiology and Integrative Medicine.^[2]

Dr. Mimi Guarneri is founding president of the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine (AIHM) and past president of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine (ABIHM).^[3] She serves on the founding board of the American Board Physician Specialties in Integrative Medicine (ABoIM),^[4][5] and is a clinical associate professor at University of California, San Diego (UCSD).^[6] She is founder and medical director of Guarneri Integrative Health, Inc., co-founder of Pacific Pearl La Jolla, a health, wellness and education center in California,^[7] and co-founder of the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine in San Diego where she served as medical director for 15 years.^[8] She helped create and continues to direct several national integrative medicine-based conferences in San Diego that draw thousands of healthcare providers from across the United States and globally. These annual conferences include the Natural Supplements Conference,^[9] the Integrative & Holistic Nursing Conference^[10] and the AIHM Annual Conference.^[11]

As author of “The Heart Speaks”^[12] and a pioneering integrative cardiologist, Dr. Mimi Guarneri’s work has been featured on television with NBC Today^[13] and PBS.^[14] She is co-author of the book, “Total Engagement: The Healthcare Practitioner’s Guide to Heal Yourself, Your Patients & Your Practice,” published in 2014.^[15] She also is the professor of The Great Courses series, “The Science of Natural Healing,” which presents 24 of her 30-minute lectures in a DVD format.^[16]

Recognition and Awards

Dr. Mimi Guarneri has been recognized for her national leadership in Integrative Medicine by the Bravewell Collaborative and has served as chair of the Bravewell Clinical Network for Integrative Medicine. In 2009, she was honored as the ARCS scientist of the year. In 2011, Dr. Mimi Guarneri was the winner of the Bravewell Leadership Award which honors a physician leader who has made significant contributions to the transformation of the U.S. health care system. More recently, she received the 2012 Linus Pauling Functional Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award from the Institute for Functional Medicine and the Grace A. Goldsmith award from the American College of Nutrition.^[17]

2016: Health & Wellness Pioneer 2016 - presented by San Diego Magazine, Woman of the Year Awards; ^[18] Lights of LightBridge Award - presented by LightBridge Hospice Community Foundation.^[19] 2012: Grace A. Goldsmith Award - presented by The American College of Nutrition;^[20] Linus Pauling Functional Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award - presented by Institute for Functional Medicine.^[21] 2011: Bravewell Physician Leadership Award - presented by The Bravewell Collaborative; Inner IDEA Inspiration Award - presented by IDEA Health & Fitness Association. 2009: Scientist of the Year Award - presented by ARCS Foundation – San Diego Chapter. 2008: Project Concern International Honorary for Southeast Asia - presented by Project Concern International. 2007: UCSD Most Outstanding Outside Facility - presented by University of California, San Diego. 2005: Nominated Finalist Bravewell Award for Integrative Medicine - presented by Bravewell Foundation. 2004: Recipient Frontiers In Medicine Award Scripps Foundation - presented by Scripps Foundation. 2003: Nominated Finalist Bravewell Award for Integrative Medicine - presented by Bravewell Foundation. 1988: Jadwin Scholarship for Most Outstanding Student - presented by SUNY, Downstate Medical Center; Lemmon Company Award for Academic Excellence - presented by SUNY, Downstate Medical Center; Merck Manual Award for Academic Excellence - presented by SUNY, Downstate Medical Center; Janet H. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation - presented by SUNY, Downstate Medical Center. 1987: Alpha Omega Alpha, Elected - SUNY, Downstate Medical Center. 1985: Neuroscience Award for Academic Excellence - presented by SUNY, Downstate Medical Center.

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