Curriculum Vitae
Isaac Eliaz, MD, MS, Lac
Amitabha Medical Clinic & Healing Center
398 Tesconi Ct., Santa Rosa CA 95401, 707-542-5900
Amitabha Medical Clinic & Healing Center
398 Tesconi Ct., Santa Rosa CA 95401, 707-542-5900
Dr. Eliaz has been in clinical practice for over 30 years, focusing on the integrative treatment of cancer and chronic, degenerative conditions. A skilled clinician and healer with a diverse background in Western medicine, translational research, traditional Chinese medicine, Tibetan Buddhism, and complementary modalities, Dr. Eliaz is internationally recognized as a leading expert in integrative cancer care and mind-body medicine. In 2001, he founded Amitabha Medical Clinic and Healing Center, now in Santa Rosa, CA, where he has advanced the use of therapeutic apheresis and other clinical procedures as groundbreaking treatments for cancer and other complex, inflammatory conditions.
In addition to his clinical work, professional activities include extensive research and educational endeavors in collaboration with leading academic and research institutions throughout the U.S. and worldwide. He has coauthored numerous peer-reviewed papers and is a frequent CME lecturer, discussing his research findings at international scientific and medical conferences around the world. He has also authored numerous educational articles and speaks regularly to lay audiences on diverse topics related to health and disease prevention.
Dr. Eliaz has studied and trained in Tibetan Buddhism for decades, with an emphasis on Dzogchen and the integration of meditation and healing. He has made numerous trips to Tibet to study from, and administer treatment to renowned meditation masters and teachers. As part of his commitment to the accessibility of mind-body medicine, Dr. Eliaz leads meditation and healing retreats for health professionals and lay community members in the US and abroad, teaching a unique model of mind-body medicine highly applicable for personal growth and enhanced healing capacity, regardless of experience level.
He is perhaps most well-known for his work in the development of modified citrus pectin, a compound with the unique ability to inhibit galectin-3, an inflammatory protein shown in over 8,000 studies to drive chronic diseases in vital organs (cardiac, kidney, liver, lung), as well as cancer proliferation and metastasis.
1991 | Master of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine, American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, San Francisco, CA |
1988-1989 | Graduate studies in Clinical Herbology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture, External Division |
1987-1988 | Internship at Wolfson Hospital, Holon, Israel |
1986 | Doctor of Medicine, Sackler Medical School, Tel Aviv University, Israel |
1980-1986 | Full-time academic studies at Sackler Medical School |
2015 | University of Virginia – Summer Tibetan language intensive |
2011 | Fellowship in Integrative Cancer Therapies – The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine |
1997-1999 | Post Graduate Study in Chinese Language – Private Tutorial |
1997 | Elementary Chinese – University of California, Berkeley |
1995-2000 | Studies of the Ancient and Classical Texts of Chinese Medicine, Private Study Group, San Francisco, California |
1986-1988 | Chinese Medicine – Personal Tutorial with Dr. J. M. Eyssalet |
1986-1988 | Acupuncture, Tel Aviv, Israel |
1983-1985 | Shiatsu and Japanese Manipulation Therapy |
1983 | Yoga Teaching Certification Program, Bror Hail, Israel |
1974-1975 | Taekwondo, Black belt, Seoul, Korea |
2005 | Licensed Homeopathic Medical Physician, State of Arizona |
2000 | Licensed Physician, State of California |
2000 | U.S. Medical Licensing Examination, Part III, CA |
1999-2000 | U.S. Medical Residency in Family Practice Medicine, Modesto, CA |
1994-1995 | U.S. Medical Licensing Examination, Parts I and II, CA |
1992 | Licensed Acupuncturist, State of California |
1991 | Diplomat in Acupuncture, National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncturists |
1988 | Licensed Physician, Israel |
2001-Present | Private Practice in Integrative Medicine – Amitabha Medical Clinic and Healing Center, Santa Rosa, CA. |
2000-2001 | Private Practice in Medicine – Lucas Valley Clinic, San Rafael, CA. |
1997-1999 | Director of Lucas Valley Clinic, San Rafael, CA. Integrated treatment modalities including traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, and nutrition. |
1993-1997 | Private Practice in Acupuncture – Preventive Medicine Center of Marin, San Rafael, CA |
1992-1993 | Private Practice in Acupuncture, Sonoma and Berkeley, CA |
1988-1999 | Private Practice in Medicine, Israel |
1989-present | Research and development of modified citrus pectin and other nutraceuticals and nutritional supplements, including preparations for prostate, cellular, immune, metabolic and other areas of health. Designed and implemented preclinical and clinical trials that evaluated the efficacy of these preparations. Research published in peer review journals, presented in multiple medical conferences, and written in peer review text books.Research collaborations include the following research and academic institutions: Harvard University/Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston University/Boston Medical Center/NIH, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Columbia University, Hull University (UK), Johns Hopkins University, Mayo Clinic, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Meir Medical Center (Israel), Nanjing University (China), Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (Israel), Tel Aviv University (Israel), Tufts University, USDA-ARS, University of California, Davis, University of Groningen (Netherlands), University of Indiana, University of Kansas. A primary focus has been research and development of the plant-based galectin-3 inhibitor PectaSol-C-Modified Citrus Pectin (MCP). Dr. Eliaz is recognized internationally as a foremost expert on galectin-3 and the use of MCP in clinical practice. Over 40 scientific papers have been published evaluating the use of PectaSol-C, demonstrating its ability to inhibit inflammation and fibrosis in multiple organs and inhibit cancer proliferation, angiogenesis, adhesion and metastasis. Currently there are two active clinical trials in process evaluating the use of MCP in specific patient populations as follows: Effect of Modified Citrus Pectin on PSA Kinetics in Biochemical Relapsed PC With Serial Increases in PSA https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01681823 Galectin-3 Blockade in Patients With High Blood Pressure https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01960946 |
2012-present | Semi-annual Meditation and Healing retreats in Israel, 4-9 days each. Total of 1,500 participants. |
Feb 2018 | Lecture: Meditative Minds – Open Heart: Enhancing Healing Capacity for Practitioners. Integrative Healthcare Symposium (IHS). New York, NY. |
Feb 2018 | Lecture: Galectin-3, a Conductor in the Cancer Driving Orchestra: Its role in inflammation, fibrosis, metabolic pathways & immunity. Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians (OncANP.) Tempe, AZ. |
Oct 2017 | Lecture: Addressing Galectin-3, the Conductor of Inflammation, Fibrosis, and Cancer. Nevada Homeopathic and Integrated Medical Association (NHIMA). Reno, NV. |
May 2017 | Lecture: The Role of Galectin-3 Removal in Inflammatory and Fibrotic Diseases. The 11th International Society For Apheresis (ISFA) Congress. Copenhagen, Denmark. |
Mar. 2017 | Lecture: Innovative Therapies and Compounds in the Treatment of Cancer. 11th Annual Complementary & Alternative Cancer Therapies Conference. West Palm Beach, FL. |
Jan. 2017 | Webinar: In-Depth Detoxification: An Integrative Approach. Hosted by Better Health Publishing. |
Nov. 2016 | Webinar: Innovative Approaches to Lyme Disease. Hosted by Better Health Publishing. |
Nov. 2016 | Poster Presentation: Enhanced Effects of Artemisia annua Derivatives, International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) Conference, Philadelphia, PA. |
Oct. 2016 | Webinar: Clinically Research Solution to Detox: Beyond Phase 1 & 2. Hosted by Better Health Publishing. |
Sep. 2016 | Webinar: Optimizing Integrative Oncology: A Comprehensive Model for Individualized Cancer Treatment. Hosted by Better Health Publishing. |
Sep. 2016 | Lecture: Galectin-3: A Master Modulator of Risk for Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, Inflammation & Fibrosis. ACAM 2016. Tucson, AZ. |
Sep. 2016 | Lecture: Modified Citrus Pectin In The Prevention, Control & Spread of Cancer. 44th Annual Cancer Convention, Cancer Control Society. Universal City, CA. |
July 2016 | Webinar: Galectin-3: The Aging Biomarker. Hosted by Better Health Publishing. |
May 2016 | Lecture: Optimizing Integrative Oncology: A Comprehensive Model for Individualized Treatment. 14th Annual International Integrative Oncology Conference. San Diego, CA. |
Mar. 2016 | Lecture: Galectin-3 Removal by Apheresis: Significance and Clinical Applications. UCSD Frontiers in Apheresis. San Diego, CA. |
Feb. 2016 | Lecture: Targeting Inflammation and Growth Factors in Cancer Treatment with Botanicals and Therapeutic Apheresis. 10th Annual Complementary & Alternative Cancer Therapies Conference. West Palm Beach, FL. |
May 2015 | Lecture: An ex vivo Clinical Study Demonstrates Lipoprotein Apheresis Reduces Levels of Circulating Galectin-3. American Society for Apheresis (ASFA), San Antonio, TX. |
May 2015 | Lecture: Apheresis Can Reduce Circulating Levels of the Cancer and Inflammation Promoting Factors Galectin-3 and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Humans. International Society For Apheresis (ISFA). Cuncun, MX. |
Nov. 2014 | Lecture: Smart Life Forum/Silicon Valley Health Institute, Palo Alto, CA. – Fighting Cancer Metastasis and Heavy Metal Toxicities with Modified Citrus Pectin. |
Nov. 2014 | Workshop: Meditation and Healing Retreat, Yehiam, Israel. |
Aug. 2014 | Lecture: Redwood Regional Oncology Center, Santa Rosa, CA – Principles of Integrative Oncology. |
July 2014 | Workshop: Meditation, Transformation and Healing Retreat, Santa Rosa, CA. |
Mar. 2014 | Workshop: Meditation and Healing Retreat, Emek Hefer, Israel. |
Nov. 2013 | Keynote Address: 2013 NDO Naturopathic Conference Ontario, Canada. – A New Paradigm in Anti-Aging Medicine: Addressing Galectin-3 in Cancer and Chronic Disease. |
July 2013 | Lecture: 2013 AANP Naturopathic Conference, Keystone, CO. – The Active Role of Biomarker Galectin-3 in Cancer, Heart Disease, Inflammation and Fibrosis. |
Feb. 2013 | Lecture: 2013 OncANP Naturopathic Oncology Conference, Phoenix, AZ. – Honokiol Review. |
Feb. 2013 | Workshop: Meditation, Transformation and Healing Retreat, Santa Rosa, CA. |
Nov. 2012 | Webinar: Santa Rosa, CA. – Principles of Integrative Oncology. |
Nov. 2012 | Webinar: Santa Rosa, CA. – How Your Gums Can Cause Cancer: Understanding the Oral/Systemic Connection. |
Nov. 2012 | Workshop: Meditation, Transformation and Healing – Meditation Retreat Seminar, Tel Aviv, Israel. |
Sept. 2012 | Workshop: Meditation, Transformation and Healing – Meditation Retreat Seminar, Santa Rosa, CA. |
Aug. 2012 | Lecture: 244th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Philadelphia, PA – Galectin-3 and the Role of Modified Citrus Pectin in Health and Disease. |
Jun. 2012 | Lecture: Second International Congress on Complementary Oncology, Munich, Germany – Galectin-3 and the Role of Modified Citrus Pectin in Cancer and Beyond. |
Jun. 2012 | Lecture: Second International Congress on Complementary Oncology, Munich, Germany – Integrative Approaches to Prostate Cancer. |
April 2012 | The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) Fellowship in Integrative Cancer Therapies, Phoenix, AZ – Principles of Integrative Oncology: Evaluation of Cancer Risk, and Strategies for Prevention. |
Feb. 2012 | Lecture: 2012 OncANP Naturopathic Oncology Conference, Phoenix, Arizona – Galectin-3 and the Role of Modified Citrus Pectin and Botanicals in Integrative Oncology. |
Dec. 2011 | Keynote Address: A4M, 19th Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine & Regenerative Biomedical Technologies, Las Vegas, NV –A New Breakthrough on Modified Citrus Pectin and Galectin-3 and their Roles in Health and Illness. |
Nov. 2011 | Lecture: Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors Convention 2011, Toronto, Canada – Modified Citrus Pectin and Polybotanicals – Integrative Breakthroughs in Cancer Treatment. |
Nov. 2011 | Workshop: 8th International Conference of the Society for Integrative Oncology, Cleveland, OH – Meditation and Healing – Finding an Open Heart in Integrative Oncology. |
Oct. 2011 | Lecture: Baden Baden Medical Conference, Baden Baden, Germany – Galectin-3 and the Role of Modified Citrus Pectin and Beyond. |
Oct. 2011 | 16th World Congress on Advances in Oncology and 14th International Symposium on Molecular Medicine, Rhodes, Greece – Co-Chair: Molecular Oncology/Cancer Prevention Session– Integrative Medicine and the Role of Modified Citrus Pectin and Poly Botanicals in Cancer Treatment and Prevention. |
Sept. 2011 | Lecture: 39th Annual Cancer Control Society Convention, Los Angeles, CA. Lecture: Modified Citrus Pectin in the Prevention, Control and Spread of Cancer. |
Sept. 2011 | Keynote Address.2011 Tiger Lily Foundation 3rd Annual Young Women’s Breast Health Day on Capitol Hill and Congressional Reception, Washington, DC. |
Sept. 2011 | Meditation Retreat Seminar, Petaluma, CA – Meditation, Transformation and Healing. |
Sept. 2011 | A4M, Fellowship in Integrative Cancer Therapies, Dallas, TX – Meditation and Healing: Finding an Open Heart in Integrative Oncology. |
June 2011 | A4M, Fellowship in Integrative Cancer Therapies, Las Vegas, NV- Integrative Approaches to Cancer Therapy. |
March 2011 | A4M, Fellowship in Integrative Cancer Therapies, Boca Raton, FL- Integrative Approaches to Prostate Cancer. |
Oct. 2010 | Jerusalem International Conference on Integrative Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel- The Role & Synergistic Effects of Modified Citrus Pectin & Poly Botanical Formulas in the Fight Against Cancer. |
Oct. 2010 | Jerusalem International Conference on Integrative Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel- Integrative Approaches to Mediation and Healing. |
Dec. 2010 | A4M, 18th Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine & Regenerative Biomedical Technologies, Las Vegas, NV- Integrative Approaches to Detoxification. |
Dec. 2009 | A4M, 17th Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine & Regenerative Biomedical Technologies, Las Vegas, NV- Integrative Medicine in the prevention and treatment of Prostate Cancer. |
Oct. 2007 | NANP, Rohnert Park, CA |
April 2007 | Acupuncture & Integrative Medical College, Berkeley, CA. |
Oct. 2006 | NANP, Rohnert Park, CA. |
May 2006 | Health Medical Institute, Lafayette, CA. |
April 2006 | Acupuncture & Integrative Medical College, Berkeley, CA |
Aug. 2005 | American Academy of Naturopathic Physicians, Phoenix, AZ. |
April 2005 | California State Oriental Medical Association Exposition, San Francisco, CA. |
April 2005 | Heel, Santa Monica, CA. |
Mar. 2005 | American Chemical Society, San Diego, CA. |
Jan. 2005 | SCRIPPS, San Diego, CA. |
Sept. 2004 | California State Oriental Medical Association Exposition, San Francisco, CA. |
Aug. 2004 | American Chemical Society, Philadelphia, PA. |
July, 2004 | American Naturopathic Medical Association, Las Vegas, NV. |
May 2004 | Seminar: Integrative Medicine in the Treatment of Cancer. Five Branches Institute, Santa Cruz, CA. |
Jan. 2004 | Seminar: Integrative Medicine in the Treatment of Cancer. Gerber Medical Clinic, Reno, NV. |
Jan. 2004 | Seminar: Integrative Medicine in the Treatment of Cancer. Amitabha Clinic, Sebastopol, CA. |
Nov. 2003 | Lecture: 2nd International Congress on Tibetan Medicine. In Pursuit of Partnership: Philosophy and Practical Applications for Integration, Washington DC. |
Oct. 2003 | Seminar: Integrative Medicine in the Treatment of Cancer. Amitabha Clinic, Sebastopol, CA. |
Oct. 2003 | 6th Annual Conference on Integrative Approaches to the Prevention & Treatment of Chronic Diseases & Aging, Nevada Homeopathic & Integrative Medicine Center, Las Vegas, NV. |
Sept. 2003 | Seminar: Integrative Medicine in the Treatment of Cancer. Calgary, AB. Canada. |
Aug. 2003 | Lecture: 31st Annual Cancer Convention, Modified Citrus Pectin in the Prevention, Control & Spread of Cancer, Cancer Control Society, Universal City, CA. |
May 2003 | American College for Advanced Medicine, The Role of Modified Citrus Pectin in Treatment of Prostate Cancer, Washington D.C. |
May 2003 | Lecture: Ayurvedic Conference in Berkeley, CA: TCM Perspective on Blood. |
Sept. 2002 | Lecture: Integrative Medicine and Nutritional Updates in Prostate Cancer. Nevada Homeopathic & Integrative Medical Association Annual Conference, Lake Tahoe, NV. |
Feb. 2002 | Lecture: Nutritional Updates in Immunity and Cancer. Orthomolecular Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. |
May 2001 | Lecture: Integrative Medicine in Prostate Cancer The American College of Advancement in Medicine Spring Conference. |
May 1999 | Lecturer at the Society of Cosmetic Chemists, Annual Scientific Conference – Chicago IL. |
Sept. 1997 | Lecturer at the American Cancer Society Prostrate Cancer Public Forum, San Diego, CA. |
May 1997 | Co-Chair and Lecturer at symposium – A Comprehensive Approach to Prostate Cancer, University of California San Francisco. |
1996-1997 | Seminar Leader and Lecturer at North American and Israel seminar series on an integrated approach to the immune system and other topics in complementary medicine for physicians and health practitioners. |
1996-1998 | Lecturer at various conferences on cancer and immunity. |
1991-1992 | Director of one-year course in Traditional Chinese Medicine for Medical Doctors and Licensed Acupuncturists, Marin County, CA. |
1988-1989 | Creator and Director of the Alternative Medicine Project, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture, External Division. |
1988-1989 | Member of General Teaching Committee; Member of Acupuncture Teaching Committee; designed syllabus, presented primary lectures and administered the examinations. |
1982-1989 | Director and Teacher for health professionals and public courses in shiatsu, yoga and yoga therapy. |
Aug. 2018 | SBIR NIH NIGMS Phase I Grant Award Number R43GM130227. Phase I Project Title: Depleting Circulating Galectin-3 with Therapeutic Apheresis: A Novel Treatment for Sepsis/AKI. |
English (fluent), Chinese (basic), Hebrew (fluent), French (basic), Portuguese (fluent), Spanish (limited), Tibetan (limited)
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