Background/Experience
Dr. Ross graduated from the University of Buffalo School of Medicine in 1971. After an internship at the University of Buffalo he entered the US Public Health Service. During his stint with the US Public Health Service he received training in psychotherapy at the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland. In addition he was able to complete training in Acupuncture therapy in Oxford, Great Britain. He moved to Columbia, Maryland in 1976 to help start the Center for Traditional Acupuncture as one of the attending physician/acupuncturists. He joined the University of Maryland, Family Practice Program in late 1976. He was an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland from 1977 to 1980. During that time he developed a course on Holistic Medicine for the freshmen medical students. He completed an Internal Medicine Residency at the Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore in 1981. He started the first hospital based Fitness Program in Baltimore at the Union Memorial Hospital in 1981. He was the Medical Director for the second Hospice Program in the state at that time. He has been in the private practice of Internal Medicine since 1983. He received Board Certification in Family Practice, Internal Medicine and Geriatrics.

Treatment Philosophy
During my 25 years of medical practice, I have worked within the standard medical community while remaining sympathetic to the alternative/ complementary medicine movement. In the Functional Medicine approach I have found a science-based method that integrates standard and alternative/
complementary therapies. We are at the verge of a transformation in health care. People now have greater freedom in choosing the type of health care services that fit their needs. A nutritional approach to health care can provide an excellent complement to standard medical services. In many cases this approach is far safer and more effective than the standard medical approach to health problems. A prudent application of complementary care techniques requires a respect for the standard medical therapies a person may be receiving, while integrating alternative therapies in a comprehensive health care program. I look forward to working with people who are highly motivated to participate in their own health enhancement. Ultimately, it is the effort of the individual that will produce success.