In the News

Our team members are experts in the field of integrative medicine. They are frequently asked to share their advice and expertise in the popular media. Below is a list of some of their most recent interviews.

2017

Chris D’Adamo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Director of Research, Center for Integrative Medicine,was quoted in a New York Magazine blog article, “Will Chamomile Help Ease My Anxiety?” on May 30, 2017. Read the full article at https://www.thecut.com/2017/05/chamomile-tea-benefits-reduce-anxiety.html.
Delia Chiaramonte, MD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine and Epidemiology & Public Health, and Associate Director and Director of Education, Center for Integrative Medicine, was interviewed on BMORE Lifestyle, a talk show on the Baltimore TV station WUTB, on May 12, 2017, discussing women’s health and stress management. View the video at https://www.facebook.com/UMCIM/videos/1438738182855928/.
Chris D’Adamo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Director of Research, Center for Integrative Medicine,was featured on NBC4-Washington addressing “How to Find the Right Dietary Supplement” on May 9, 2017. Read the article and watch the video at http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/health/How-to-Choose-the-Right-Dietary-Supplement-421800753.html.
Chris D’Adamo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Director of Research, Center for Integrative Medicine,was quoted in a New York Magazine blog article, “Should I Be Taking Collagen?” by Lisa Ryan published on April 14, 2017. Read the full article at http://nymag.com/thecut/2017/04/collagen-powder-benefits-side-effects-supplements.html.
Chris D’Adamo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Director of Research, Center for Integrative Medicine, was interviewed and quoted extensively in “Getting the Health Benefits of Green Tea,” which aired on NBC-4 on April 5, 2017. See the interview and read the article at http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/health/Getting-the-Health-Benefits-of-Green-Tea-418415233.html.
Delia Chiaramonte, MD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine and Epidemiology & Public Health, and Associate Director and Director of Education, Center for Integrative Medicine, was quoted in “Yoga Beats Drugs for Depression: Study” by Lynn Allison in NewsMax Health published on March 24, 2017. Read the full article at http://www.newsmax.com/Health/Headline/yoga-depression-antidepressant-drug/2017/03/24/id/780617/.
Delia Chiaramonte, MD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine and Epidemiology & Public Health, and Associate Director and Director of Education, Center for Integrative Medicine, was quoted in “Hypnosis Might Really Help You Lose Weight, Quit Smoking, and Beat Pain” by Macaela Mackensie in Men’s Health published on March 24, 2017. Read the full article at http://www.menshealth.com/health/reasons-you-should-be-hypnotized.
Chris D’Adamo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Director of Research, Center for Integrative Medicine, was quoted in a Shape Magazine article “Why Adaptogens Are Worth the Health Hype” published on March 10, 2017. Read the full article at http://www.shape.com/healthy-eating/diet-tips/why-adaptogens-are-worth-health-hype.
Chris D’Adamo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Director of Research, Center for Integrative Medicine, was quoted in a New York Magazine blog article, “How Much Vitamin D Does a Person Actually Need?” published on March 10, 2017. Read the full article at http://nymag.com/thecut/2017/03/vitamin-d-sources-foods-benefits.html.
Delia Chiaramonte, MD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine and Epidemiology & Public Health, and Associate Director and Director of Education, Center for Integrative Medicine, was quoted in “What Exactly Is Visceral Manipulation (Organ Massage) and Is It Safe?” published on Shape.com on March 9, 2017. The full article can be read at http://www.shape.com/lifestyle/mind-and-body/what-is-visceral-manipulation-organ-massage.
Chris D’Adamo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Director of Research, Center for Integrative Medicine, was quoted in a New York Magazine blog article, “Is Ginger Tea Really Good for an Upset Stomach?” published on February 17, 2017. Read the full article at http://nymag.com/thecut/2017/02/ginger-tea-health-benefits-cure-upset-stomach.html.
Chris D’Adamo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Director of Research, Center for Integrative Medicine, was quoted in a New York Magazine blog article, “Can Magnesium Help Me Sleep?” published on February 10, 2017. Read the full article at http://nymag.com/thecut/2017/02/is-taking-magnesium-for-sleep-a-good-idea.html.
Susan Wieland, PhD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Coordinator for the Cochrane CAM Field, Center for Integrative Medicine, is quoted in Reuters Health coverage of a research analysis review of the health benefits of yoga in January 2017. Read the full article at http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-backache-yoga-idUSKBN14W01A. Additional coverage includes Yahoo News (https://www.yahoo.com/news/review-offers-limited-support-using-yoga-back-pain-001916740.html), MedPage Today (http://www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/backpain/62478), the Daily Mail (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4111546/Yoga-twice-good-easing-pain-exercises.html), Science Daily (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170111213238.htm), The Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/01/12/yoga-key-relieving-long-term-back-pain-new-study-suggests/), Fox News (http://www.foxnews.com/health/2017/01/12/review-offers-limited-support-for-using-yoga-for-back-pain-relief.html), NHS-UK (http://www.nhs.uk/news/2017/01January/Pages/Yoga-may-improve-lower-back-pain.aspx), Physical Therapy Products (http://www.ptproductsonline.com/2017/02/yoga-may-helpful-aid-people-back-pain/) and others.
Chris D’Adamo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Director of Research, Center for Integrative Medicine, was quoted extensively in a New York Magazine blog article, “Will Vitamin C Cure My Cold?” published on January 6, 2017. Read the full article at http://nymag.com/thecut/2017/01/benefits-of-vitamin-c-will-it-cure-my-cold.html.

2016

Chris D’Adamo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Director of Research, Center for Integrative Medicine, was quoted in an article, “21 Cold and Flu Myths You Need to Stop Believing,” on the Dr. Oz the Good Life blog on December 27, 2016. Read the full article at http://www.drozthegoodlife.com/health-articles/health-conditions/g732/cold-and-flu-myths/?slide=9. This was also shared on MSN.com on December 29, 2016 at http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/21-cold-and-flu-myths-you-need-to-stop-believing/ss-BBxExdB#image=10.
Chris D’Adamo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Director of Research, Center for Integrative Medicine, was quoted in a December 2016 New York Magazine story on the benefits of Echinacea, “Does Taking Echinacea Really Work?” by Lisa Ryan. Read the full story at http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/12/what-are-the-benefits-of-echinacea-tablets-teas.html.
Delia Chiaramonte, MD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Associate Director and Director of Education, Center for Integrative Medicine, was quoted extensively in “6 Scientifically Proven Health Benefits of Gratitude,” published on newsmax.com on November 22, 2016. Read the full story at http://www.newsmax.com/Health/Headline/gratitude-health-benefits-thanks/2016/11/22/id/760163/.
Chris D’Adamo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Director of Research, Center for Integrative Medicine, was quoted in a Baltimore Sun article, “As charcoal remedies rise in popularity in Baltimore, questions about its safety, effectiveness,” published November 10, 2016. Read the article at http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/bs-hs-charcoal-health-benefits-20161110-story.html.
Marcos Hsu, LAc and Brian Jackson, LAc, acupuncturists at the Center for Integrative Health and Healing, the clinical practice of the Center for Integrative Medicine, were named among the Top Acupuncturists in Baltimore by Baltimore Magazine in their November 2016 “Top Docs” issue. The full list is available at http://www.baltimoremagazine.net/doctors/tag/Acupuncture.
Brian Berman, MD, Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Director, Center for Integrative Medicine, was named a 2016 “Top Doc” in two categories - Integrative Medicine and Alternative/Complementary/Naturopathic Medicine - by Baltimore Magazine in the “Top Docs” November 2016 issue. Read more at https://umms.org/newsreleases/2016/umms-physicians-named-2016-top-doctors-by-baltimore-magazine.
Brian Berman, MD, Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Director, Center for Integrative Medicine, was quoted extensively in and reviewed the facts of “Acupuncture: When It’s Worth a Try” published in October 2016 in the Scientific American Consumer Health’s Health After 50 newsletter. Read the full article at https://www.healthafter50.com/pain-management/article/acupuncture-when-its-worth-a-try.
Chris D’Adamo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Director of Research, Center for Integrative Medicine, was quoted in a HealthDay News article, “Americans are changing their supplements of choice,” published on October 11, 2016. Read the full text at http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2016/10/11/Americans-are-changing-their-supplements-of-choice/2321476202451/. This story was picked up by several news organizations, including CBSNews (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/americans-are-changing-their-supplements-of-choice/) and WebMD (http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-and-supplements/news/20161011/americans-are-changing-their-supplements-of-choice).
Delia Chiaramonte, MD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Associate Director and Director of Education, Center for Integrative Medicine, was quoted extensively in the Health Radar article, “Nonconventional Cancer Treatments: A Primer,” published in October 2016. PDF saved in Media Coverage folder (10/4/16).
Brian Berman, MD, Director of the Center for Integrative Medicine, was quoted on TODAY.com in “Best home cures for your aches and pains,” published September 20, 2016, where he gave advice about treatments for the common cold and flu. http://www.today.com/health/best-home-cures-your-aches-pains-t103029
In this ABC2News In Focus segment, Brian Morrison, DC, Clinical Instructor, Family and Community Medicine; Director of Chiropractic Services, Center for Integrative Health and Healing; and long-time instructor in our fourth year elective, talks about how we at the University of Maryland School of Medicine are teaching medical students about alternative treatments for pain during our fourth year Integrative Medicine elective. Aired on September 7, 2016. http://www.abc2news.com/news/in-focus/surgeon-general-prescription-painkillers-are-leading-to-thousands-of-deaths
Donna Audia, RN, Integrative Care Nurse at UMMC and part of the Center for Integrative Medicine team, addressed using essential oils to help with pain in a September 1, 2016 Yoga Journal article, “4 DIY Essential Oil Recipes to Heal Common Ailments.” Read the story at http://www.yogajournal.com/slideshow/4-diy-essential-oil-remedies-common-ailments/#0. PDF is on file.
Delia Chiaramonte, MD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Associate Director and Director of Education, Center for Integrative Medicine, and Bonnie Tarantino, MFA, Director of Yoga Programs, were featured experts in the Newsmax article, “How Yoga Heals Your Heart as Well as Your Mind,” published on August 24, 2016. http://www.newsmax.com/Health/Headline/yoga-heals-heart-mind/2016/08/24/id/744994/
Chris D’Adamo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Director of Research, Center for Integrative Medicine, gave advice on using spices to fight inflammation in an AARP.com article, “8 Ways to Fight Off Inflammation,” published on July 14, 2016. http://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2016/inflammation-anti-inflammatory-diet-photos.html#slide3
The Center for Integrative Medicine’s fourth year medical elective was featured in a PBS NEWSHOUR segment titled “As opioid epidemic worsens, rethinking how doctors are taught to treat pain” which aired April 17, 2016. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/as-opioid-epidemic-worsens-rethinking-how-doctors-are-taught-to-treat-pain/
Chris D’Adamo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Director of Research, Center for Integrative Medicine, was quoted extensively in “How to Reduce Inflammation” in Real Simple magazine (online March 21, 2016). http://www.realsimple.com/health/how-to-reduce-inflammation
Chris D’Adamo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Director of Research, Center for Integrative Medicine, was featured on RadioMD where he discussed probiotics and gut health on March 7, 2016. http://radiomd.com/show/power-of-health/item/31075-bacteria-out-of-control-take-back-your-health; http://radiomd.com/show/power-of-health/item/31076-truth-about-pharmaceutical-drugstore-cover-ups; and http://radiomd.com/show/power-of-health/item/31077-simple-easy-choices-for-better-health
Brian Berman, MD, Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Director, Center for Integrative Medicine, was quoted in “Integrative therapies may complement care,” an article in the American College of Physician’s March 2016 issue of ACP Internist. http://www.acpinternist.org/archives/2016/03/CAM.htm
Lauren Richter, DO, Clinical Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Physician in the Center for Integrative Medicine, was quoted in “How do doctors dodge colds and the flu?” published online on February 15, 2016 at Mother Nature Network. http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/how-do-doctors-dodge-colds-and-flu
Brian Berman, MD, Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Director, Center for Integrative Medicine, Delia Chiaramonte, MD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Associate Director and Director of Education, Center for Integrative Medicine, and Chris D’Adamo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Director of Research, Center for Integrative Medicine, were interviewed by Voice of America for two international productions on Integrative and Complementary Medicine that aired in January 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDk_cKyUpnQ and http://www.urduvoa.com/media/video/kahani-pakistani-alternative-health-treatments/3166558.html
Lauren Richter, DO, Clinical Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Physician in the Center for Integrative Medicine, was quoted in the January 2016 Baltimore Style article “Crossing the Fringe.” http://baltimorestyle.com/17445/crossing-the-fringe/

2015

Brian Berman, MD, Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Director, Center for Integrative Medicine, was quoted in “Another Way to Wellness,” a special “Health Care Options 2015” section of the December 2015 issue of Baltimore Magazine.
Chris D’Adamo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Director of Research, Center for Integrative Medicine, was quoted extensively in the article “Get Well Sooner,” published on October 19, 2015 in the Dr. Oz The Good Life online magazine. http://www.drozthegoodlife.com/health-articles/health-conditions/how-to/a610/handbook-get-well-sooner/
Chris D’Adamo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Director of Research, Center for Integrative Medicine, was quoted extensively in the September 15, 2015 Baltimore Sun article “Flower-flavored drinks tout healthful properties, trendy tastes” by Meredith Cohn. http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/bs-hs-healthy-flowers-20150910-story.html
Chris D’Adamo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Director of Research, Center for Integrative Medicine, was quoted in the August 30, 2015 USA Today article, “Like it hot? A spicy diet might mean longer life.” His research studies on the related topic of using spices and herbs to eat healthier diets were also mentioned. http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2015/08/27/spice-health-benefits/31225549/
Michelle Pearce, PhD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and part of the Center for Integrative Medicine, was quoted in “On Faith and Fitness” in the September 2015 issue of Experience Life! magazine. https://experiencelife.com/article/on-faith-and-fitness/
Erin Peisach, RDN, Nutritionist at the Center for Integrative Health & Healing, part of the Center for Integrative Medicine, was quoted in “The Healing Power of Food,” written by Joy Manning. The article appeared on Greatest.com and MSN Health & Fitness on August 30, 2015. http://www.msn.com/en-sg/health/nutrition/the-healing-power-of-food/ar-AAdKY3P?li=AA4RDs
Chris D’Adamo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Director of Research, Center for Integrative Medicine, was quoted in the August 30, 2015 USA Today article, “Like it hot? A spicy diet might mean longer life.” His research studies on the related topic of using spices and herbs to eat healthier diets were also mentioned. http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2015/08/27/spice-health-benefits/31225549/
John Reed, MD, MDiv, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Director of Inpatient Services, Center for Integrative Medicine, appeared on the August 17^th airing of “Direct Connection” on MPT, where is spoke about how integrative medicine is used and how it can help in the healing process. http://www.mpt.org/programs/direct-connection-guests/
Chris D’Adamo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Director of Research, Center for Integrative Medicine, was an expert interviewed by Lynn Allison for “Cancer: Tipping the Odds in Your Favor” printed in the Healthy Living section of the July 2015 issue of Newsmax.
John Reed, MD, MDiv, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, and Director of Inpatient Services, Center for Integrative Medicine, was an expert interviewed by Amy Norton for an article published on July 29, 2015 by HealthDay, titled “Taking St. John’s Wart for Depression Carries Risks: Study”. http://consumer.healthday.com/alternative-medicine-information-3/mis-alternative-medicine-news-19/taking-st-john-s-wort-for-depression-carries-risks-study-701242.html He was also quoted in a NewsMax Health article “Conventional or Alternative Treatment: How to Know Which to Choose” online on July 10, 2015. It originally appeared in print in March 2015. http://www.newsmax.com/Health/Health-News/alternative-medicine-choices/2015/07/10/id/654372/
The publication results from a National Institutes of Health-funded study on Hou-Luo-Xiao-Ling (HLXL)-Dan, an international research effort by the Center for Integrative Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong and others, were summarized in “Traditional Chinese Herbs No Help in Knee Pain,” an article by Nancy Walsh in MedPage Today on June 30, 2015.

Kevin Chen, PhD, MPH was the expert for “Meditation can improve your brain health,” written by Violet Li and published online in the National Tai Chi Examiner on June 17, 2015. http://www.examiner.com/article/meditation-can-improve-your-brain-health
Kevin Chen, PhD, MPH and Delia Chiaramonte, MD were interviewed about the Center’s Self-Healing Qigong for Cancer Patients retreat in a June 17, 2015 Baltimore Sun article, written by Allison Eatough, titled “Qigong retreat for cancer patients.” http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/bs-hs-qigong-baltimore-cancer-20150617-story.html
William Rollow, MD was quoted in “Finding the Right Doctor for Hypothyroidism,” written by Madeline R Vann, MPH and published on June 16, 2015 on Everydayhealth.com. http://www.everydayhealth.com/hs/healthy-living-with-hypothyroidism/find-doctor/
Terri Fevang, a therapeutic musician working with the Integrative Inpatient Care Team, was featured in the June 2015 issue of the Bloomsburg University Magazine in an alumni profile titled, “Melody of Healing.” http://magazine.bloomu.edu/2015/05/15/melody-of-healing/
Brian Berman, MD, Delia Chirarmonte, MD, Kalapana Shere-Wolfe, MD, John Reed, MD, MDiv, William Rollow, MD and Laruen Richter, DO were among the Top 100 Integrative Medicine Doctors in the US as rated by Newsmax, published June 5, 2015. http://www.newsmax.com/Health/Health-News/top-physicians-integrative-medicine/2015/05/27/id/646935/
Michelle Pearce, PhD was featured in a podcast in April 2015 called “Shining the Light: Thanatology” about death, dying, and mourning and Applied Thanatology programs. The interviewer was Connie Bowman, who hosts a popular podcast blog show and the full recording can be heard here: http://conniebowman.com/happyhealthyyou/2015/04/shining-the-light-thanatology/
Donna Audia, RN, Inpatient Integrative Care Team Lead, was featured in “Holistic Medicine Team Promotes Integrative Care,” written by Phyllis Hanlon for Massage Magazine (March 11, 2015). http://www.massagemag.com/holistic-medicine-team-promotes-integrative-care-29022/
Donna Audia, RN, Inpatient Integrative Care Team Lead, was quoted extensively in “Pediatric Massage: Touch Improves Young Hospital Patients’ Quality of Care,” the featured article in Massage Magazine’s February 2015 issue.
Michelle Pearce, PhD was interviewed in “Cookies help spread kindness for ‘Random Acts’ week” that was a WBAL TV 11 News featured story and article on the UMB Kindness Initiative on February 11, 2015). http://m.wbaltv.com/news/cookies-help-spread-kindness-for-random-acts-week/31215816

2014

Delia Chiaramonte, MD was interviewed by the Baltimore Sun as a medical expert and educator in “North Laurel’s Maryland University of Integrative Health launches doctoral programs” by Pete Pichaske (December 30, 2014). http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/howard-magazine/ph-mg-ho-muih-20141230-story.html

John Reed, MD, MDiv wrote an “Ask the Doctor” column for the September 2014 issue of Health Radar, titled “Natural Help for Chronic Pain.”
Nancy McPartland, LCSW-C, RYT was quoted by the Baltimore Sun in the article “Dementia care center explores benefits of yoga,” by Will Fesperman on August 1, 2014. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2014-08-01/health/bs-hs-yoga-copperridge-20140801_1_yoga-class-yoga-program-dementia-patients
John Reed, MD, MDiv was interviewed in The Huffington Post article, “4 Ways We Calm Ourselves Down Without Really Knowing It,” posted on July 23, 2014. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/23/stress-management-reed_n_5609727.html
John Reed, MD, MDiv spoke with Bonnie Friedman about the Integrative Medicine Team for “Good Medicine is More than an HCAHPS Score,” a blog post for BHM Healthcare Solutions, posted on July 1, 2014. http://bhmpc.com/2014/07/good-medicine-hcahps-score/
Michelle Pearce, PhD was interviewed by Pash Milsten for the article “Health Benefits of Meditation,” published in the Owings Mills Times and Towson Times (Sun Media Group) (June 2014).
Michelle Pearce, PhD was featured as the Early Career Psychologist by the American Psychological Association, Division 38 (Health Psychology) in their “Member Spotlights” (May 2014).
Chris D’Adamo, PhD was quoted extensively in The Food Network’s “Healthy Eats” column in an article titled, “Yes, Turmeric is the Spice of the Moment (Here’s Why)” (April 17, 2014).
Brian Berman, MD was quoted in the NPR “shots” article, “Western Scientists Look to Chinese Medicine for Fresh Leads” (January 18, 2014).