Kathi J. Kemper, MD

Kathi J. Kemper, MD

 

  • Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Center for Integrative Health and Wellness at the Ohio State University
  • Author: The Holistic Pediatrician; Mental Health Naturally; Addressing ADD Naturally
  • Past President of the Academic Pediatric Association, founder of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Integrative Medicine

Dr Kemper is the Director of the Center for Integrative Health and Wellness at the Ohio State University and a Professor of Pediatrics. She is a graduate of the University of Chicago (where she majored in Human Behavior), UNC-Chapel Hill (for MD, MPH and Preventive Medicine residency), and the University of Wisconsin Pediatric Residency.

Dr Kemper has served on the faculty of the University of Washington, Yale, and Harvard University, and has founded three Centers for Integrative Medicine: Boston Children’s Hospital, Wake Forest University, and the Ohio State University. She has published over 160 peer-reviewed research papers and 3 books for the public (The Holistic Pediatrician; Mental Health Naturally; Addressing ADD Naturally) and has a 4th book in press.

She is Past President of the Academic Pediatric Association, and she founded the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Integrative Medicine. Dr. Kemper is recognized internationally as the founder of the field of integrative pediatrics, and is frequently consulted by media including the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Newsweek, ABC News, the Wall Street Journal, Redbook, and USA Today.