The Program in Integrative Medicine is committed to providing
a healing environment to patients using science-based
orthomolecular and nutritional medicine. The cornerstones
of the program include:
- High quality research
- Outstanding education and training of medical students
and physicians, and
- Comprehensive services by competent professionals
in a clinical setting
Based at an academic medical center, this approach allows
patients to work with all healthcare providers to develop a
diagnostic and therapeutic regime appropriate for each individual.
Legacy in Integrative Medicine
A gifted healer,
scientist, and health care advocate, Hugh D. Riordan, M.D., strongly
supported orthomolecular medicine, the practice of preventing
and treating disease by providing the body with optimal amounts
of natural substances. He
was a tireless investigator for the use of vitamin C for cancer,
infectious diseases and other disorders.
Dr. Riordan saw the importance of providing training in the
vital components of integrative medicine for future generations
of physicians and health care professionals. His legacy
provided for the Hugh D. Riordan, M.D. Endowed Chair for Orthomolecular
Medicine and Research Fund at the University of Kansas Medical
Center.
If you share Dr. Riordan’s vision for integrative medicine
research and education and would like to contribute to this worthwhile
cause, please visit the
KU Endowment site.

Jeanne Drisko, M.D. is the recipient of the Hugh D. Riordan,
M.D. Endowed Chair for Orthomolecular Medicine and Research