Richard A. Kunin (born 1932) is an American physician

Physician

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 specializing in orthomolecular medicine

Orthomolecular medicine

Orthomolecular medicine is a form of complementary and alternative medicine that seeks to maintain health and prevent or treat diseases by optimizing nutritional intake and/or prescribing supplements...

. Kunin has written books and articles on nutrition and orthomolecular medicine. He was a co-founder of the Orthomolecular Medical Society with Dr. Linus Pauling

Linus Pauling

Linus Carl Pauling was an American chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, and educator. He was one of the most influential chemists in history and ranks among the most important scientists of the 20th century...

 in 1976. Along with Richard Huemer, MD, he heads the Society for Orthomolecular Health-Medicine (OHM), which conducts an annual conference on nutrition science in San Francisco, California

San Francisco, California

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. Kunin is a diplomate in psychiatry

Psychiatry

Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...

, and has been an instructor at the Cornell University

Cornell University

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 School of Medicine and the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific.http://books.google.com/books?id=KQxzJ-Hg15gC&pg=PA189&lpg=PA189&dq=%22Richard+Kunin%22&source=web&ots=VTsR8Rrz4q&sig=bRq6487f2xHESoA8k7-AKpuhVoY&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=10&ct=result#PPA192,M1 He is a member of the board of directors of the National Health Federation

National Health Federation

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Education

Kunin at 21 received his MD degree in 1955 from the University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota

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, and completed psychiatric residency training in 1959 at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

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's Payne Whitney Clinic. Kunin was a National Institute of Health special fellow in neurophysiology

Neurophysiology

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 at Stanford University

Stanford University

The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...

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Publications

• Mega Nutrition, The Diet-Plus-Vitamins Program to Prevent Disease, Treat Illness, Promote Good Health, McGraw Hill, 1980.
• Mega-Nutrition for Women: The First Modern Program for Super Health, Beauty, and Weight Control—Introducing the Listen to Your Body Diet', 1983.
• 'Orthomolecular Principles in Treatment of Persons with Mental Retardation and Mental Illness', pp. 189–196, Mental Retardation and Mental Health, J. A. Stark, F. J. Menolascino, F. Albarelli, & V. Gray (Eds.), Berlin: Springer-Verlag.
• 'An Orthomoleclar Approach to Healthy Longevity: The Advanced Guide to Longevity Medicine', M.J. Ghen, N. Corso, et al. (Eds.).
• 'He Solves Psychiatric Problems With Nutrition', Prevention, June 1972.

External links

• TheNHF.com - 'Board Member Introspective: Dr. Richard Kunin, M.D.', Scott Tips