Stuart Ditchek
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Biography
Stuart Ditchek (b. 1961) is an AmericanUnited States
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, board-certified Pediatrician, and Professor of medicine , best known as one of the authors of the book on integrative pediatrics, Healthy Child, Whole Child: Integrating the Best of Conventional and Alternative Medicine to Keep Your Kids Healthy (HarperCollins 2001). Ditchek's second book came out in 2009. Dr. Ditchek has a website where he provides information on integrative pediatrics. Ditchek founded and served as the medical director of Camp Simcha Special, from 2001-2009, a camp for children with chronic illnesses, a program of Chai Lifeline and currently acts as the medical director of Kids of Courage
Kids of Courage
Kids of Courage is a non-profit charity based in the United States. The organization specializes in medically supervised trips for children and young adults with serious medical diagnoses....
, a non-for-profit for children with chronic lifelong illnesses.
He is also the founder and director of the Committee for the Release of Zachary Baumel campaign, seeking the release of the three Israeli soldiers who went missing in the Battle of Sultan Yacoub , Lebanon in 1982.
Books and publications
Healthy Child, Whole Child: Integrating the Best of Conventional and Alternative Medicine to Keep Your Kids Healthy (with Russell H. Greenfield, MD) (2001)External links
- Dr. Stuart Ditchek, official website