Our Medical Staff

Richard N. Podell, M.D., M.P.H., serves as Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, UMDNJ–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

Dr. Podell is one of the nation’s leading specialists in integrative and functional medicine—combining the best practices of conventional medicine with complementary and alternative medicine. His special interests and expertise include: clinical nutrition (with masters degree training from the Harvard School of Public Health); mood and mind-body problems; fibromyalgia; chronic fatigue syndrome; and migraine and tension headache.

In 2011, Dr. Podell presented a half day symposium on fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome to the national meeting of the Association of Administrative Law Judges— judges who decide social security and disability claims.

In early 2012, the federal government’s Center for Disease Control (CDC) contracted with Dr. Podell and a select group of specialists to for a research project to monitor the progress of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.

A graduate of Harvard Medical School, Dr. Podell is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Family Medicine. Since 1998 Dr. Podell has served as medical co–host of New York City’s WOR (710) Radio health and nutrition radio show The Willner Window Radio Show.

Dr. Podell is a member of the International Myopain Society, the leading professional society for fibromyalgia. He is a frequent author for Fibromyalgia Network, a major patient-advocacy support group.

Dr. Podell served as Principal Investigator of a Food and Drug Administration approved Phase III clinical trial on the use of Ampligen, an investigational drug for the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome. He co–authored a report on chronic fatigue syndrome sponsored by the New Jersey State Department of Health and the New Jersey Academy of Medicine. The New Jersey Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Association presented Dr. Podell with their outstanding Achievement Award.

Dr. Podell has long experience integrating mind-body, nutritional and herbal therapies for the treatment of stress related ailments including chronic depression and anxiety. Dr. Podell served on the editorial board of two behavioral medicine journals.

Dr. Podell has published 45 peer–review articles in medical and scientific journals and patient education essays in Bottom Line Personal, Bottom Line Health, Redbook, Good Housekeeping, Men’s Health and other magazines and is the author of several books. He has appeared as a medical expert on Good Morning America, the Today Show and CBS’ Morning Show. Dr. Podell is an attending physician at Overlook Hospital, Summit, NJ.

Beverly Lacata, R.N., our adult health educator with twenty years of experience in patient education

Karen Domph – Office Manager