Rachel Naomi Remen

Rachel Naomi Remen

Rachel Naomi Remen (February 8, 1938 – August 8, 2026) was an American pediatrician who gained fame as an author and teacher of alternative medicine in the form of integrative medicine.[1] She was a professor at the Osher Center of Integrative Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.[2][1][3] Together with Michael Lerner, she was a founder of the Commonweal Cancer Help Program, a cornerstone program at Commonweal. She was the founder of the Institute for the Study of Health & Illness. She has been featured on the PBS television series, Thinking Allowed.[4] She drew on Jewish traditional wisdom "to propose that the future is determined by the potential of the present."[5]

Remen's most well-known books include Kitchen Table Wisdom[6] and My Grandfather's Blessing,[7] both of which made The New York Times Best Seller list.[8][9] Kitchen Table Wisdom has been translated into 21 languages, and has sold over 700,000 copies worldwide.[10] She was also the founder of a medical student curriculum called "The Healer's Art" used in medical schools throughout the United States.[11]

Remen died on August 8, 2026, at the age of 88.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Rachel Naomi Remen, MD – The Bravewell Collaborative". Bravewell.org. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
  2. ↑ A Life in Medicine: A Literary Anthology, Robert Coles, Randy-Michael Testa, Joseph D'Donnell, editors, New York: The New Press (2011), p. 91
  3. ↑ "Changing the Face of Medicine | Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen". Nlm.nih.gov. Archived from the original on November 17, 2004. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
  4. ↑ "Rachel Naomi Remen: Thinking Allowed, DVD, Video Interview". Thinkingallowed.com. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  5. ↑ Bioneers (2017-10-26). "Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D. - Becoming a Blessing". Bioneers. Retrieved 2026-08-09.
  6. ↑ "Kitchen Table Wisdom". Publishers Weekly. July 29, 1996. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  7. ↑ "My Grandfather's Blessings: Stories of Strength, Refuge, and Belonging (star)". Publishers Weekly. April 3, 2000. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Best Sellers Plus". The New York Times Best Seller list. December 7, 1997. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Best Sellers Plus". The New York Times Best Seller list. May 21, 2000. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Rachel Naomi Remen – Kitchen Table Wisdom". Rachelremen.com. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  11. ↑ David Bornstein (September 18, 2013). "Medicine's Search for Meaning". New York Times. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  12. ↑ MD, Lissa Rankin (2026-08-09). "The Most Influential Person In My Life Died Today: A Tribute To Rachel Naomi Remen, MD". The Body Is A Trailhead by Lissa Rankin, MD. Retrieved 2026-08-09.

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