Overview
Jay Udani, MD is the Medical Director of the Integrative Medicine Program at Northridge Hospital and Assistant Clinical Professor at the UCLA/Geffen School of Medicine. Dr. Udani is a board certified Internist and was the Chief Resident of Internal Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, as well as the first Fellow in Integrative Medicine at Cedars Sinai. He has published over 30 book chapters and articles on Integrative Medicine in many prestigious medical journals including the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Dr. Udani is also the recipient of the AMA National Achievement Award, the Harvard Medical School Research Fellowship Award, and was voted Best Physician Specialist and Best Medical Speaker in Los Angeles by the Daily News.
Practice
Dr. Udani currently practices Integrative Medicine (defined as a combination of Western Medicine and science-based Alternative Medicine) in Northridge, CA where he also runs Clinical Research trials. He is an accomplished speaker and has been invited to speak by dozens of organizations including the American Diabetes Association, the Arthritis Foundation, UCLA School of Medicine, the University of Michigan, Scripps Clinic, Marriott, New Hope Natural Media, the Food & Beverage Xchange, the Integrative Medicine Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, and COMDEX.
Expertise
In addition to being an MD, Dr. Udani is formally trained in Acupuncture, Herbal therapies, Functional Medicine, Nutritional Supplements, and limited Homeopathy.
Philosophy
The Northridge Hospital Medical Center Integrative Medicine Program, provides a science-based approach to integrative medicine in order to guide patients who want to combine these therapies with conventional treatments. For example, an increasing number of patients are turning to integrative medicine therapies as part of their overall cancer treatment plan. Cancer, and its treatment, may be physically as well as emotionally devastating, and Integrative Medicine can be extremely helpful as an adjunctive treatment to decrease some of the side effects of the necessary conventional cancer therapies.
Credentials
Dr. Udani holds an MD from the Honors Program in Medical Education and has completed a fellowship in Health Services Research and Outcomes Research with experience in systematic reviews and clinical trials. He was also among the first physicians in the country to become a Certified Physician Investigator (C.P.I.) for Clinical Trials through the American Academyof Pharmaceutical Physicians. Dr. Udani is a recipient of the AMA-Glaxo-Wellcome National Achievement Award in 1997 and the Harvard Medical School Pinkney Fellowship in 1991, and he is currently on the leadership council of the board of directors of the San Fernando Valley Chapters of the American Diabetes Association and the American Cancer Society.
Contact
Jay Udani, MD, CPI
Northridge Hospital Integrative Medicine Program
18250 Roscoe Blvd. Suite 240
Northridge, CA 91325
Tel: (818) 882-9020
Fax: (818) 775-0673
E-mail: jay.udani@chw.edu
Publications
Udani J, Hardy M, Madsen DC. Blocking carbohydrate absorption and weight loss: a clinical trial using Phase 2™ Brand proprietary fractionated white bean extract. Altern Med Rev 2004;9:63-69.
Udani, J. Integrating Alternative Medicine into Practice. JAMA. 1998, 280 (18):1620e Udani, J, Spar, M. Green Tea for Weight Loss. Alternative Medicine Alert. 2003, 6(2):16-19