1994 - Combines modern medical practices with Native American traditional healing

* Alvord combines modern medical treatments with traditional Native American healing practices * Board certified as a surgeon. * Realizing that simply "fixing" the physical problem was not sufficient to fully cure a patient, Alvord began to address the psychological and spiritual aspects of healing as well. This led to a more holistic approach to medicine * Her autobiography, entitled "The Scalpel and the Silver Bear," describes her work to combine traditional Navajo philosophies of healthcare with Western medicine * research interests focus on Native American healthcare with surgical outcomes and decision-making in Native American patients.

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Category:
Holistic Medicine

Completion Status:
yes

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