Dr Joy Hussain
Integrative medicine doctor (MD), medical acupuncturist and postdoctoral researcher (PhD)
“In my clinic, I promote patient-centred healthcare and employ a lifestyle approach, embracing technology and wearables.”
“In my research, it is my experience with others and their health journeys that best informs the work I do around finding therapeutic applications for lifestyle interventions in medicine .”
Qualifications
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MD
Case Western Reserve University (USA)
1991 - 1995 -
PhD
Complementary Medicine
RMIT University (Australia)
2013 - 2021 -
Family Medicine
AHPRA-registered Medical Practitioner
2010 - currentU.S. Board Certified in Family Medicine
2003 - current -
Medical Acupuncture
Graduate Certificate
Monash University (Australia)
2000 - 2002AHPRA-endorsed Medical Acupuncture
2014 - current -
Remote Telemedicine
Primary Health Care Research & Education Development Fellowship
Monash University (Australia)
2010-2012 -
Biological & Laboratory Sciences
B.S. Biological Sciences, MIT (USA)
1982 - 1986
Research articles
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Sauna Research
People use sauna for well-being but its medical benefits are not widely understood or implemented within medical systems yet.
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Sweat Research
Human sweat is a biofluid of surprising complexity in health and disease. New knowledge around sweat content is growing from research using metabolomics, the multidisciplinary laboratory science of measuring and analyzing low molecular weight metabolites (such as electrolytes, sugars, lipids and other compounds).
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Evaluating Lifestyle as Medicine
More studies are needed comparing the effectiveness of lifestyle interventions side-by-side with conventional care (generally pharmaceutical medications) for a variety of common chronic medical conditions such as hypertension, heart failure and different types of arthritis.
