"NYU gave me a foundation in the humanities that shaped how I listen to patients. Medicine is a science, but healing is a story — and NYU taught me to read stories carefully."
— Mimi Guarneri, MD, NYU
About Mimi
Mimi Guarneri is one of the most decorated physicians in American integrative medicine — and her path to that title began at NYU. She studied English Literature as an undergraduate at New York University before earning her MD from SUNY Downstate Medical Center, graduating first in her class. She returned to NYU for her cardiology fellowship at NYU Medical Center, training that would anchor a career defined by the conviction that the heart cannot be treated in isolation from the mind and spirit. Guarneri founded the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine in 1999, where she served as Medical Director for 15 years, and later co-founded Guarneri Integrative Health, Inc. at Pacific Pearl La Jolla. She is the author of The Heart Speaks (Simon & Schuster, 2007) and 108 Pearls to Awaken Your Healing Potential (Hay House, 2017), and has been featured on NBC Today, PBS, and The Dr. Oz Show.
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