Harold E. Buttram, M.D. has been in private medical practice since 1962.  Having board certification in Environmental Medicine, he practices internal and family medicine. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Environmental Medicine. He is the past founding director of Foresight-America Foundation for Preconception Care.

Dr. Buttram received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Texas Western College and subsequently served in the United States Army, Medical Corp. He then received his Medical Doctor degree from Oklahoma University School of Medicine. He performed his residency at the prestigious Parkland Hospital in internal medicine. He has been engaged in active clinical private practice since 1962 and he moved into the Quakertown area in 1974.

In addition to his conventional internal medicine training, Dr. Buttram has obtained extensive post doctorate training in the complementary and integrative medical sciences. This includes Nutritional Medicine, Environmental Medicine and Allergy, Chelation Therapy, Bio-Oxidative Therapies, Preventive and Functional Medicine. He was one of the first in the tri-state area to include such an integrative, multi-disciplinary approach to patient care. To this day, many new physician arrivals to this field of integrative medicine seek out Dr. Buttram for his leadership, wisdom and guidance.

Dr. Buttram is a prolific writer and has authored numerous articles directed at lay education. He authored a chapter in the book, A Textbook of Natural Medicine and is co-author of For Tomorrow’s Children, Guidelines for Future Parents and Our Toxic World, Who is Looking After Our Kids? Many of his articles have addressed the subjects of Environmental Medicine, Preconception Care and immune system dysfunction. In addition, he has given both lay and professional lectures on Environmental Medicine and Preconception Care. He is an affiliate member of the family practice department at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown.

Dr. Buttram currently practices patient centered family medical care with emphasis on environmental and nutritional treatment approaches to both common and complex medical problems. He is particularly concerned about the health of today’s children and their special needs. His unsurpassed caring and sensitive nature make him the epitome of the rare breed of physician that puts the patient before himself. His years of experience and expertise in the area of integrative medicine make him the perfect physician to lead the Woodlands Healing Research Center into the medicine of the 21st Century. He is married to his wife Virginia and they reside in Blooming Glen, PA.

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