Patty Smith–Verspoor
DMH, DVH, B.Sc.
Doctor of Medical Heilkunst (DMH)‚ Doctor of Veterinary Heilkunst (DVH)‚ CoRe Bioresonance Practitioner‚ SCENAR Therapist.
Patty is a member of the Faculty: Dean of Student Affairs. Chair, Department of Materia Medica. Chair, Department of Veterinary Heilkunst.
Write to Patty.
Publications
- AUTISM, The Journey Back co-authored with Rudi Verspoor
- Homeopathy Renewed worked with author, Rudi Verspoor
- A time for Healing
- Homeopathy Re–examined: Beyond the Classical Paradigm
- Dynamic Legacy: Hahnemann from Homeopathy to Heilkunst.
- Contributed many articles to newspapers, and wholistic and homeopathic journals and magazines in the United States and Canada.
- Editor of the Heilkunst Journal, a publication of the Hahnemann Center for Heilkunst, and Resonance, the newsletter of the Hahnemann College and Clinic.
- Patty is currently is working on A Patient’s Guide to Heilkunst and A Patient’s Guide to Vaccinations, and Homeo- and Homo-prophylaxis.
- Patty also publishes a blog.
Patty Smith has been interested in homeopathy since her first introduction in 1977. When her father was admitted to Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia for a triple coronary bypass, she already was suggesting alternative treatment (and reading, at that time, Dr. Robert Mendelsohn’s Confessions of a Medical Heretic and The Pritikin Program by Dr. Nathan Pritikin). Following her father’s surgery there was a medical snafu, putting him into a coma for five months before he died at Christmas, 1980.
With more determination, and after witnessing homeopathic miracles in her home (ex-husband’s finger almost being severed by a lawnmower but healing beautifully; burned hand when she put the potholder on her right hand and removed the Thanksgiving turkey with her left; food poisoning, etc.) she began her studies in earnest.
She joined the Bryn Athyn, PA study group (affiliated with the National Center for Homeopathy) and eventually turned her wholistic parenting group in Mercer County, NJ into an affiliated study group of the NCH. She served as the New Jersey representative to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Study Group Council of the NCH and helped create and revitalize homeopathic study groups in NJ. She was awarded a scholarship from Boiron, one of the world’s largest homeopathic pharmaceutical companies, to the National Center for Homeopathy’s Summer School.
In 1995 she moved from New Jersey to Ottawa, Canada after being offered a partnership in the Norsana Academy Clinic, sharing the space with Rudolf Verspoor (whom she subsequently married). She served as the Dean of Admissions and Student Affairs for the British Institute (Canada) for more than five years, working with Rudi to develop the advanced practitioner programs offered in Canada. She was a co-founder of the National United Professional Association of Trained Homeopaths (NUPATH), served on its Board of Directors for ten years, and currently is an Ex-Officio member. She also is founding member of the Canadian/International Heilkunst Association.
Last, but by no means least — she loves and adores her two fascinating daughters, Meghan (age 20) and Kelsey (age 17); and her animals Baby Doll (a filly); Angel (a rescue pony) and Truffles (Dutch Warmblood/Throughbred cross); Maggie (a West Highland White Terrier); and Timou, her baby Africa Grey Parrot. Her enjoyment of the latter group led to her (ongoing) research and development of the use of Hahnemann’s medical system with animal health, Veterinary Heilkunst.
Blog
February 2008 saw the launch of Patty’s blog — follow along in the adventures of the founders of the Hahnemann College and Clinic, Patty and Rudi, and their staff, faculty, grads and students, as they just, well, do stuff, sometimes in different places in the world.