Dr. Michelle Loy, MD, FAAP, is a board-certified physician who received her magna cum laude degree in Psychology from Harvard College, her doctorate in medicine from Weill Cornell Medical College, her pediatrics and adolescent residency training from New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell, and her Integrative Medicine Fellowship training from Columbia University/Stamford Hospital. She completed certification in Medical Acupuncture from SUNY Downstate Medical Center and is licensed to practice acupuncture on patients of all ages.
She enjoys a long-standing interest in Integrative Medicine—particularly in the use of nutrition, movement, and mind-body lifestyle medicine in the prevention and management of chronic illnesses. In recent years, she has pursued further training in Human Nutrition/Obesity, Medical Hypnosis, Mind Body Stress Reduction, and Yoga Teacher Certification for medical conditions.
Dr. Loy has achieved recognition in integrative medicine at national academic conferences and other peer-reviewed training opportunities. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, a member of the AAP Section of Integrative Medicine, and the Society of Integrative Oncology.
As an assistant professor with joint appointments in Medicine and Pediatrics, her dedication and commitment to the didactic and clinical training of the healthcare and physician leaders of the future will continue. She is passionate about supporting fellow physicians and physicians-in-training inself-reflection and healthy self-care. Her clinical and research interests include Nutrition, particularly Culinary Medicine, Acupuncture (Pediatric and Adult), Stress Management/MentalHealth, Botanical Medicine, and Cancer Prevention/Recovery.
Dr. Loy is board certified in Integrative Medicine, lifestyle medicine, medical acupuncture, and pediatrics. She serves as an Executive Committee Member of the Section of Integrative Medicine for the American Academy of Pediatrics.