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Peter R. Holyk, MD, CNS
Revised 07/28/2003                                                            

WORK ADDRESS:
Contemporary Health Innovations, P.A.                                   
600 Schumann Dr.
Sebastian, FL  32958
772-388-5554
772-388-2410 (FAX)
www.CHImed.com (webpage)

BIRTH DATE: March 15, 1952

CHILDREN: None

MARITAL STATUS: Married

SPOUSE'S NAME: Pamela J.

SPOUSE'S OCCUPATION: Licensed Optician (NC, FL) – Executive Director CHI

POST-GRADUATE:

Contemporary Health Innovations, PA  3/97 - present
Complementary Alternative Medicine Practice,
Solo Practice
Sebastian, FL

Florida Eye Institute, 7/94 – 7/98
General Ophthalmology 8-person Group
Vero Beach, FL

Left to pursue Complementary Alternative Medicine career

Monnett Eye Center, PA 12/89-6/94
General Ophthalmology 2-person Group
Sebastian, FL
Left to join large multi-specialty ophthalmology group

Kinston Eye Clinic, PA 11/87-7/89
General Ophthalmology 3-person Group
Kinston, NC
Left to move to Florida

Twin Rivers Eye Clinic,  8/84-10/87
General Ophthalmology Solo Practice
New Bern, NC
Closed practice

Coastal Eye Clinic, PA   6/82-6/84
General Ophthalmology 4-person Group
New Bern, NC
Left to go into private practice 

EDUCATION:

Ophthalmology Residency  1979-1982
U. of North Carolina - McPherson Hospital
Chapel Hill, NC - Durham, NC

General Medical Internship  1978-1979
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital
Greensboro, NC

Medical School  1974-1978
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA  

Undergrad. BS - Chemistry with High Honors
Seton Hall University  1970-1974
South Orange, NJ 

LICENSURE & CERTIFICATION:

North Carolina State Physician's License  8/79, #23563

Florida State Physician's License  12/87, #ME0051545

South Carolina State Physician's License  12/87, #014393

Certified, American Board of Ophthalmology  5/83

Fellow, American Academy of Ophthalmology  1983

Fellow, American College of Surgeons  1986

American Board of Chelation Therapists  “Diplomate Candidate”  12/95

Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Therapy  8/95

Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Therapy-Recertified ’96,’97,’98,’99,’00,'01,'02,'03

Mercury Detoxification Investigational Review Board of GLACM/FDA  9/95

American Board of Neural Therapy 3/98

Human Growth Hormone Investigational Review Board GLACM/FDA 9/0002

Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS #9034) 6/02

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

American College for the Advancement of Medicine, Florida Medical Association (Resigned), American Academy of Ophthalmology (Resigned), Indian River County Medical Society (Resigned), Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists (Resigned), Southern Medical Association, Fellow, American College of Surgeons (Resigned), American College For The Advancement of Medicine, International College of Integrative Medicine (Formerly Great Lakes College of Clinical Medicine), International Oxidative Medicine Association, International College of Advanced Longevity Medicine (Now Defunct).

NON-PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

Barefoot Bay Lions, Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce, Vero Beach Chamber of Commerce. 

ELECTED OFFICE:

Sebastian City Council 3/91 – 3/93

            Director-at-Large Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmology 1/96 – 1/99

 

APPOINTED OFFICE:

Chairman, Course Selection Committee, 1996, 1997, 1998 CLAO Meeting  

CLAO Representative to Joint Commission on Allied Health Personel in Ophthalmology

Taskforce on Alternative Medicine, American Academy of Ophthalmology Consultant Since Taskforce founded  in 1998

 

PERSONAL DATA:

Born in Newark, NJ

Languages spoken, read, written: German, Ukrainian, English

 

HONORS:

Graduated Seton Hall University

Magna Cum Laude with High Honors - BS - Chemistry.

 

COMPLIMENTARY ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE COURSES PARTICIPATED IN:

1. American College for the Advancement of Medicine 4/95

2. ACAM-sponsored Chelation Therapy Workshop, 4/95

3. Electrodermal Stimulation Level III, 5/1995

4. Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Technique, 6/1995

5. Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Technique , Advanced,  8/1995

6. Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Technique Annual Symposium 8/95

7. The Effects of a Total Mercury Detoxification Program, 10/1995

8. American College for the Advancement of Medicine 11/95

9. ACAM-sponsored Chelation Therapy Workshop, 11/95

10. Biological Terrain Analysis I, 1/96

11. Biological Terrain Analysis I, 2/96

12. Biological Terrain Analysis 3-day Workshop, 5/96

13. Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Technique Annual Symposium 7/96

14. Great Lakes College of Clinical Medicine Meeting 9/96

15. American College for the Advancement of Medicine 11/96

16. Health Kinesiology Level 1  1/97

17. Health Kinesiology Level 2  2/97

18. Health Kinesiology Level 3  3/97

19. American College for the Advancement of Medicine 3/97

20. Heavy Metal Effects on Hormone Therapy 3/97

21. The Effects of a Total Mercury Detoxification Program, 3/97

22. New Perspectives in Nutritional Medicine – Functional Medicine Institute  (Dr. Bland) 4/97

23. Health Kinesiology Level 4  4/97

24. Health Kinesiology Level 5  5/97

25. Great Lakes College of Clinical Medicine Meeting 9/97

26. Neural Therapy Part A (Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt) 9/97

27. Neural Link 9/97

28. Psychoneurokinesiology  (Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt) 10/97

29. Neural Therapy Part B  (Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt) 12/97

30. Institute of Quantum & Molecular Medicine 2/98

31. Holistic Ophthalmology (Dr. Deborah Banker) 2/98

32. Great Lakes College of Clinical Medicine Meeting 3/98

33. Neural Therapy Part B (Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt)  3/98

34. Institute of Quantum & Molecular Medicine 3/98

35. International Oxidative Medicine Association 3/98

                36. International College of Advanced Longevity Medicine 3/98

37. Basic Longevity Medicine Course 3/98 (At ICALM Meeting)

38. Oxidative Medicine and Cancer Workshop) 4/98

39. Psychic Healing per Dr. Bert Hellinger in Seattle 4/98

40. American College for the Advancement of Medicine 5/98

41. Howw Tooo Seminar (Oxidative Medicine Review) with Charles Farr, MD 6/98

42. Nambudripad’s Muscle Response Testing Course 7/98

43. Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Advanced II Course 7/98

44. Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Technique Annual Symposium 7/98

45. PsychoneuroKinesiology Part B (Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt)  9/98

46. Biological Medicine With Dr. Thomas Rau 10/98

47. Neural Therapy Part C  (Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt) 12/98

            48. American College for the Advancement of
         Medicine 4/99

49. Advanced Longevity Medicine Course 4/99 (At
             ACAM Meeting)

50. Nambudripad’s Muscle Response Testing Course 7/99

51. Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Advanced II Course 7/99

52. Nambudripad’s Allergy elimination Technique Annual Symposium 7/99

53. Neuropathways Digital Real Time EEG Neurofeedback (1 week training) 9/99

54. Healing the Brain with Dietrich Klinghardt, MD 12/99

55. CLAO Symposium Chair – Complementary Alternative Medicine in Ophthalmology 1/00

56. Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Advanced III Course 3/00

57. The Homeopathic Use of Ozone in Medicine with Frank Shallenberger, MD, HMD in Reno Nevada 5/00

58. Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Instructor’s Course 7/00

59. Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Symposium 7/00

60. BioSyntonie Level 1 & 2 September, 2000

61. Integra Biological Terrain – Apex Energetics Course 10/00

62. American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine Symposium 12/00

63. The Homeopathic Use of Ozone in Medicine with Dr. F. Shallenberger 12/00

64. BioSyntonie Level 3 Feb 23-24,2001

65. New Approaches to Anti-Aging: Nutritional Neuroendocrinology 3/4/01

66. Voyage of Discovery with Brian Weiss, May 2-5/2001

67. Effects of Growth Hormone / Growth Hormone Releasing Factor 5/19/01

68. Fifth Annual Congress of Bio-Energetic Medicine 5/25-27/01

69. BioTerrain Test Update with Dr. Sandra Fico 6/01

70. Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Symposium 7/01

71. William Hobbins, MD One-day teaching Seminar on the Techniques of Breast Thermography 9/01

72. Jeffrey Bland’s – Metagenics Nutrition and Neurotransmitters (with factory tour of Seattle Facility) 10/01

73. Metagenics - Nutritional Neurochemistry with Jeffrey Bland, Ph.D.  1/02

74. SCENAR Level 1 Training – Drs. Jerry Tennant and Zulia Frost 1/02

75. 8th Annual Thermography Conference 2/02

76. American College of Nutrition CBNS Nutritional Workshop, 5/02

77. American College for Advancement of Medicine 5/02

78. Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Symposium 7/02

79. American Medical Infrared Academy 3/03

80. Institute for Quantum and Molecular Medicine 4/03

81. American College for the Advancement of Medicine 5/03

82. American Academy for Anti-Aging Medicine 6/03

83. Third International Symposium for Cerebral Palsy and the Brain-injured Child (Hyperbaric Oxygen) 7/03

 

PUBLICATIONS:

                        Szymczak, J., Holyk, P.R., and Ander, P.: 
                        Electrical Conductivity of Aqueous Solutions of 
                        Polystyrenesulfonate.  J.Phys.Chem. 
                         79: 269, 1975.
                        Presented: American Institute of Chemists,      
                        1974.

                        Holyk, P., Szymczak, J., and Ander, P.: 
                        Electrical Conductivity of Aqueous Solutions of
                        Polystyrenesulfonate Salts Containing             
                        Simple Salts.  J.Phys.Chem. 80:1626, 1976. 

                        Holyk, P.R., and Eifrig, D.E.: Effects of       
                       Monomeric Methylmethacrylate on Ocular
                       Tissues.  AJO 88: 385-395, 1979.                       
                       Presented:  American Intraocular Implant
                       Society Meeting, April, 1979.

                         Holyk, P.R.: Hemoglobin A1C - Its Use as a
                         Marker of the Correlation Between Diabetic
                         Retinopathy and the Control of Diabetes
                         Mellitus.
                        Proceedings of the Annual Staff Meeting,
                        McPherson Hospital, Durham, NC, 1979.

                         Holyk, P.R.: The Permalens For the
                         Correction of Aphakia - Visual Result and
                         Complications.
                        Proceedings of the Annual Staff Meeting,
                        McPherson Hospital, Durham, NC, 1980.
                        Presented: American College of Surgeons,
                        October, 1981.

 
                        Holyk, P.R.:  Communicating With Your           
                        Patients About UV: Review Ophthalmology
                        and Review Optometry, Special Insert Spring,
                        1997.

Holyk, P.R.: Fitting Contact Lenses Into Your Practice; Ophthalmology Management 29, 9/97.

  

Sebastian Sun Newspaper Columns:

                        Eye Talk  monthly 1/90 to 6/96

                        Contact Lens Talk  monthly 1/92 to 7/94.

 

 Chapter for book:

                        Contact Lenses: CLAO Guide To Basic Sciences and Clinical                                     Practice

                                    “How To Start a Contact Lens Practice”

                                                with James Atwood, M.D.

 

 

Brochure for CLAO

                        “Disposable Soft Contact Lenses”

                                    Peter R. Holyk, M.D.

James Atwood, M.D., 1996

 

“Disposable Soft Contact Lenses”

                                    Peter R. Holyk, M.D., 1997

 

 

Contributing Author

                        Contact Lens Handbook - American Academy
                        of Ophthalmology, 1997

                        Alternative Cures by Bill Gottlieb, Published
                        2002

                        Healthy Living Space by Richard Leviton,
                        Published 2002

 

 

LECTURES GIVEN:

EDTA Chelation Therapy with Dr. Daniel Clark, Owner and Homeopathic Developer,  Bioactive Nutritionals  1/1998

EDTA Chelation Therapy with Arlene Brecher, author  2/1998

Indian River County Herb Society

            “Alternative Medicine Techniques” 5/1997

Functional Medicine Sunshine Conference II

Medical Foods and Chelation Therapy in Elimination of Heavy Metals   11/1998

Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmology

            Better Nutrition and Better Future Vision   1/1999

            American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Better Nutrition in Ophthalmology4/1999

Toxic Factors in Ophthalmology, 4/1999

Royal Hawaiian Eye 2000

            Living Healthier and Longer, 1/2000

Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists

            Better Nutrition For Better Future Vision, 1/2000

Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Technique Annual Symposium 7/2000

                        The Use of NAET in Primary Care Practice

            Ocular Surgery News Annual Meeting 9/2000

                        Integration of Holistic Medicine into Ophthalmology

            American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 4/2001

                        Medicine in the 21st Century

            Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Technique Annual Symposium  7/2001

                        The Use of the SF-36 in NAET Research

            American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 6/2002

                        The Use of NAET in Ophthalmology           

            Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Technique Annual Symposium 7/2002

                        Basics of Kinesiology 

            Florida College of Integrative Medicine 9/2002

                        Basics of Detoxification

            Muscle Response Testing Recertification Course 2/2003

            American Medical Infrared Imaging Academy Course 3/2003

A Case Report: The Value of Thermographic Imaging in the Early Detection of Breast Cancer

 

Contemporary Health Innovations, PA - monthly standing lecture.

 

Local speaker at Rotary Club of Vero Beach, Fibromyalgia Group of IRC, Lions’ Club and others

 

RADIO:

The Florida Show with Rhett Palmer, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2001, 2002

The Good News Doctor with Dr. Jeff Bradstreet, 1998

Talk of the Town with Marsha Littlejohn, 2002

Better Health with Dr. Paula Bickle, 2003

 

 

TELEVISION:

Talk of the Town with Marsha Littlejohn (Vero, Local), 1997, 1998

Ask Your Family Doctor with Dr. Walter Larrimore (America’s Health Network, National), 2/1998, 5/1998

Empowerment with Josephina with Josephina Monasterio (Vero, Local), 1998

 

     
     
     

Contemporary Health Innovations, PA | 600 Schumann Drive Sebastian Fl, 32958
Phone: (772) 388-5554 | Fax: (772) 388-2410