Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel
MB BChir (Medicine) and MA Hons Natural Sciences(Cantab)
MSc Precision Cancer Medicine (Oxon)
FBANT FRSA IFMCP DipIM DipAc DipCHM PG Cert DipION RYT300
Immediate Past Co-Chair of BSIO (2021-2023) with Dr Penny Kechagioglou
Member of BSIO Executive Committee
Current Co-Chair of BSIO Education Committee
Precision Health and Integrative Medicine doctor, scientist and educator
Director of Synthesis Clinic, Co-Founder and Director of Oncio CIC
Co-Author of ‘Integrative Oncology in Breast Cancer Care’
Fellow of the College of Medicine, BANT and RSA
Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel is an award-winning Oxbridge-trained integrative medicine doctor, scientist and educator with over a decade’s experience in integrative healthcare. Dr Fuller-Shavel is a Fellow of the College of Medicine, the British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT) and the Royal Society of Arts. Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel was the Co-Chair of BSIO (British Society for Integrative Oncology) over 2021-2023 and now co-chairs the BSIO Clinical Practice and Education Committee. Alongside her science and medical training, Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel holds multiple qualifications in nutrition, integrative medicine, health coaching, herbal medicine, TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine), acupuncture, yoga, mindfulness and other mind-body approaches.
Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel is the founder and Director of Synthesis Clinic, an innovative multidisciplinary practice in Hampshire, specialising in women’s health and integrative cancer care. In 2022 Dr Fuller-Shavel won a prestigious Innovation Leader of the Year award for her inspirational vision for healthcare and practice leadership. Alongside her clinical work, Dr Fuller-Shavel delivers educational programmes for medical and nutrition professionals, as well as participating in research in integrative medicine and precision health and contributing to editorial boards and guideline development panels nationally and internationally. Finally, Dr Fuller-Shavel is the Co-Founder and Director of Oncio CIC, an innovative non-profit aimed at providing high quality app-based resources for people with cancer and healthcare professionals and supporting best clinical practice and research in integrative oncology.
Recent publications:
Integrative Oncology Care of Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in Adults With Cancer: Society for Integrative Oncology–ASCO Guideline
Integrative Oncology Approaches to Supporting Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Treatment of Solid Tumours - co-authored with Dr Jonathan Krell
Book co-authored with Dr Penny Kechagioglou:
Integrative Oncology in Breast Cancer Care, published by Springer in March 2024
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