David R. Gurley, MD developed early interest and experience in complementary forms of healing, which have paralleled his allopathic medical training. He began to study and practice acupressure, tui na, and other forms of body and energy work during his premedical years and has been a personal practitioner and student of Tai Chi Chuan, meditation, and other forms of chi gung for well over a decade. During his medical training at Columbia University he began to explore the possibilities of combining this experience with his medical instruction.Dr. Gurley drew inspiration for the eventual creation of Whole Life Medicine first as a resident, and later as an educator, in Emergency Medicine. Time and again he was confronted by the fact that the vast majority of his patients could have avoided even having to come to the ER if they had the information they needed to make important decisions and changes to their own health. He now brings the full complement of his training and experience in combination with comprehensive diagnostics to help his patients make manageable changes now that can have tremendous impact on their future health and vitality.
In addition to his work at Whole Life Medicine, Dr. Gurley is also a Staff Physician and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Kings County Hospital and SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, a Board Member of The Acupreneur and a certified hypnotherapist.