Erik L. Goldman began his career as a medical journalist in 1985, after graduating from the State University of New York, Binghamton with a dual bachelor’s degree in biology and philosophy. From 1990 to 2000, he was the New York Bureau Chief for International Medical News Group, a division of Elsevier Health Sciences, that publishes independent specialty-oriented medical newspapers. Prior to joining IMNG, he worked as a freelance medical writer and editor on a diverse spectrum of projects and publications, ranging from pharmaceutical marketing campaigns and to medical atlases and academic medical text books (J. Willis Hurst’s Ventricular Electrocardiography, and Fireman & Slavin’s Atlas of Allergies.) He has had a longstanding interest in music, depth psychology, religion, ecology, and indigenous healing traditions. Holistic Primary Care arose out of these interests, and in response to the observation that most conventionally-trained physicians are in need of better education about holistic practices in order to better serve their patients.