Leanna Standish, PhD, ND, LAc, FABNO
Professor, School of Naturopathic Medicine1 Affiliate Research Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology2
Clinical Research Professor, School of Public Health, Health Services Division2 ljs@bastyr.edu
Dr. Standish is a neuroscientist and a naturopathic physician who is board certified in naturopathic oncology. Her main research areas over the last 15 years has been focused on HIV/AIDS, cancer, hepatitis C, and functional brain imaging cancer. She has collaborated with investigators at FHCRC and Children's Hospital in the study of CAM use among cancer patients in Washington State, and have also directed research at Bastyr University to identify and describe the treatments used for breast cancer by naturopathic physicians in North America. She has been principal investigator or co-investigator on several integrated oncology research projects including a randomized clinical trial of meditation or massage in end-of-life cancer patients, a phase I study of a medicinal mushroom as an adjuvant treatment for breast cancer, and development of an integrated oncology web site for Seattle Cancer Care Alliance physicians and patients. She is the medical director of the new Bastyr University Integrated Oncology Research Clinic and also interested in the scientific validation of homeopathic principles.
In her clinical practice, Dr. Standish currently specializes in treating cancer, hepatitis C, and neurological diseases. She also conducts basic neurophysiological research on mind/body interactions. She has the experience to mentor postdoctoral fellows in the areas of CAM and integrated cancer treatment and prevention, adjunctive naturopathic medical management of adenocarcinoma, CAM research design, and both practice-based and outcomes research methods.
