About Dr. Joe

Dr Feuerstein was born in England and studied medicine at the University of London and Business Management at Cambridge University. He completed a rotating internship in general and trauma surgery at the Tel Aviv University Tel Hashomer Teaching Hospital before serving as combat physician in two elite units of the Israeli Navy (where he is still a reserve officer, with the rank of Captain).

He moved to the USA 22 years ago and completed an internship and residency in Family Medicine at the Columbia University/Stamford Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, where he served as Chief Resident in his final year. He then spent two years studying with Dr Andrew Weil as part of his Fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona’s School of Medicine.

He recently served for 14 years as the director of Integrative Medicine at Stamford Hospital where he ran an insurance based consultation service using nutrition, hypnosis, acupuncture, botanicals and stress management to help treat chronic medical problems such as obesity, diabetes, elevated cholesterol hypertension, coronary heart disease, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, depression and anxiety.

Dr Feuerstein works as a medical teaching attending at Greenwich Hospital and is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Columbia University in New York City and at the Quinnipiac University school of medicine.  He received certification in Medical Acupuncture from SUNY Downstate and is also certified in clinical hypnosis through a two-year training under the American Society for Clinical Hypnosis. He also holds a license as a homeopathic physician from the state of Connecticut.

Dr Joe is the author of two books; “Dr Joe’s man diet”  ( Paige Street publishers/ Macmillan 2016) and “ The Cannabinoid Cookbook “ co-authored with international celebrity chef, Daniel Green ( Mango publishers, 2022) - which was a number one new seller on Amazon. He also cohosts the award-winning Internet show condition kitchen with chef Green on www.everydayhealth.com ( site gets 60 million views monthly) and is a regular guest on the Zoe Today show which is broadcast on the Word network ( the largest faith-based African-American television network in the world) 
He is on award-winning researcher with over 30 peer reviewed papers and publications, as well as a Connecticut magazine, New York magazine, and Castle Connolly top Doctor for the last five years and is included in the Marquis “Who’s Who” in America for his contribution to integrative medicine.

His other interests include daily aerobic exercise, Tai Chi, Yoga and studying the Talmud. He lives in Connecticut with his wife, five children, three dogs and two cats.