William M. Buchholz, MD

Bio

Dr. William Buchholz is a graduate of Harvard University and Stanford Medical School. He is board certified in internal medicine and hematology and has practiced hematology and oncology for over 25 years. He has served as a consultant to the Commonweal Cancer Help Program (featured on Bill Moyer's series, Healing and the Mind), helped create holistic health centers in Japan, and help develop hospice and patient support services in the San Francisco Bay area. Dr. Buchholz has lectured internationally on such topics as cancer prevention, hospice and palliative care, and complementary medicine and the medical uses of hope. His articles have been published both in scientific journals like NEJM and JAMA and in popular books like Chicken Soup for the Surviving Soul.