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Kimberlee Blyden-Taylor ND, MSc

Chief Medical Officer (CMO)


About

Dr. Blyden-Taylor has combined clinical practice, service, teaching and academia for most of her career.  She taught at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine from 2000-2021 and founded Redhawk Healing Arts, a multi-disciplinary health care clinic, in Toronto in 2002.  At the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, Dr. Blyden-Taylor served as Associate Dean of Clinical Education from 2006-11 and Chair of the Homeopathy Department from 2011-2021.  She also served as Chair of the CCNM Faculty Council from 2014-2016 and President of CUPE Local 5266 (representing the CCNM Faculty) from 2015-2020.

Dr. Blyden-Taylor is well known as a dynamic and engaging speaker and lecturer in the subjects of homœopathic medicine, LGBTQ+ health concerns, mental-emotional dis-ease and disorders, and fertility & reproductive health.  She has been a regular guest lecturer at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, the University of Toronto and Western University in Ontario.

Dr. Blyden-Taylor is also an accomplished soprano and flautist, as well as mom to a 19 yr. old (they/them) & 27 yr. old (son).

Top Emphases

  • Homœopathic Medicine
  • Mental-Emotional Health
  • LGBTQ+ Healthcare
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Education

  • University of Central Lancashire, UK, MSc (Integrated Healthcare, 2021)
  • Inter-professional Applied Practical Teaching & Learning in the Health Professions (INTAPT), Univ. of Toronto, Dept. of Family & Community Medicine (2010)
  • Dynamis School for Advanced Homœopathic Studies (2007)
  • Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (1999)
  • Columbia Univeristy, Barnard College, NYC (Biology, 1984)

Select Publications

Effectiveness of the concomitant use of psychotropic pharmaceuticals and individualized Homoeopathic treatment: A Delphi study. Blyden-Taylor. Homoeopathy. Vol. 105, Issue 1, p. 26. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.homp.2015.12.043

A critical examination of evidence regarding the use of individualized Homoeopathy in the treatment of bipolar spectrum disorders. Blyden-Taylor. International Congress on Naturopathic Medicine, Paris, 2013.

“Ginger Shots Are One of Nature’s Best Immune-Boosting Tonics, Say Experts — Don’t Brave Sick Season Without Them” (Woman’s World)

Professional Associations

  • Homœopathic Association of Naturopathic Physicians (2018-present)
  • Homeopaths without Borders (2018-present)
  • College of Naturopaths of Ontario (1999-present)
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