• Dick Thom brings an amazing life experience and credentials to HBBH.
• He is at once a talented clinician as well as an astute business owner.
• He teaches both doctors and students both medical principles and proven business principles – hence the name HBBH: Health of Business, Business of Health.
• Dr. Thom graduated from the University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry in 1974.
• He obtained his first Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine degree from the Ontario College of Naturopathic Medicine in 1986, and in 1989 he completed a second degree from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine (NCNM) in Oregon.
• He is the past Chair of Naturopathic Medicine at NCNM, and currently is a professor teaching clinical and physical diagnosis, gastroenterology, x-ray practicum and neurology.
• Dr. Thom lectures extensively and has written and collaborated on many articles dealing with energy medicines and nutrition. He is the author of “Coping with Food Intolerances” and “Unda Numbers: An Energetic Journey to Homeostasis and Wellness.”
• Dr. Thom has a private practice in downtown Portland, Oregon.
• In addition to his passion for medicine, his favorite hobby is ice hockey and he has been the treasurer for the Oregon Hockey Officials Association since 1993.