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Contributor Biography
Naturopathic physician, acupuncturist, teacher, and clinical traditionalist whose work helped shape naturopathic medical education and theory.
Clinical Identity
Dr. Jared Zeff is a licensed doctor of naturopathic medicine and a licensed acupuncturist. In addition to maintaining private practice, he teaches at Bastyr University’s College of Naturopathic Medicine in Seattle.
He practiced as a traditionalist, grounded in a classical form of naturopathic medicine.
Clinical Practice
Dr. Zeff began private practice in McMinnville, Oregon, with an emphasis on obstetrics and family medicine. In 1993 he moved his practice to the Portland area, and in 2001 to Vancouver.
His work later came to focus primarily on chronic disease.
Contribution to the Profession
He was named Naturopathic Physician of the Year in 1989 for his contribution to the development of naturopathic clinical theory.
In 2002 he received the first Lifetime Achievement Award of the Northwest Naturopathic Physicians Association for his contributions to naturopathic medical education.
Why Jared Matters Here
Across the Academy, Dr. Zeff’s name appears again and again in relation to the Process of Healing, the Therapeutic Order, the Foundations project, and the deeper theoretical scaffolding of naturopathic medicine.
His work helps anchor that intellectual lineage inside the Academy itself.
Related Academy Context
Dr. Zeff’s work is woven through the Academy’s larger attempt to preserve and clarify naturopathic knowledge for future generations.
His work belongs in the intellectual backbone of the whole project.