A brief biography
Andrew Zywiec, MD/CTP
Academics
Dr. Zywiec attended The Ohio State University and graduated magna cum laude in biology with a minor in chemistry while conducting and publishing research in both lipidomics and protein biochemistry. His studies ranged from inflammatory cascades in phospholipase D, thermodynamics of MARTX toxin in V. cholera, and actin plastin dynamics as related to cancer metastasis. He would graduate a member of Sigma Xi, Sigma Alpha Lambda, Golden Key, IDLS, a 2x Chic Harley Scholarship recipient, and a Denman winner. He would then go on to accept The Chancellor's Circle Legacy of Excellence Scholarship to a dual MD/MS Program at St. George's University School of Medicine, being duly trained in neuroalgorithmic assessment of neuroimaging at The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. He graduated medical school cum laude in 2019 with Distinction in Research and the Research Commendation Award.
First Nation
The First Nation Medical Board (FNMB) was established to create a network of Indigenous Medicine (IM) providers for patients who are seeking optimal health and wellness from IM providers that prescribe natural products and treatments.
To this end, the FMNB licenses practitioners of indigenous medicine, which includes the practices of alternative, complementary, and integrative medicine.
The FNMB believes that the indigenous peoples of North America and around the world have a sovereign right to receive, preserve, and further the advancement of natural healing traditions. Tribal sovereignty is recognized and protected by the United States Constitution, legal precedent, treaties, as well as applicable principles of human rights.
The FNMB understands that drug science has made great strides over the past 200 years and is especially applicable to emergency acute care. It also recognizes that attending to proper nutrition, lifestyle habits, exercise, as well as mental and spiritual health, are just as important if not cumulatively more critical to preventative health and long-term safe and effective treatment of disease and illness. The FNMB believes that only by addressing the source of disease can optimal health and wellness be achieved.
As an international medical doctor and board-certified indigenous medicine provider, Dr. Zywiec is specifically designated a Certified Tribal Practitioner (CTP).
