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Contributor Biography
Clinician, teacher, author, and former AANP president whose work spans primary care, specialty care, education, and professional leadership.
Clinical Work
Thomas A. Kruzel, ND is a naturopathic physician in private practice at Rockwood Natural Medicine Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona.
His work includes non-invasive hemorrhoid treatment, naturopathic cardiology, and naturopathic primary care medicine.
Academic and Professional Leadership
Dr. Kruzel served as Vice President of Clinical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Phoenix, Arizona.
He has also taught Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, and Clinical Urology, and he is also a past president of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians.
Writing and Recognition
He authored Homeopathic Emergency Guide and the Natural Medicine Pediatric Home Health Advisor, and published numerous articles in the Journal of Naturopathic Medicine and elsewhere.
He was named Physician of the Year by AANP in 2000 and by the Arizona Naturopathic Medical Association in 2003.
Why Thom Matters Here
Thom carried authority both in the clinic and in the profession’s formal leadership circles.
That mix matters for the Academy, because it ties codified knowledge back to lived practice and organizational responsibility.
A Lived Connection
He belongs to a generation of AANP leadership remembered not only by title, but by the colleagues who served alongside him.