Joel M. Evans, M.D.

Current Position:

Joel M. Evans, M.D., a board certified OB/GYN, is the Founder and Director of The Center for Women’s Health, where he practices Integrative Obstetrics and Gynecology. A frequent lecturer on Holistic Health Care, Dr. Evans is an Assistant Clinical Professor at both the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. He was honored as a Founding Diplomate of the American Board of Holistic Medicine, and was recognized as the first physician in Connecticut to be Board Certified in both Holistic Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology. He was an invited guest at the swearing in ceremony of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy. Dr. Evans has authored The Whole Pregnancy Handbook, detailing his unique approach to Holistic pregnancy care, which was published by Gotham Books in April, 2005. He is also member of the senior faculty of the Center for Mind/Body Medicine in Washington D.C., and participated in the Mind/Body Medicine Mission to Macedonia, where he worked in United Nations Refugee Camps to help the Kosavar refugees heal their wounds of war. Dr. Evans helped create a clinical study at Columbia University Medical Center on the use of the herb black cohosh in breast cancer, which was presented at the 2001 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncologists and later published in their journal. Dr. Evans utilizes a wide variety of complementary and alternative therapies, especially Mind/Body/Spirit healing in his own practice, which blends the best of modern medicine with the wisdom of traditional healing.

Professional Organizations:

American Holistic Medical Association
Fairfield County Medical Association
Connecticut State Medical Society
The Stamford Medical Society
Fairfield County OB/GYN Society
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
North American Menopause Society

The Center for Women's Health
1011 High Ridge Road
Stamford, CT 06905
(203) 321-0200