Location

Phoenix, Arizona

Contact

Millstine.Denise@mayo.edu Clinical Profile

SUMMARY

Denise M. Millstine, M.D., focuses on providing care to women and giving integrative medicine care to all. Dr. Millstine's interests also include menopause, narrative medicine, and the use of books and reading to improve health understanding and empathy.

Focus areas

Dr. Millstine participates in the following fields of research:

  • Nonhormonal management of menopause.
  • Integrative medicine in cancer care.
  • Acupuncture in perioperative settings.
  • Mind-body approaches through a wearable device in breast cancer.
  • Cancer-related fatigue management.
  • Ayurvedic self-assessment in cognitive health.
  • Integrative medicine in headache management.

Dr. Millstine's academic work includes writing for the public where she:

Significance to patient care

Dr. Millstine believes that giving high-quality medical information to readers improves patient care. This is especially true for people who are not able to get their healthcare at Mayo Clinic.

Integrative medicine, formerly called complementary and alternative medicine, uses a combination of therapies and lifestyle changes to treat and heal the whole person. Dr. Millstine fosters understanding of patient preferences around integrative medicine. This allows collaboration to provide the best care through shared decision-making.

Professional highlights

  • Director, Section of Integrative Medicine, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, 2014-present.
  • Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development:
    • Co-director, 20th Annual Women's Health Update, 2024.
    • Director, Mayo Clinic Practical Integrative Medicine: Renew, Rejuvenate, Inspire and Connect, 2024.
  • Co-director, Society for Integrative Oncology Annual International Conference, 2022.

PROFESSIONAL DETAILS

Primary Appointment

  1. Consultant, Division of Women's Health, Department of Internal Medicine
  2. Consultant, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
  3. Section Head, Section of Integrative Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
  4. Medical Director, Office of Joy and Well-being

Academic Rank

  1. Assistant Professor of Medicine

EDUCATION

  1. Fellow - Integrative Medicine Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona
  2. Chief Medical Resident - Internal Medicine UMass Memorial Health Center, University of Massachusetts
  3. Resident - Internal Medicine UMass Memorial Health Center, University of Massachusetts
  4. MD Loyola University & Stritch School of Medicine
  5. Bachelor - Biomedical Engineering Catholic University of America

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