Meet Dr. George Zdravkov, MD at Integral Med in Elmhurst, IL

• Doctor of Medicine, 1980-1986 – Medical University Sofia, Bulgaria
• Master’s Degree in Neurology 1993-1997 – Medical University Sofia, Bulgaria
• Specialization in Acupuncture, 1988 – Medical Academy Sofia, Bulgaria – Certificate # 15
• Specialization in X-ray and Radiology, 1999 – Higher Medical Institute Plovdiv, Bulgaria
• Specialization in Electro-neuro diagnostic, 2001 – East-West University Chicago, IL, USA
• Specialization in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, 2001-2004 – Midwest College of Oriental Medicine Racine, WI, USA
• Specialization in Acupuncture and TCM, 2014 Shanghai International Acupuncture Training Center, Shanghai, China
• The International Structural Acupuncture Course for Physicians: A palpation-based approach, 2014-2015, Harvard Medical School, MA, USA

Dr. George Zdravkov has been practicing Integrative Medicine for decades. He firmly believes that while there is wisdom in traditional medicinal practices, there is always a new discovery around the corner. Who doesn’t know the past cannot see the future, his research work can be found on our website.

Fascinated by the natural potential of our bodies to heal, Dr. George Zdravkov has been fusing Eastern and Western medicine in his practice for over 20 years. Dr. Zdravkov has been involved in Research & Education across the globe and has published many books and articles focusing on fundamental theories in Traditional Chinese Medicine and their connection to Western medicine. His latest books are available via our site.

Resident, Neurology 1993-1997 Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria
Qualification Degree: Master Certificate AC No 004392

• Doctor of Science & Visiting Professor in The Open International University of Complementary Medicines, 1991- Colombo, Sri Lanka; Registration # 814C – Registration # 3531
• Director of Research Laboratory “Apparatuses and Systems for Energy-Information Exchange”, 1989-1994 -Technical University – Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Research fields-apparatuses for early functional diagnosis; detection of the electromagnetic field of the human body; healing the human body with low intensive electromagnetic waves; methods for training of the somatosensory analyzer of the human body.
• Vice Director and Teacher in Higher School of Methods and Techniques in Complementary Medicine, 1989- 1994 – Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Pedagogical experience of training doctors in Traditional Chinese Medicine. The first courses of the Qigong Hand Diagnostics and Therapy for medical doctors.

• Member of the Illinois Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine– 2004- present
• Member of the American Association of Acupuncture– 2008- present

• More than 35 years of experience in the diagnosis and treatment of patients using Eastern and Western Medicine.
• 2004- Present Private Medical Office, Elmhurst, IL, USA
• 2004-2001 Neurophysiology Laboratory – Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL USA
• 2001-2000 Neurophysiology Laboratory – University of Chicago Hospitals Chicago, IL USA
• 2000-1986 Physician Practice in Family Medicine, Neurology, Oriental Medicine, and Research activities

• Medical Doctor, Master Degree in Neurology – Bulgaria
• Acupuncture Licensure- IL, USA
• Electro neuro diagnosis- IL, USA

1. Research into Chinese Acupuncture Channels. World Congress of China Traditional Medicine, 1989, Belgrade, Serbia.
2. Biologically Active Points and Zones on Human Lips. Orisotherapy. World Congress of China Traditional Medicine, 1989, Belgrade, Serbia.
3. Common Features in the Diagnostic Methods of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Psychoenergy Medicine and Classical European Medicine. World Congress of China Traditional Medicine 1991, Moscow, Russia.
4. Psychoenergy Medicine – Method of Teaching. World Congress of Alternative Medicine, 1991, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
5. Method of Investigating the Low-Intensity Electromagnetic Radiation from The Human Body. Congress of Bioenergy, 1992, Sofia, Bulgaria.
6. Bio-Energy Stimulation of Plant Seeds. Congress of Bioenergy, 1992, Sofia, Bulgaria.
7. Genetic Evidence for Basic Theories of TCM. Gradient and TCM. – ICMART XIII World Congress, 2008, Budapest, Hungary.
8. Qigong Hand Diagnostics – Bridge between East and West Medicine, 2014, WFAS, Houston, USA.
9. Between two medicine, Chinese Medical Culture, Volume 2, 2015, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
10. Diagnostics and Treatment Approaches in the Western, Chinese and Bioenergetic Medicines of the Autoimmune Process – Hashimoto` Thyroiditis, 2019, Journal of Medical – Clinical Research & Reviews, 2019; Volume 3 (Issue 3): 1-5; ISSN 2639-944X.
11. Reflection zones of the lips. Manifestation of the internal organs’ diseases on the human lips. 2019. Journal of Medical-Clinical Research & Reviews. Vol. 3. Issue 4. ISSN 2639-944X.
12. The research on the toxic damages of the kidneys from the chemical substances – steroid, coffee, protein shakes, carbonated drinks, sugar, nonsteroidal painkiller, antibiotic and marihuana. 2020. “Ultrasound Evidence of The Kidney Structural Changes from The Chemical Substances.” Journal of Medical-Clinical Research & Reviews. Vol. 4. Issue 8. ISSN 2639-944X.
13. Decoding of the Skin Sensations to the Low Intensive Electric and Magnetic Fields. 2021. Journal of Bioscience & Biomedical Engineering. Vol. 2. Issue 1. ISSN 2693-2504.

1. Zdravkov, George. Method of Bioenergy Diagnostics of Man. Plovdiv, Bulgaria: Technical University, 1993.
2. Zdravkov, George. Psychoenergy Therapy. Plovdiv, Bulgaria: Technical University, 1994.
3. Zdravkov, George. The Connection between Traditional Chinese Medicine and Psychoenergy Medicine. Plovdiv, Bulgaria: Technical University, 1993.
4. Zdravkov, George. Method of Bioenergy Diagnostics. Alphabet of the extended skin perception, 2012, Ed. East-West, Sofia, Bulgaria. ISBN 978-619-152-135-7.
5. Zdravkov, George. Teodorova, Svetla. Psychoenergy Therapy, 2014, Ed. East-West, Sofia, Bulgaria. ISBN 978-619-152-382-5.
6. Zdravkov, George, Qigong Hand Diagnostics. The Method of Bioenergetic Diagnostics Based on Extended Skin Sensitivity,2018, USA, ISBN-13: 978-1984228192, ISBN-10: 1984228196.
7. Zdravkov, George. Lip Diagnostics. New Reflection Zones of the Human Organs on the Lips. 2019. USA, Lexington, KY. ISBN-13: 9781795706063.
8. Zdravkov, George. The Endocrine channels. 2022. USA, Monee, IL. ISBN- 979-8-9859191-0-3.

1. Classification of the skin sensation to the electric, magnetic and electromagnetic waves – 7 base groups (all – 37 kind sensations). 1990. Technical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

2. Decoding of the skin sensation to electric, magnetic and electromagnetic waves from the peripheral sensitive nerves – electrophysiology patterns of the 37 skin sensations (using BIOPAC 1500). 2005-2012 Foundation of the medical research, Chicago, USA; “Qigong Hand Diagnostics. The Method of Bioenergetic Diagnostics Based on Extended Skin Sensitivity”, 2018; Decoding of the Skin Sensations to the Low Intensive Electric and Magnetic Fields, Journal of Bioscience & Biomedical Engineering, Published: 28 Jan 2021, ISSN 2693-2504.

3. Definition of the new Neurophysiology term extended skin sensitivity – Decreased threshold of the thalamic sensitive nucleus with the formation of the additional associative connections between the somatosensory core of the brain with other sensory analyzed arias – visual, auditory, olfactory and test arias. 2012, “Qigong Hand Diagnostics. The Method of Bioenergetic Diagnostics Based on Extended Skin Sensitivity”, San Benardino, CA, USA, 2018. ISBN-13: 978- 1984228192, ISBN- 10: 1984228196. Foundation of the medical research, Chicago, USA.

4. Reflection zones of the lips. Manifestation of the internal organs’ diseases on the human lips. San Benardino, CA, USA, 2018. ISBN-13: 9781795706063. 2019

5. Natural medications:
Z001 Fennel & Yarrow Combination; Z002 Fennel & Sheperd`s purse Combination; Z003 Fennel & Meadowsweet Combination; Z004 Nettle & Sarsaparilla Combination; Z005 Fragaria & Frangula Combination; Z006 Herniaria & Betula Combination; Z007 Cichorium & Thymus Combination; Z008 Crataegus & Geranium Combination. 2008

6. The new approach of the therapy of the autoimmune diseases – recovering normal structure of the tissues and organs with autoimmune processes to stop production of the antibodies. “Diagnostics and Treatment Approaches in the Western, Chinese and Bioenergetic Medicines of the Autoimmune Process – Hashimoto` thyroiditis”. 2019. Journal of Medical-Clinical Research & Reviews. Vol. 3. Issue ISSN 2639-944X.

7. The research on the toxic damages of the kidneys from the chemical substances – steroid, coffee, protein shakes, carbonated drinks, sweet, nonsteroidal painkiller, antibiotic and marihuana. 2020. “Ultrasound Evidence of The Kidney Structural Changes from The Chemical Substances.” Journal of Medical-Clinical Research & Reviews. Vol. 4. Issue 8. ISSN 2639-944X.

8. Comparative analyze between the imaging methods from Western medicine (MRI, fMRI, CT, NRBI) and Bioenergy diagnostic (QHD) for the functional neurologic diseases – neurosis; professional and education patterns; memory and creativity. (in progress).

9. The research on the sleep spindles. The sleep spindles in the second phase of the sleep are the information of the changes in the environment temperature and internal organs` metabolite activity. “Qigong Hand Diagnostics. The Method of Bioenergetic Diagnostics Based on Extended Skin Sensitivity”, San Benardino, CA, USA, 2018. ISBN-13: 978- 1984228192, ISBN- 10: 1984228196. Foundation of the medical research, Chicago, USA (in progress).

1. The first genetic evidence for the Theory of 5 elements. “Genetic Evidence for Basic Theories of TCM. Gradient and TCM” – ICMART XIII World Congress, 2008, Budapest, Hungary.

2. The first electro-neurophysiology research on the Qigong hand diagnostics. Full methodology of the Qigong hand diagnostics. Classification of the extended skin sensations (1987-1993). “Method of Bioenergy Diagnostics of Man” Plovdiv, Bulgaria: Technical University, 1993;

3. First electro-neurophysiology patterns of the extended skin sensitivity (2006-2012). “Method of Bioenergy Diagnostics. Alphabet of the extended skin perception”, 2012, Ed. East-West, Sofia, Bulgaria. ISBN 978-619-152-135-7.

4. First sensitive images and their electro-neurophysiology patterns of the etiology factors and syndromes in TCM and 50 diseases from Western medicine (2006-20012). The origins of the Traditional Chinese Medicine. Bridge between the Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine. “Method of Bioenergy Diagnostics. Alphabet of the extended skin perception”, 2012, Ed. East-West, Sofia, Bulgaria. ISBN 978-619-152-135-7; “Qigong Hand Diagnostics. The Method of Bioenergetic Diagnostics Based on Extended Skin Sensitivity”, 2018, USA, ISBN-13: 978-1984228192, ISBN-10: 1984228196.

5. The Endocrine channels. 9 new energy channels and 150 new acupuncture points. 2022. USA ISBN-979-8-9859191-0-3.

6. The method of the Bioenergy therapy (1987-1990). The first course and books of the Bioenergy diagnostics and therapy for the physicians in Bulgaria, 1988-1994, “The High school of the methods and techniques in the Complementary Medicine”, Plovdiv, Bulgaria. “Psychoenergy Therapy”, Plovdiv, Bulgaria: Technical University, 1994.

7. One of the biggest personal verifications of the effectiveness of the TCM herbal combinations with the Western medicine` diagnostics methods – USD, Clinic laboratory, X-ray, MRI. More of 35 years, in more of 250 000 patients.