Shelley Burns, ND
Past Chair
 | Shelley is Health Services Director for Scienta Health. Dr. Burns works alongside Scienta Health physicians, consulting as a team, to offer the best advice from medical, naturopathic and nutrition worlds. She also plays a key role in ongoing development of the unique range of supplements available under the Scienta Health brand and based upon Scienta clinical research. Dr. Burns completed the four-year program at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto, where she was received the NaturoMedic Award for proficiency in Naturopathic Medicine. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology and Philosophy from Wilfred Laurier University and certification in Complementary |
and Integrative Medicine from the Harvard Medical School. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors as Chair, and on the Government Affairs and Financial Committees. Dr. Burns has taught the Phytotherapy Program in the areas of Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Specialties in Phytotherapy, Physical Examination and Differential Diagnosis at Mohawk-McMaster University. She is a guest lecturer at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in the area of Differential Diagnosis and supervises at the Robert Schad Naturopathic Clinic. She is a columnist for the US publication – Skin Deep Magazine. Dr. Burns has been quoted in Maclean’s magazine, The Toronto Star, Fashion Magazine, Alternative Medicine Magazine, The Medical Post and has appeared in interviews on CTV.
