Eliot Tokar is a traditional Tibetan medicine doctor and internationally experienced writer and lecturer. He has practiced Tibetan medicine in NYC since 1993, and is one of the first Westerners to have received extensive textual and clinical training in this field.
Eliot began his studies of medicine in 1983 with Dr. Yeshi Dhonden, and then from 1986 as an apprentice to Dr. Trogawa Rinpoche; both co-founders of the Tibetan Medical and Astro. Institute (Men-Tsee-Khang) in Dharamsala, India. He has additionally trained in key aspects of traditional Chinese and Japanese medicine.
Eliot has served as an advisor to organizations such as the American Medical Student Association, and has lectured at institutions such as Yale Univ., Princeton Univ., Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Washington Univ. School of Medicine in St. Louis, NY Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, the Association of American Medical Colleges, the NY Botanical Garden and at the Asia Society (NYC). Eliot’s writings have appeared in American and international books and journals and are also available online.