Harry F. Swope, MBA, ND, DHANP, CCH

Dr. Swope graduated from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon in 1989. In 2005, he was one of the initial group to receive a Naturopathic Doctor's license in California. Prior to that, he held an Arizona license as a naturopathic physician. For over fifteen years he participated in efforts to license ND’s in California, serving for several years during the final phase as a board member and Treasurer of the California Naturopathic Doctors Association.

With the invaluable support of Durr Elmore, DC, ND, DHANP and others, he founded the Council for Homeopathic Certification in 1991. He has remained on that board to support the organization’s goal of creating a unified and respected homeopathic profession based on shared standards of training, competency, and ethical behavior. In 2005 he was recognized by the National Center for Homeopathy with the Henry Williams Professional Service Award, in large part for the contribution that the Council for Homeopathic Certification has made.

He is a past board member and Vice President of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians. He was one of the founders of the Institute for Natural Medicine. He is a past board member and Vice President of the National Center for Homeopathy. He has recently accepted an invitation to be a member of the advisory board and the Treasurer for the American Medical College of Homeopathy, which is being established in Arizona.

He is board certified in classical homeopathy by the Homeopathic Academy of Naturopathic Physicians, and was among the first group of homeopathic practitioners to be certified by the Council for Homeopathic Certification. He has published numerous articles in homeopathic journals and presented cases at case conferences.

Prior to entering the health-care field, Dr. Swope had a sixteen-year career in corporate finance and computer systems. At the height of that career he was Director of Corporate Systems in two "Fortune 500" companies. His career in New York City included work for two major pharmaceutical companies and a partnership in a company providing specialized financial consulting to most of the major hospitals in the US. He holds an MBA from the Darden School of the University of Virginia and a BA, “with distinction”, in economics from the University of Virginia.

As opportunities arose, he has sought to apply his business and organizational skills to strengthening the infrastructure of the homeopathic and naturopathic professions. He continues to envision a world where safe and cost-effective forms of natural medicine become the first choice of the public and healthcare providers alike.

Dr. Swope was a physician participant in the UCLA study of homeopathy sponsored by the NIH Office of Alternative Medicine. He was an invited speaker at White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy in October 2001. He was also an invited presenter to Institute of Medicine.