Dr. Michelle Neier loves to hear and become a part of peoples’ stories. We learn about people and how to better serve them by listening to their stories.  Dr.Neier wants to learn about you as a whole person and walk beside you on your path to wellness.  She recognizes that being a physician involves being a healer, not just treating a disease.  There are no shticks or gimmicks at Olive Tree Integrative Health, simply attentive care with respect. She wants to learn about the whole person and work with them to find the best way to healing and wellness.

Dr. Neier is one of few physicians in the NJ/NY area with experience and training in general pediatrics, pediatric hematology-oncology and integrative medicine. She is a lifelong learner. Her path to integrative medicine has been a slow and steady one as she searched for ways to support her patients and their families with struggles through both acute and chronic medical illnesses. She has been inspired by integrative medicine practitioners she has met in both her professional and personal journeys.

The people she cares for also inspire Dr. Neier to be a better physician and person. She has always been drawn to children because of their resilience in even the most difficult of circumstances. They continue to laugh and play every day. She is astounded by the strength and patience of parents and siblings through the most difficult of days. These families have become her extended family and she appreciates and greatly values the relationships she has made with them over the years.

Dr.Neier uses her proprietary STORY method for each of her patients. Share Your Story: Much of healing occurs in storytelling.  Your story is the one that matters the most.  You will have the time you need to share your story including your past medical history, current state of wellness and most importantly who you are as a unique individual. Talk About Your Goals: Verbalizing your goals transforms them into an opportunity and a reality.  By speaking out loud our wishes and plans, we are able to make them happen.  Together we will create and set realistic goals and outline steps in order to fulfill them. Open to Opportunity:  Your improved wellness is based on all the opportunities that we discover during your visit and all the steps you take after your visit.  Opportunities may occur in the form of changing your diet, implementing lifestyles changes, taking supplements or other changes.  Our visit together is just the first step toward being empowered to maximize your well-being. Review and Refresh:  Just as our bodies, mind and spirit are constantly evolving, plans need to be reviewed, refreshed and reevaluated regularly to determine the goals and objectives that are the best fit for you today.  We have to constantly reevaluate and listen to the next chapter in your story. Your Wellness Improves!  This is a journey that starts by telling your story.  Along the way you will experience constantly improved wellness by following the steps above!

In her free time, Dr. Neier loves to spend time with her family, read any book she can get her hands on and practice yoga.

 Education:

- Union College, Bachelor of Science in Biology and English studies
- Albany Medical College, Doctor of Medicine

Training:

- Pediatric Residency, Schneider Children’s Hospital at North Shore University Hospital
- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT Fellowship, Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
- Integrative Medicine Fellowship, Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at University of Arizona
- Certificate in Aromatherapy from Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine

Memberships:

- Society of Integrative Oncology
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Society of Pediatric Hematology Oncology
- American Society of Hematology