Deborah Malka MD, PhD
Board of DirectorsIntegrative holistic physician, cannabis medicine educator, and author.
About
Deborah Malka, MD, PhD, is a holistic physician with certification in Integrative Holistic Medicine. She is both a clinician and an educator in medical cannabis. She has previously served as the medical director for a group of 30 clinics providing medical marijuana evaluations in California, training 50 physicians and serving over 300,000 patients. She is committed to educating the public and professionals about medicinal cannabis, teaching at conferences nationally and internationally. She developed and served as faculty director for the first online CME-accredited curriculum in Clinical Cannabinoid Medicine, sponsored by the Society of Cannabis Clinicians. Her definitive textbook for professionals was published in 2022, Medicinal Cannabis: Pearls for Clinical Practice, published by CRC Press, Taylor & Francis. She is now semi-retired in New Mexico, where she teaches 4th-year medical students about cannabis as a medicine and does private cannabis health consulting.
Holistic Physician with Medical Cannabis Specialization
Board-certified in Integrative Holistic Medicine with a PhD in Human Genetics from Columbia University.
Cannabis Medicine Educator
Developed and directed the first online CME-accredited curriculum in Clinical Cannabinoid Medicine.
Author & Advocate
Published Medicinal Cannabis: Pearls for Clinical Practice and educates medical professionals internationally.
