About Stephen Panebianco, MD

DR. STEPHEN PANEBIANCO

Stephen Panebianco, MD pursued his undergraduate studies at Georgetown University where he majored in biology and minored in theology. After his medical studies at the University of Buffalo, Dr. Panebianco pursued residency training at the University of California Irvine and St. Joseph’s hospital in Syracuse, New York where he also pursued a Teaching Fellowship instructing resident physicians and medical students and taught at SUNY Upstate Medical Center and subsequently at Cornell University.

In 1995, Dr. Panebianco traveled throughout India to explore India’s rich culture and Ayurveda, India’s ancient healing system, and he has since returned to Asia including Tibet to further explore cross-cultural healing principles. In 2006, Dr. Panebianco completed his Residential Fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona’s Program in Integrative Medicine with Dr. Andrew Weil. Dr. Panebianco became board certified in Family Medicine & Holistic Medicine, is a founding diplomate of the American Board of Holistic Medicine, and has advanced training in Mind-Body Medicine including through the University of Arizona’s Mind-Body Medicine Clinic and the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, where he completed a teaching internship in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction.

Dr. Panebianco’ s fascination with psychoneuroimmunology led to his 10-year position from 2009-2019 as Medical Director of the US Government’s Veterans Affairs Mind-Body Medicine Clinic that he originated. That very same clinic was awarded an Outstanding Wellness Care award for the city of Tucson through Inside Tucson Business and Tucson Local Media. Patients who completed the 10 week Mind-Body Skills Program through the VA’s Mind-Body Medicine Clinic also gave testimony of their positive experiences to a congressional commission and testimony has also been given to Washington with letters of appreciation of impact received from local congresswomen and an Arizona senator.