Dr Orit Holtzman

Doctor Bio

Dr Orit Holtzman

Dr Orit Holtzman, MBBS, PhD practices functional and cannabinoid medicine. She is the Co-founder and Director of Leura Wellness, and is the Co-Founder and President of the Australian and New Zealand College of Cannabinoid Practitioners (ANZCCP). Dr Holtzman is one of Australia’s most experienced medicinal cannabis prescribers and educators.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in biology and psychology from the University of Tel Aviv (Summa Cum Laude), a PhD in neuroscience from the University of NSW and an MBBS from the Sydney Medical School at the University of Sydney.

She is ADAPT trained in functional and ancestral medicine at the Kresser Institute and has undertaken additional training from ACNEM and AIMN. She is also a Recode 2.0 certified practitioner in preventing and reversing cognitive decline. She is a TGA approved medicinal cannabis authorised prescriber for multiple indications and is a sought out speaker and educator in the field of cannabinoid medicine.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
MBBS, PhD (Neuroscience)

AREAS OF INTEREST
Cannabinoid Medicine, Functional Medicine, chronic pain, mental health, neurodevelopmental disorders

LANGUAGES SPOKEN
English, Hebrew