About Dr Iona Bramati
PhD BSc (Hons) Ost. Med. DO, ND
In 2001, upon graduating in Osteopathy and Naturopathy from the British College of Osteopathic Medicine (BCOM), Dr Bramati PhD, BSc (Hons) Ost Med, DO, ND Osteopath & Naturopath set up a private practice in London which she has been running ever since. At IBC care, Dr Bramati PhD, BSc (Hons) Ost Med, DO, ND Osteopath & Naturopath sees a wide variety of patients with a particular focus on paediatrics with especial interest in supporting autistic children.
Immediately upon graduating, Dr Bramati PhD, BSc (Hons) Ost Med, DO, ND Osteopath & Naturopath took a role as a team member of the Osteopathic Centre for Children – London working as an osteopath treating new-born babies, children and mother’s post-labour. She was also part of the osteopathic team on call at St. Johns and St. Elizabeth’s Hospital – Birthing Unit, led by the gynaecologist consultant, Dr. Yehudi Gordon.
She then went on to further her studies attending numerous post-graduate courses in cranial, and structural and visceral osteopathy. She has recently embarked on further training with the prestigious Institute of Functional Medicine to further her knowledge on the application of the integrative and holistic approach to chronic diseases.
In 2006 she started a PhD research project at the University of Westminster-London/UK, in conjunction with BCOM, on her thesis titled – the ‘Effectiveness of Visceral Osteopathic Treatment on Gastrointestinal Indicators and Behaviour Patterns in Autistic Children; Using Questionnaire and Biochemical Markers to Measure Outcomes’. The project was granted collaboration with King’s College Hospital, London and was endorsed by The National Autistic Society – London (NAS) and sponsored by the British Naturopathic and Osteopathic Association.
In 2014, Dr Bramati PhD, BSc (Hons) Ost Med, DO, ND Osteopath & Naturopath was awarded the Elsevier/International Conference on Advances in Osteopathic Research New Researcher Prize – ICAOR10 for her research ‘Effectiveness of Visceral Osteopathic Treatment on Gastrointestinal Indicators and Behaviour Patterns in Autistic Children; Using Questionnaire and Biochemical Markers to Measure Outcomes’
Dr Bramati PhD, BSc (Hons) Ost Med, DO, ND Osteopath & Naturopath also holds academic roles as a guest lecturer in national and international institutions such as:
- UCO – University College of Osteopathy (UK)
- SOMA – Istituto Osteopatia in Milan (Italy)
- Osteopathie Schule Deutschland GmbH teaching in Germany, Greece, and Poland
- Panta Rhei Opleidingen – Netherlands and Belgium
She is also invited as a speaker in national and international conferences.
Further professional activities have included being the facilitator and an organiser of an international conference ICAOR10 Sao Paulo – Brazil, 2014.
Dr Bramati PhD, BSc (Hons) Ost Med, DO, ND Osteopath & Naturopath was also involved in facilitating the Brazilian Register of Osteopaths with the inclusion of international osteopaths in the Olympics Games 2016 in Rio de Janeiro – Brazil.
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