Dr. Steven Bock has been practicing complementary and progressive medicine for over thirty years. He has treated the Lyme disease complex for over twenty-five years, utilizing the ILADS approach, by combining complementary with integrative medicine. He attended New York Medical College and received his M.D. in 1971. He became board certified in Family Practice in 1977, and holds a certification in Acupuncture, as well. Dr. Bock is Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Rhinebeck Center. He is a Diplomate of the American College of Family Practice, the American Academy of Acupuncture and the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. He has been a member of International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) for the past twelve years, and has served for two years as a board member. Dr. Bock’s medical practice merges traditional medicine with alternative and complementary medicine, and combines acupuncture, homeopathy, herbal, functional, nutritional and environmental medicine into an integrated medical model for optimal wellness. 

Stay Young the Melatonin Way was Dr. Bock’s first book, and was published in 1995 by Dutton. He has also co-authored two books with his brother, Kenneth Bock, M.D., entitled Natural Relief of Your Child’s Asthma, published in 1999 by Harper Collins, and The Germ Survival Guide, published in 2003 by McGraw-Hill. Nancy Faass, MSW, MPH participated in the latter work. Dr. Bock has written for local and national newspapers, and lectured locally and nationally. He has appeared on local and national media including the ABC news show, 20/20, as well as other radio and television programs.