Dr. Guess's Certification & Licensure
George Guess, M.D., D.Ht. graduated from the Medical College of Virginia in 1973 and completed a family practice residency at Southern Illinois University in 1976. He obtained board certification in Family Medicine in 1976. He maintained a private classical homeopathic practice in Asheville, North Carolina from 1978 to 1992, then moved to Charlottesville, Virginia where he currently practices.
In addition to completing the first International Foundation for Homeopathy (IFH) Postgraduate Course, he has studied extensively for several years with George Vithoulkas. In 1984 Dr. Guess engaged in an intensive one-year period of study with George Vithoulkas at the Athenian School of Homeopathic Medicine in Athens, Greece. He was awarded the diploma of that school. Dr. Guess has assisted Mr. Vithoulkas in the preparation of his "Materia Medica Viva" (Volumes 1-3).
Dr. Guess has served on the board of directors of the National Center for Homeopathy and as convener for the Council for Homeopathic Education (accrediting body for homeopathic educational courses). He is currently Vice-President of the American Board of Homeotherapeutics (homeopathic medicine certification board for MD's and DO's) and editor of the "American Journal of Homeopathic Medicine." (By the way, this is the oldest professional medical organization in the US, predating the American Medical Association by two years). Additionally, Dr. Guess has served on the faculty of the National Center for Homeopathy, the International Foundation for Homeopathy, and the New England School of Homeopathy.
