Frances Pitsilis
| Frances Pitsilis | |
|---|---|
| Born | Frances Pitsilis 2 May 1959 Melbourne, Australia |
| 🏡 Residence | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 💼 Occupation | Doctor |
| 🌐 Website | www |
Frances Pitsilis (born 2 May 1959), also known as Dr. Frances, is an integrated medicine doctor and radio and television personality. Pitsilis first came to prominence in New Zealand in 2012 after appearing on the television show Is Modern Medicine Killing You?.
Early life and education[edit]
Pitsilis was born in Melbourne, Australia to Helen and Peter, who had emigrated from Greece in the mid 1950s.
Pitsilis graduated from Monash University in Victoria, Australia in 1981 with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery after six years of study.
At the age of 18 Pitsilis’ father was diagnosed as having lung cancer. He battled the disease for four years, before dying in 1981.
Career[edit]
In the first years of her career Pitsilis worked in various hospitals in Melbourne and Auckland, after emigrating to New Zealand in 1983. Whilst working in Auckland Pitsilis decided she would like to pursue a career in general medicine.
Since graduating from Monash University, Pitsilis has gone on to receive other qualifications, including Antiageing, Regenerative and Preventative Medicine, a Diploma in Obstetrics and a Diploma in Occupational Medicine.[1] She is a Fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners.[2]
Pitsilis has worked in general medicine for more than 25 years during which time she has adopted an ‘integrated’ approach to medicine.[3][4] She treats patients holistically, using evidence-based natural and complementary therapies and lifestyle interventions where appropriate.[5]
Media appearances[edit]
Television[edit]
Pitsilis appeared on Is Modern Medicine Killing You?, a series that challenged the approach of modern medicine to treating patients primarily with prescription medication.[6][7] The show, which first aired in New Zealand on TV One in 2012, rated highly and was met with critical acclaim.[8][9][10][11]
Each episode featured two patients who had tried, with no or limited success, to get well using a number of prescription drugs, over-the-counter medication or less-than-conventional remedies.[12] Pitsilis treated patients featured on the show using integrated medicine, focusing on healing the whole person rather than just the site of illness.[13]
Pitsilis also regularly appeared on popular morning television show, Breakfast on TV One, to discuss integrated medicine solutions to common health problems, between 2008 and 2010.[14]
In April 2016, Pitsilis again appeared on Breakfast on TV One, to discuss chronic fatigue. Apropos of the daylight savings time change, Dr Frances gave helpful advice on how to address feeling tired in everyday life.[15]
In June 2016, Pitsilis appeared on The Café (TV3), discussing tips on how to look and feel younger for longer. She gave advice on ideal diets to avoid illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease, favouring plant-based and gluten free diets.
Radio[edit]
Pitsilis, who is the ‘Coast Radio Doctor’ on Coast radio station, is one of more than 15 contributors on the station who provide listeners with advice.[16][17] She has previously been a regular guest on the Kerre’s Café show on Newstalk ZB radio.[18]
Online[edit]
In April 2016, The New Zealand Herald published the first online video of a vlog series produced by Frances Pitsilis. In the video, Pitsilis addresses why many people feel excessively tired in their day-to-day lives, and gives advice on how to combat this.[19] In June 2016, the second video was published, and in it Pitsilis spoke about the commonly overlooked illness disordered breathing, which can often be the cause of a vast range of symptoms.[20]
Pitsilis also fronts a series of Ask the Doctor videos on Now To Love, Bauer Media's online site for a number of New Zealand women's magazines, covering topics including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis[21], migraine treatment[22] and how internal health can improve external appearances.[23]
She has also been quoted in a New Zealand Herald story written for World Alzheimer's Day, looking at how to keep your brain healthy[24] while the introduction of New Zealand's first truSculpt 3D device at Pitsilis' clinic – and its use by Real Housewives of Auckland celebrity Angela Stone – also garnered media attention from the New Zealand Herald.[25]
Personal life[edit]
Pitsilis met her husband, Andrew Bignall, whilst on an overseas holiday. She immigrated to New Zealand in 1983 to be with Bignall and they were married in 1988.
Pitsilis currently lives in Auckland with her husband.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Top tips for vitality". nzherald.co.nz. 2013.
- ↑ "About Dr Frances". drfrances.co.nz. 2009.
- ↑ "About Dr Frances". drfrances.co.nz. 2009.
- ↑ "Top tips for vitality". nzherald.co.nz. 2013.
- ↑ "Small business: Expanding practices – Frances Pitsilis". nzherald.co.nz. 2013.
- ↑ "Dr Frances Events". drfrances.co.nz. 2009.
- ↑ "Is Modern Medicine Killing You?". Eyeworks.tv. 2014.
- ↑ "TV Ratings: 12 December 2012". Throng.co.nz. December 2012.
- ↑ "TV Ratings: 5 December 2012". Throng.co.nz. December 2012.
- ↑ "TV Ratings: 10 October 2012". Throng.co.nz. October 2012.
- ↑ "TV Review: Medicine under microscope". nzherald.co.nz. 6 November 2012.
- ↑ "Guru of good health". stuff.co.nz. 2012.
- ↑ "Guru of good health". stuff.co.nz. 2012.
- ↑ "About Dr Frances". drfrances.co.nz. 2009.
- ↑ "About Dr Frances". drfrances.co.nz. 2009.
- ↑ "Life – Coast FM – Love the Music". thecoast.net.nz. 2014.
- ↑ "Coast FM – Love the Music". thecoast.net.nz. 2014.
- ↑ "Dr Frances Events". drfrances.co.nz. 2009.
- ↑ "What's making you so tired?". nzherald.co.nz.
- ↑ "Could you have disordered breathing?". nzherald.co.nz.
- ↑ "Ask the doctor: What you need to know about Crohn's disease". Nowtolove.co.nz.
- ↑ "Ask the doctor: Symptoms, causes and treatment of migraines". nowtolove.co.nz.
- ↑ "Ask the doctor: How getting healthy can make your skin, hair better". nowtolove.co.nz.
- ↑ "Blueberries, red cabbage, red onions: What to eat to prevent dementia". nzherald.co.nz.
- ↑ "Real Housewife tests tummy fat destroying machine". nzherald.co.nz.
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