Dr. Massimo
Mangialavori Homeopathic Doctor since 1985
author and teacher
Here you will find information about my work as a doctor, researcher and teacher, in particular some of my thoughts, study model and application of this wonderful medical art: the Complexity Method in Homeopathic Medicine, developed over 40 years of clinical work, thanks also to the contribution of some excellent Italian and foreign colleagues.
I have been a medical doctor for 40 years and have been practising homeopathic medicine with passion ever since. For more than 30 years, I have been collaborating with leading international homeopathic medicine schools and associations.
For years, I ran my own international school, based in Boston and Bologna, and I regularly hold seminars in various countries (see curriculum vitae).
I have written and continue to write various books based solely on my experience. I have been involved in clinical research and software development for many years: for the study of my clinical material collected verbatim since 1988 and other work and research tools that allow us to better understand the enormous legacy of our predecessors and of serious contemporary colleagues committed to advancing this wonderful medicine.
I believe that there is only “one medicine” and that every doctor has the duty and the right to interpret it according to his experience and curiosity, growing together with his patients and constantly comparing themselves with other branches of knowledge, without forgetting the primum non nocere, the pleasure of thinking and the duty to take of them care according to science and conscience.
I work in the countryside, near Castel del Piano on the Grosseto side of Monte Amiata (Italy) … and as little as possible in Bologna. I am convinced that the pursuit of a healthier life is a pleasure, a duty to oneself and, above all, a good example for those who seek for a doctor.
For more information, visit the pages of this website dedicated to patients and colleagues.
“I believe it is a proven fact that the history of medicine began with man, whenever a ‘sufferer’ seeks a remedy: in something, in someone, in someone who suggests something.
This dynamic interaction, this relationship, is expressed in a therapeutic effect that we are still far from fully understanding and that concerns Medicine. All of it.”
I know that a doctor should not publicly express his political views, and I have never done so in 40 years precisely to avoid the risk of any possible contamination of my doctor-patient relationships. But today, right now, I wish to take that risk. Today, right now, I feel a moral and civic duty to express my position, in the face of the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza.
I know that a doctor should not publicly express his political views, and I have never done so in 40 years precisely to avoid the risk of any possible contamination of my doctor-patient relationships. But today, right now, I wish to take that risk. Today, right now, I feel a moral and civic duty to express my position, in the face of the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza.
As someone involved in scientific research, teaching, and caring for many patients, as a doctor who believes in the values of international cooperation and scientific diplomacy, I cannot remain silent in the face of the systematic devastation that has been going on for too many months, and too many years, now.
I express my unequivocal solidarity with the Palestinian people, particularly those forced to live in inhumane conditions in the Gaza Strip, including the inability to access drinking water, food, and essential goods. The severity of the suffering inflicted on the civilian population, especially children, is shocking and absolutely unacceptable.
I join the growing chorus of academic institutions, human rights organizations, international law experts, and ordinary citizens in condemning the actions of the Israeli government, which have been causing forced displacement, indiscriminate bombing, and the deaths of tens of thousands of people for months. The systematic destruction of homes, hospitals, schools, and civilian infrastructure is not only a humanitarian tragedy but, above all, a serious violation of international humanitarian law. As a physician, teacher, and researcher, I affirm the right of every person, regardless of ethnicity, nationality, or creed, to live with dignity, to have access to education and health care, and to be protected from violence. The deliberate assumption of the risk of harming innocent civilians, particularly children, as documented by international observers and authoritative journalistic sources, requires a clear and decisive moral stance, without the slightest ambiguity.
Criticism of the Israeli government’s actions cannot be confused with anti-Semitism, just as defending the rights of the Palestinian people cannot be portrayed as a threat to Israel’s legitimate right to security.
I affirm the dignity and rights of all peoples. I reject the use of historical suffering to justify present oppression.
I take a crystal clear and responsible position against what is happening in Gaza and the Palestinian Territories, recognized by numerous voices in international law as a war crime and a crime against humanity.
