Serafina Corsello

CORSELLO--Dr. Serafina, 75, died Friday, February 20 in her New York City home. She was deeply loved and respected by her family, friends, colleagues and patients. She will be remembered for her boundless energy, her devotion to the art of healing, and her generous ability to love. Born in Palermo, Italy on May 13, 1933, she was raised and educated in Rome. She was an early practitioner of medical care that integrated mainstream and complementary and alternative treatments, which the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), within the National Institutes of Health (NIH), began to study only in 1997. Dr. Corsello was among 25 physicians in the US selected to serve on an advisory committee to the Office of Alternative Medicine, created by Congress in 1992 (expanded by Congress in 1997 into NCCAM). She was an internatonally respected clinician, lecturer and the co-founder of the Foundation for the Advancement of Innovative Medicine (FAIM). Her book, The Ageless Woman, published in 1999, focused on anti-aging medicine and bio-identical hormone replacement. She is survived by her daughter Paola, son-in-law Robert, and adored granddaughter, Sofia Grazia. She leaves also her brother Piero and her extended family in Rome and Palmero. Family will receive Friday from 5:00 to 8:00pm at Frank E. Campbell (Madison at 81st Street). Funeral Mass, Saturday 10:00am, The Church of Saint Paul the Apostle.