Peter Wayne, PhD, is a researcher and practitioner in the field of integrative and mind-body medicine. Peter is an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, jointly based at HMS and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He is also founding director at the Tree of Life Tai Chi Center in Boston. The primary focus of Peter's research is evaluating how mind-body and related integrative medicine practices clinically impact aging and chronic health conditions, and understanding the physiological and psychological mechanisms underlying observed therapeutic effects. He has served as a principal or co-investigator on more than 30 NIH-funded studies. His research has evaluated the impact of therapies such as Tai Chi, Qigong, acupuncture, and chiropractic on diverse medical issues including balance disorders, Parkinson’s disease, heart failure, cancer, back and neck pain, migraine headaches and healthy aging. Peter has more than 40 years of training experience in Tai Chi and Qigong, and is an internationally recognized teacher of these practices. He is author of the Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi, which received an Award of Excellence in Medical Communication by the American Medical Writers Association.