Dr Orit Holtzman
Chief Medical Officer, Compass Lifestyle Clinics Dr Orit Holtzman is the Chief Medical Officer of Compass Lifestyle Clinics where she practices functional and cannabinoid medicine.
About this speaker
Dr Orit holds a Bachelor of Science in biology and psychology from the University of Tel Aviv, a PhD in neuroscience from the University of NSW and an MBBS from the Sydney Medical School at the University of Sydney. After working in the public hospital system, she has begun exploring wholistic health solutions and become passionate about utilising medicinal cannabis as a therapeutic agent. She began prescribing cannabis in 2019 under the mentorship of Dr Teresa Towpik, when she joined Compass Lifestyle Clinics. She now has more than 400 patients that have been prescribed medicinal cannabis for various indications under her care, and is an authorised prescriber for multiple conditions. She also works as a medical educator, teaching doctors about medicinal cannabis and the endocannabinoid system. She lives in the beautiful Blue Mountains in NSW with her husband and three children.
