Dr. Cristian Castro-Nunez is a board-certified osteopathic family medicine physician and a specialist in osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM), with more than two decades of experience in clinical medicine, osteopathic medical education, graduate medical education, and academic leadership. He graduated from the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) and holds dual board certification in Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment.
Dr. Castro-Nunez currently serves as Associate Chair of the Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine at Touro University-Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in Middletown, New York, as well as Medical Director of the OMM Clinic and Associate Professor. In these roles, he is dedicated to advancing the integration of osteopathic principles and hands-on osteopathic care into contemporary medical education and clinical practice.
Previously, Dr. Castro-Nunez served as Program Director of both the Transitional Rotating Internship and Family Medicine Residency Program at Garnet Health Medical Center, where he was actively involved in physician education, mentorship, curriculum development, and graduate medical training.
His academic and scholarly interests focus on the clinical applications of osteopathic manipulative medicine, particularly in behavioral health, pain management, and the integration of innovative therapeutic modalities into patient care. His publications include research examining the effects of cranial osteopathic manipulative treatment in patients with anxiety and depression, as well as research investigating virtual reality neurofeedback therapy as a novel approach to achieving sustained analgesia in patients with centralized pain syndromes.
Dr. Castro-Nunez is committed to advancing evidence-informed osteopathic medicine, fostering the next generation of osteopathic physicians, and exploring innovative approaches that integrate OMM with comprehensive family medicine to improve patient outcomes.
