About > The PBM Network

Our Mission
We at the Paracelsus Biological Medicine Network are dedicated to the vision of healing embodied by Paracelsus Biological Medicine. Our mission is to make this medicine available to the vast numbers of Americans who are bewildered by and dissatisfied with the conventional medical options presented to them. The Paracelsus Biological Medicine Network represents PBM in the US: we educate patients, train practitioners, coordinate referrals, cultivate the ever-growing community of PBM patients, manage publications, and create strategies to disseminate this invaluable information.

To become a patient at the Paracelsus Klinik in Switzerland, please contact the Paracelsus Biological Medicine Network (508-748-0816) and we will have our comprehensive Patient Packet sent to you and answer any of your questions. To start the process, the simple two-page questionnaire that you will find below must be filled out and mailed or faxed (508-748-1976) to the PBMN office. The questionnaire will be sent to the clinic to be reviewed by Klinik physicians, and then we will contact you to discuss appointment dates and other details about your visit to the clinic.

The PBMN is a non-profit organization. If you would like to help PBM flourish in the United States via a donation, please contact Barbara Christian at the Paracelsus Biological Medicine Network, 508.748.0816, or bchristian@pbmn.org.

Our Founders
Dr. Rau co-founded the Paracelsus Biological Medicine Network with Michael and Margie Baldwin in 1997. The Baldwins first learned about the Paracelsus Klinik during their search for help for their son Nathaniel, who was being treated for leukemia. In 1993, when he was about to turn 13, Nathaniel was diagnosed with cancer. He underwent three rounds of chemotherapy, followed by a bone-marrow transplant from his sister. When he developed a complication from the transplant that reduced his lung capacity by 50%, the Baldwins began to search for ways to reverse this loss and rebuild Nathaniel's immune system. They read about the Paracelsus Klinik in a magazine article and were persuaded that it held the potential to reverse some of the chemotherapy’s after-effects, perhaps even to improve the loss of Nathaniel's lung function (which had been declared permanent by his oncologist and physicians at home). They spoke with Dr. Rau and decided that when Nathaniel was well enough they would travel to Switzerland and visit the clinic. On that visit, and in three subsequent visits, they experienced an intense immersion into the Paracelsus Biological Medicine model. Twelve years after that initial visit Nathaniel has graduated from college and is living a normal, healthy, active life with 97% of his lung capacity. He continues to have annual check-ups at the Paracelsus Klinik with Dr. Rau. For a more in-depth look at the Baldwin's story see the PBS Body and Soul Series: “Healing Places”

The Baldwins realized that they were privileged participants in an exciting "new" medical paradigm. Moreover, they recognized that the medical director of the clinic, Dr. Thomas Rau, was not only a brilliant physician, but also an accomplished scientist, researcher, teacher, and healer who had much to offer patients and practitioners in the United States. What began as a personal journey became a comprehensive program to make Paracelsus Biological Medicine much more available in North America through the organization of the Paracelsus Biological Medicine Network (PBMN).