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Jerry Tennant, MD, MD(H), PSc.D

Tennant Institute for Integrative Medicine

How do you describe a Renaissance man? Genius, scholar, Unfortunately, these numerous surgeries were the contributing
inventor, humanitarian, innovator, healer, teacher, factor to the decline in his health. In the early days of laser
entrepreneur, historian --- these are just a few of the terms operations, it was believed that ordinary surgical masks were
that describe Dr.Jerry Tennant whose remarkable life, sucient to protect doctors from contamination. There was
dedicated to healing and innovation, has changed the no data that indicated viruses existing in a patient’s eyes could
paradigm of western medicine. possibly harm the surgeon. Each time Dr. Tennant performed
surgery; the laser would strike the eye and release viruses that
Completing his junior and senior years simultaneously drifted upward through his mask and into his nose and brain.
through home study courses, Dr. Tennant graduated In time, he developed encephalitis and a bleeding disorder that
valedictorian from high school at the age of sixteen. He manifested as spastic movements and an inability to
attended Texas Tech University for his undergraduate remember even how to write a prescription. Diagnostic tests
degree where he received the Phi Kappa Phi Award and conrmed he had three viruses in his brain, but no one knew
Premed of the Year award. Before entering medical school, how to treat them. Dr. Tennant’s physicians told him there was
Dr. Tennant attended the University of Houston School of nothing that could be done to help him. So, on November 30,
Optometry. He was accepted into Soutwestern Medical 1995 at the height of his career, he was forced to retire.
School at the age of nineteen and graduated in the top
ten of his class at the age of twenty-three. Dr. Tennant For almost seven years, Dr. Tennant was in a mental fog that
completed his residency in ophthalmology at Harvard rarely lifted. Too fatigued to function on any level, Dr. Tennant
Medical School/Massachusetts Eye and Ear Inrmary and slept about 16 hours each day. During the two to three hours
Southwestern Medical School/Parkland system between per day when he could think, he read books or newspapers
1965 and 1968. until, like a light switch, his brain would turn o and he would
no longer be able to understand what he was reading. With his
Board certied in Ophthalmology and Ophthalmic Plastic waking/thinking time severely limited, Dr. Tennant gradually
Surgery, Dr. Tennant’s illustrious career includes serving as began to realize that if he was going to get well, it was up to
director of Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery Clinic at Parkland him to nd a way since modern American medicine had no
Hospital, founder/director of Dallas Eye Institute and answers. So he started reading cellular biology books. As his
co-founder of the Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgical Society. knowledge grew, so did his belief in the importance of learning
He received a PhD (hon.) in Anthropology from Orden De how to get a single cell to work correctly. If he could do that, in
Santiago Apóstol. He is the recipient of the Corboy Award time all of his cells would work correctly.
for Advancements in Ophthalmology and American
Academy of Ophthalmology Award. Although not a Each of the cellular biology books he read gave passing
Catholic, Dr. Tennant was awarded the Order of Saint reference to the fact that cells function in a narrow range of pH,
Sylvester by Pope Benedict XVI in 2008 for his contributions but said little more. Dr. Tennant began to look closely at pH.
in medicine. He holds a doctorate of natural medicine He came to realize that in addition to acidity and alkalinity, pH
license from the Board of Pastoral Medical Association; measures the voltage in a solution. Voltage. Could this be the
is licensed by the Board of Homeopathic and Integrated key he was searching for? Gradually, Dr. Tennant began to
Medicine Examiners in Arizona; and is a current member understand that cells must have enough voltage to work and
of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. that chronic disease is associated with loss of voltage. His next
step was to nd out how to measure the voltage and keep it at
Dr. Tennant holds over 13 patents for medical devices optimal levels. Following this path, he was nally able to heal
including intraocular lenses, surgical instruments and other himself naturally.
devices including the Tennant Biomodulator PLUS and PRO.
He was one of the rst surgeons in the United States to Today, people travel from all over the world to consult with
place intraocular lenses in eyes after cataract surgery and Dr. Tennant at the Tennant Institute for Integrative Medicine.
taught his technique around the world. A pioneer in LASIK Dr. Tennant also teaches and lectures worldwide for Senergy
surgery, Dr. Tennant was responsible for most of the Medical Group, the exclusive distributor of his patented
research done on the Excimer laser for VISX. He also Tennant Biomodulator PLUS & PRO. Countless thousands of
performed over 1,000 operations in the United States success stories and testimonials of patients’ recovery and pain
and about 2,000 cases abroad from 1991 to 1995. reduction are phenomenal.