Marilyn Blackston, MD

Dr. Marilyn Blackston was born and raised in the Baltimore, MD area and is a graduate of Brown University and the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

She is boarded as an Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon. Dr. Blackston received certification as a Wellness Coach and an Emotional Freedom Technique Practitioner.

She is a proponent of holistic healing, which focusses on all aspects of an individual’s wellbeing: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. Dr. Blackston pushes her patients to become their fittest best through a combination of healthy eating, exercise, and stress management techniques.

Her area of expertise is assisting middle-aged professional women in embracing a permanently healthy lifestyle to the point that they naturally lose weight, and their physicians discontinue prescribed medications.

Professional Highlights

• Physician Consultant at Faircode Associates, LLC
• President/EFT Practitioner and Wellness Coach/Consultant at MLB Ventures, Inc., Granite
• Scientific and medical writer at Airway Technologies

Medical Accreditation

• She is a board-certified Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon.
• She received licensed certification as a Wellness Coach in 2008.
• In 2011 she became certified in the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) as a means to help clients with their fears, frustrations, and emotional distress.

Accomplishments

• Blackston is the first African-American woman to complete a surgical residency at the University of Maryland.

Education

• Residency in the Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
• D. from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Biochemistry from Brown University, Providence, RI