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Aristo Vojdani, PhD, MSc, CLS Ban is an educator and researcher focused on predictive antibodies and the role of environmental triggers in autoimmune disorders. He holds 15 US patents for laboratory assessments and had written 160 scientific articles.
Datis Kharrazian, DHSc, DC, FACN, CNS is considered one of the leading experts in non-pharmaceutical applications to chronic illnesses, autoimmune disorders, and complex neurological disorders. Dr Kharrazian is an associate clinical professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine of the School of Medicine at Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California; an adjunct professor in the Department of Clinical Science of Bastyr University California in San Diego, California; and an adjunct professor in the Department of Postgraduate Education of the National University of Health Sciences in Lombard, Illinois.
Andrew Campbell, MD is the editor in chief of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine and Advances in Mind-Body Medicine. In addition to having published over 80 peer-reviewed articles in various professional journals, he has more than 25 years of experience in lecturing to professionals and the public both nationally and internationally.
Allison Siebecker, ND MSOM, LAc has worked in the nutritional field since 1988 and is a 2005 graduate of The National College of Natural Medicine (NCNM). She was the co-founder and former medical director of the SIBO Center for Digestive Health at NCNM Clinic and has specialized in the treatment of SIBO since 2010. Dr. Siebecker is passionate about education- she is Instructor of Advanced Gastroenterology at NCNM, curriculum coordinator of the 2014 and 2015 SIBO Symposiums, teaches continuing education classes for physicians.
Amie Skilton, ND, DBM, BHSc graduated in 2001 with a Diploma in Botanical Medicine, an Advanced Diploma in Naturopathy and a BHSc in Complementary Medicine. She has been in clinical practice for more than 13 years, and worked concurrently for BioCeuticals for almost ten years in the Technical Team as a Presenter, Educator and Writer. Amie is also involved in Corporate Health, lecturing at numerous companies as part of their OH&S programs. Amie specializes in several areas of integrative medicine including women’s health and hormones, natural fertility, healthy pregnancy, and healthy baby and child development.
David Haase, MD is rather obsessed with finding better ways for humans to maximize wellness. After receiving his medical degree from Vanderbilt University, he trained at the Mayo Clinic and is now double boarded in family and integrative holistic medicine. He speaks and consults internationally on topics of brain health promotion, optimizing health care delivery systems, gene-environment interactions, metabolomics, EEG-neurofeedback and functional medicine.
Ramneek Bhogal, BS, DC, DABCI is a graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic and has been teaching at his alma mater since 2003. He currently holds the position of Associate Professor in the Technique Department where his educational focus revolves around Upper Cervical chiropractic clinical technique and patient evaluation. Dr Bhogal works largely with patients dealing with HPA Axis dysfunction and Gut-Brain-Immune issues and engages in instruction of Functional Medicine concepts to likeminded practitioners at the post graduate level. In 2010 he and his wife established Peak Potential Outreach, an international non-profit organization designed to bring comprehensive healthcare to the globally underprivileged, and annually leads an integrative health care team to an underserved population around the world.
Joe Pizzorno, ND is one of the world's leading authorities on science-based natural/integrative medicine. He was appointed by President Clinton in December 2000 to the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy, and by President Bush's administration in 2002 to the Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee. A naturopathic physician, educator, researcher and expert spokesman, Pizzorno was a founding president of Bastyr University. Under his leadership, Bastyr became the first fully accredited, multidisciplinary university of natural medicine and the first NIH-funded center for alternative medicine research.
David Riley, MD has been a medical editor since 1995 and is presently an editor with The Permanente Journal and the AIHM Journal Club. He has been the Editor in Chief of three medical journals and an author or editor for several medical textbooks. In 2000 he was a member of the CONSORT group that developed health research reporting guidelines for randomized controlled trials. In 2011 he led the development of the CARE guidelines—guidelines for case reports that were published in seven medical journals, presented at a Congress for Peer Review and Biomedical Publication in 2013, and have been translated into seven languages. The guidelines are available on The Equator Network—the scientific library for health research reporting guidelines. He is a member of the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA), the Council of Science Editors (CSE), and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME).
Christopher Shade, Phd obtained B.S. and M.S. degrees from Lehigh University in environmental and aqueous chemistry. Dr. Shade earned a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois where he studied the environmental and analytical chemistries of mercury as well as advanced aquatic chemistry. During his Ph.D. work, Dr. Shade patented analytical technology for mercury speciation analysis and later founded Quicksilver Scientific, LLC in order to commercialize this technology. Shortly after starting Quicksilver Scientific, Dr. Shade turned his focus to the human aspects of mercury exposure/toxicity and the human detoxification system. He has since developed specific clinical analytical techniques for measuring mercury exposure and a system of products to remove metallic and organic toxins by upregulation of innate detoxification biochemistry. His current focus is at the intersection of neuroinflammatory issues, immune dysregulation, toxicity, and infection - specifically how to peel away the layers of overlapping dysfunction in the sick individual until you get to a point at which the system rights itself.
Stasha Gominak, MD is a general Neurologist with thirty years of experience in the treatment of headache and neuropathy. She attended Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and completed her residency in Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She has practiced academic medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia, Stanford University Hospital in California, a group practice in California and a solo practice in East Texas.

 

CME credits will be available for all paid attendees.