Dawn Barry
Vice President, Applied Genomics, Illumina
Dawn Barry is the Vice President of Applied Genomics at Illumina. She is responsible for identifying, catalyzing and developing new markets and solutions. Dawn loves a blank piece of paper to explore new opportunities to improve the human condition through technology. UYG was one such idea that empowered progressive thought leaders to access to their genome as the most intimate way to truly understand the opportunities and challenges in the personalized medicine.
Anthony G. Beck, N.D., DOM
Medical Director, Task Force Dagger Foundation
Founder, Chief Medical Officer, Balance Protocol Institute
Founder, CEO, Helion Nutraceuticals
Board Member, American Association of Integrative Medicine
Dr. Anthony G. Beck is a physician, researcher, and educator. He has over 2 decades of professional clinical experience in the areas of functional medicine, clinical nutrition, exercise physiology and athletic performance. Dr. Beck holds 4 national medical board certifications and is an active member of many professional medical associations. He currently serves as medical director for Task Force Dagger Foundation whose mission is to provide assistance to wounded, ill or injured military personal and their families from the United States Special Operations Command. He is currently in private practice utilizing a revolutionary systems biology called Functional Medicine and applies it through his powerful method called Balance Protocol. Dr. Beck has devoted extensive clinical research into the science of resolving chronic disease and is currently completing a Doctorate in Health Science in Integrative Health Care with an emphasis in Epidemiology in Chronic Disease. His passion resides in providing clinical insights into obtaining peak performance, resolving chronic disease and obtaining the highest levels of well-being by bridging the gap between science, research and their application in an individual’s daily life. Dr. Beck’s methods involve an array of aspects including optimizing one’s environmental inputs, healthful lifestyle design, individualized nutrition and fitness programs, hormone balancing, resolving immune dysfunction and hidden infectious diseases, extensive laboratory and functional testing, and detoxification, as well as preventative medicine.
David Brownstein, M.D.
Medical Director, Center for Holistic Medicine, West Bloomfield, MI
David Brownstein, M.D. is a board certified family physician and is one of the foremost practitioners of holistic medicine. He is the Medical Director of the Center for Holistic Medicine in West Bloomfield, MI. Dr. Brownstein has lectured internationally to physicians and others about his success in using natural hormones and nutritional therapies in his practice. He received a B.S. degree from the University of Michigan and obtained an M.D. degree from Wayne State University in 1989. He completed a Family Practice residency at Providence Hospital in Southfield, Michigan. Dr. Brownstein has practiced holistic medicine for 17 years and specializes in the use of vitamins, minerals, herbs and natural hormones. In addition, he utilizes applied kinesiology, acupuncture and nutritional therapies in his practice. He is a member of the American College for Advancement in Medicine. Dr. Brownstein is active in numerous holistic organizations, and he has lectured internationally about his success with using natural items. Dr. Brownstein has authored eleven books, including seven national best sellers.
Florence Comite, M.D.
CEO & Founder, Comite Center for Precision Medicine, New York, NY
Member, AMMG Conference Planning Committee
Florence Comite, M.D. is a leader and innovator in the field of Precision Medicine with extensive experience detecting and reversing disease at the cellular level. In 2005, Dr. Comite established the Center for Precision Medicine in New York City, where she integrates and interprets individual genomic, metabolomic, and phenotypic data to provide health analyses and actionable, personalized guidance to some of the nation’s top executives, physicians, and clients worldwide. Dr. Comite is a graduate of Yale School of Medicine where she was a faculty member for 25 years and founder of Women’s Health at Yale. She is an endocrinologist with multidisciplinary training in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Gynecology, and Andrology at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH. Dr. Comite contributes regularly to national media outlets, and is the author of Amazon best seller, Keep It Up! The Power of Precision Medicine to Conquer Low T and Revitalize Your Life! Dr. Comite has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications. She is currently preparing original research from her Center on the topics of lab variability in biomarker analysis and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. Dr. Comite was the 2013 recipient of the Alan P. Mintz, M.D. Award for Clinical Excellence in Age Management Medicine.
Mary L. Corry, RN, BSN
Medical Education Specialist, Worldlink Medical
Member, AMMG Certification Committee
Member, AMMG Conference Planning Committee
For the past seven years, Mary Corry has been working as the Coordinator of Allied Health at Olney Central College in Onley, IL. She has organized, conducted, and facilitated over 30 nursing education workshops on various healthcare topics. In 2014, she was promoted to the CNA Program Coordinator for all four community colleges in the Illinois Eastern Community Colleges District. Since 2011 she has served on the Illinois Department of Public Health Basic Nursing Assistant Advisory Committee. Mary has been a speaker at the State CNA Educators Conferences and has lectured on Age Management and Restorative Care. She presented and moderated for a Wellness Symposium in West Virginia in the summer of 2014. Mary Corry joined the Age Management Medical Group and completed her Certification in Essential Knowledge in Age Management Medicine in January of 2015. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from Indiana State University and has been certified as a Personal Trainer through the American Council on Exercise for over 10 years. Mary’s passion is to teach lifestyle modification.
Mary Corry has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
John K. Crisler, D.O.
President, Founder & CMO, Superior Age Management, AllThingsMale Center for Men's Health, Lansing, MI
Dept. of Community & Family Medicine, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI
“Dr. John” Crisler is an Osteopathic Physician located in Lansing, MI. Dr. Crisler got his start in hormone modulation and recovery therapies protecting professional and non-professional athletes from the adverse affects of anabolic steroid use. He has distinguished himself in the field of Age Management Medicine by developing new treatment protocols for Testosterone, and Thyroid optimization, which have influenced the way physicians all over the world treat their patients. His patients also derive the benefits of his substantial experience in treating Adrenal Fatigue, and is one of few physicians who address the dreaded Post Finasteride Syndrome (PFS). Commanding a substantial Internet following, Dr. Crisler founded the first Internet Forum on TRT moderated by a physician, and has answered more medical questions pro bono than any doctor in the history of the Internet. Dr. Crisler is a strong advocate for TRT, which he describes as “the most significant advancement in men’s health in history.” His ethical standards led to a feature article in Playboy magazine in April 2007, called “Dr T to the Rescue” (“Dr T” standing for testosterone, is Dr. John’s nickname). Dr. Crisler has proudly become a mainstay at medical conferences in our field, for whom he has lectured, co-hosted and moderated across the country and around the world. His paper, “Testosterone Replacement Therapy: A Recipe for Success” after becoming the most highly read in the history of the field of Endocrinology, has now been expanded into a very popular book. Dr. John enjoys training fellow physicians, as well as the public, and is known as an informative, dynamic and highly entertaining speaker.
C.B. Daniel, M.D.
CEO & CMO, Cenegenics, Phoenix, AZ
Dr. Daniel graduated from Rhodes College and completed his medical degree at the University of Tennessee in Memphis. He practiced general internal medicine for 35 years and was one of the founding partners of two multi-specialty medical practices. He was also the medical director of a long term care hospital for 10 years. He has extensive experience in and has done numerous lectures on hospital DRG coding and physician documentation. In 2007, Dr. Daniel completed his certification and fellowship in age management medicine through the Cenegenics Education and Research Foundation. After several years of affiliation with the Cenegenics Medical Institute, Dr. Daniel moved his age management medical practice from Memphis, TN to Scottsdale, AZ in October of 2011 and opened the Cenegenics Phoenix Medical Institute in partnership with Cenegenics. He continues to enjoy the practice of age management medicine that allows him to get his patients the results that they are not able to get in traditional internal medicine.
Derrick M. DeSilva, Jr., M.D.
Chairman, AMMG Conference Planning Committee
Senior Attending Staff, Dept. of Medicine, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, NJ
Teaching Faculty, JFK Medical Center, Edison, NJ
Dr. DeSilva is a practicing Internist and part of the Senior Attending Staff at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy, NJ. He is also on the teaching faculty at JFK Medical Center in Edison, NJ. He has lectured on various topics in medicine, nationally and internationally. Past president of the American Nutraceutical Association and in 2010 was the recipient of the Alan P. Mintz, M.D. Award for Clinical Excellence in Age Management Medicine. He has received the Best Doctor Award by Castle Connolly for the past 15 consecutive years. Dr. DeSilva has authored and published "Coping with Lyme Disease" and "Ask the Doctor." He has hosted his own radio talk show, "Ask the Doctor” for the past 25 years which airs on WCTC Radio in New Jersey (1450 AM), and is the medical correspondent for Cablevision (News12 New Jersey) and host of "12 to Your Health." He has also attained national television exposure by hosting medical segments on CNN and appearing as a guest on numerous national television programs, including ABC Night Line. Dr. DeSilva has been instrumental in the formulation of over 200 different natural products. He is currently Chair of the AMMG Conference Planning Committee.
Disclosure: Unpaid Consultant: C.S. Supplements.
Gary Donovitz, M.D., FACOG, FRSM
Founder and CEO, BioTE Medical, Irving, TX
Founder and President, Institute for Hormonal Balance
Dr. Gary Donovitz has been an innovator in bioidentical hormone replacement for over 20 years. Founder and CEO of BioTE Medical, Dr. Donovitz is also the Medical Director for The Institute for Hormonal Balance. Over the past seven years he has championed the mission of changing healthcare through an individualized, comprehensive method of hormone optimization. He is considered an expert in the field of subcutaneous hormone pellet therapy and is an international lecturer on the subject. Dr. Donovitz has performed more than 60,000 pellet insertions. He was given the award for best teaching resident at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA, and is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a Fellow of the Royal College of Medicine, and delivered 7500 babies in Arlington, TX. Dr. Donovitz was a pioneer in robotic surgery and trained physicians across the country. His book “Age Healthier Live Happier - How to Stop Overmedicating Through Natural Hormone Balance" was a best seller in 2015.
Dr. Donovitz made the following disclosure: CEO and Medical Director: BioTE Medical, LLC
Joel Dudley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Genetics and Genomic Sciences & Director of Biomedical Informatics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
Dr. Dudley is currently Assistant Professor of Genetics and Genomic Sciences and Director of Biomedical Informatics at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Prior to Mount Sinai, he held positions as Co-founder and Director of Informatics at NuMedii, Inc. and Consulting Professor of Systems Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine, where he participated in leading research to incorporate genome sequencing into clinical practice (published in The Lancet, Cell, and PLoS Genetics). Dr. Dudley's current research is focused towards solving key problems in genomics and precision medicine through the development and application of translational and biomedical informatics methodologies. His lab publishes in the areas of bioinformatics, genomic medicine, personal and clinical genomics, as well as drug and biomarker discovery. His recent work with co-authors describing a novel systems based approach for computational drug repositioning (published in Science Translational Medicine) was featured in the print edition of the Wall Street Journal, and earned designation as the NHGRI Director's Genome Advance of the Month. He is co-author of the book Exploring Personal Genomics from Oxford University Press. He received a BS in Microbiology from Arizona State University and an MS and PhD in Biomedical Informatics from Stanford University School of Medicine.
Kerry M. Gelb, O.D.
Private Practice, New York & New Jersey
President and Board Member, ALLDocs
Kerry Gelb is a graduate of the SUNY College of Optometry. Upon graduation he received his Doctorate at the Illinois College of Optometry and garnered his Residency at the St. Albans Extended Care Center where he focused on the diagnosis and treatment of ocular disease. He also held a staff position as Assistant Clinical Professor at the SUNY College of Optometry. Dr. Gelb is in private practice in New York and New Jersey. He is the current President and a Board Member of ALLDocs, the Association of Lenscrafters Leaseholding Doctors. Dr. Gelb is also a member of the American Optometric Association and the New Jersey Optometric Society. Active on the lecture circuit, Dr. Gelb speaks on topics ranging from the diagnosis and treatment of external eye disease, corneal refractive therapy, and clinical ophthalmic procedures, to contact lenses, nutrition related to ocular disease, diabetes, macular degeneration, and glaucoma. He is a Clinical Investigator for Abbott Medical Optics and for the Ciba Vision Contact Lens Ev4-04 Trial, and has been published in the Academy of Optometry and Optometry Times. Dr. Gelb has also volunteered in the “OneSight” program, helping to restore and preserve vision for people in need internationally.
Mark L. Gordon, M.D.
Medical Director, Millennium-TBI & The Millennium Health Centers, Encino, CA; CBS Studios;
USC, Keck School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Medical Director of Education, Access Medical Laboratories, Jupiter, FL
Member, AMMG Conference Planning Committee
Life Member, AMMG
Originally residency trained and board certified in Family Medicine (1984), Dr. Mark L. Gordon continued his medical education in Clinical Orthopedics (1990), Cosmetic Dermatology (1993), and Sports Medicine (1995) prior to culminating in Interventional Endocrinology (1997) – a term which he coined in 2003. In 2005, Dr. Gordon received his exempt Pharmacist license from the State of California. After 15 years as a general consultant to the Medial Board of California, he was enlisted as a consultant in Endocrinology, Internal Medicine and Alternative medicine in 2015. Dr. Gordon has been a strong advocate of preventive medicine through the optimization of neuroactive and neurosteroids. He was instrumental in increasing the recognition of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) as a cause of hormonal deficiency in the hallmarked presentation on ESPN's Outside the Lines (2007). His first book, The Clinical Application of Interventional Endocrinology (2008), is recognized by his peers as a dissertation on the standards of care and assessment for Hormone Replacement Medicine. His academic standards and medical knowledge had been recognized by USC, where he holds the position as Voluntary Associate Clinical Professor (1998) in the USC Keck School of Medicine. As medical director of CBS Studios (2001), he has participated in studio projects in addition to outside projects with HBO, CBS, ESPN, CNN, FOX, and a number of international programs. In 2004, Dr. Gordon recognized the association between TBI, hormonal imbalances and neurobehavioral conditions. Since then he has focused intensely on this association lecturing to both national and international organizations. In 2015, he was invited to give his TBI – A Hormone Dysfunctional Syndrome at UCLA under the late Dr. Stephen L. Coles. Dr. Gordon is Medical Director of Millennium Health Centers, Inc. — Medicine for the 21st century, in Encino CA. In 2010 he became the Medical Director of Education for Access Medical Laboratories of Jupiter, FL, helping to promote the newest technologies in laboratory science. In 2015, Dr. Gordon released his newest book, Traumatic Brain Injury – A Clinical Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment, presenting the science and his experience treating all precipitating causes of traumatic brain injury in both military, veteran, sports, and civilian populations. Presently, Dr. Gordon has joined with charitable organizations Warrior Angels Foundation and Task Force Dagger to provide services to members of the armed forces both active and veterans.
Robert C. Green, M.D.
Director, genomes2people Research Program, Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Broad Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Robert C. Green, M.D., MPH is a medical geneticist and physician-scientist who directs the G2P Research Program in translational genomics and health outcomes in the Division of Genetics at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Green is principal investigator of the NIH-funded REVEAL Study, in which a cross-disciplinary team has conducted 4 separate multi-center randomized clinical trials since 2000, collectively enrolling 1100 individuals in order to explore emerging themes in translational genomics. Dr. Green also co-directs the NIH-funded PGen Study, one of the first prospective studies of direct-to-consumer genetic testing services. He is principal investigator of the MedSeq Project, the first NIH-funded randomized trial to explore the use of whole genome sequencing in the clinical practice of medicine, and co-directs the BabySeq Project, the first NIH-funded trial of sequencing in newborns. The MedSeq and BabySeq Projects apply genome sequencing both in patients who are affected with hereditary disease and in those who are healthy, in order to study downstream impact on health, behavior and health care costs. Dr. Green is currently Associate Director for Research of the Partners Center for Personalized Genetic Medicine, a Board Member of the Council for Responsible Genetics and a member of the Informed Cohort Oversight Boards for both the Children’s Hospital Boston Gene Partnership Program and the Coriell Personalized Medicine Collaborative. He was the lead author of the recently published recommendations from the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics for management of incidental findings in clinical sequencing.
Nicole Hagedorn, D.O., FACOOG, ABAARM
Chief Medical Officer, Evoke Neuroscience, Inc., Jacksonville, NC
President, Coastal Neurotherapy, Jacksonville, NC
Dr. Nicole Hagedorn is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. She is Board Certified by the American Board of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists (FACOOG). Dr. Hagedorn holds certifications from the American Board of Anti-Aging & Regenerative Medicine (ABAARM) and the American College of Anti-Aging Sports Medicine Professionals (ACASP). Dr. Hagedorn has been a keynote speaker on the topic of hormone analysis and treatment for peak total body wellness. She is a marathon and Ironman athlete and has consulted with professional athletes on the utilization of integrative sports medicine for peak performance. She has also consulted with grade schools on the development of optimal nutrition and exercise lifestyle changes to foster healthy behavior in children.
David Hagedorn, Ph.D., BCN
Chief Executive Officer, Evoke Neuroscience, Inc., Jacksonville, NC
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences School of Medicine, Bethesda, MD
Dr. David Hagedorn has taught and consulted in varied clinical and neuropsychology settings assessing and treating brain injury, neurodegenerative conditions, and other brain dysfunction and mental health conditions for over 20 years. He currently provides neuroscience and mental health instruction and services for the U.S. Navy Family Medicine Physician Residents program and medical staff and is an Associate Professor for the U.S Military Medical School, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. He continues to serve as an international neuroscience and biofeedback research member and consults with military and civilian TBI and PTSD treatment facilities offering non-invasive brain stimulation and applied anti-aging and integrative medicine. He specializes in making complex neuroscience equipment and methods more easily accessible and understandable. He is an applied neuroscience award winner and international instructor and lecturer on the topics of qEEG, ERPs, and heart rate variability.
Kenneth Janson, M.D., FACS
Senior Attending Physician, Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital
Dr. Janson brings his extensive experience in clinical science and evidence-based medicine to the field of age management, where his goal is to develop and provide comprehensive preventative treatment programs. He seeks to combine the best of traditional medicine with clinically proven, state-of-the-art progressive methods that have the potential to improve quality of life and decrease the risk of disease. After graduating from the Tulane University School of Medicine and serving as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force, Dr. Janson practiced as a surgeon and urologist for several decades in the Chicago area. He was a founding member of Uropartners, LLC, currently one of the largest urology groups in the country. He has published numerous medical articles in surgical and urological journals, and earned the highest award from the American Urological Association for his original laboratory research. He served as Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital, was former Chairman of the Dean’s Council of the Tulane University School of Medicine, and is currently a member of the Board of Governors, Tulane University School of Medicine. He received his certification in age management medicine in 2008 and is a frequent speaker at Age Management Medicine Group national conferences.
Sanjay Kapur, Ph.D., MBA
CEO, AYUMETRIX, Portland, OR
Dr. Sanjay Kapur is an entrepreneurial executive with over 25 years of experience in research and clinical laboratories, contract research organizations, diagnostics and biomedical device industries. Dr. Kapur co-founded AYUMETRIX, a research and diagnostic organization that offers specialized high complexity functional laboratory consulting services for platform technology firms and diagnostic companies. He is also involved as scientific and marketing advisor and consultant for various medical device and diagnostic groups, helping with strategic planning, resource allocations, new business development and achieving timeline/milestones by partnering with ongoing relationships within targeted accounts. Sanjay spent the last 10 years of his career growing a diagnostic company. At ZRT Laboratory he was responsible for managing activities to commercialize the company's service portfolio. He developed new anti-aging testing methodologies, innovative laboratory procedures and conducted research into new applications of clinical laboratory testing. He managed research and business collaborations, international business strategy and PMA submission. Prior to helping ZRT, he had extensive experience in hormone research and served in several lead positions, managing multi-disciplinary teams working to identify, develop novel laboratory tests and technologies in a wide range of disease areas. Dr. Kapur is an internationally known and recognized anti-aging expert, with dozens of peer-reviewed publications and abstracts, as well as numerous invited presentations. He is a highly sought speaker on health and wellness at national and international medical conferences. Dr. Kapur’s strong desire and passion to educate physicians all around the world motivated him to found the Society for Regenerative, Aesthetics and Anti-Aging Society of India. He also serves on editorial and scientific boards of several scientific journals and international anti-aging societies. Sanjay Kapur holds a Doctorate in Biochemistry and Masters in Business Administration.
Edwin N. Lee, M.D., FACE
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, FL
Founder, Institute for Hormonal Balance
Member, AMMG Conference Planning Committee
Dr. Edwin Lee is an endocrinologist,author and international speaker. Dr. Lee founded the Institute for HormonalBalance, Orlando, FL in 2008, is board certified in Internal Medicine,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and has completed special training inRegenerative and Functional Medicine. Currently, he is the assistant professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Central Florida College ofMedicine. In addition to writing his award winning books, "YourAmazing Heart," "Your Awesome Brain," "Feel Good Look Younger: Reversing Tiredness Through Hormonal Balance," and "YourBest Investment: Secrets to a Healthy Body and Mind," Dr. Lee has published many articles on internal medicine and endocrinology. He was also an author in the fourth edition of Textbook of Critical Care. His passion is healthy living and he practices what he preaches. He enjoys participating in open water swimming, cycling, hiking and Aquabike competition. Dr. Edwin Lee resides in Orlando, FL with his wife and 2 teenage boys.
Michael Lewis, M.D., MPH, MBA, FACPM, FACN
Colonel (Retired), U.S. Army
President and Founder, Brain Health Education and Research Institute
Physician, Cenegenics, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Michael D. Lewis is an expert on nutritional interventions for brain health, particularly the prevention and rehabilitation of brain injury. In 2012 upon retiring as a Colonel after 31 years in the U.S. Army, he founded the nonprofit Brain Health Education and Research Institute. He is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and Tulane University School of Medicine. Dr. Lewis is board-certified and a Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine and American College of Nutrition. He completed post-graduate training at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Johns Hopkins University, and Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. He is in private practice in Potomac, MD, and is the author of "When Brains Collide: What every athlete and parent should know about the prevention and treatment of concussions and head injuries.
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Robert E. Longo, MRC, LPC, NCC
Board Certified in Neurofeedback
Serendipity Healing Arts, Lexington, NC
Robert E. Longo, MRC, LPC, NCC, BCN, is in private practice specializing in QEEG Brain Mapping, Biofeedback, and is BCIA Board Certified in Neurofeedback. Rob currently provides QEEG and neurofeedback at Integrative Therapies in Greensboro, NC; and in Lexington, NC. Rob also provides contract services at Rowan County Youth Services Bureau in Salisbury, NC and at Timber Ridge Treatment Center in Gold Hill, NC. Rob was previously Director of Clinical Training/Stress Reduction Clinic & Biofeedback Lab, and Clinical Director (2005-2008); Old Vineyard Behavioral Health Services, a psychiatric hospital, in Winston-Salem, NC, and Corporate Director of Special Programming and Clinical Training for New Hope Treatment Centers in Charleston, SC. Rob is a co-presenter of weekly webinars with Dr. Richard Soutar of the New Mind Center in Roswell, GA. Dr. Soutar and Rob are coauthors of Doing Neurofeedback: An Introduction. He also serves as a consultant, educator, trainer, and author, and is Vice-President of the North Carolina Biofeedback Society.
Sheila Malmanis, L.E.
President, MS Skintechnical, Inc., Phoenix, AZ
Sheila Malmanis is a Licensed Aesthetician, President and Founder of MS Skintechnical, Inc., based in Phoenix, AZ since 2001. She was formerly an L.P.N. in the State of Tennessee. Licensed in 1993 as an aesthetician, Ms. Malmanis has 30+ years combined in sales, marketing a product development experience. Sheila has worked with chemists nationwide to develop a line of high quality products, which among its numerous customers has included dermatologists and aesthetics schools. In addition to her own line of products, Ms. Malmanis has developed unique private label products for physicians, spas & salons throughout the USA and internationally.
Non-CME faculty.
Steven C. Masley, M.D., FAHA, FACN, FAAFP, CNS
President, Masley Optimal Health Center, St. Petersburg, FL
CEO, Heart Tune-Up, LLC
Medical Director, Ten Years Younger Program™
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Special Program Instructor, Eckerd College and the University of Tampa
Steven Masley, M.D. is a physician, nutritionist, trained chef, and has created leading health programs on public television. He is also a Fellow with three prestigious organizations: American Heart Association, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the American College of Nutrition. He has devoted his medical career to the study of heart disease, nutrition, and aging, and has published numerous articles on these subjects in leading medical journals. His passion is empowering people to achieve optimal health through comprehensive medical assessments and lifestyle changes. He is the president of the Masley Optimal Health Center in St. Petersburg, FL and sees patients from across North America at his clinic. Dr. Masley is also a clinical assistant professor at the University of South Florida. Dr. Masley has published several health books, including Ten Years Younger, The 30-Day Heart Tune-Up, and most recently, Smart Fat. His work has been featured on the Discovery Channel, the Today Show, and in more than 350 media interviews. Plus, millions of viewers have watched his top-rated public television programs on PBS: 30 Days to a Younger Heart and Smart Fats to OutSmart Aging.
Disclosure: Author of Several Published Books, Website Ownership: President of Company.
Jeanette McCarthy, MPH, Ph.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor, Center for Applied Genomics and Precision Medicine, Duke University
Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Division of Medical Genetics
Jeanette McCarthy is a UC Berkeley trained genetic epidemiologist and spent the early part of her career in industry at Millennium Pharmaceuticals before transitioning to academia. She currently holds adjunct faculty positions at UCSF and Duke University. Her previous research had focused on the genetic underpinnings of complex diseases, both infectious and chronic. More recently, she has become a leading educator in the field of genomic and precision medicine involved in both health care consumer and provider education. She was the Editor-in-Chief of the first consumer-facing magazine in this field, Genome, launched in 2014. She teaches genomic and precision medicine through UCSF and UC Berkeley Extension, and online through Coursera (www.coursera.org/course/genomicmedicine). She also designs and delivers workshops, symposia and webinars to various stakeholders through her consulting business, Precision Medicine Advisors (precisionmedicineadvisors.com).
Molly McGinniss, MS, LCGC
Genetic Counselor, Illumina
Molly McGinniss received her Master’s degree in genetic counseling from Boston University in 2009. Following graduation, Ms. McGinniss worked as a pediatric genetic counselor at University of California, Davis Medical Center, developing a specialty in metabolic genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders. After three years at UC Davis she took a genetic counseling position at Kaiser Permanente in Sacramento where she provided prenatal, pediatric, and adult genetic counseling services. Ms. McGinniss joined Illumina in January 2016 as a genetic counselor within the Applied Genomics “Healthy Genomes” team, which focuses on advancing the use of whole genome sequencing in clinical care by providing access and education to healthy individuals through the Understand Your Genome programs and MyGenome visualization software.
Abraham Morgentaler, M.D., FACS
Director, Men’s Health Boston, Boston, MA
Associate Clinical Professor of Urology, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Dr. Morgentaler, the Director of Men’s Health Boston, is an Associate Clinical Professor of Urology at Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Morgentaler lectures nationally and internationally to teach physicians the latest information in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting men’s sexual and reproductive health. His areas of interest include hypogonadism (low testosterone), sexual dysfunction, male infertility, prostate disorders, vasectomy and microsurgical vasectomy reversal. Dr. Morgentaler is a regular contributor to television and radio shows addressing male issues, and has appeared on NBC Nightly News, CBS Evening News, CNN with Anderson Cooper, and The Connection on NPR. Dr. Morgentaler and his clinical work with testosterone were featured in The New Yorker, and his comments have been published in journals such as Newsweek and US News and World Report. He is the author of The Viagra Myth: The Surprising Impact on Love and Relationships, Male Body: A Physician's Guide to What Every Man Should Know About His Sexual Health, and Testosterone for Life: Recharge Your Vitality, Sex Drive, Muscle Mass, and Overall Health.
D. James Morre, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
CEO & Director of Research, MorNuCo, Inc., West Lafayette, IN
Editorial Boards, Biochimica et Biophysicia Acta Biomembrane Reviews and Nonlinerarity in Biology, Toxicology and Medicine
Dr. D. James Morré, Ph.D. was the Dow Distinguished Professor of Medicine Chemistry
at the School of Pharmacy, Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. Purdue is a
public institution founded in 1869. Four of its professors have won the Nobel Prize,
including Ei-ichi Negishi, another Distinguished Professor of Chemistry. Prof. Morré
received his doctorate in biochemistry from the California Institute of Technology,
Pasadena, CA (Cal Tech) in 1963. He was the Founding Director of the Purdue Center
for Cancer Research 1976-1986). In 2004, he received the Society of Sigma Xi Faculty
Research Award. He is the author or coauthor of more than 750 papers and reviews.
He is listed among the 300 most-cited authors in science by Current Contents
with 3,065 citations for the 14 year period between 1965-1978. He also placed above
the 95th percentile in the distribution of extramural NIH funds over the past 24 years,
according to Columbia University.
James Norman, M.D., FACS, FACE
Founder and Senior Surgeon, Norman Parathyroid Center, Tampa, FL
James (Jim) Norman, M.D., FACS, FACE, is recognized as one of the world's foremost experts on parathyroid disease and has treated far more patients with hyperparathyroidism than any other physician. He is the founder of the Norman Parathyroid Center in Tampa, FL, the world's leading center for the diagnosis and treatment of hyperparathyroidism. Dr. Norman has made numerous contributions to the understanding of parathyroid disease and is credited with dramatically changing the modern understanding of this disease as well as the way parathyroid surgery is performed. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and also a Fellow of the American College of Endocrinology (FACE). He is a frequent speaker at national endocrine and surgical meetings, and has dozens of national awards for his contributions to this field. He has published over 250 peer-reviewed journal articles and has received over $4MM in research grants. Dr. Norman and his partners perform an average of 15 parathyroid operations per day—more than 3,300 parathyroid operations annually—on patients from all over the world. www.parathyroid.com
Kathy O'Neil-Smith, M.D., FAARM
Private Internal, Integrative and Regenerative Medicine Practice, Newton, MA
Dr. Kathleen O’Neil-Smith is a magna cum laude graduate of Boston University Medical School. She completed an internship in pathology at Massachusetts General Hospital followed by an internship and residency in internal medicine at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. In 2008, she completed a two year fellowship in functional medicine through the American Academy of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine, as well as a Stem Cell Fellowship at A4M and a TBI certification at AMMG. She has been on the faculty at Tufts University School of Medicine and Boston University School of Medicine. She competed as a member and later coach, of the United States Women's National Rowing Team and continues to race competitively every year at The Head of The Charles Regatta in Boston. Dr. O'Neil-Smith is Medical Director at TB12 Sports Center in Foxboro, MA. She is a compassionate, innovative and conscientious physician, committed to excellence, and dedicated to offer the most cutting edge safe therapies to her patients.
Sangeeta Pati, M.D., FACOG
Medical Director, SaJune Institute for Restorative and Regenerative Medicine, Orlando, FL
Board Certified, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Diplomat, Anti-Aging & Regenerative Medicine
Sangeeta Pati practiced obstetrics-gynecology in the Washington, D.C. and New York area for 13 years before opening an integrative medical center in Orlando, FL. She graduated at the top of her medical class at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, and completed her residency at Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C. She has worked extensively internationally as Medical Director for a 350-employee non-profit organization, Engenderhealth, on maternal mortality reduction programs funded by the Gates Foundation. Dr. Pati is multilingual and is renowned in her field, having authored numerous scientific articles and being the highest demanded speaker for media interviews and domestic and international workshops on a regular basis. Dr. Pati's special interest and strength has been in helping health care providers learn how to put together and integrate into real practice the vast amount of information in the restorative medicine field. She is the director of a fully pre-booked Clinical Preceptor Program, which trains doctors and health practitioners in restoring optimal body function through protocols for hormonal balance, nutrition and detoxification. She is on the Board of Advisors for MDPrescriptives Supplement Company where she helps develop clinically effective supplement protocols and integrate them into research protocols. She also runs an on-line platform (Peacock Forum) for integrative health practitioners to communicate problem cases. SaJune Institute for Restorative and Regenerative Medicine offers integrated, evidence-based medical therapies, combining conventional, natural and complimentary modalities (i.e. acupuncture, chiropractic care, massage, homeopathy, oriental medicine, far infra-red therapy and microcurrent). The restorative model used at SaJune aims to restore optimal function to the body through 1) bio-identical hormone restoration, 2) nutritional restoration 3) detoxification 4) mind balance and 5) body balance. SaJune has strong special programs in weight loss, superfoods, plant-based nutrition, IV chelation, integrative cancer therapies, vascular disease reversal and organic skin care. 20% of patients seeking her medical care are from out of the state of Florida. 10% of her patients are medical doctors and nurses. Her medical care has been written about in the fictional book "Feeling Funkabulous" by Ivy Gilbert and "Aging Backwards" by Jackie Silver.
Andrea Perales, M.D., MPH
Staff Physician, ComiteMD, New York, NY
Andrea Perales, M.D., MPH, graduated from from Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School. She also holds a Masters in Public Health from Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health. As a clinical team member at Comite Center for Precision Medicine, Dr. Perales provides therapeutic and diagnostic guidance, tailored to the individual, in order to detect and reverse disease at a cellular level.
Marie Piantino, L.E.
President, Aesthetic Education Group LLC
Founder, American Academy of Medical Microneedling
Marie Piantino is currently President of Advanced Aesthetic Education Corp. Co-Founder of DermaMD Skincare, she is recognized globally for her comprehensive and direct training style. Her vast knowledge and 25 years experience has allowed her to be published in and serve on the advisory board of monthly periodicals such as Healthy Aging magazine. She has lectured at some of the world's most sought after events such as the A4M and AMMG where she also serves on the Board of Directors. Whether educating a physician, nurse or aesthetician, Marie’s ability to provide technical knowledge with inspiration for microneedling/pre post care programs for treatments/ingredient knowledge/product selection/use of Growth Factors and camouflage is simply outstanding.
Non-CME faculty.
Elizabeth M. Prusak, M.D.
Gynecologist and Associate Professor, Lahey Medical Center, Peabody, MA and Tufts University, Boston, MA
Dr. Elizabeth Prusak is a Board certified Menopausal and Sexual Health Physician and gynecologist who specializes in geriatric and adolescent sexual health and in natural women’s health. She graduated from the Yale University School of Medicine for her OB/GYN residency and completed her fellowship at Lahey Clinic in advanced pelvic surgery.
Erica Ramos, MS, LCGC
Staff Genetic Counselor, Illumina
Erica Ramos received her Master's degree in genetic counseling from the University of California, Irvine in 2001. After graduation, she worked as a prenatal and preconceptional genetic counselor for Genzyme Genetics in multiple Southern California clinics. In 2005, she moved to Las Vegas to help start Amigenics, a unique adult genetics specialty clinic where she helped to create an innovative breast cancer risk assessment program and was the first genetic counselor to focus on adult and cancer genetics in the region. In July 2012, Ms. Ramos joined Illumina, where she managed the genetic counseling and variant curation teams in the Illumina Clinical Services Laboratory. She is now the clinical lead for the Applied Genomics “Healthy Genomes” team, which focuses on advancing the use of whole genome sequencing in clinical care by providing access and education to healthy individuals through the Understand Your Genome programs and MyGenome visualization software. Ms. Ramos is also active in the National Society of Genetic Counselors and was a Director at Large on the 2014-2015 NSGC Board of Directors. Additionally, she has served on the Education Committee, Cancer SIG Quality Initiative Task Force and Genetic Counseling Advanced Degree Task Force.
Kathryn Retzler, N.D.
HormoneSynergy Clinic, Portland, OR
Kathryn Retzler, N.D. received her doctorate from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, OR in 2001. After completing an internship in integrative medicine with Andrew Weil, M.D., and a residency in McMinnville, OR with Bruce Dickson, N.D., she decided to focus her enthusiasm, talents, and knowledge in building bridges between conventional and alternative medicine. She founded HormoneSynergy to help people achieve vibrant health, ideal brain function, and longevity. As a specialist in holistic medicine, she understands the role balanced hormones and neurotransmitters play in all areas of health. Dr. Retzler completed a fellowship in preventive cardiology through the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine with Mark Houston, M.D. and attends several age management and brain health seminars and conferences yearly. She acknowledges the mentors who have influenced her work: Rebecca Glaser, M.D., Thierry Hertoghe, M.D., and Daniel Amen, M.D. She recommends effective, evidence based natural therapies, lifestyle changes, and bioidentical hormones to address the underlying causes of hormone imbalance and restore health and vitality.
Neal Rouzier, M.D.
Director, The Preventive Medicine Clinics of the Desert, Palm Springs, CA
Neal Rouzier, M.D. is still a practicing board certified emergency physician and former assistant director of a large trauma center in Southern California. After completing residencies in family practice and emergency medicine at UCLA, he has practiced emergency medicine for over 30 years. In addition, Dr. Rouzier is the medical director of the Preventive Medicine Clinic of Palm Springs that specializes in hormone replacement for both men and women. He is the author of the popular book on hormone replacement entitled “How to Achieve Healthy Aging for Men & Women” which introduces BHRT. Dr. Rouzier teaches the most popular and successful courses in the U.S. on bioidentical hormone replacement and preventive medicine that focus on the research and EBM supporting hormone replacement. Dr. Rouzier teaches all the complexities of BHRT as well as the nuts and bolts of prescribing, monitoring, adjusting, and all there is to know about hormones. His basic, advanced, and complex age management courses are accompanied by 300-page workbooks referencing the medical literature that provide the basis and science behind this new paradigm in preventive medicine. Dr. Rouzier lectures at various medical academies in the U.S. and abroad and uniquely critiques the medical literature to provide the audience with insight into treatments that are not understood by most practitioners. His unique and passionate teaching style has been enjoyed by attendees to AMMG conferences since their inception.
Bertica M. Rubio, M.D.
Medical Director, Antiaging Regenerative Medicine Clinic, Redlands, CA
Medical Advisor, Rejuvenate Image Restoration, Refine and AQ Skin Solutions
Born in Cuba, Dr. Rubio graduated from Loyola Marymount with a B.S. in Science, received her M.D. from Dartmouth Medical School, and completed a pediatrics residency at the University of California - Irvine. She practiced traditional medicine until 2006, then started a hair restoration and Regenerative Medicine clinic in 2008, and has been very interested in wound healing and clinical applications of human derived growth factors for over a decade. Dr. Rubio is committed to educating the public and colleagues on advances in age management medicine. Her focus is to explore effective, safe and non-invasive technologies that can improve our health and appearance.
Non-CME faculty.
Charles Runels, M.D.
Founder, American Cosmetic Cellular Medicine Association
Founder, Runels Center for Lifelong Health
Dr. Charles Runels was born in Birmingham, AL, received his BS in Chemistry from Birmingham-Southern College and attended medical school and performed his residency in Birmingham as well. He was a research chemist for three years in the physical chemistry department of Southern Research Institute in Birmingham, and earned Board Certification in Internal Medicine in 1993. Dr. Runels practiced emergency medicine for seven years at Mobile Infirmary in Mobile, AL, as well as at Thomas Hospital in Fairhope and at Thomas Urgent Care in Daphne for two years. He spent two years practicing hyperbaric medicine (chamber used to treat scuba diving injuries, carbon monoxide poisoning, and serious infections) at Springhill Hospital in Mobile, and founded LifeStream Medical, Inc. for the purpose of education and medical research. He is the inventor of the Vampire Facelift®, the O-Shot®, the Priapus Shot®, and the Vampire Breast Lift®, and designed the 3-Day Fat Burn. Dr. Runels founded the American Cosmetic Cellular Medicine Association and the Runels Center for Lifelong Health. He published "Anytime...for as Long as You Want: Strength, Genius, Libido & Erection by Integrative Sex Transmutation (A 15-Day Course for Men to Improve Life and Sex)" in December 2004. Having worked 12 years as an inner-city emergency room physician, Dr. Runels has seen an ugly side of life and knows that after disease reaches a point, no advice can help: the person in cardiac arrest needs drugs and electrical cardioversion, not advice. But, correct and motivating advice 20 years before cardioversion may have prevented the ER visit. He hopes that Thomas Edison's prediction will be proven, and future doctors will offer more advice than drugs.
(Non-CME faculty)
Marcus Sanchez
Director Marketing, Rejuvapen, Jacksonville Beach, FL
Marcus Sanchez graduated from Arizona State University and holds a Bachelors degree in Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences with a focus on digital media, graphic design, social media marketing, and company branding. Currently Marcus is the the Marketing Director for Rejuvapen, LLC and the project Manager for the American Academy of Medical Microneedling (AAMM). Based in Phoenix, AZ, he thrives on challenges, particularly those that expand the company's reach in the digital world and the new "connection" economy. He is a believer that value is created by the connections we make and are fueled by a focus on two specific aspects of humanity – generosity and art.
Mark Siegel, M.D., J.D.
Staff Physician, Erickson Health Medical Group
Internal Medicine Physician, Board Certified, and Specialist in Nephrology and Alternative Medicine, Linden Ponds Geriatrics, Hingham, MA
Patent Attorney
Dr. Mark Siegel received his medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. in 1991 and his law degree from New England School of Law in Boston, MA in 2012. He performed his Internal Medicine residency at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and was a Nephrology Fellow at Duke University Medical Center, and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine. He was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar and became a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patent Agent in 2013. Dr. Siegel has maintained an internal medicine practice with a focus on Geriatrics, served as a Medical Consultant for the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission, and currently is a physician and clinical instructor at a skilled nursing facility and medical center.
Filomena F. Trindade, M.D., MPH
Private Practice, Capitola, CA
Professor, Fellowship in Metabolic & Nutritional Medicine, Morsani School of Medicine, University of South Florida
Faculty, Hormone Module, Institute for Functional Medicine, Gig Harbor, WA
Filomena Trindade, M.D., MPH is a teacher, author and internationally sought after speaker in functional medicine. She is a graduate of the fellowship in Anti-Aging, Regenerative and Functional Medicine and teaches in the Fellowship (a master’s program through the University of South Florida School of Medicine) as well as at the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM). After obtaining her BA degree in Biology she went on to finish a master’s in Public Health in the area of environmental health and epidemiology before starting medical school. She graduated first in her class in family practice from the University of California Davis School of Medicine and did her residency training in family practice at the U.C. San Francisco/SantaRosa Program. She has been in clinical practice for over 18 years. Before starting her own private practice in 2004 in functional medicine she was the medical director of a large non-profit organization that catered to the underserved. She is currently very active in developing teaching programs in Functional Medicine in the USA, Latin America and Europe.
Dr. Trindade has made the following disclosure: Compensated Speaker, Genova Diagnostics