Faculty Biographies
William Andrews, Ph.D.
President & CEO, Sierra Sciences, Reno, NV
 Dr. William H. Andrews has worked in the biotech industry for 28 years, focusing the last 15 years on finding ways to extend human lifespan through the intervention of telomere shortening in human cells. Dr. Andrews earned his Ph.D. in Molecular and Population Genetics at the University of Georgia in 1981. He was a Senior Scientist at Armos Corporation and Codon Corporation, Director of Molecular Biology at Codon and at Geron Corporation, and Director of Technology Development at EOS Biosciences. He is presently the founder, President and CEO of Sierra Sciences, a biotech company in Reno, Nevada focused exclusively on finding drugs that will transiently induce the expression of endogenous telomerase in human cells. Sierra Sciences has already identified more than fifty such drugs and is presently characterizing their mechanism of action. While Director of Molecular Biology at Geron Corporation, Dr. Andrews was one of the principal discoverers of both the RNA and protein components of human telomerase and was awarded 2nd place as "National Inventor of the Year" in 1997 for this work. He is presently a named inventor on 35 U.S.-issued telomerase patents.
Michale J. Barber, M.D.
Chief Executive Officer, Cenegenics® South Carolina
 Dr. Mickey Barber is a board certified anesthesiologist, a Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology and former assistant professor at Tulane University. Dr. Barber is also certified in Age Management Medicine, having completed the Physician Training in Age Management Medicine jointly sponsored by the Cenegenics Medical Institute and The Foundation for Care Management. After earning a medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina, Dr. Barber completed her residency (anesthesiology) and internship (general surgery) at Tulane University Medical Center as well as a fellowship in obstetrical anesthesia, Harvard Medical School/Brigham & Women's Hospital. Committed to excellence, Dr. Barber has received several awards for clinical performance and teaching skills throughout her career, such as Outstanding Faculty of the Year (Tulane University), Robert D. Dripps Memorial Award (Outstanding Graduate Resident in Anesthesiology), Chief Resident (Tulane University), Surgical Intern of the Year (Tulane University), among others. Her achievements also include several appointments, research contributions and lecture presentations. Dr. Barber is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, American Medical Association, South Carolina Medical Association and Charleston County Medical Society. Her work with recognized experts in the mind-body sciences paved the way for an affiliation with Cenegenics as Chief Executive Officer of Cenegenics South Carolina, where Dr. Barber ensures patients the same comprehensive and dynamic approach for which Cenegenics has become famous the world over.
Anna M. Cabeca, D.O., FACOG
Private Practice, Brunswick, GA
Clinical Instructor, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
 Dr. Anna Cabeca is a board certified Gynecologist & Obstetrician with an integrative medicine practice in Georgia. She is an expert in women’s health and specializes in bio-identical hormone replacement therapy and natural alternatives, successful menopause, age management medicine, reproductive health and helping patients prepare for pregnancy and combat infertility issues. Her belief is that the advantages of creating health and hormone balance are that we not only improve our own health but also improve the health of the generations to follow. It is her goal and purpose as a physician and educator to improve the quality of life of her patients and all women through incorporating cutting edge gynecologic advances, hormone balance, diet, exercise programs, education, and nutritional detoxification regimens, all tailored to the individual. She integrates a Mind-Body-Spirit approach in her medical practice. Dr. Cabeca earned her medical degree from Nova-Southeastern University of the Health Sciences in Florida. She did her residency training at Emory University where she is currently a Clinical Instructor and has been in private practice in Southeast Georgia since 1999. Dr. Cabeca is a mother of four, speaks four languages, and grew up in a multilingual and multicultural household, which nurtured her love for international medicine and travel. She has traveled around the world learning from and experiencing cutting edge centers, and alternative healing modalities. She has given presentations nationally as well as internationally.
Ellie W. Campbell, D.O.
Campbell Family Medicine, Suwanee, GA
Dr. Campbell was born in metro Chicago and attended college at the University of Illinois, where she earned both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in biology. From there, she attended the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, studying medicine for the body, mind and spirit. Following Medical School, she completed her Family Medicine residence at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. For thirteen years, Dr. Campbell served the indigent and uninsured of Forsyth County Georgia by practicing family medicine at the federally funded community health center. She opened a solo concierge style practice in the Johns Creek area of Forsyth County in September of 2005. Dr. Campbell is board certified in Family Medicine and is on staff at Emory John Creek Hospital. She has specialty interests in innovative medical practice design, integrative and alternative care, wellness, functional and restorative medicine, Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy and Vitamin D. Dr. Campbell speaks to physicians and patients on the Internet and across the country on the subjects of hormone restoration and vitamin therapy. In her spare time Dr. Campbell enjoys theater, gardening, hiking, volunteer work and playtime with her husband and three daughters.
L. Stephen Coles, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Supercentenarian Research Foundation
Visiting Scholar, Department of Computer Science, UCLA
Dr. Coles has been involved in various aspects of Age Management Medicine for over 40 years. He received his Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, his Masters Degree in Mathematics from The Carnegie Institute of Technology, and his Ph.D. in Systems and Communications Sciences from Carnegie-Mellon University. After attending medical school at Stanford University, he completed his Clinical Internship in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. Dr. Coles has taught at a number of well-known universities throughout the country, including Stanford, UC Berkeley, University of Miami, University of Maryland, UCLA, USC, Cal Tech, and UCSD. Dr. Coles is also the Director of the Los Angeles Gerontology Research Group, which he and three other scientists co-founded in the fall of 1990. The Group currently meets on a monthly basis at the UCLA Medical School to hear scientific experts present the latest information on either theoretical or clinical aspects of Age Management Medicine. Over the years the LA-GRG has grown to over 120 members with more than half having advanced degrees (M.D.'s and Ph.D.'s). Most recently Dr. Coles was a founding member and named Director of the Supercentenarian Research Foundation.
Derrick M. DeSilva, Jr., M.D.
Medical Teaching Faculty, John F. Kennedy Medical Center, Edison, NJ
Attending Physician, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, NJ
 Dr. DeSilva is a practicing Internist at the Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy, NJ. As an adjunct professor at JFK Medical Center in Edison, NJ, he has lectured on various topics in medicine, nationally and internationally, and is an avid member of The American Medical Association, American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, and Society of Internal Medicine, as well as president of the American Nutraceutical Association and vice president of Medical Spa Professional Alliance. Dr. DeSilva has authored and published “Coping with Lyme Disease” and “Ask the Doctor.” He has his own radio talk show, "Ask the Doctor" which airs on WCTC Radio in New Jersey (1450 AM), as well as his own television show, "Your Natural Health” on News 12 New Jersey. In addition to local broadcasting, he has attained national television exposure by hosting medical segments on CNN and appearing as a guest on numerous programs, including ABC Night Line. Dr. DeSilva has been instrumental in the formulation of over 100 different natural products.
Tim Hamilton
Founder, South Carolina Esthetics Association
Owner, Grace Medical Equipment, Summerville, SC
 Tim Hamilton has over fifteen years experience in clinical medicine and medical equipment manufacturing, sales and distribution. Grace Medical Equipment trains and educates skin care professionals in the most advanced treatments and procedures. He provides hands-on training to physicians and staff of medical spas, salons, and esthetic schools. Tim has a thorough knowledge of microdermabrasion, laser/IPL and light therapy treatments, vascular blemish removal, permanent makeup, cellulite treatment and the use of microcurrent to perform non-surgical facelifts. He also owns Grace Medi-Spa, a medical spa, located in downtown Summerville, SC, where his staff implements all the services mentioned above.
Richard Hartzell
Founder, Jump Stretch, Inc.
Dick Hartzell, known as the “Rubber Band Man”, invented Flex Band® exercise equipment and founded his company, Jump Stretch, Inc., in 1980. He operates the Jump Stretch Fitness Center in Youngstown, Ohio, a facility that specializes in rubber band strength training for all sports. Since opening in January of 1998, hundreds of athletes, junior high through professional levels, have come there to train. Numerous high schools and colleges across the country have set up their own “Rubber Band Rooms”—smaller versions of the Youngstown Fitness Center—to facilitate cross training. Hartzell held numerous placekicking records at his alma mater, Youngstown State University, which remained intact from the early ‘60s to the mid-‘90s. He began his coaching career in 1964 and has coached at the high school, college, and professional levels. Hartzell has developed innovative ways of training athletes of all ages, in all sports. He uses the bands to help athletes improve their speed, flexibility, foot quickness, vertical jump, and coordination skills. A front-runner in the area of therapeutic exercise, Hartzell is able to reduce downtime from sprains and strains from weeks and months to literally hours or days. He is even working with individuals who have had spinal cord injuries, and has helped them to make dramatic improvements. Hartzell is the foremost recognized speaker in the country on alternate strength training methods. In addition to his athletic training, Coach Hartzell has been perfecting techniques to aid the healing of various musculo-skeletal injuries. He has worked in conjunction with doctors such as Joseph Masternick, D.O., and Thomas A. Thomas, D.C., performing therapeutic exercise. Louis Brine, Jr., M.D. currently refers his patients to Coach Hartzell, especially when ankles and shoulders are a concern. He has done seminars at medical facilities across the country and around the world, and has worked with patients who have suffered everything from a sprained ankle to a heart transplant. Hartzell’s innovative methods can help people with pain in their backs, knees, hips, and necks. Many people have avoided surgery by employing Hartzell’s techniques, and others have recuperated faster after surgeries based on his suggestions.
Paul Hueseman, Pharm. D.
President, Bellevue Pharmacy, St. Louis, MO
 Dr. Paul Hueseman is primarily responsible for clinical programs and business operations at Bellevue Pharmacy Solutions. Dr. Hueseman is a graduate of the St. Louis College of Pharmacy where he completed a Bachelors of Science degree in Pharmacy and the Doctor of Pharmacy degree. Dr. Hueseman has a wide array of experience that includes retail pharmacy, clinical practice in pediatrics, account management and clinical expertise in managed care for a major pharmaceutical company. He also has experience in bioidentical hormone compounding, from previous work at Bajamar Women's Healthcare. Dr. Hueseman is an expert in clinical assessment, disease management, and patient consultation, and a member of Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP), Missouri Pharmacy Association (MPA), St Louis Pharmacists Association (StLPA), National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), American Diabetes Association (ADA), St Louis Asthma Consortium, and American Association of Diabetic Educators (AADE).
Robert P.K. Keller, M.D.
Medical Director & CEO, Keller Medical Institute, Monterey, CA
Medical Director & CMO, BioBanc USA, Monterey, CA
 Dr. Keller is Founder, CEO and Medical Director of the Keller Medical Institute. The Institute was founded on the principal of protective medicine—discovering and preventing premature aging both in appearance and health, using the most advanced techniques in diagnostic, genetic, and cellular medicine to evaluate and design individual wellness and aesthetic programs that protect the health, beauty, and longevity of patients. Dr. Keller began his distinguished career in medicine over 30 years ago and has been a respected member of the Monterey Peninsula medical community for 21 years. Residency trained as a trauma physician and surgeon, he began repairing damaged skin in the late 1970's. Wanting to become more proactive in skin repair, he took post-doctorate studies in cosmetic and anti-aging medicine, training with the world's most renowned physicians. Dr. Keller has lectured internationally and has been a nationally syndicated television medical news commentator. His practice now reflects his passion and specialty for laser and pharmaceutical skin restoration, and his patient list includes many of the most celebrated names in sports, entertainment and business. He is committed to "exceeding the expectations of every patient...every time".
Jeffry S. Life, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Medical Officer, Cenegenics Medical Institute, Las Vegas, NV
 Dr. Life is a course co-director and faculty member for Cenegenics Education and Research Foundation (CERF). He also is a senior institute physician at the Cenegenics Medical Institute. Dr. Life has completed Physician Training & Certification in Age Management Medicine, jointly sponsored by CERF and the Foundation for Care Management (FCM). Dr. Life is board-certified in family medicine. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Family Practice and a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. After receiving his medical degree from the University of Iowa, Dr. Life completed his residency in family medicine and internal medicine at West Virginia University. He also attained a Ph.D. in environmental sciences and health. Throughout his career, Dr. Life was a full-time family physician and a part-time assistant professor at Marywood University in Pennsylvania, teaching graduate courses in nutritional science and exercise physiology. In 1998, after reaching a lifetime high in body weight, percentage of body fat and level of deconditioning, Dr. Life entered EAS National Body-for-LIFE Challenge, at age 60. He won the contest and became a Grand Champion. Dr. Life continues to live a lifestyle promoting health and fitness. He wrote a chapter on “Exercise, Fitness and Lifestyle” for a popular medical textbook, published 2002. Currently, he is completing a Masters of Science program in sports nutrition and exercise science, while working on an upcoming book.
Erin Lommen, N.D.
Associate Medical Director, Labrix Clinical Services, Oregon City, OR
Dr. Lommen has practiced Naturopathic Medicine for over 16 years. A 1989 graduate of the National College of Naturopathic Medicine, she is the co-founder of Labrix and of the Center for Integrative Medicine. Dr. Lommen just completed a five-year NIH-funded research study wherein she utilized saliva testing for bioidentical hormone therapies. She has taught as an Associate Professor for the National College of Naturopathic Medicine for nine years and co-founded and created the curriculum for the postgraduate residency program in family practice. Salivary hormone testing is the touchstone of her Naturopathic practice.
Timothy A. McKnight, M.D.
Director of Health Community Outreach Program, Twin City Hospital, Dennison, OH
 Tim McKnight, M.D. is a board certified family physician with interests in sports medicine and disease prevention. He earned his master’s degree in nutrition from The Ohio State University and completed all the coursework for his doctorate in human nutrition before entering medical school. He graduated from The Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1997 and completed a Family Medicine residency at Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. McKnight currently serves as Immediate Past President of the Medical Staff at Twin City Hospital in Dennison, Ohio. He is a member of the Fit Youth Initiative of Tuscarawas County and serves on the board of trustees of the Tuscarawas County Working Uninsured Free Clinic. Dr. McKnight also serves as the director of the Healthy Community Outreach Program, a three-year federally funded program whose purpose is to educate the community on healthy lifestyles through exercise, nutrition, and disease prevention. He advocates nutritional supplementation, hormone therapy, and exercise, while also addressing the needs of the mind, emotions and spirit. He has served as the team physician for Claymont High School since 2000 and has authored a book for teenage athletes and their parents entitled, Profile of a Champion. He is a widely sought after speaker among teens, adults, and physician groups. He and his wife, Karen, are the parents of five children and reside in New Philadelphia, Ohio.
Jay H. Mead, M.D.
Medical Director / President, Labrix Clinical Services, Oregon City, OR
Dr. Jay H. Mead is a leading expert in salivary hormone testing. For five years, he served as the medical director of one of the nation's largest salivary testing laboratories. Dr. Mead has been practicing as a clinician for over twenty years and understands the need and value of accurate and reliable hormone testing. Dr. Mead is a board certified pathologist, a flight surgeon in the United States Air Force Reserves and co-founded and directs a complementary and alternative medical clinic, The Center for Integrative Medicine. He has certification in blood banking and led the American Red Cross as medical director for over 10 years.
Rebecca R. Murray, APRN, MSN, FNP, CDE
Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Co-founder and Clinical Director, CT Holistic and Integrative Medicine, Groton, CT
Founder and Lecturer, Health Quest International, Norwich, CT
 Rebecca Murray is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner and Diabetes Specialist with an integrative medicine practice in Connecticut. She completed her degree at Columbia University and went on to practice in the area of acute and critical care medicine. After years of dealing with the ravages of “accelerated aging” as demonstrated by early myocardial infarction, stroke, amputation of extremities, and kidney failure due to uncontrolled diabetes, she decided to change the focus of her professional career to that of preventative and integrative medicine. She furthered her education by obtaining a Masters Degree in Primary Health Care from the University of Rhode Island and has done post-graduate work in pharmacology, diabetes care, functional medicine, and anti-aging medicine. In 1996, as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing at Yale University, she became involved with the Yale Pediatric Endocrine Clinic, which was receiving an overwhelming number of referrals for obesity, pre-diabetes, and new onset Type 2 diabetes (thought not to occur in children). Her new passion became a focus on the genetic and environmental factors that were mainly responsible to this “new epidemic” of obesity and Metabolic/Insulin Resistance Syndrome. She founded Health Quest International, focused on providing care to children internationally, and also lectured nationally on the topic of early identification of Insulin Resistance Syndrome in children and young adults and the need for nutritional interventions. In 2001, she founded CT Holistic and Integrative Medicine with colleague Jordan Goetz, M.D. in Groton, CT. She now serves as Clinical Director for the practice, which specializes in prevention and treatment of diabetes, weight management through underlying factors that contribute to weight loss resistance, bio-identical hormonal balancing, and targeted amino acid therapy for neurotransmitter dysregulation. Also, for the past 22 years she has run the Groton Senior Health Clinic, a town-funded weekly program that provides senior citizen physical exams including a yearly preventative health care evaluation and treatment plan. She has been able to observe the beneficial outcomes of a healthy lifestyle and anti-aging interventions as “her” seniors in their 80s and 90s are still skiing, dancing, and volunteering their services at local nursing homes, without need of any pharmaceutical assistance.
Marie Piantino, L.E.
President, Co-Owner, MS Skintechnical, Phoenix, AZ
Marie Piantino, a European trained Medical Aesthetician, has over 20 years of experience to share. Ms. Piantino is president and co-owner of MS Skintechnical, based in Phoenix, AZ. Her vast knowledge and expertise has allowed her to be published in and serve on the advisory board of Healthy Aging magazine, as well as lecture at some of the world’s most sought-after events. She was a former vice president in sales and education with another skin care company, prior to starting her own company in 2000. With the vast changes that have taken place in the skin care industry, it’s now the advanced aesthetician who needs to understand the different types of procedures being performed today, as well as the correct pre- and post- protocols to finalize the program; it is not enough merely to know how to do microdermabrasion or peels and facials. Ms. Piantino is recognized as one of the best educators with her audiences, whether she is educating the physician or the recently graduated aesthetician.
Neal Rouzier, M.D.
Director, The Preventive Medicine Clinics of the Desert, Palm Springs, CA
 Dr. Rouzier is a practicing emergency physician and was assistant director of emergency medicine at Queen of the Valley Hospital in West Covina, CA for 15 years. After completing residencies in family practice and emergency medicine at UCLA, he has practiced emergency medicine for 25 years. Since 1997, Dr. Rouzier has also been medical director of the Preventive Medicine Clinics in Palm Springs and Palm Desert, CA. In private practice, his special interest for the last twelve years has been bioidentical hormone replacement and optimization for women and men. He lectures internationally on this new paradigm in medicine. In June 2006, he introduced bioidentical hormone replacement to 300 physicians in China. Since 1997, Dr. Rouzier has taught a comprehensive medical seminar on the clinical application of biologically identical hormone replacement. Dr. Rouzier authored the book, “Natural Hormone Replacement for Men and Women: How To Achieve Healthy Aging.” His basic, advanced and complex age management courses are accompanied by 300-page workbooks referencing the medical literature that provides the basis and science behind this new preventive medicine.
Graham Simpson, M.D.
Institute Physician, Cenegenics Medical Institute, Las Vegas, NV
 Dr. Graham D. Simpson is board certified in internal and emergency medicine. He has completed Physician Training & Certification in Age Management Medicine, jointly sponsored by Cenegenics Education and Research Foundation (CERF) and the Foundation for Care Management (FCM). Dr. Simpson earned a bachelor of medicine and surgery degree from the University of Witwaterstrand in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1975. The following year, he completed his internship in internal medicine and obstetrics/gynecology at Baragwanth Hospital, also in Johannesburg. In 1977, Dr. Simpson completed his pediatrics residency at the Berkshire Medical Center in Berkshire, Maine. He went on to complete an emergency medicine residency in 1981 and an internal medicine residency in 1983, both at University Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dr. Simpson began his career in emergency medicine at University Medical Center. In 1984, he became an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Reno, Division of Family Medicine in Reno, Nevada. Dr. Simpson spent the following ten years in private practice (internal medicine) in Reno, then practiced emergency medicine at the Northern Nevada Medical Center for the next five years. Then in 1999, he moved to Anguilla, British West Indies, where he had a private practice specializing in internal and age management medicine. He moved back to Reno in 2002 to establish the Ageless Zone Medical Spa. In 2006, he joined St. Mary’s Wellness Center. Dr. Simpson is a well-known lecturer, consultant and author. He wrote many books including: The Wellness Game, Eternity Medicine: Remembering the Future, Spa Medicine (with Dr. Stephen Sinatra) and The Inflam-Aging Nation and Its Consumer Driven Care. Dr. Simpson is married and the father of three children.
Michael J. Sinclair, M.D.
Owner, Epilution Med Spa, Loxahatchee, FL
 Dr. Sinclair received his medical degree in 1983 from the University of Michigan Medical School. He completed his residency at the William Beaumont Hospital in Troy, Michigan and Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg, Florida, and has been in private practice in Loxahatchee, Florida since 1986. He is Board Certified in Family Practice, is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and serves as a Senior Aviation Medical Examiner for pilots. Dr. Sinclair is currently the owner of Epilution Med Spa, and teaches cosmetic medicine all over the United States and Canada. Areas of expertise include Botox, Fillers, Intense Pulsed Light, Fractional Resurfacing, Tattoo Removal, Photodynamic Therapy and Laser Assisted Liposuction.
Eva Szigethy, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
 Dr. Eva M. Szigethy is an adolescent and adult psychiatrist with a special interest in the relationship between stress, psychiatric disorders, and the immune system. She has a joint appointment as Assistant Professor at both Harvard Medical School and Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Szigethy completed medical school at University of Rochester, a Ph.D. at the Montreal Neurological Institute/McGill University and her psychiatry training at Case Western University and Harvard University. Her research focuses on the interface of psychiatric symptoms (depression and anxiety) and body functioning (brain, immune system, and gastrointestinal tract) in adolescents with chronic physical illness. She also studies the etiology of depression and its treatment using cognitive behavioral therapy and medical hypnosis. Her research is supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH-R-01) and National Institute of Health (DP-2 Innovator Award). Clinically, she uses a biopsychosocial approach to treating psychiatric disorders in adolescents and adults with gastrointestinal disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome. Dr. Szigethy also oversees the Behavioral and Stress Management Services of Empire Investigation in Pittsburgh, PA.
Eldred Taylor, M.D.
Private Practice, The Taylor Medical and Aesthetic Group, Atlanta, GA
Eldred B. Taylor, M.D., is a internationally known lecturer and leading expert in diagnosing and treating hormonal imbalances by using salivary testing. His approach to diagnosing, treating and preventing women’s illnesses is revolutionary and is helping to change healthcare in the United States. He and wife, Ava Bell Taylor, M.D. are the authors of the book, Are Your Hormones Making You Sick, which advocates using salivary testing and bio-identical hormone replacement to diagnose and treat women’s illnesses. Dr. Taylor is a board certified obstetrician/gynecologist who completed his undergraduate studies at Vanderbilt University and trained at Emory University School of Medicine. He was an Assistant Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Emory University Medical School for over 12 years, and has completed more than 200 hours of continuing medical education in Integrative Medicine (combining traditional and alternative medicine). Dr. Taylor has an innovative practice that incorporates cutting edge therapies, sharing this knowledge with other doctors to enhance their practices. He travels throughout the U.S., Canada and Australia lecturing on Women‘s Health, Breast Cancer Prevention, Healthy Living and Integrative Medicine.
Paul Thompson, M.D.
Co-Chief Medical Officer/Co-CEO, Cenegenics Dallas-Fort Worth
 Dr. Paul D. Thompson is a board-certified urologist and a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons. He is a member of the American Medical Association, Missouri Medical Society and American Urology Association. After earning an undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri at Kansas City, he graduated from the University of Missouri at Kansas City Medical School in 1981. Seven years later, he completed a residency in urology at the University of Louisville in Kentucky. In 1988, Dr. Thompson established a private urology practice in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, which he maintained until 2007. He also was a cofounder and board member of the U.S. Medical Development Service Company, designed to serve physicians in lithotripsy, radiation treatment centers and hospitals. At Southeast Missouri Hospital, he was Chief of Surgery for four years as well as Chief of Staff and head of their Credential Committee. Dr. Thompson always believed in a proactive medical approach, but wasn’t sure how to accomplish that until his own health issues led him to Cenegenics Medical Institute, where he experienced a new paradigm in medicine.
Steven M. Villagomez, M Ed.
Exercise Physiologist, New York, NY
Mr. Villagomez received his Masters in Education Exercise Physiology from the University of Texas at Austin where he also participated in laboratory experiences and research involving a number of projects in exercise physiology. He is currently employed as an Exercise Physiologist in New York where he conducts metabolic and fitness testing, patient assessments including VO2, flexibility, muscular strength and endurance, sets personalized exercise prescriptions and makes nutritional recommendations linked to specialized health portfolios for individual patients. He also conducts regular follow-up testing and counseling with patients to track progress. Mr. Villagomez is a member of the National Strengthening and Condition Association and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and a member of the American College of Sports Medicine, as well as an Exercise Specialist and Health Fitness Instructor.
R.W. “Chip” Watkins, M.D., M.P.H.
Private Practice, Wanek Medical Center, Greensboro, NC
Medical Director, Sanesco International, Inc.
President and Laboratory Director, NeuroLab, Inc.
 Dr. Watkins graduated from East Carolina School of Medicine in 1986, and completed his internship and residency in Family Medicine at Florida Hospital, Orlando in 1989. He has a Master's in Public Health in Health Promotion and Nutrition from Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California, with experience in both academic and corporate medicine. Dr. Watkins currently resides in Greensboro, NC and enjoys private practice. His interests include nutritional biochemistry and integrative medicine. Dr. Watkins has lectured on a wide variety of topics at the local, state, national and international levels. He has authored a number of articles and book chapters.
Ronald Wheeler, M.D.
Medical Director, Diagnostic Center for Disease, Sarasota, FL
Dr. Wheeler received his medical degree from the University of Guadalajara in 1979. He was president of the Fifth Pathway Program representing the state of New Jersey in concert with Rutgers University Medical School from 1979 to 1980. He performed his internship at Akron City Hospital in Akron, Ohio from 1980 to 1981. His urology residency began at Akron and was completed at the LSU Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1985. Dr. Wheeler is licensed in both Colorado and Florida. Remaining active in the medical community, Dr. Wheeler has been a speaker at several prostate cancer support and awareness groups. He is currently a member of numerous professional medical organizations including the American Urologic Society, the Society of Cryosurgeons, and the Rocky Mountain Kidney Stone Foundation. He also serves as both a physician advisor and the chairman of sexual dysfunction for PAACT (Patient Advocates for Advanced Cancer Therapy). Dr. Wheeler has given presentations pertaining to his field throughout the country including a presentation ("PSA Predicts Prostatitis") at the National Institutes of Health in Washington, D.C. Dr. Wheeler's medical interests center in part on prostatitis and prostate cancer. As such he is the founder of Preferred Health Services, whose patented product PEENUTS® offers a non-surgical method to improving prostate health. Dr. Wheeler is the Medical Director of the Diagnostic Center for Disease. He is the author of numerous medical publications and participant in several medical studies. He brings an experienced and innovative approach to patient care.
Cheryl Whitman
CEO, beautiful forever Medical Spa Consulting
 Cheryl Whitman's aesthetic, product development and medical spa background spans two decades of medical spa consulting, training, sales and account management. Formerly the CEO of Face Fantasie Day Spa, Cheryl was also the CEO of Whitman Cosmetics for 15 years, where she developed and promoted custom skin care lines for salons and physicians. An internationally known beauty expert, Cheryl formed beautiful forever after realizing the best way to help physicians and entrepreneurs who wished to open medical spas would be to create a team of expert consultants specializing in all areas of the business. Cheryl is an internationally recognized pioneer in medical spa, wellness, and anti-aging business consultancy, and her record of successfully helping physicians launch medical spas, age management and wellness centers, and cosmetic medical practices and her innovative thinking and expertise have made her a highly sought after medical spa expert. She frequently lectures at industry conferences worldwide and has authored numerous articles for major trade and consumer publications. She has a monthly column in Plastic Surgery News, and is a contributing editor and an editorial advisor for Aesthetic Trends and Technologies. Additionally, Cheryl has represented the spa industry on QVC, and other national television and news programs. She has consulted for Hoffman-LaRoche Pharmaceuticals, and is one of a very small number of consultants certified by Allergan, the manufacturer of Botox® Cosmetic, as a consultant for medical practices and medical spas. Cheryl also continues to present educational webinars geared towards educating and training physicians. The Medical Spa Success System, of which she is the author, is the only medical spa manual available through the American Society of Plastic Surgeons® (ASPS). Cheryl is a sustaining member of the International Medical Spa Association, an active member of The Day Spa Association and a Founding Board Member of the Medical Spa Society.
Robert D. Willix, Jr., M.D., FACSM
CEO, Cenegenics Medical Institute of Boca Raton, Boca Raton, FL
Dr. Robert D. Willix, Jr., is a board certified cardiac surgeon, who pioneered the first open heart surgery program in South Dakota. He has been a practicing physician since 1969 and also serves as associate professor of surgery at South Dakota Medical School. As CEO / CMO of Cenegenics Medical Institute, Boca Raton, Dr. Willix specializes in Age Management and Integrative Medicine offering a unique approach to promoting better health and extending a patient’s healthspan.
Phillip Zinni, III, D.O., FAOASM
President-Elect, American Osteopathic Academy of Sport Medicine
National Medical Director, The Industrial Athlete
Medical Director / President, Health Resource Professionals
 Dr. Zinni is currently the Contract Medical Director at Harrah’s Las Vegas, where he practices occupational, sports and family medicine. He was recruited by Whole Health Management to guide the deployment and opening of Harrah’s Medical Clinics. Using his experience with “The Industrial Athlete” at E&J Gallo Winery, the world’s largest winery, he has developed a standardized practice integrating Fitness, Wellness and Clinical Services for the Harrah’s and now Take Care Health Systems “Team” at the world’s largest gaming and casino corporation, Harrah’s. This is the third program he developed. Dr. Zinni graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in Applied Life Studies and is certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association. He graduated from George Williams College with a Masters degree in Exercise Physiology, then graduated from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University and completed his postgraduate training at Pacific Hospital, Long Beach. He is an AOASM (American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine) Fellow since 1997, has been an AOASM member since 1986, a board member for 8 years and is currently President-Elect.
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