Faculty
Conference Directors
Andrew Weil, MD
Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine,
The University of Arizona College of Medicine
Fredi Kronenberg, PhD
Stanford University School of Medicine
Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine,
The University of Arizona College of Medicine
Conference Advisory Group
Andrew Weil, MD, The University of Arizona
Fredi Kronenberg, PhD, Stanford University, The University of Arizona
Victoria Maizes, MD, The University of Arizona
Jeffrey Blumberg, PhD, Tufts University
Cynthia Thomson, PhD, RD, The University of Arizona
Pamela McDonald, NP, Penscott Medical Corporation
Wendy Kohatsu, MD, Santa Rosa (CA) Family Medicine Residency
Faculty (in alphabetical order)
Adi Benito, MD
Clinical Endocrinologist, Princeton, NJ
Jeffrey Blumberg, PhD
Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Director, Antioxidants Research Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Center on Aging, Tufts University
Siri Chand Khalsa, MD
Medical Director, Hospice of the Valley, Phoenix, AZ
Faith D'Aluisio
Author and editor, Napa, CA
Beth Dawson-Hughes, MD
Professor of Medicine and Director, Bone Metabolism Laboratory, USDA Human Nutrition Research Center, Tufts University
David Eisenberg, MD
Bernard Osher Distinguished Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Vinjar Fønnebø, MD, PhD
Director, National Research Center in Complementary and Alternative Medicine, University of Tromsø, Norway
Gary Foster, PhD
Director, Center for Obesity Research and Education, Professor, Medicine, Public Health and Psychology, Temple University
Jeffrey Geller, MD, MPH
Director of Integrative Medicine and Group Programs, Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Lawrence, MA
James Greenblatt, MD
Founder and Medical Director, Comprehensive Psychiatric Services, Waltham, MA
Joseph Hibbeln, MD
Acting Chief, Section on Nutritional Neurosciences, Laboratory of Membrane Biochemistry and Biophysics, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Randy Horwitz, MD, PhD
Medical Director, Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine
Rebecca Katz, MS
Author and Executive Chef at Commonweal Cancer Help Program, Bolinas, CA
Benjamin Kligler, MD, MPH
Vice-Chair and Research Director, Beth Israel Department of Integrative Medicine, Continuum Center for Health and Healing, New York, NY
Wendy Kohatsu, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; Director, Integrative Medicine Fellowship, Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency Program, Santa Rosa, CA
Sheldon Krimsky, PhD
Professor, Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University
Fredi Kronenberg, PhD
Consulting Professor, Dept. of Anesthesia, Stanford University School of Medicine; Senior Lecturer, Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine
Patricia Lebensohn, MD
Professor, Clinical Family and Community Medicine, Director, Integrative Medicine in Residency, Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine
Roberta Lee, MD
Vice-Chair, Department of Integrative Medicine, Co-Director, Fellowship in Integrative Medicine, Continuum Center for Health and Healing, New York, NY
Tara Lemmey
Chief Executive Officer, LENS Ventures, San Francisco, CA
Tieraona Low Dog, MD
Director of the Fellowship, Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine
David Ludwig, MD, PhD
The John F. Crigler, Jr. and Mary A.S. Crigler Chair in Pediatric Endocrinology, Director, Obesity Program, Childrens Hospital Boston; Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Robert Lustig, MD
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, University of California, San Francisco
Victoria Maizes, MD
Executive Director, Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, Professor of Medicine, Family Medicine and Public Health, University of Arizona College of Medicine
Hilary McClafferty, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Assistant Director of the Fellowship, Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine
Peter Menzel
Freelance journalist, Napa, CA
Denise Millstine, MD
Adult Primary Care Physician, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
Martha Clare Morris, ScD
Professor, Internal Medicine, Director, Section of Nutrition & Nutritional Epidemiology, Assistant Provost for Community Research, Rush University Medical College, Chicago, IL
Gerard Mullin, MD
Associate Professor, Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Director of Integrative Nutrition Services, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Carolyn Coker Ross, MD
Integrative Medicine Consultant for Eating Disorders, Addictions, Obesity and Mood Disorders; Author; Radio Show Host
Sharon Ross, PhD, MPH
Program Director, Nutritional Science Research Group, Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
Kathleen Sanders, NP, MPH
Integrative Nurse Practitioner, Stamford Hospital Center for Integrative Medicine and Wellness, Stamford, CT
Johanna Seddon, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology, Tufts University School of Medicine
Maya Shetreat-Klein, MD
Pediatric Neurologist; Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Nina Simonds
Food journalist, chef, authority on Asian cuisine
Myles Spar, MD, MPH
Medical Director & Director of Men's Clinic, Akasha Center, Santa Monica, CA; Director, Integrative Medicine, UCLA Venice Family Clinic's Simms/Mann Health and Wellness Center
Allen Taylor, PhD
Director of the Laboratory for Nutrition & Vision Research, Professor of Nutrition, Biochemistry & Ophthalmology, USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Director of Scientific Training Encouraging Peace - Graduate Training Program, International Nutrition Foundation, Tufts University
Cynthia Thomson, PhD, RD
Associate Professor, Nutrition Sciences, Medicine and Public Health, Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona
Allan Walker, MD
Conrad Taff Professor of Nutrition, Professor of Pediatrics, Director, Division of Nutrition, Harvard Medical School; Director, Mucosal Immunology Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children
David Wallinga, MD
Director, Food and Health Program, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Minneapolis, MN
Andrew Weil, MD
Founder and Director, Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, Clinical Professor of Medicine and Public Health, Jones/Lovell Chair in Integrative Rheumatology, University of Arizona College of Medicine
Walter Willett, MD, DrPH
Professor of Epidemiology & Nutrition, Chair, Dept. of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health
