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Dr. Katherine Valois, MD is a pediatrics specialist in San Leandro, CA. Dr. Valois completed a residency at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. She currently practices at Kaiser Permanente Hayward Medical Center. Dr. Valois is board certified in Pediatrics. Born in Canada, Katherine was raised for the most part in Minnesota. She attended Reed College in Oregon and then moved to New York where she spent two years working and exploring the Big Apple. Katherine…

Thomas Lisse PhD is currently a researcher studying Regenerative biology and medicine, Neuroscience, Cell and Stem Cell Biology and Molecular Biology at the University of Miami. He is currently working on growth factor signaling responses on both stem cells and hub cells that regulate growth and self renewal.  

Hakim Bouzamondo, M.D., MSc, MBA, is divisional vice president of Abbott’s Nutrition Global Research and Development. He is responsible for pediatric, adult and performance nutrition product development, innovation, education, clinical and preclinical research. He leads a team of more than 600 scientists, across five R&D centers located in the Americas, EMEA and Asia. Hakim is also the chair of the Executive Committee of the Center for Nutrition, Learning and Memory – an innovative partnership between…

Gina Schwenger is currently a 4th-year biology student at the University of California, Merced. She is currently working as an EMT as she continues on her path to nursing where she plans on becoming an ER or Flight Nurse. She initially began her training as an EMT to gain experience in the health field. In the past, Gina has worked at music festivals such as Rolling Loud as well as general on-call shifts as local…

Dr. David Kantrowitz is an orthopedic surgery resident at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. He completed medical school at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, graduating as part of the Alpha Omega Alpha society. He earned his Bachelors of Science in Biology at Duke University and graduated magna cum laude. 

JoAnn Yanez, ND, MPH, CAE is the Executive Director of the Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges and the chair of the Academic Collaborative for Integrative Health (ACIH). She also serves on the Integrative Health Policy Consortium Education Committee. Weaving a passion for illness prevention into her professional life, Dr. Yanez’s career has spanned advocacy, academia, patient care and public health. As AANMC Executive Director, Dr. Yanez oversees research, advocacy efforts, and the joint academic…

Asia is a native of Alabama and completed both her Master's of Physician Assistant studies and Master's of Public Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude and at the top of her class. Asia's treatment philosophy is a "whole-person" approach that recognizes the interplay of one's physical body, emotional wellbeing, environment, and psychosocial support systems. She is passionate about preventative medicine and considers herself to be a "judgement-free"…

Dr. Jaquel Patterson is a nationally recognized naturopathic physician, success coach, best-selling author, and sought-after speaker. She owns a successful multidisciplinary medical practice including naturopathic medicine, nutrition, internal medicine, physical therapy, and acupuncture in Fairfield, CT. She has over 12 years of clinical experience with a focus on autoimmune conditions, Lyme disease, allergies, anxiety/depression, and childhood developmental disorders. She is also the immediate Past President for the national association, American Association of Naturopathic Physicians and serves…

Dr. Dulai grew up in London, England where he lived for most of his early life. There he studied at public, private grammar, and boarding schools. His primary interests were in art, mathematics, and science. At 14 years of age he elected to take courses at 'O' level in biology, chemistry, design & technology, English, mathematics, and physics, then concentrated his studies with three further years of 'A' level study in biology, chemistry, and physics.…

Anthony Menacho is a Family Medicine PA and National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholar in Sacramento, CA. Tony received his Bachelor's degree at California State University, San Bernardino. He is a graduate of the Keck School of Medicine Primary Care PA Program. Tony currently serves as Executive Director of Sacramento street Medicine - a non-profit providing care to the unhoused population of Sacramento. After mentoring students for nearly 10 years, Tony also co-founded Brainbox Methods,…

Melanie Jade Boulerice is the founder at Nomadic Nurse Agency in the Montreal area, providing health care services to those in need – right in their homes. She has been a practicing registered nurse for seven years in the emergency room as well as in psychiatry. A graduate of John Abbott College followed by a BScN degree at St. Francis Xavier University, and is currently a teacher for the OIIQ exam workshops through John Abbott…

Giuseppe Legname earned his Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick, UK. After a long spell in industry in the field of immunotherapy, he moved to the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Medical Research Council in London, UK as a Research Associate. In 1999 he became Assistant Adjunct Professor, and later Associate Adjunct Professor, at the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases (IND), University of California at San Francisco, USA, under the direction of 1997…

Dr. Myra Tabet wanted to become a veterinarian ever since she was 8 years old. She studied veterinary sciences in AUB and graduated with high distinction. She then pursued her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine in Szent Istvan University in Budapest and graduated in 2015. She completed her PhD at Holy Spirit University of Kaslik. In November 2018, she was ready to open her clinic and founded Dr. Paw.

For over 15 years, Dr. Pinesett has helped thousands of students get motivated, get better grades with less studying, and ultimately achieve their academic goals. He was "the under-performing, stressed out student." He developed a revolutionary new approach to studying and time management that changed everything. He graduated from Stanford Medical School in the top 5% of his class. Now, he's on a mission to prove that school doesn't have to be hard, that studying…

Dr. Keith Stein was born in North Carolina and grew up in Tennessee. He attended the University of the South where he obtained his BA in Psychology. He worked as a counselor for a couple of years before attending Auburn University where he obtained his BS in Animal Science (1993) and DVM (1997). After graduation from veterinary school, he worked in private practice for several years before entering into a residency in Oral Surgery and Dentistry…

Michele Neskey is currently a Physician Assistant, PA Counselor, Health Coach and Mom. She is a practicing PA in oncology. Neskey graduated from the Yale PA program in 2005, and got her first PA job in hospitalist medicine. She started in hematology/oncology as a specialty in 2007 and found her true calling. She worked full time for those 10 years. 

Savanna Perry graduated from the University of Georgia in December 2011, and started PA school at the Medical College of Georgia in May 2012.  It changed names a couple of times while she was there, but she graduated from Georgia Regents University (same as MCG) in August 2014.  She has assisted with multiple interviews so she's been on both sides. Perry started working at a Dermatology office outside of Augusta, GA. Her husband went through medical…

Thea L. Swenson, nee Theodora Lananh Tran, was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Denver, Colorado. She received a Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering: Product Design from Stanford University and received a Medical Degree from the University of Colorado. She is currently a resident physician at Vanderbilt University with interests in sports medicine. Prior to medical school, she spent several years working in product design for health tech companies. Frustrated by the way…

Dr. Chandrasekaran graduated from the American University of Antigua College of Medicine in 2016. She works in Detroit, MI and specializes in Critical Care Medicine and Internal Medicine.

Dr. Jennifer Lincoln is an obstetrician whose focus is caring for pregnant women in the hospital. She decided to pursue additional training and become an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) after her first child. It was then that she realized how little breastfeeding education she had received in my training. Ninety hours of lectures, 1,000 hours of clinical experience, and one board exam later and she became an IBCLC!