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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...

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"...

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...

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. 

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...

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...

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.  

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...