Redefining Medicine

Dr. Florence Comite, MD is a clinician-scientist, endocrinologist, and the leading expert in the fields of healthy longevity and precision medicine. Her international reputation stems from her innovative approach to leveraging proprietary clinical and wearable data in her private clinical and virtual practice to detect, predict, and reverse biological aging, while optimizing health and vitality.

As a graduate of Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Comite served as a faculty member for twenty-five years with a distinguished triple appointment in Endocrinology (Internal Medicine and Pediatrics) and Reproductive Endocrinology (Gynecology and Andrology). During her career, she trained a...

Joelle Taylor, MD, FACOG is a board-certified Reproductive Endocrinologist and a Diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is an active member of several leading scientific societies, including the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (SREI), the Society of Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART), and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).

Dr. Taylor earned her medical degree from the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in 2006. As a recipient of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Scholar Award, she dedicated a year t...

Dr. Catherine Oseni, Pharm.D., FAAMFM, ABAAHP

Dr. Catherine Oseni is a board-certified, fellowship-trained clinical integrative pharmacist with deep expertise in both traditional pharmaceuticals and the impact of supplements and herbs on the body. Her career is rooted in a unique understanding of how conventional medications interact with integrative therapies, allowing her to create safe, personalized, and effective treatment plans for her clients.

Since 2006, Dr. Oseni has provided direct client care, skillfully blending Western medicine with holistic, evidence-based approaches to address the root causes of health concerns. Her individualized care model focuses on a...

James B. LaValle, B.S.Pharm, CCN, MT, DHM, DHPh is an internationally recognized clinical pharmacist, author, and board-certified clinical nutritionist, with over 40 years of clinical experience in natural products, lifestyle, drug/nutrient depletion, compounding pharmacy and peptides.

He has served thousands of clients, using a metabolic model for health, at his facilities in Orange County, CA, Austin, TX and formerly at LaValle Metabolic Institute, in Cincinnati Ohio.

He is the founder of Metabolic Code Enterprises, (www.metaboliccode.com) that pinpoints the metabolic roadblocks to health using a symptom survey, lab markers, biometrics, and wearable...

James M. Greenblatt, MD, a pioneer in integrative medicine, has been treating patients since 1988. He earned his medical degree from George Washington University, completed a psychiatry residency there, and a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Johns Hopkins. An Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts and Dartmouth, he served as Chief Medical Officer at Walden Behavioral Care for 22 years. A leading educator and author, Dr. Greenblatt has lectured internationally on nutritional psychiatry and personalized medicine. He has written seven books, including Finally Focused and Nutritional Lithium. As the founder of Psychiatry Redefined, he provides CME-approved courses and...

Dr. Stephanie Venn-Watson, DVM, MPH is the Co-Founder and CEO of Seraphina Therapeutics, a pioneering health and wellness company dedicated to discovering and developing essential fatty acids that support longevity and overall well-being. A veterinary epidemiologist and the world’s foremost expert on C15:0, the first essential fatty acid discovered in over 90 years, Stephanie has revolutionized the way we think about nutrition and aging.

Her career spans impactful roles, including serving as an epidemiologist for the World Health Organization and U.S. Navy. With over 60 patents and 80 peer-reviewed publications, her innovative approach to nutrient-based therapeutics has...

Tom is a Founding Partner of OvationLab, a business advisory and clinical research firm dedicated to assisting businesses and investors in the natural product, testing, digital health, and device spaces to successfully launch and commercialize their products in the healthcare professional channel. Beginning in 2001 with the formation of the first concierge medical practice in Virginia, he has a long history in the design and implementation of novel practice models intended to compress the translational gap between the discovery and the widespread application of best practices in medicine. His most recent new venture in this area is AndHealth, a root...

Christopher Davis, MD, FACC is a triple board certified physician with certifications in internal medicine, general cardiology and interventional cardiology and is a specialist in functional medicine, bioidentical hormone replacement and regenerative medicine. He began his higher education journey at Duke University where he earned his Bachelor’s in Biology/Pre Med. Dr. Davis further honed his medical knowledge at the Eastern Virginia Medical School Of The Medical College Of Hampton Roads. Dr. Davis was Chief Medical Resident at Johns Hopkins/Sinai University where he completed his internal medicine residency. Dr. Davis continued his fellowship training in cardiology and in...

Dr. Joel Kahn is a practicing cardiologist and Clinical Professor of Medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan. A graduate summa cum laude from the University of Michigan Medical School, he is widely known as "America’s Healthy Heart Doc." Dr. Kahn holds triple board certifications in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, and Interventional Cardiology. He was the first physician in the world to earn certification in Metabolic Cardiology through A4M/MMI and the University of South Florida. He is also the founder of the Kahn Center for Cardiac Longevity in Bingham Farms, Michigan.

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Dr. John Catanzaro serves as CEO, Founder, Chairman, and Product Development Officer of Neo7Bioscience, a precision/personalized molecular design biotech company. Dr. Catanzaro received his Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine (NMD) from Bastyr University in 1995 and his Doctorate of Theology in Science and Medical Ethics (Ph.D. and Th.D.) from Bethany Divinity Seminary in 2012. After 22 years of clinical practice treating patients with cancer and chronic illness, he retired in 2017, where he was the founder and CEO of a cancer institute and research development group of genetic and proteomic technology innovating patient-precision genetically matched immunopeptides. In addition, Dr. Catanzaro...

Yael is a renowned expert in nutrigenomics, widely recognized for her pioneering contributions to the field. In 2000, she was instrumental in developing the first-ever lifestyle genetics test and has since led the creation of numerous others. She is the author of four influential books—The Power of Genetics, It’s Not Just Your Genes, Genes to Plate, and SNP Journal—and has been featured in multiple peer-reviewed scientific journals. Yael also hosts the Power of Genetics podcast and is a sought-after speaker on genetics and personalized health.

As a trailblazer in education, Yael developed the first o...

Deanna Minich, MS, PhD, CNS, IFMCP, is a nutrition scientist, international lecturer, educator, and author, with over 25 years of cumulative experience in academia and in the food and dietary supplement industries. Throughout the years, she has been active as a functional medicine clinician in clinical trials and in her own practice (Food & Spirit), which has now become oriented toward groups, workshops, and retreats. She is the author of six consumer books on wellness topics, four book chapters, and over 50 scientific publications. Her academic background is in nutrition science, including a Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics (1995) and a...

Asare B. Christian, MD, MPH is a board certified physical medicine and rehabilitation physician, founder of Aether Medicine in Wayne, Mainline Philadelphia, where he focuses on cellular health to solve pain, improve performance, and Healthspan. He combines a wide range of medical disciplines including pain, cellular, neurorehabilitation, and longevity medicine with personalized lifestyle modifications. Dr. Christian's work is distinguished by his empathetic patient care and a deep understanding of medical science combined with personalized health solutions. His educational background includes studies at the Medical College of Wisconsin, a residency at Johns Hopkins University, a fellowship at Harvard Medical School...

Dr. Jenn is a breast surgeon, integrative oncologist, 3x author, podcast host, 3x Summit Host, and founder of Perfeqtion Imaging. Dr. Jenn Simmons started her professional career as Philadelphia's first fellowship trained breast surgeon and spent 17 years as Philadelphia's top breast surgeon. Her own illness led her to discover functional medicine. So enamored with the concept of creating health rather than killing disease, she left traditional medicine in 2019 and founded Real Health MD to help women along their breast cancer journey truly heal.

Dr. Elisa Song, MD is a Stanford-, NYU-, UCSF-trained integrative pediatrician, pediatric functional medicine expert, and mom to 2 thriving children - and she is on a mission to revolutionize the future of children's health. Dr. Song is the author of the national bestseller Healthy Kids, Happy Kids: An Integrative Pediatrician's Guide to Whole Child Resilience. Dr. Song created Healthy Kids Happy Kids (www.healthykidshappykids.com) as an online holistic pediatric resource to help practitioners and parents bridge the gap between conventional and integrative pediatrics with an evidence-based, pediatrician-backed, mom-approved approach. In her integrative pediatric practice, she's helped 1000s of...

Dr. Dave Rabin, MD, PhD, is a board-certified psychiatrist, neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and inventor with over 15 years of experience studying resilience and the effects of chronic stress on mental and physical health. At the Apollo Clinic, Dr. Rabin and his team empower clients to take control of their well-being through innovative approaches that harness the body's innate ability to adapt and heal.

Specializing in treatment-resistant mental health conditions—including depression, anxiety, PTSD, psychosomatic and personality disorders, chronic pain, insomnia, and substance use disorders—Dr. Rabin employs minimal and non-invasive treatment strategies. His expertise also spans integration therapy, plant and...

Dr. Jarod Spencer is a sports psychologist, speaker, and author. From the Super Bowl to the Indy 500 to the Tokyo Olympics, Jarrod is one of the sports psychologists that the best athletes trust the most to develop their mind. From pros like the Philadelphia Flyers hockey team to the NCAA's University of Michigan wrestling team to his followers on NordicTrack treadmills as an iFIT trainer, Dr. Spencer's passion in the fields of health psychology, neuroscience, and peak performance literature empowers his clients to maximize their potential. Dr. Spencer is passionate about not just improving the emotional health of athletes...

Colleen Cutcliffe is the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Pendulum. She has more than 15 years of experience leading and managing biology teams in academia, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology. Prior to starting Pendulum, Colleen was the senior manager of biology at Pacific Biosciences and a scientist at Elan Pharmaceuticals. Colleen completed her postdoctoral studies at Northwestern’s Children’s Memorial Hospital. Colleen received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Johns Hopkins University and her B.A. in Biochemistry from Wellesley College.

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Dr. Khera earned his undergraduate degree at Vanderbilt University. He subsequently earned his Masters Degree in Business Administration and his Masters Degree in Public Health from Boston University. He received his Medical Degree from The University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio and completed his Urology residency training in the Scott Department of Urology at Baylor College of Medicine. At Baylor, he completed a one-year general surgery internship and then went on to complete a five-year residency program in Urology. After completing his Urology residency, he went on to complete a one-year fellowship in Male Reproductive Medicine and...

Yan Trokel, M.D. is a board certified surgeon specializing in facial aesthetic contouring. His areas of expertise include cosmetic facial surgery, endoscopic surgery, reconstructive surgery of the soft and hard tissues following cancer resection or trauma, orthognathic and craniofacial surgery.

Dr. Trokel is the Founder and Director of Y LIFT. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery; the American Association of Maxillofacial Surgeons; and the American Medical Association. Dr. Trokel also serves as a Facial Cosmetic Surgery Consultant in the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center in N...

Dr. White is considered a leading expert in the field of aging and regenerative medicine with 20 years of experience working with stem cells, regenerative cells and tissue regeneration. Dr. White received his BS and MS from Liverpool University, England prior to being hired at Dartmouth College to study the genetics of gamete biology. From there, Dr. White was recruited to Harvard University to work with hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) and immune cell biology. Dr. White went on to receive his Ph.D. from the Ansary Stem Cell Institute, Division of Regenerative Medicine at Cornell University. Subsequently, Dr. White relocated...

Dr. Perlman is the Chief Medical Officer at Pendulum Therapeutics, bringing a wealth of experience in integrative and functional medicine. Before joining Pendulum, he held several prestigious positions, including senior associate consultant in General Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic, Associate Vice President for Health and Wellness at Duke University Health System, and Executive Director for Duke Integrative Medicine.

Earlier in his career, Dr. Perlman was the Executive Director of the Institute for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at UMDNJ, where he also served as an Associate Professor and held the Hunterdon Endowed Professorship in Complementary and A...

Vicki Kobliner MS, RDN, CD-N is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist and owner of Holcare Nutrition and the Healthy Baby Roadmap. Vicki is passionate about helping children and families live vibrant, healthy lives using functional nutrition to maximize health, reduce disease risk and help her clients heal from chronic illness. Vicki works with infants through adults with chronic illnesses, autoimmune diseases, digestive disorders, eczema, allergies, Lyme, ADHD, PANS/PANDAS, and autism spectrum disorders. She provides fertility and prenatal nutrition counseling with a focus on reducing the risk of chronic illnesses in children. She is a contributing author to two books...

Recognized by Forbes as one of the top fifty female futurists globally, for nearly 40 years, Maddy Dychtwald has been deeply involved in exploring all aspects of the age wave and how it’s fundamentally transforming our lives and the world at-large. This has led her to become an award-winning author, acclaimed public speaker, and thought leader on longevity and aging, health, wellness, and the new retirement.

Maddy co-founded Age Wave, the world’s leader in understanding and addressing the far-reaching impacts of longevity and our aging population. The Age Wave team has worked with more than...

Elizabeth Mumper, MD, FAAP, has a general pediatrics practice (Advocates for Children) and a practice devoted to the care of children with autism and other neurodevelopmental problems (Advocates for Families). She is also chief executive office of The Rimland Center for Integrative Medicine, Lynchburg, Virginia, which was established to honor Bernard Rimland, PhD, who debunked the myth that autism is caused by “refrigerator mothers.” Mumper lectures nationally and internationally and mentors clinicians who want to learn about integrative approaches to pediatrics and the medical problems of children with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Sharon Hausman-Cohen, MD, FAAFP, ABOIM received both her master’s degree and medical degree from Harvard Medical School. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Family Medicine and a diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Medicine. She is the medical director and co-founder of IntellxxDNA which is an evidence-based genomics tool designed specifically to help functional and integrative physicians practice personalized medicine. Dr. Hausman-Cohen has been a co-author on numerous papers and textbook chapters relating to the use of genomics for identifying contributing factors and improving outcomes in individuals with cognitive decline, autism, and environmental illness.

Robert Lustig, MD, MSL is a Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Lustig has become a leading public health authority on the impact sugar has on fueling the diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome epidemics, and on addressing changes in the food environment to reverse these chronic diseases.

In his New York Times best selling book Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processes Food, Obesity, and Disease, Robert documents both the science and the politics that have led to the current pandemic of obesity and chronic disease. In the F...

Speaker, Author, and Board-Certified Nurse Practitioner Dr. Terri DeNeui has extensive training in her field. She earned her B.A in Nursing from Texas Women's University and her Master's and Doctoral degrees at University of Texas in Arlington, Summa Cum Laude. In addition to her training as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, she has extended her education to include certifications in Integrative and Functional medicine as well as advanced endocrinology and sex hormone optimization.

Her 27-year career expands from over a decade in high-risk OB and emergency care at a major trauma center in Dallas T...

Dr. Jaclyn Chasse-Smeaton, N.D. is a naturopathic physician and founder of Hello Fertility. For over 15 years, she has been the nation’s leading expert on integrative approaches to infertility, reproductive, and genitourinary health. She has helped hundreds of couples conceive when they thought there was no hope, and has taught thousands of doctors her successful methods. In addition to reproductive medicine, Dr. Smeaton has a diverse career spanning dietary supplements, health technology and innovation, and strategic leadership and commercial strategy in the integrative medicine industry. She most recently worked with Emerson Ecologics as their Senior VP of Medical Af...

Dr. Marianne Pinkston, born and raised in Texas, has been a dedicated medical professional in San Antonio for the past 25 years. She began her academic journey at Texas Tech University, earning a BS in Biology in 1991. She then attended graduate school at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC) in San Antonio, where she was accepted into medical school, graduating in 1997. Dr. Pinkston was part of the inaugural intern class of the prestigious CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Family Practice Residency Program, from which she graduated in 2000.

As a Board-Certified Family Practitioner, Dr. Pinkston opened her solo practice...

As a brain tumor survivor and the youngest winner of NYU Stern's business plan competition, Chris Mirabile is known for beating the odds. Throughout his career, Chris has pursued a lifelong passion “health and wellness“ with an emphasis on avoiding disease, and extending his healthy lifespan. According to independently verified third-party epigenetic, metabolomic, telomere, and physiological tests, he was able to reduce his biological age by 37% and his pace of aging by 31%. Now approaching a chronological age of 40, Chris' biology is by most accounts that of someone in his mid-twenties. In following his life-long passion and after more than a de...

Shari B. Kaplan, LCSW, a leading expert in mental health treatment and plant formulations, uses a transformative approach of mental healthcare. Kaplan emphasizes the power of integrative protocols that blend traditional therapy and medical treatment with innovative practices including Biopsychosocial evaluations, plant medicine, ketamine assisted therapy, trauma mind/body work, breath work, nutrition, fitness/movement, music and personal transformative practices. Kaplan is a passionate about educating other clinicians in applied clinical practices of integrative mental health and psychedelic assisted therapy.

Dr. Rhonda Patrick earned her Ph.D. in Biomedical Science from the University of Tennessee at Memphis, subsequently completing a post-doctoral fellowship in Nutritional Biochemistry at the Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute in Oakland, CA. Her published research explores the intricate connections between micronutrient deficiencies, aging, and age-related diseases.

In 2014, she established FoundMyFitness, LLC, a platform from which she serves as a science communicator and specialist for a worldwide audience. Through this medium, she delivers scientifically grounded information on a wide range of topics pertinent to human health, fitness, nutrition, and longevity.

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Dr. Michelle Weiner is Double board-certified in Interventional Pain Medicine, Physical Medicine, and Rehabilitation. She is the Director of Integrative Pain Management at NeuroPain Health. she completed her residency and fellowship training at the University of Miami. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Weiner is a member of Florida’s Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee. Dr. Weiner’s unique approach to personalized integrative pain management allows her to treat the root cause of one’s pain and suffering, both physical and emotional, providing comprehensive and durable relief. She uses a biopsychosocial model...

Scott Fisher, MD is a former college basketball team captain, Joseph Scott Fisher graduated with a BA in Economics from The University of Chicago in 2004 and worked for a year in options trading at the Chicago Board of Options Exchange before matriculating at and subsequently graduating from The Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in 2009. His General Psychiatry Residency training was also done at Northwestern University before he completed his Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. He has developed expertise in the treatment of depression, anxiety, bipolar, and attention deficit disorders...

Jeffrey Gladd, MD With twenty-one years of experience in the medical field, Dr. Jeff Gladd, MD is the owner of GladdMD Integrative Medicine and since 2019 has been the Chief Medical Officer at Fullscript.   Dr. Jeffrey Gladd graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 2001. He then went on to train in family medicine at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, Indiana. After completing his residency, Gladd started a family practice that encompassed full spectrum care, including obstetrics, colonoscopy and endoscopy in Columbia City, Indiana In 2006.  After the birth of his second child, Gladd transformed his professional and personal focus toward health thr...

Aristo Vojdani, is a Clinical Professor in the Dept. of Preventive Medicine at Loma Linda University in California, an Adjunct Professor at the Lincoln College of Professional, Graduate and Continuing Education at the National University of Health Sciences, and a past associate professor at the Charles Drew/UCLA School of Medicine and Science. He obtained his MSc and PhD in the fields of microbiology and clinical immunology from Bar-Ilan University in Israel with postdoctoral studies in comparative immunology at UCLA and tumor immunology at Charles Drew/UCLA School of Medicine and Science. His on-going research, spanning a 45-year career...

Dr. Geo Espinosa is a naturopathic doctor, licensed acupuncturist and certified Functional Medicine practitioner recognized as an authority in holistic urology and men’s health. He is Clinical Assistant Professor and holistic clinician in Urology at New York University Langone Medical Center. As an avid researcher and writer, Dr. Geo has authored numerous scientific papers and books including co-editing the Integrative Sexual Health book, and author of the best selling prostate cancer book: Thrive, Don’t Only Survive. Dr. Geo is the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and formulator at XY Wellness, LLC, and lectures internationally on the application of scie...

Dr. Terry Wahls is a clinical professor at the University of Iowa where she conducts clinical trials testing the efficacy of diet lifestyle to treat multiple sclerosis. In addition, she is the author of The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles (paperback), and the cookbook “The Wahls Protocol Cooking for Life: The Revolutionary Modern Paleo Plan to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions”. She is recruiting patients for a new clinical trial, Efficacy of Diet on Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis comparing the ketogenic diet and Paleolithic diet to usual diet...

Dan Buettner is an explorer, National Geographic Fellow, award-winning journalist and producer, and New York Times bestselling author. He discovered the five places in the world – dubbed blue zones hotspots – where people live the longest, healthiest lives. His articles about these places in The New York Times Magazine and National Geographic are two of the most popular for both publications.

Buettner now works in partnership with municipal governments, large employers, and health insurance companies to implement Blue Zones Projects in communities, workplaces, and universities. Blue Zones Projects are well-being initiatives that apply lessons from the Blue...