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Andrew Weil, M.D.

Super Admin — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 07:53:06 +0000

Andrew Weil, M.D., is a world-renowned leader and pioneer in the field of integrative medicine, a healing oriented approach to health care which encompasses body, mind, and spirit Combining a Harvard education and a lifetime of practicing natural and preventive medicine, Dr. Weil is Director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, where he also holds the Lovell-Jones Endowed Chair in Integrative Rheumatology and is Clinical Professor of Medicine and Professor of Public Health. The Center is the leading effort in the world to develop a comprehensive curriculum in integrative medicine. Graduates serve as directors of integrative medicine programs throughout the United States, and through its Fellowship, the Center is now training doctors and nurse practitioners around the world.

Dr. Weil is an internationally-recognized expert for his views on leading a healthy lifestyle, his philosophy of healthy aging, and his critique of the future of medicine and health care.

Dr. Weil is the editorial director of the popular website, DrWeil.com, and appears in video programs featured on PBS. Dr. Weil is the founder and Chairman of The Weil Foundation, and the Chairman of Weil Lifestyle. He is also a founder and co-owner of the growing group of True Food Kitchen restaurants. Dr. Weil writes a monthly column for Prevention magazine. A frequent lecturer and guest on talk shows, Dr. Weil is an internationally recognized expert on medicinal plants, alternative medicine, and the reform of medical education. He lives in Tucson, Arizona, USA.

He is the author of many scientific and popular articles and of 14 books. Oxford University Press is currently producing the Weil Integrative Medicine Library, a series of volumes for clinicians in various medical specialties; the first of these, Integrative Oncology (co-edited with Dr. Donald Abrams) appeared in 2009. Since then, Integrative Psychiatry, Integrative Pediatrics, Integrative Women’s Health, Integrative Rheumatology, Integrative Cardiology, and Integrative Gastroenterology, and many others have been published.

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Dr. Michael Miller, MD

Super Admin — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 11:40:21 +0000

Dr. Miller serves as professor of medicine and epidemiology and public health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. In addition, he is director of the Center for Preventive Cardiology at the University of Maryland Medical Center and staff physician at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Baltimore.

His major research interests are disorders of lipid and lipoprotein metabolism, molecular studies of low HDL cholesterol, triglycerides and the postprandial response to dietary fat, and clinical trials of atherosclerosis prevention and regression.

He is certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Internal Medicine, with a subspecialty certification in cardiovascular disease. Dr. Miller is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association Council on Arteriosclerosis. He is also an active member of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology and the American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology.

Dr. Miller has published more than 250 articles, book chapters and abstracts. His research has appeared in prestigious scientific and clinical journals such as Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Journal of the American Medical Association and Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.

His most recent book, Heal Your Heart: The Positive Emotions Prescription to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, is available for purchase.

Dr. Miller is the co-author of The Practice of Coronary Disease Prevention, published by Williams and Wilkins in 1996, and is a contributor to the Adult Clinical Cardiology Self-Assessment Program (ACCSAP 2000). In addition, Dr. Miller is the senior author of a book, AMA Guide to Preventing Heart Disease, and, in 2009, was listed by USA Today as one of the most influential physicians in the United States for the diagnosis and treatment of cholesterol disorders.

Dr. Miller received his B.A. degree from Rutgers College and his M.D. from The Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey. Following a medical residency at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, he completed two fellowships at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, one in lipoprotein metabolism and the second in cardiovascular disease.

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Sarah Mulukutla MD, MPH

Super Admin — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 11:43:26 +0000

Dr Sarah Mulukutla is a board-certified Neurologist with degrees from Harvard, Emory, Stony Brook and Yale Universities. She completed Neurology training at Yale-New Haven Hospital, where she received accolades for acute stroke treatment and inpatient diagnosis. She worked for 2 years as a Hospital-Based Neurologist in Stamford, CT. In July 2017 she left her job to pursue her vision – a clinic focused on mind-body connection, yoga, and neuroplasticity to improve treatment and recovery from neurologic disease. She is the founder of Mindful Neurology PLLC in New York State, and a leader in the field of Integrative Neurology. She has national reputation through her work with the American Academy of Neurology, where she teaches meditation to neurologists and leads the Neurohealth & Integrative Neurology Section to promote research and dialogue on complementary therapies.

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