Dan Cherkin, MS, PhD
I devoted most of my career to trying to identify ways to improve primary care for back pain and other chronic pain conditions. However, I have always been interested in the broader question of how a health care delivery system can creatively organize and deliver services that most effectively and efficiently promote patient-centered care that is “healing”.

Leslie Mendoza Temple, MD
Dr. Leslie Mendoza Temple serves as Medical Director of the Integrative Medicine Program at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Glenview, IL and as a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. From 2014 to 2016, she helped guide evolving state policies on delivering medical cannabis care as Chair of the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board for the Illinois Department of Public Health. She has also co-edited peer-reviewed special issues on medical cannabis in professional education and clinical research for the Journal of Complementary Therapies in Medicine. Dr. Temple cares for a large cohort of medical cannabis-certified patients in combination with a large team of integrative practitioners.

Francoise Adan, MD
Dr. Adan is the Endowed Connor Chair of Integrative Medicine at UH, and the recipient of the Christopher M. & Sara H. Connor Master Clinician in Integrative Health award. Trained in psychiatry and board-certified in holistic and integrative medicine, Dr. Adan specializes in three areas: stress management, work/life balance and the mind/body/spirit connection. Dr. Adan earned her medical degree from Université libre de Bruxelles in Belgium, followed by three years of working in the field of family medicine. She became board-certified in psychiatry in 1997._x000D_ She is Chair of the Academic Consortium of Integrative Medicine and Health.

Jeffery Dusek, PhD
Jeffery A. Dusek, PhD, is Director of Research, Connor Integrative Health Network, University Hospitals and Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Dusek has 20+ years experience leading innovative integrative medicine research. As Director of Research at Penny George Institute, he was PI of an NIH R01 grant studying real-world use of integrative therapies for pain relief in hospitalized patients. As Chief Research Officer at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, he conducted clinical trials on yoga-based mindfulness. He is a leader of the BraveNet Practice Based Research Network – and PI of BraveNet’s 5,000 person outpatient study (PRIMIER).

Leigh Frame, MHS, PhD
Dr. Leigh Frame brings nutrition and immunity together through clinical, translational research. Her T-shaped expertise in health, wellness, science, and medicine was developed through her wide-ranging experience in biomedical research (from wet bench to clinical research) and overseeing research and education programs. Dr. Frame is building a GW Integrative Medicine research program while directing the graduate education programs and the Office of Integrative Medicine and Health. She is also co-founder and Associate Director of the GW Resiliency & Well-being Center. Her interests include the role of the microbiome and nutrition in health, the consequences of malnutrition in obesity, vitamin D as an immune-modulatory hormone, research ethics, science communication, whole person care, resiliency, and well-being. While working at the Johns Hopkins Center for Bariatric Surgery, Dr. Frame earned her PhD in Human Nutrition from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and received a Master of Health Science in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology from the same school. Dr. Frame earned Distinction in Biochemistry from Mary Baldwin College (now University).

Aviad Haramati, PhD
Aviad “Adi” Haramati, PhD, is an award-winning physiologist and medical educator. He is Professor of Integrative Physiology, Director of the Center for Innovation and Leadership in Education (CENTILE), and co-director of the graduate program in Integrative Medicine & Health Sciences at Georgetown University Medical Center, in Washington, DC. Dr. Haramati teaches mindful practices to medical students, residents and faculty to foster professional identity formation and well-being. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Association of American Medical Colleges and has been a visiting professor at over 100 medical schools worldwide

Amy Locke, MD
Amy Locke, MD, FAAFP, ABOIM is an Integrative Medicine trained Family Physician, Chief Wellness Officer and Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Health at the University of Utah Health. Her research, educational, and clinical interests center around personal and professional well-being, health behavior change, and whole person approaches to care.

Eric Roseen, DC, MSc
Eric J. Roseen, DC, PhD is an assistant professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine and director of the Program for Integrative Medicine and Health Disparities at Boston Medical Center. Dr. Roseen’s research is focused on the effectiveness of nonpharmacologic therapies for low back pain and implementation of effective pain treatments in low-income communities. He is a member of the Dissemination and Implementation Task force of the American Congress of Rehabilitative Medicine and is a senior editor at the journal, PM&R. Dr. Roseen received his DC degree from the University of Western States, MSc degree in epidemiology from the Boston University School of Public Health, and PhD in rehabilitation sciences from the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Health Professions.

Samantha Simmons, MPH
Samantha Simmons, MPH is the CEO of the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health, responsible for the oversight and execution of all operations and strategy of the Academic Consortium. In this role, Ms. Simmons is the key catalyst to building the community of health centers, integrative health programs, scientific and business leaders within the field of integrative health to execute the mission and vision of the Consortium. Ms. Simmons is an accomplished leader in the field of integrative medicine with an extensive background in many facets of promoting transformation in healthcare through collaborative initiatives and strategic partnerships. She is passionate about health policy advocacy and driving utilization of models of whole person care for underserved populations and is the P.I. of the Whole Health in the States (WHITS), a grant initiative geared towards these goals.

David Victorson, PhD
David Victorson (PhD) is a licensed psychologist, Professor of Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, and Research Associate Director at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center. He has led NIH and foundation-funded RCTs focused on mindfulness, self-regulation, and positive health behavior promotion in cancer survivors and caregivers. He is also Founder and Director of True North Treks, an international nonprofit supporting young adults and caregivers affected by cancer through backpacking and canoeing treks that promote connection to nature, connection to peers, and connection to oneself through mindful awareness practices.

David Victorson, PhD
David Victorson (PhD) is a licensed psychologist, Professor of Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, and Research Associate Director at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center. He has led NIH and foundation-funded RCTs focused on mindfulness, self-regulation, and positive health behavior promotion in cancer survivors and caregivers. He is also Founder and Director of True North Treks, an international nonprofit supporting young adults and caregivers affected by cancer through backpacking and canoeing treks that promote connection to nature, connection to peers, and connection to oneself through mindful awareness practices.

Leigh Frame, MHS, PhD
Dr. Leigh Frame brings nutrition and immunity together through clinical, translational research. Her T-shaped expertise in health, wellness, science, and medicine was developed through her wide-ranging experience in biomedical research (from wet bench to clinical research) and overseeing research and education programs. Dr. Frame is building a GW Integrative Medicine research program while directing the graduate education programs and the Office of Integrative Medicine and Health. She is also co-founder and Associate Director of the GW Resiliency & Well-being Center. Her interests include the role of the microbiome and nutrition in health, the consequences of malnutrition in obesity, vitamin D as an immune-modulatory hormone, research ethics, science communication, whole person care, resiliency, and well-being. While working at the Johns Hopkins Center for Bariatric Surgery, Dr. Frame earned her PhD in Human Nutrition from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and received a Master of Health Science in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology from the same school. Dr. Frame earned Distinction in Biochemistry from Mary Baldwin College (now University).

Stephanie Cheng
Stephanie Cheng, MD is a palliative care physician with a longstanding commitment to integrative medicine. She currently works at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, providing supportive care for patients with cancer. Dr. Cheng has a special interest in holistic management of symptoms and improving quality of life through integrative approaches, especially by considering psychosocial and spiritual aspects of wellness. She co-created innovative group medical visits pairing psycho-oncology and integrative palliative care for patients with advanced cancer. Dr. Cheng has completed training in chaplaincy (through the Sati Center for Buddhist Studies) and mind body medicine (through the Center for Mind Body Medicine), and a two-year training through Spirit Rock Insight Meditation Center and the Metta Institute focused on incorporating contemplative practice, mindfulness, and compassion into one’s personal and professional lives. Dr. Cheng has a background in anthropology, earned her medical degree at Oregon Health & Science University, then completed a family medicine residency at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in hospice and palliative medicine, with an integrative medicine focus, at George Washington University. She is passionate about planetary health and is studying to become a nature and forest therapy guide.

Holger Cramer
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Emmeline Edwards, PhD
Dr. Emmeline Edwards is director of the Division of Extramural Research of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH). In that capacity, she is responsible for development of scientific programs or areas of science that fulfill NCCIH's mission as well as planning, implementation and policy. NCCIH is one of 27 components of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), with a mission to define, through rigorous scientific investigation, the usefulness and safety of complementary and alternative medicine interventions and their roles in improving health and health care. Before coming to NIH, Dr. Edwards earned her Ph.D. in Neurochemistry from Forham University, did postdoctoral research in behavioral pharmacology and neuroscience at the State University of New York, and was a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Maryland. Her research there focused on the neural mechanisms of complex behaviors and characterization of a genetic model of affective disorders. She also served as Chair of the Graduate Studies and Research Committee and Member of the Dean's Executive Council at the University of Maryland. Currently, Dr. Edwards is Co-Chair of the trans NIH Music and Health working group, member of the Sound Health Steering Committee and member of the Interagency Task Force on the Arts and Human Development. Dr. Edwards is also Chair of World Women in Neuroscience (WWN), an independent mentoring and networking organization, with the primary mission of identifying, promoting and implementing mentoring and networking opportunities for women neuroscientists across the world.

Frederick (Rick) Hecht
Rick Hecht is Professor of Medicine at UCSF. He has served as Research Director of the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health and Osher Foundation Endowed Chair for Research in Integrative Medicine from 2002 to 2023. He is trained in internal medicine, HIV medicine, and clinical epidemiology. His research focuses on rigorous testing of lifestyle interventions and the health effects of mind-body interventions. He is the author of over 250 peer-reviewed articles, and has been the principal investigator of 20 NIH grants. He has played a variety of leadership roles in the field of integrative medicine research, including serving as Chair of the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health.

Rogier Hoenders
Rogier Hoenders is an integrative psychiatrist, head of research and clinical affairs of the Centre for Integrative Psychiatry (CIP) of Lentis in Groningen, the Netherlands. Rogier has a passion for research, education, and healthcare innovation. He initiated and directs the Lentis lifestyle program, in which patients as well as staff members are trained in mind-body medicine and a healthy lifestyle, including spirituality. As head of clinical affairs, he stimulated and supervised the implementation of mindfulness, compassion training, yoga and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in the CIP. In 2014 he obtained his PhD in integrative psychiatry at the University of Groningen, advocating the bio-psycho-socio-spiritual model in medicine. Rogier’s current research interests are spirituality, lifestyle and integrative medicine. He was awarded ‘lifestyle practitioner of the year’ in 2022. He runs RCTs on the effects of Yoga, Mindfulness and Lifestyle change. He is one of the initiators and a core member of the AKWA national guideline committee on spirituality in mental healthcare. As a former deputy-director of the residency program psychiatry of Lentis and a clinical instructor in psychiatry, Rogier has a passion for teaching. Rogier is co-founder and president of the Dutch Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health (www.cizg.nl/home ). Rogier works with WHO and the presidents of other national consortia for integrative medicine on developing policy regarding integrative medicine.

Nadine Ijaz
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Esther Konigsberg, MD, CCFP
Dr. Esther Konigsberg – Integrative Medicine Consultant is the medical director of Integrative Medicine Consultants Inc. in Toronto, Ontario. She is a member of the Canadian College of Family Physicians and a graduate from the Fellowship Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. Dr. Konigsberg is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Arizona at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine. Dr Konigsberg is an Assistant Clinical Professor at McMaster University’s Medical School as well as McMaster’s Representative for the Canadian Academic Consortium on Integrative Health and Education. She is the current chair of the Ontario Medical Association’s Complementary and Integrative Medicine Medical Interest Group. Dr. Konigsberg is McMaster’s institutional representative at the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health and the past Chair of the Integrative Medicine Fellowship Recognition Committee. She has been leading transformational seminars and lecturing to the public, academic and corporate worlds since 1996.

Mary Jo Kreitzer
Mary Jo Kreitzer PhD, RN, FAAN is the founder and director of the Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing at the University of Minnesota where she also serves as a tenured professor in the School of Nursing. She has served as the principal investigator or co-principal investigator of numerous clinical trials focusing on mindfulness meditation with persons with chronic disease including studies focusing on solid organ transplant, cardiovascular disease, chronic insomnia, diabetes, and caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease. Recent studies include the use of social technology to enhance healing and wellbeing and the impact of mindfulness on brain-computer interface performance. Dr. Kreitzer has authored over 150 publications and is the co-editor of the text Integrative Nursing 2nd Edition published in 2019 by Oxford University Press. She earned her doctoral degree in public health focused on health services research, policy and administration, and her master’s and bachelor’s degrees in nursing. Dr. Kreitzer was named in 2020 as one of the 100 most influential health care leaders in Minnesota by MN Physician. She is a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, a distinguished policy fellow in the National Academies of Practice and a Fellow Ad Eundem of the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

Geeta Maker-Clark, MD
Dr. Geeta Maker-Clark is the Director of Integrative Nutrition and Advocacy at NorthShore University Health System and clinical assistant professor and co-director of the Culinary Medicine program at the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, one of the first nutrition and cooking programs in an academic center in the country. She is fellowship trained in obstetrics and maternal child health, and a graduate of the University of Arizona 2 year Fellowship in Integrative Medicine, under the supervision of Dr. Andrew Weil. Dr. Maker-Clark started the Food is Power program on the South Side of Chicago to empower middle schoolers with the knowledge and expertise around making great food choices, within a curriculum that focuses on decolonizing food and nutrition education. She is also the founder of the Food is Medicine CME symposium that draws over 250 people annually to Chicago to learn the latest in nutritional science as well as food education innovation. Dr. Maker-Clark was selected as one of twelve food justice activists for the Castanea Fellowship 2019-21 and is the 2021 Pollan Food Journalism Fellow at Mesa Refuge in Point Reyes, CA.  Dr.Maker-Clark has consulted for non profits that work with formerly incarcerated people who are now trained chefs, helping accelerate a program for healthy meals distribution for food insecure communities affected by COVID. She works with the South Asian domestic violence organization Apna Ghar to teach classes that feature culturally favored foods, and is in partnership with Urban Growers Collective- a Black- and women-led non-profit 11 acre farm in Chicago, having created several food as medicine programs that reach thousands. Dr. Maker-Clark believes in transforming the way we think about medicine and looks to ancient wisdom and modern struggles as opportunities to heal with the medicines that are all around us. As a woman of color, a community organizer, and integrative physician and leader in the food as medicine movement ,her work aims to help communities be well nourished- the heart of healing in our society and country. https://drgeetamakerclark.com/

Maria Mascarenhas
Dr. Mascarenhas is a Professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. She is board certified in Pediatrics, Nutrition and Pediatric Gastroenterology and is the Director of the Integrative Health Program, Section Chief of Nutrition, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Medical Director of the Clinical Nutrition Department at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr Mascarenhas received her medical degree from the St John's Medical College, Bangalore University, India and completed her pediatric internship and residency training at Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston TX, respectively. She is fellowship trained in pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition through The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She is a graduate of the University of Arizona Fellowship in Integrative Medicine, Class of 2016, and a founding member of the special interest group on Integrative Medicine for the North American Society for Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.

Aterah Nusrat
Ms. Nusrat serves as both Director of Programming in Integrative Medicine and Planetary Health and Senior Program Manager at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital. She holds a Master of Science in Environmental Technology from Imperial College, London University. Her 25+ years in industry span environmentally sustainable program development and management, event management, marketing and communications, market research and grant management. In a personal capacity, Ms. Nusrat is a seasoned meditator with over 25 years training in direct path awakening in the lineage of Sri Ramana Maharshi and is dedicated to combining her interests at the intersection of mind, body, spirit and environment to support the health and wellbeing of people and planet.

Samantha Simmons, MPH
Samantha Simmons, MPH is the CEO of the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health, responsible for the oversight and execution of all operations and strategy of the Academic Consortium. In this role, Ms. Simmons is the key catalyst to building the community of health centers, integrative health programs, scientific and business leaders within the field of integrative health to execute the mission and vision of the Consortium. Ms. Simmons is an accomplished leader in the field of integrative medicine with an extensive background in many facets of promoting transformation in healthcare through collaborative initiatives and strategic partnerships. She is passionate about health policy advocacy and driving utilization of models of whole person care for underserved populations and is the P.I. of the Whole Health in the States (WHITS), a grant initiative geared towards these goals.

Elyse Thakur
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Robert Trager
Dr. Robert Trager is a chiropractic physician and researcher at Connor Whole Health, University Hospitals, of Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States. Insights gained from his role working alongside other medical providers help inform and guide his research. He is most interested in real-world outcomes related to the integration of chiropractic in large healthcare settings.

Alison Whitehead, MPH, C-IAYT
Ms. Whitehead is the Program Lead for the VA Integrative Health Coordinating Center (IHCC) in the Office of Patient Centered Care & Cultural Transformation. In this role Ms. Whitehead leads development of programs, trainings, and policy for integrative health implementation across the VA system as a part of the VA’s Whole Health System transformation. In this role Alison also leads efforts around TeleWholeHealth, and Well-being Programs, and is involved in the Inclusion-Diversity, Equity and Access Task Force. Alison recently completed a 3-year term on the Board of Directors of the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health (ACIMH). In addition, she is an IAYT certified yoga therapist, yoga instructor, and personal trainer. In her free time, Alison enjoys spending time outdoors and moving her body through hiking, biking, running, soccer and yoga.

Ruth Wolever, NBC-HWC
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