SCOTT BERLINER R.PH. is a Registered Pharmacist, and is certified in Basic, Sterile, and Veterinary Compounding. Scott is also a Natural Pharmacist and a Nutritional Educator as well as a member of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Pharmacists Society of the State of New York, IACP (International Association of Compounding Pharmacists) and The Professional Compounding Center of America. An accomplished speaker, Scot has lectured on nutrition, anti-aging, natural hormone replacement therapy, AIDS, hepatitis, and cancer, among other critical health topics for many organizations including: GMHC, NOMADOCS at The Children’s Aid Society, Beth Israel Medical Center’s Continuum Center for Health and Healing, and speaks regularly at Friends in Deed. In addition, he has spoken in 2004 at Omega Institute on women’s health issues and in 2005 at the Open Center in N.Y.C. on integrating functional medicine into a traditional medical practice. He presently practices clinical nutrition at the Wellness Center in New York City with Dr. Frank Lipman and Dr. Alejandro Junger. He also volunteers as a nutritional counselor at Friends in Deed. Scot also works with Beth Israel’s Continuum Center for Health and Healing as a consulting pharmacist, and in May 2007 Scott began work as the primary consulting pharmacist for the Greenwich Hospital: Center for Integrative Medicine. Mr. Berliner also specializes in veterinary compounding with an emphasis on equine medicine and specializes in formulating products for targeted issues in all animals.
ELIZABETH BOHAM, MD, RD, is Board Certified in Family Medicine from Albany Medical School, specializing in Functional and Integrative Medicine. In addition, she has her undergraduate degree in nutritional biochemistry from Cornell University and her graduate degree and Registered Dietitian degree from Columbia University. Dr. Boham joined Dr. Mark Hyman and The UltraWellness Center team in 2007. Prior to that she practiced integrative medicine at Canyon Ranch in Lenox, MA and was a partner with Albany Clinical Nutrition Specialists.
Dr. Boham learned how difficult it can be to navigate through the health-care system, after being diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 30. Functional Medicine has helped Dr. Boham to realize how important it is to look at the systems in the body to discover the underlying cause for dysfunction. Through this functional medicine approach Dr. Boham works with patients to decrease their risk of getting ill, as well as, to nutritionally support their body so that it can heal. Her training in nutrition has contributed to her success in helping many patients with insulin resistance, Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes, heart health, digestive health, autoimmune conditions, Celiac Disease, other cancers, as well as those seeking to achieve and maintain a healthy weight.
Dr. Boham lectures on a variety of topics, including Women’s Health and Breast Cancer Prevention, insulin resistance, heart health, weight control and allergies. She is on the advisory board for Breast Cancer Option. Currently, she is on the faculty of the Institute for Functional Medicine, and serves on the Nutrition Advisory Board where she is developing the Advanced Function Nutritional Therapy Module for the Institute. Dr. Boham has been an online expert for Self Magazine and has been a contributing author to a variety of magazines and books. Through her practice and lecturing, she has helped thousands of people achieve their goals of optimum health and wellness.
GEORGIA DECKER, APRN, ANP-BC, CN®, AOCN®, Oncology Nursing Specialist, private practice, Integrative Care, Albany, New York—specializes in CAM Therapies for symptom management during and after cancer therapy; Editor, An Introduction to Complementary Therapies, published by the Oncology Nursing Society Press; Editor, Integrated Care column in the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing (CJON); more than 30 years in oncology nursing. She is on the faculty of Center For Mind Body Medicine and is a Cancer Guide course director. Georgia’s 40 years in nursing have included roles as a staff nurse, adult oncology clinical nurse specialist, nurse educator, nurse faculty, cancer screening program director and nurse practitioner. More than 30 years of her career have been in oncology nursing. She has been a co-principal investigator on 2 New York State Breast Cancer Education and Screening Program grants and was the recipient of the American Cancer Society (New York Capital Region) Partners in Cancer Care Award in 2000 for her work in breast cancer curriculum and program development.
Georgia’s interest in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Therapies for symptom management during and after cancer therapies began as a result of conversations with patients. Ms. Decker is the editor of An Introduction to Complementary Therapies, published by the Oncology Nursing Society Press and was the first column editor for the Integrated Care column in the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing (CJON). Georgia has numerous peer-reviewed publications and presentations on symptom management using CAM Therapies and cancer and nutrition to her credit. Her private nursing practice, Integrative Care, in Albany, New York specializes in symptom management during and after cancer therapy. She provides primary care to patients diagnosed with cancer at the Braverman-Panza Medical Group.
Georgia serves the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) as the Immediate Past President and on the (ONS) Nominating Committee. The Oncology Nursing Society is the world’s largest oncology professional Society consisting of more than 35,000 oncology nurses and other health professionals.
Judith A. Greenfield, PhD, RN is Founder and President of the Healthcare Communication Project, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Judith Greenfield has been responsible for the writing and editing of its free, semi-annual publication, the Healthcare Communication Review which, along with the educational programs she presents, works to improve healthcare services and health outcomes by teaching patients how to make decisions about and manage their conditions; teaching caregivers how to support and advocate for loved ones; and teaching clinicians how to communicate in ways that help their patients.
For this work, she draws on her past experience as a beside nurse, a health educator, Executive Director of the Hospice Association of Ulster County, and a teacher of biomedical ethics at both SUNY New Paltz and the New School University’s Graduate School of Management. Perhaps more importantly, she draws on her own experience as a patient and a patient advocate.
Carol Hornig, MS, CNS, former Chief Nutritionist at Strang Cancer Prevention Center is founder of deep nourishment, an integrative health practice dedicated, for 30 years, to wellness through physical, emotional, and spiritual nourishment. After receiving a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University, she went on to earn Master's degrees in both Health Education and Nutrition. Recognizing that for prevention of disease and for real healing to occur beyond just the elimination of physical symptoms, it is essential to address the emotional, psychological and spiritual aspects of one's humaness. Studying with highly respected leaders in these fields, she became certified in both the Hakomi Method and Internal Family Systems and has done advanced training at the School for Non-Dual Healing and Awakening.
Carol has been quoted in numerous publications, national magazines, and Something More, by Sarah Ban Breathnach, and has appeared on the Food Network. She is on the Board of Directors of Breast Cancer Options and is a member of the Integrated Medicine Network of the Hudson Valley. Carol has a private practice in West Hurley, NY and, thanks to modern technology, works with people long distance through out the country. She supports the belief that when we heal ourselves we heal the world because we are not separate from it.
Aminah A. Keats ND, FABNO is the Director of Naturopathic Medicine at CTCA at Eastern Regional Medical Center, Cancer Treatment Centers of America. A Fellow of the American Board of Naturopathic Oncology (FABNO), Keats earned a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine degree from the University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She earned an undergraduate degree in psychology from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. Her studies included pre-medical coursework in biology, chemistry, physics, nutrition, and botanical medicine.
Keats also completed a two-year residency in naturopathic oncology at CTCA at Midwestern Regional Medical Center in Zion, Illinois. She is board certified in naturopathic medicine. In addition, Keats has led several lectures on integrative oncology for associations and naturopathic colleges. She has also led several patient discussion groups on natural therapies at CTCA at Midwestern Regional Medical Center and CTCA at Eastern Regional Medical Center, as well as the surrounding communities. Additionally, she has been published in Naturopathic Doctor News and Review.
Keats is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, the Pennsylvania Association of Naturopathic Physicians, Society of Integrative Oncology, and the Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians.
Dixie Mills, MD is a Harvard trained surgeon and has specialized in breast care since 1989. Dr. Mills co-founded the Women to Women Personal Program and is a regular contributor and advisor to the Women to Women website. Although she no longer lives in Maine and her practice at the Women to Women clinic is not active, Dr. Mills continues to partner with other practitioners to advocate for improving the methods used to help women determine their individual health needs. She embraces a holistic approach to medicine and wellness that honors the wisdom of acknowledging — and respecting — each woman’s innate healing processes.
Dr. Mills co-founded the Breast Cancer High-Risk Clinic at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. From 2006–2008, she served as the Clinical Research Director for Dr. Susan Love’s Research Foundation in California, and was promoted in 2008 to Medical Director, a post she held until May of 2010. Dr. Mills is currently doing private breast health and cancer coaching.
Dr. Mills has lectured on a wide variety of topics, including “Complementary Breast Cancer Treatments” and “Redefining the Doctor/Patient Relationship.” She is most interested in partnering with women to develop their own ways of dealing with the diagnosis, treatment and post treatment. And she would most like to be on the forefront of preventing breast cancer.
JEFFREY MOSS, DDS, CCN, DACBN is a graduate of the University of Michigan Dental School. Dr. Moss had practiced clinical nutrition in his Grand Rapids, Michigan office for many years. Since 1992, Dr. Moss worked as an independent distributor of professional nutritional supplements. Since 1987, he has been the editor of a monthly newsletter for professionals, the “Moss Nutrition Report”, providing review and commentary on controversial and cutting-edge issues facing the practice of nutritional medicine. He is co-author of the Textbook of Nutritional Medicine with Mel Werbach, M.D. A member of the post-graduate faculty at New York Chiropractic College, the faculty of the University of Bridgeport masters program in nutrition, and a past-president of the International and American Associations of Clinical Nutritionists (IAACN), He specializes in chronic health conditions, such as allergies, weight loss, stress physiology and adrenal and thyroid disorders.
Carol Robin, DC, CCN is a Chiropractor, Certified Clinical Nutritionist, energy healer, and imagery/visualization guide. She has practiced alternative and complementary medicine for 30 years and works with people in preparation, recovery and transforming surgery, cancer treatments and a wide range of health conditions. She has a private practice in West Shokan, NY.
Sam Schikowitz, ND, LAC, is NABNE board certified and a Connecticut State licensed naturopathic doctor and an NNCCAOM board certified and New York State licensed acupuncturist. He is also a member of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP), and was on the board of directors of the New York Association of Naturopathic Physicians(NYANP) for several years.
His medical training was at Bastyr University, a fully accredited 5-year medical university. The curriculum includes history taking, physical exam, laboratory medicine, diagnostic imaging, conventional and functional diagnosis, referral, and management. Therapies include minor surgery, pharmacy, counseling, botanical medicine, dietary
His Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine training was also completed at Bastyr University and included traditional Chinese medical diagnosis, acupuncture and oriental medical techniques, Tui Na massage, Chinese herbal formulation, and Chinese nutritional therapy.