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Meet The Healthy Living Experts
Dean Ornish, M.D.(01 of12)
Dr. Ornish currently serves as the Medical Editor for The Huffington Post.He is the founder and president of the non-profit Preventive Medicine Research Institute, where he holds the Safeway Chair, and Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.For over 30 years, Dr. Ornish has directed clinical research demonstrating, for the first time, that comprehensive lifestyle changes may begin to reverse even severe coronary heart disease, without drugs or surgery.
Patricia Fitzgerald, D.A.O.M, L.Ac., CCN(02 of12)
Dr. Fitzgerald is the Wellness Editor for The Huffington Post.She is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, certified clinical nutritionist and a homeopath. She has a Master's Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine and a Doctorate in Homeopathic Medicine. She is the founder and Medical Director of the Santa Monica Wellness Center and the author of the best-selling, award-winning "The Detox Solution: The Missing Link to Radiant Health, Abundant Energy, Ideal Weight, and Peace of Mind." You can learn more at TheDetoxSolution.com.
Lloyd I. Sederer, M.D.(03 of12)
Dr. Sederer is the Medical Editor, Mental Health for The Huffington Post.He serves as Medical Director of the New York State Office of Mental Health. In this role, as New York State's "chief psychiatrist," Dr. Sederer provides medical leadership for New York's $4B mental health system, including accredited hospitals and community services in every county of New York State.Dr. Sederer previously was Executive Deputy Commissioner for Mental Hygiene Services in the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene from 2002-2007, overseeing all mental hygiene services in NYC as its "chief psychiatrist". He is currently Adjunct Professor at the Columbia/Mailman School of Public Health. Most recently, Dr. Sederer was recognized as the 2009 Psychiatric Administrator of the Year by the American Psychiatric Association and was awarded a Rockefeller Bellagio Scholar in Residence grant.
Susan J. Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.A(04 of12)
Rear Admiral Susan J. Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.A. (ret.) is the Public Health Editor at The Huffington Post. Dr. Blumenthal provided distinguished service for over twenty years as a leading national U.S. government health expert and spokesperson. She served as Assistant Surgeon General of the United States, as the first ever Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women's Health, and as Senior Global and E-Health Advisor, in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She also was a White House advisor on health issues. Dr Blumenthal has served as the top medical advisor to the Secretary of the US Department of Agriculture, and as Chief of the Behavioral Medicine and Basic Prevention Research Branch at the National Institutes of Health. She is currently the Director of the Health and Medicine Program at the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress where she co-chairs its Health Commission, a Clinical Professor at Georgetown and Tufts Schools of Medicine, and Chair of the Global Health Program at the Meridian International Center. She also is the Senior Policy and Medical Advisor at amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research.Named by the Medical Herald and the National Library of Medicine as one of the most influential and important women in medicine and by the New York Times as one of the top doctors in the women's health field, Admiral Blumenthal is the recipient of numerous awards, medals and honorary doctorates for her landmark contributions to improving health. She was named the 2009 Health Leader of the Year by the Commissioned Officers Association, its highest honor.
Mark Hyman, M.D.(05 of12)
Dr. Hyman is on The Huffington Post's Medical Review Board. He is a practicing physician and an internationally recognized authority in the field of Functional Medicine. He is founder of The UltraWellness Center where he treats patients using this new model in his medical practice. Dr. Hyman is also the author of New York Times bestsellers, "The UltraMind Solution" and "The UltraSimple Diet."
Mark D. Smith, M.D., MBA(06 of12)
Dr. Smith is on HuffPost Health's Medical Review Board. He is President and Chief Executive Officer of the California Health Care Foundation. He previously served as associate director of the AIDS Services and assistant professor of medicine and of health policy and management at Johns Hopkin's University.
Michael Roizen, M.D.(07 of12)
Dr. Roizen is on The Huffington Post's Medical Review Board. He practices internal medicine and anesthesiology and serves as the Chair of the Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Pain Management at the Cleveland Clinic. He has developed a program in Partnership medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital aimed at helping its members reverse biological aging and live longer, more vibrant lives. Dr. Roizen is also the co-founder and chair of the RealAge, Inc.
Janet Taylor, M.D., MPH(08 of12)
Dr. Taylor is on The Huffington Post's Medical Review Board.She is a clinical instructor of psychiatry at Columbia University at Harlem Hospital. She is on the front line battling the emotional and economic impact of mental illness. Her company, Mind Projects, Inc., specializes in corporate stress management and consumer health strategies. She recently completed her master's degree in Public Health at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University.
Erin N. Marcus, M.D., MPH(09 of12)
Dr. Marcus is on The Huffington Post's Medical Review Board.Erin N. Marcus, M.D., MPH, is a general internal medicine physician and associate professor of clinical medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. For the past decade, Dr. Marcus has provided primary care to a mostly low income patient population in inner city Miami. She also directs a population health curriculum for medical students and is a former member of the National Board of Medical Examiners' Ambulatory Care test writing committee.In 2009, Dr. Marcus was one of three physicians nationally to receive an American Cancer Society Cancer Control Career Development Award for Primary Care Physicians. With the support of The Ford Foundation, she writes a practical health column for New America Media (http://www.newamericamedia.org), the largest association of ethnic media. She is a former American Association for the Advancement of Science Mass Media Fellow and a fellow of the American College of Physicians. She has served as an author of various academic chapters and articles, and her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post and the perspective section of The New England Journal of Medicine.
David Katz, M.D.(10 of12)
Dr. Katz is an expert on The Huffington Post's Medical Review Board. He is the director of Yale University's Prevention Research Center. He is an internationally renowned authority on nutrition, weight management, and the prevention of chronic disease, and an internationally recognized leader in integrative medicine and patient-centered care.
Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.(11 of12)
Dr. Remen is on The Huffington Post's Medical Review Board. Dr. Remen is one of the earliest pioneers in the mind/body holistic health movement and the first to recognize the role of the spirit in health and the recovery from illness. She currently serves as a clinical professor of Family and Community Medicine at the UCSF School of Medicine and Director of the innovative UCSF course "The Healer's Art." Dr. Remen is the author of the New York Times bestseller, Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories That Heal. (credit:rachelremen.com)
William Sears, M.D.(12 of12)
Dr. Sears is on The Huffington Post's Medical Review Board. He is the father of eight children and is the author of more than 30 books on childcare. He received his pediatric training at Harvard Medical School's Children's Hospital and Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children. Dr. Sears is an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine and has practiced pediatrics for more than three decades. His most recent book is "Prime Time Health: A Scientifically Proven Plan for Feeling Younger and Living Longer."
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