Redefining Medicine A4M

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 Fat Chance Cookbook, Robert provides practical examples for applying healthy eating principles with recipes by Cindy Gershen.
 
Dr. Lustig is a neuroendocrinologist, with basic and clinical training relative to hypothalamic development, anatomy, and function. Prior to coming to San Francisco in 2001, he worked at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN. There, he was charged with the endocrine care of many children whose hypothalami had been damaged by brain tumors, or subsequent surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy. Many patients who survived became massively obese. Dr. Lustig theorized that hypothalamic damage led to the inability to sense the hormone leptin, which in turn, led to the starvation response. Since repairing the hypothalamus was not an option, he looked downstream, and noted that these patients had increased activity of the vagus nerve (a manifestation of starvation) which increased insulin secretion. By administering the insulin suppressive agent octreotide, he was able to get them to lose weight; but more remarkably, they started to exercise spontaneously. He then demonstrated the same phenomenon in obese adults without CNS lesions.
 
The universality of these findings has enabled Dr. Lustig to weave these threads together into a novel unifying hypothesis regarding the etiology, prevention, and treatment of the current obesity epidemic, and the role of our environment in the biochemical changes that promote weight gain. This has led him to explore the specific role of fructose (half of sucrose and high-fructose corn syrup) as a specific mediator of both chronic disease, and continued caloric consumption. His acclaimed YouTube video, “Sugar: The Bitter Truth” continues its popularity with the lay public.
 
A native of Brooklyn, New York, Dr. Lustig went to Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1976, and received his M.D. from Cornell University Medical College in 1980. He completed his pediatric residency at St. Louis Children’s Hospital in 1983, and his clinical fellowship at UCSF in 1984. From there, he spent six years as a post-doctoral fellow and research associate in neuroendocrinology at The Rockefeller University. He has also been a faculty member at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the University of Tennessee, Memphis. In 2013, Dr. Lustig received his Masters in the study of Law from University of California, Hastings to enable him to impact the food industry through policy change.
 
Dr. Lustig has authored 125 peer-reviewed articles and 73 reviews. He has mentored 20 pediatric endocrine fellows, and trained numerous other allied health professionals. He provides endocrinologic support to several protocols of the Children’s Oncology Group. He is the former Chairman of the Ad hoc Obesity Task Force of the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society, a member of the Pediatric Obesity Practice Guidelines Subcommittee of The Endocrine Society, a member of the Obesity Task Force of the Endocrine Society, a member of the Pediatric Obesity Devices Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a member of the Bay Area Board of Directors of the American Heart Association, and a member of the Steering Committee of Health Foods, Healthy Kids of the Culinary Institute of America. He also consults for several childhood obesi

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 Texas, as well as several years as a hospitalist. Disenchanted with the current “sick-care” system, she has spent the past 15 years in a medical center she founded focused on advanced endocrinology and sex hormone optimization as a cornerstone for overall disease prevention strategies.
 
Dr. DeNeui, and her team of 6 Board Certified Nurse Practitioners have treated thousands of women and men in hormone restoration and prevention of disease through a functional, integrated approach, and are positively affecting lives on a daily basis.
 
She is a peer-reviewed, published author whose passion is speaking and teaching globally to professionals and laypersons alike on the importance of advanced endocrinology and sex hormone optimization and its impact on acute and chronic disease processes. Her passion for speaking and educating has earned her accolades across the country and invitations to write columns and speak in a variety of settings, including television, radio, medical conferences and seminars across the country.
 
Dr. DeNeui lives in the Dallas / Ft. Worth Metroplex with her husband Dan and two dogs, Bodie and Bella. Their family of 7 children and 3 grandchildren also live in the area and are never too far from home.

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 Affairs.
She has served as adjunct faculty for Bastyr University, as President for both the New Hampshire Association of Naturopathic Doctors and the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, as an Ambassador for the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine, and a board member of the Integrative Health Policy Consortium, the American Herbal Products Association, and several others.
 
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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 in the Medical Center, where she practiced for a decade. During this time, she provided care to over 10,000 patients, spanning all ages and genders. With more than 4,000 hours of teaching experience, she has served the community for over 20 years.
 
Dr. Pinkston is married to Aiman Baki, a Physical Therapist with an MBA, and together they have three children, along with a cat and two fish.
 
After moving her practice to Northwest San Antonio, Dr. Pinkston has continued to operate her solo practice. She has personally battled Rheumatoid Arthritis, a journey that has profoundly influenced her approach to healthcare. Her experience has led her to pursue a Fellowship with the Metabolic Medical Institute (MCII) through the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) and to apply for Board Certification in Integrative Medicine through a program at George Washington University.
 
Dr. Pinkston's personal health challenges have instilled in her a deep empathy for her patients. She believes in the transformative power of Functional and Integrative Medicine, which combines nutrition, natural remedies, and contemporary medical practices. "Finding Functional and Integrative Medicine has changed my life and health," says Dr. Pinkston. "The freedom of nutrition and natural medicine combined with contemporary medicine has given me the power to take control of my health again and live fully."
 
Her commitment to quality, comprehensive care has been recognized by her peers and patients alike. She has been honored as a "Super Doc," a "Most Compassionate Doctor," and a "Top Doc" in San Antonio Magazine. Dr. Pinkston's mission is to "put the heart back in medicine" by focusing on the holistic needs of her patients and healing the mind, body, and soul.
 
"I am still a work in progress, but I will win, and so can you," says Dr. Pinkston, reflecting her dedication to her patients and her own health journey.