Center for Health and Healing

<html><head> <title>The Center for Health & Healing</title> <link rel=stylesheet href="../chhstyle.css" type="text/css"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0"> <base target="_top"> <a name="head"></a> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="98%"> <tr> <td width="149" bgcolor="#ffffff"><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="149" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td> <td width="95%" bgcolor="#95a920"><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="500" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td> <td width="5%" bgcolor="#95a920"><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="60" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="149" bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" valign="top"><a name="top"></a><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="149" height="24" border="0" alt=""></td> <td> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding:0px 0px 0px 5px"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#95a920" align="left" valign="top"><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="274" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td> <td align="right"><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="123" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td> </tr>  <tr> <td bgcolor="#95a920" width="274" align="left" valign="top" class="title">At the Center</td> <td align="right"> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  <tr> <td valign="top" width="149" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <table width="120" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"> <tr> <td> <p><a class="leftNavOff" href="servcen.asp">Services of the Center</a></p> <p><a class="leftNavOff" href="appt.asp">How to Make an Appointment</a></p> <p><a class="leftNavOff" href="calendar.asp">Calendar of Classes & Events</a></p> <p><a class="leftNavOff" href="studies.asp">Clinical Studies at the Center</a></p> <p><a class="leftNavOff" href="about.asp">About the Center</a></p> <p><a class="leftNavOff" href="environ.asp">Environmental Health & Design</a></p> <p><a class="leftNavOn" href="staff.asp">Center Staff & Advisory Board</a></p> <p><a class="leftNavOff" href="give.asp">Ways of Giving</a></p> <p><a class="leftNavOff" href="patient.asp">Patient Pages</a></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffff">  <table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="padding: 0px 0px 5px 0px;"> <p class="headline"><br> Center Staff & Advisory Board</p> </td> <td width="100%"><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="95a920"><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td> <td width="100%" bgcolor="ffffff" height="1"><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="ffffff" colspan="2"><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="10" border="0" alt=""></td> </tr> </table>  <table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <td class='content'> <p><span class='head2'>Center Staff</span></p> <p class='content'>The Center has gathered a team of experienced practitioners from around the country. Together they are forming a new kind of group practice where conventional physicians, many of them trained in complementary therapies, and seasoned holistic practitioners work together in collaboration. For all practitioners the chance to offer quality, integrative care in this healing setting is the realization of a long term goal, actualized through many years of hard work and dedication to this shared vision.</p> <p class='content'>In addition to physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, and psychologists with expertise in integrative medicine, the staff includes licensed and credentialed complementary providers. The Center's staff is committed to relationship-centered care and a collaborative working environment. Click on any practitionerÕs name to learn more about their background.</P> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%"> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD WIDTH="3%" valign="top"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="5"></TD> <TD WIDTH="47%" valign="top" class='content'><a href="staff_merrel.asp" class="content">Woodson C. Merrell, MD</A><BR> Executive Director</TD> <TD WIDTH="3%" valign="top"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="47%" valign="top" class='content'>Internist, Acupuncture, Integrative Medicine</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD HEIGHT="2" valign="top"> </TD> <TD HEIGHT="2" valign="top"> <P> </TD> <TD HEIGHT="2" valign="top"> </TD> <TD HEIGHT="2" valign="top"> </TD> </TR> <tr valign="TOP"> <td valign="top"><img src="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" width="5" height="5" align="BOTTOM" border="0" hspace="2" vspace="5"></td> <TD valign="top" class='content'><a href="staff_augustine.asp" class="content">Mary Beth Augustine, RD, CDN</a></td> <td valign="top"> </td> <TD valign="top" class='content'>Senior Integrative Nutritionist</td> </tr> <TR> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="5"></TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'>Lisa Bartoli, DO </TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'>Physiatrist, Orthpaedic and Sports Rehabilitation, Medical Acupuncture </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="5"></TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'><a href="staff_cantor.asp">Jenna Cantor, BS</a></TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'>Program Coordinator, In-Patient Services</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"><img src="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" width="5" height="5" align="BOTTOM" border="0" hspace="2" vspace="5"></TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'><a href="staff_chaudhary.asp">Sapna Chaudhary, DO</a></TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'>Family Medicine</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"><img src="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" width="5" height="5" align="BOTTOM" border="0" hspace="2" vspace="5"></TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'><a href="staff_dahmer.asp">Stephen Dahmer, M.D.</a></TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'>Family Medicine</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"><img src="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" width="5" height="5" align="BOTTOM" border="0" hspace="2" vspace="5"></TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'><a href="staff_ehrlich.asp">Martin Ehrlich MD, MPH, CAc</a><br>Medical Director</TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'>Integrative Internal Medicine</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"><img src="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" width="5" height="5" align="BOTTOM" border="0" hspace="2" vspace="5"></TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'><a href="staff_friedman.asp">Jillian Friedman, RYT</a><br></TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'>Yoga Supervisor</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD height="19" valign="top"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="5"></TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'><a href="staff_gereau.asp">Sezelle Gereau, MD</a></TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'>Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist, Adults and Children</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD valign="top"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="5"></TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'><a href="staff_gotlin.asp" class="content">Robert Gotlin, DO</A><br>Director of Orthopaedic and Sports Rehabilitation</TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'>Physiatrist, Orthpaedic and Sports Rehabilitation</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD valign="top"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="5"></TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'><a href="staff_handel.asp" class="content">Marsha J. Handel, MLS</A><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <BR> Director of Informatics</font></TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'>Patient & Professional Information Services</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="5"></TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'><a href="staff_hartzog.asp">Emily Hartzog, MD</a></TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'>Gynecology</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="5"></TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'><a href="staff_hops.asp">Pamela Hops, MD</a></TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'>Family Medicine</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="5"></TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'><a href="staff_johnson.asp">Yvonne Johnson, PT</a></TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'>Program Manager, weFocus on Fitness &#64 CCHH</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="5"></TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'><a href="staff_kielczynska.asp">B. Basia Kielczynska, MS, DMH (cand), L.Ac.</a></TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'>Acupuncture, East Asian Medicine</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD valign="top"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="5"></TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'><a href="staff_kligler.asp" class="content">Benjamin Kligler, MD, MPH</A><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><BR> Research Director<br>Vice Chair, Department of Integrative Medicine</font></TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'>Family Medicine</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD valign="top"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="5"></TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'><a href="staff_lee.asp" class="content">Roberta Anne Lee, MD</A><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <BR> Vice Chair, Department of Integrative Medicine</font></TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'>Integrative Internist, Botanical & Ethno-Medicine</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD valign="top"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="5"></TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'><a href="staff_levenson.asp" class="content">Hanniel Levenson</A><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <BR>  </font></TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'>Research Associate</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="5"></TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'><a href="staff_nechemia.asp">Rachel Nechemia, RN, MS, FNP</a></TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'>Family Nurse Practitioner</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD valign="top"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="5"></TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'><a href="staff_nielson.asp" class="content">Arya Nielsen, PhD, LAc</A></TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'>Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD valign="top"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="5"></TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'><a href="staff_ocampo.asp" class="content">Aurora Ocampo, MS, RN, CS</A></TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'>Clinical Nurse Specialist, Aromatherapy, Biofeedback</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD valign="top"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="5"></TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'><a href="staff_quentzel.asp" class="content">Stephan Quentzel, MD, JD, MA</A></TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'>Holistic Family Medicine, Integrative Psychiatry</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="5"></TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'><a href="staff_riccio.asp">Alexandra P. Riccio, PhD, FNP</a></TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'>Integrative family nurse practitioner and classical homeopath</TD> </TR> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="5"></TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'><a href="staff_psondhi.asp">Parveen R. Sondhi, MD</a></TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'>Gynecology</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="5"></TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'><a href="staff_Volonakis.asp">Helen K. Volonakis, MPA</a><br>Administrator</TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="5"></TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'><a href="staff_werner.asp">Caroline Lisa Werner, JD, LMSW, SWC(c)</a></TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'>Clinical Social Worker</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="5"></TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'><a href="staff_Yee.asp">Pamela Yee, MD</a></TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'>Integrative Internal Medicine</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> <TD valign="top"> </TD> <TD valign="top" class='content'> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <br> <br> <p><span class='head2'>The Center Advisory Board</span></p> <p class='content'>The following individuals, reflecting a wide range of interests and specialties, have made themselves available to us for many needs, including planning sessions, consultations, intellectual and moral support, publicity, fund-raising, lectures and educational programs. Many of them early on expressed a willingness to acknowledge their support for the Center, and for this we are deeply grateful.</p> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%"> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD WIDTH="47%" class='content'>Jean Anselmo, BSN, RN</TD> <TD WIDTH="3%"></TD> <TD WIDTH="47%" class='content'>Consultant and Educator</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>Michael Balick, PhD</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Curator, Ethnobotany, N.Y. Botanical Garden</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>Walter Beebe</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Founding Chairman and President, New York Open Center</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>Samuel Benjamin, MD</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Former Director, Center for Complementary/Alternative Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>Herbert Benson, MD</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Chief of the Division of Behavioral Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Founding President of the Mind/Body Institute, Harvard Medical School</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>Raymond Chang, MD</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Director, Meridian Medical Group</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>James Dillard, MD, DC, L.Ac</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Medical Director, Alternative Medicine Department, Oxford Health Plans</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>Henry Dreher</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Author</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>Mathew Fink, MD</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Chief, Division of Vascular and Critical Care Neurology<br> Director, Yarmon Stroke Center, Beth Israel</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>Richard Gere</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Actor, Tibetan Activist</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>Daniel Goleman, PhD</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Author</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>Jerry Hickey, RpH</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Author, Owner, Hickey Chemists </td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>Steven Horowitz, MD</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Chief, Medical Cardiology, The Heart Institute, Beth Israel Medical Center, NY</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>Stephen Josephson, PhD</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Cornell University Medical College, New York Hospital</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" 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class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>Fredi Kronenberg, PhD</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Director, The Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>Philip J. Landrigan, MD</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Professor and Chair, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine; Director, Center for Children's Health and the Environment, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>Mathew H.M. Lee, MD, FACP</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Hoard A. Rusk Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York University School of Medicine</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>Michel Lerner, PhD</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>President and Founder, Commonweal</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>George Lewith, MD</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Co-Director, The Center for the Study of Complementary Medicine, Southampton and London</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>Frank Lipman, MD</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Founder and Director, Eleven Eleven Wellness Center</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>Joseph Loizzo, MD</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Director, Columbia Presbyterian Center for Meditation and Healing</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>Oren Lyons</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Chief, Onandaga Nation</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>Deborah Matza, RN, MPH</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Clinical Coordinator, Heart Institute's Center for Cardiac and Pulmonary Health , Beth Israel Medical Center, NY</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>Betsy McGregor, MD</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Former Director, Humanistic Health Care Program, Beth Israel Medical Center, NY</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>Richard Pierson, MD</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Radiation Research Center,<br> St. Luke's/ Roosevelt Hospitals</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>Stefan Rechtschaffen, MD</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Director, Omega Institute</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>Rachel Naomi Remen, MD</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Co-founder Commonweal</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>Bill Sarnoff</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Trustee, Beth Israel Medical Center, NY</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>Robert M. Schiller, MD</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Chair, Alfred and Gail Engelberg Departments of Family Medicine, The Institute for Urban Family Health, Beth Israel Medical Center, NY</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>Sister Joanne Schuster, PhD</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Franciscan Sisters of Poor Foundation</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>Rajendra Sharma, MD</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Medical Director, The Hale Clinic, London</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>Rena Shulsky</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Shulsky Foundation</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>Anna Souza</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Director, Procultura</td> </tr> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD class='content'></TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD class='content'>Andrew Weil, MD</TD> <TD></TD> <TD class='content'>Director, Program in Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona</td> </tr> </table> <p class='head2'>The Board of Advisors also includes the Directors of the Center:</p> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%"> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD WIDTH="47%" class='content'>Martin Ehrlich, MD, MPH, CAc</TD> <TD WIDTH="3%"></TD> <TD WIDTH="47%" class='content'>Medical Director</td> </tr> <TR> <TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="47%" class='content'></TD> <TD WIDTH="3%"></TD> <TD WIDTH="47%" class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD WIDTH="47%" class='content'>Ben Kligler, MD, MPH</TD> <TD WIDTH="3%"></TD> <TD WIDTH="47%" class='content'>Research Director<br>Vice Chair, Department of Integrative Medicine</td> </tr> <TR> <TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="47%" class='content'></TD> <TD WIDTH="3%"></TD> <TD WIDTH="47%" class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD WIDTH="47%" class='content'>Roberta Lee, MD</TD> <TD WIDTH="3%"></TD> <TD WIDTH="47%" class='content'>Vice Chair, Department of Integrative Medicine</td> </tr> <TR> <TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="47%" class='content'></TD> <TD WIDTH="3%"></TD> <TD WIDTH="47%" class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD WIDTH="47%" class='content'>Woodson C. Merrell, MD</TD> <TD WIDTH="3%"></TD> <TD WIDTH="47%" class='content'>Executive Director</td> </tr> <TR> <TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="47%" class='content'></TD> <TD WIDTH="3%"></TD> <TD WIDTH="47%" class='content'></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="ZZTOP/images/bullet.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></TD> <TD WIDTH="47%" class='content'>Helen K. Volonakis, MPA</TD> <TD WIDTH="3%"></TD> <TD WIDTH="47%" class='content'>Administrator</td> </tr> <TR> <TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="47%" class='content'></TD> <TD WIDTH="3%"></TD> <TD WIDTH="47%" class='content'></TD> </TR> </table> <p></P> <P><A HREF="#top"><BR> Top</A><BR> </P> <P> </P> <P>  <p class="timestamp">Content last modified on Dec. 2, 2010</p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffff"><img src="../images/bg_curve.gif" width="60" height="300" align="right" border="0" vspace="0" hspace="0"></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="200" border="0" alt=""></td> </tr>  <tr> <td width="149" bgcolor="ffffff"> </td> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="ffffff"> <p> </p> <p class="copyright">©2002 Center for Health and Healing</p> </td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>