David Winston, RH (AHG) is an Herbalist and Ethnobotanist with over 40 years of training in Cherokee, Chinese and Western herbal traditions. He has been in clinical practice for over 34 years and is an herbal consultant to physicians, herbalists and researchers throughout the USA and Canada.
David is the founder/director of the Herbal Therapeutics Research Library and the dean of David Winston’s Center for Herbal Studies, a two-year training program in clinical herbal medicine. He is an internationally known lecturer and teaches frequently at medical schools, symposia and herb conferences. He is also the president of Herbalist & Alchemist, Inc. an herbal manufacturing company,
David is a contributing author of American Herbalism, published in 1992 by Crossings Press, the author of Saw Palmetto for Men & Women, Storey, 1999 and Herbal Therapeutics, Specific Indications For Herbs & Herbal Formulas, HTRL, 2009 (9th edition) and the co-author of Adaptogen’s Herbs for Strength, Stamina and Stress Relief, Healing Arts Press, 2007, and Winston and Kuhn’s Herbal Therapy and Supplements; A Scientific and Traditional Approach, Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott, 2008. In addition, David is a founding/professional member of the American Herbalist Guild, and he has served four terms on the Board of Directors.
Dr. Holly Lucille is a nationally recognized licensed Naturopathic Physician, author and educator, graduating from the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine where she received the prestigious "Daphne Blayden Award" for her
“Commitment to Naturopathic Medicine, academic excellence, compassion, perseverance, a loving sense of humor and a positive, supportive outlook”. She is the past president of the California Naturopathic Doctor's Association and recently was awarded the "SCNM Legacy Award" for her “contribution to the advancement and development of the field of Naturopathic Medicine".
Dr. Lucille has a private practice in Los Angeles and is on the faculty of the Global Medicine Education Foundation, a teaching organization aimed at understanding the common threads of spirituality, ecology, culture, relationships and community inherent in all approaches to healing. She currently holds a position on the AANP board of directors and is the author of Creating and Maintaining Balance: A Women’s Guide to Safe, Natural, Hormone Health.
Jaclyn Chasse, N.D. is a medical educator at Emerson Ecologics and a practicing naturopathic physician in New Hampshire. She also holds an adjunct faculty position at Bastyr University. Dr. Chasse is a graduate of Bastyr University and has an undergraduate degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. She has co-authored several scientific journal articles in the field of medical biophysics. Dr. Chasse has undergone extensive training in women’s health, pediatrics, and infertility, including an internship at the Jocelyn Centre for infertility in Sydney, Australia. Her clinical practice focuses on these specialties.
Dr. Chasse has been very involved throughout her professional career in improving health care access and education. As a medical student, she co-founded the Naturopathic Medical Student Association, the only affiliate organization of the AANP representing medical students. She currently serves as the president of the New Hampshire Association of Naturopathic Doctors and has been an active member in the AANP since 2003.
Husband and wife team, Drs. Peter Bongiorno and Pina LoGiudice co-direct InnerSource Natural Health and Acupuncture, with practices in New York City and Huntington (Long Island), New York. Dr. Bongiorno focuses on adult chronic disease and Dr. LoGiudice cares for patients with fertility, pregnancy, and pediatric concerns. Before completing their naturopathic and Chinese medicine training at Bastyr University, they both completed pre-doctoral fellowships and published research with the department of Clinical Neuroendocrinology at the National Institutes of Mental Health, at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.
Dr. Bongiorno is a major contributor to the 3rd edition of the Textbook of Natural Medicine , and has authored the textbook Healing Depression: Natural and Conventional Therapies for which Dr. LoGiudice contributed the chapters on pregnancy, breast feeding and children. Drs. LoGiudice and Bongiorno recently completed the original chapter Pregnancy and Primary Prevention for the upcoming 4th edition of the Textbook of Natural Medicine.
Dr. Barbara MacDonald is the co-author of The Breast Cancer Companion: A Complementary Care Manual, first published in 2009. She is a primary care naturopathic doctor, acupuncturist, Chinese herbalist and practices mind-body-spirit medicine. She is a 1997 graduate of National College of Naturopathic Medicine where she also completed her family practice residency, was adjunct faculty and received her master’s in Chinese medicine. She practiced women’s health and cancer care for 13 years at A Woman’s Time in Portland, Oregon until 2010 when she returned to her home state of Maine.
Dr. MacDonald currently practices in Camden where she enjoys living in the woods, in a small coastal town where life is simple, provides space for her to be with patients, write and enjoy life closer to home with her husband and four year old son. Barbara is passionate about treating the whole person from balancing constitutional complexities to facilitating the connection to their inner healer.
Dr. Alison McAllister is passionate about medical education and enjoys teaching both colleagues and patients. She is a clinical consultant at ZRT Laboratory, works in private practice, and teaches naturopathic medical students. She has spoken to medical groups both locally as well as nationally. Dr. McAllister graduated from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts and later received her naturopathic medical doctorate in 1999 at the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon.
In addition to her doctorate, Dr. McAllister did advanced coursework and practicum in naturopathic midwifery delivering babies at home. After graduation, she completed her residency in integrated cancer care at Cancer Treatment Centers and Southwestern Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her clinical practice focuses on hormone imbalance, fertility, and integrative cancer care. On a nice summer day, Dr. McAllister can be found digging in her garden, which she is renovating with the help of her dog, Tucker.
Bill Gallagher, PT, CMT, CYT has developed a uniquely integrative approach to maximize function and minimize pain. By integrating traditions of the East with somatic therapies of the West, Bill helps his patients achieve their goals. He sees a broad spectrum of clients in his practice including people with severe disabilities and elite performers. In addition to 1:1 sessions, Bill teaches specialized group programs for people with pelvic floor concerns. Bill teaches his visionary synthesis to practicing rehab clinicians (PT, OT), Qigong & Yoga therapists, Pilates teachers, midwives, and at several physical therapy doctoral programs.
Richard Sabel, MA, MPH, OTR, GCFP, is an Assistant Clinical Professor at SUNY Downstate's Occupational Therapy Program, the Education Director of East West Rehab and a certified Feldenkrais practitioner. Over the years, Richard has integrated Western therapeutic practices with Eastern philosophy into a distinctive therapeutic approach to help clients reengage in activities that have been limited by pain and disability. He regularly leads programs on mindfulness, pain management, pelvic health, breath, and fall prevention. Richard's integrative rehab approach has been published in OT Practice, Advance for Occupational Therapists, Advance for Physical Therapists and the International Journal of Yoga Therapy.
Michelle Niesley, ND, FABNO received her doctorate from Bastyr University in 2001; she completed her residency in naturopathic oncology at Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Midwestern Regional Medical Center in 2003, and subsequently worked as a naturopathic adjunct in pediatric oncology at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago. In 2005, Dr. Niesley earned her masters in evaluative clinical sciences with an emphasis in biostatistics and epidemiology from Dartmouth College. During this time, she worked as a physician consultant for Emerson Ecologics. She continued in clinical practice at the Integrative Medicine Department at Northwestern Memorial Physician’s Group in Chicago, Tori Hudson’s clinic in Portland (A Woman’s Time), and at an integrative center in Anchorage, Alaska. Dr. Niesley has come full circle by returning to the Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Eastern Regional Medical Center as a staff naturopathic oncology consultant.
Sheba Roy, ND did her undergraduate work in pre-medical sciences and print journalism at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, and Harvard University at Cambridge. She received her doctorate from Bastyr University in 2010 at which time she was selected for the prestigious two-year residency at Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Philadelphia. Her previous experience includes serving as the educational director for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, MD and DE Chapter where she was responsible for all patient and
professional education on IBD and Colorectal Cancer. Her experience included speaking at professional conferences, writing and editing all patient education materials and serving as a regular guest on a weekly radio talk show on wellness and health promotion.
