Global Leadership Panel & Roundtable Discussion 2

• Simon and Shuster
• Vivos Therapeutics
• Hay House

Dr. Joseph Pizzorno, ND is a transformational leader in medicine. As founding president of Bastyr University in 1978, he coined the term “science-based natural medicine” which set the foundation for Bastyr to become the first accredited institution in this field anywhere in the world. This validated that medicine which promotes health rather than primarily treats disease could be credibly taught, researched and practiced. As co-author of the Textbook of Natural Medicine (first edition 1985, 5th edition 2020) he helped established the scientific foundation for health promotion medicine. With over 100,000 copies sold in 4 languages (over half to MDs), it not only helped reestablish naturopathic medicine as an important part of the healthcare system, but also provided the scientific foundation for the transformational fields of integrative and functional medicine throughout the world. A naturopathic physician (licensed in WA state since 1975), educator, researcher and expert spokesman, he is Editor-in-Chief of PubMed-indexed IMCJ, Board Chair of the Institute for Functional Medicine, founding board member of American Herbal Pharmacopeia, and a member of the science boards of the Hecht Foundation and Bioclinic Naturals. He was appointed by Presidents Clinton and Bush to 2 prestigious government commissions to advise the President and Congress on how to integrate natural medicine into the healthcare system. He is author or co-author of 6 textbooks for doctors (most recent Clinical Environmental Medicine) and 8 consumer books (Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine [>2 million copies in 6 languages]; most recent, The Toxin Solution and soon to be released with wife Lara, Healthy Bones, Healthy You).

Robert Schwarz, PsyD, DCEP, licensed psychologist and author of Tools for Transforming Trauma, has worked with trauma for over 30 years and energy psychology since 1996. Since 2008, he’s been the executive director of the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology. Bob has conducted lectures throughout the world, on energy psychology, trauma treatment, Ericksonian hypnosis and brief therapies. He designed and created the online "The Science of Energy Healing” programs. He developed and teaches in ACEP’s online EFT program. He has organized 25 conferences on energy psychology, treating trauma, Ericksonian and brief therapy.

Dr. Shamini Jain is a psychologist, scientist, and social entrepreneur. She is the Founder and Director of the Consciousness and Healing Initiative ( CHI ), a collaborative accelerator which links scientists, practitioners, artists, entrepreneurs, and educators to facilitate the transdisciplinary science and real-world application of consciousness and healing practices. This entity was formed from Dr. Jain’s deep desire to bring key stakeholders together to create a coherent and effective movement to move us beyond the “decade of the brain”, into the “age of consciousness and healing”. Major partners of CHI include the Institute of Noetic Sciences, Miraglo Foundation, and Chopra Foundation. Collaborating organizations include the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine, the Institute for Visual Development at the University of Bologna, and many others. 

Daniel F. Gallego-Pérez, MD, DrPH, is a post-doctoral research fellow at the Program on Integrative Medicine. His research focuses on Primary Health Care and Health Systems strengthening, evidence and information synthesis and dissemination, and Therapeutic Pluralism (Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Health and Medicine). After graduating from medical school, he served as a primary care physician and public health practitioner in a protracted refugee setting in Ghana, West Africa, for almost half a decade. After returning to Colombia, his native country, he designed and implemented a pilot project to develop complementary medicine services in public hospitals in Bogota between 2009 and 2013. He has been a consultant for the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), first at the Nicaragua Country Office, later at PAHO headquarters in Washington DC, and the PAHO/WHO’s Latin American and the Caribbean Center for Health Sciences Information in São Paulo, Brazil. He was a co-founder of the TCIM Americas Network and the Virtual Health Library on TCIM. He is the current chair of the Integrative, Complementary, and Traditional Health Practices (ICTHP) Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA) and a visiting fellow of the Australian Research Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM), University of Technology Sydney.

Margaret Erickson holds certification as an Advanced Practice Holistic Nurse (APHN) from the American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation (AHNCC). She received her BSN from the University of Michigan and her MSN and PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. Her doctoral research focused on the relationships among Maternal Need Satisfaction, Perceived Support and Maternal-Infant Bonding-Attachment in Adolescent mothers. She has always practiced holistic based nursing care, regardless of her role, or the setting or population she works with. She has been the CEO of the American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation since May2000. She has practiced holistic nursing for 40 years and has worked with different populations in various settings, including, but not limited to Adult and Mental Health, ICU, Newborn Nursery, Labor and Delivery, Long Term Care, Independent Practice, and Discharge Planning and Case Management.