Faculty – Integrative & Functional Medicine Fellowship – UCI Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute

Esteemed Expert Faculty

Tieraona Low Dog, MD, ABOIM

Founding Director, Integrative & Functional Medicine Fellowship Program |

Founding Member: American Board of Integrative Medicine |

Editor: Oxford University Press Integrative Women’s Health

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Vivian Asamoah, MD

Gastroenterology and Hepatology Physician | Founder and CEO, Houston Gastro Institute

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Lilian Au, ND, MPH

Naturopathic Doctor, Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute | Lecturer, IFMF, Integrative Approaches to Women’s Health

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Maria (Adi) Benito-Herrero, MD

Owner & Director, Integrative Adult Endocrinologist, Princeton Integral Endocrinology

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Robert Bonakdar, MD

Director of Pain Management, Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine |

Course Director, IFMF, Integrative Approaches to Pain Management

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Delia Chiaramonte, MD, MS

Founder, CEO, Integrative Palliative Institute | Director of Medical Education, McGraw Hill

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Aly Cohen, MD

Clinician, researcher & author | Founder, The Smart Human | Course Director, IFMF, Integrative Approaches to Environmental Medicine, Integrative Approaches to Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology

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Sandy Colvard, ND, FABNO

Naturopathic Doctor, Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute | Course Director, IFMF, Integrative Approaches to Oncology

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Marcela Dominguez, MD

Integrative Concierge Care Physician, Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute | Lecturer, IFMF, Integrative Approaches to Oncology, Business and Practice of Integrative Medicine

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Anu French, MD, FAAP, ABOIM

Double Board-Certified Pediatrics and Integrative Medicine Physician, SSM Health

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James Greenblatt, MD

Founder, CEO, Medical Director, Psychiatry Redefined

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Jaesu Han, MD

Physician, Psychiatry and Family Medicine, UCI Health | Clinical Professor, Psychiatry & Human Behavior; Clinical Professor, Family Medicine, UC Irvine School of Medicine

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Kim Hecht, DO

Medical Director Inpatient and Ambulatory Services, UC Irvine Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute | Lecturer, IFMF, Osteopathy

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Mark Houston, MD, MS, MSc, ABAARM, FAARM, FACP, FAHA, FASH, FACN, FAARM, DABC

Director, Hypertension Institute and Vascular Biology | Medical Director of Division of Human Nutrition | Medical Director of Clinical Research

ASH Specialist in Clinical Hypertension (FASH) | Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine

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Jacob Hwang, ND

Naturopathic Doctor, Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute | Course Director, IFMF, Integrative Approaches to Renal and Urinary Health

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Siri Chand Khalsa, MD, MS

Integrative, Ayurvedic, and Lifestyle Medicine Physician

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Baljit Khamba, ND, MPH, EdD

Chair of Clinical Sciences & Associate Professor, Bastyr University

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Ian Koebner, PhD, MSc, MAOM, LAc

Research Affiliate, Cultural Agents Initiative, Harvard University | Acupuncturist, Osher Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard

Medical School

Ashley Koff, RD

Registered Dietician | Founder, The Better Nutrition Program | Course Director, IFMF, Nutrition & Culinary Medicine

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Sanchit Maruti, MD, MS

Faculty, UC Irvine School of Medicine Train New Trainers (TNT) Fellowship | Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Larner College of Medicine at The University of Vermont

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Emeran Mayer, MD

Research Professor and Center Director, Division of Digestive Diseases, UCLA

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Robert McCarron, DO, DFAPA, FAIHM

Director of Education, SSIHI | Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior; Associate Dean, Continuing Medical Education | Director, UCI Train New Trainers Primary Care Psychiatry (PCP) and Primary Care Training and Education in Addiction Medicine (PC-TEAM) Fellowships, UCI School of Medicine | Course Director, IFMF, Motivational Interviewing and Integrative and Functional Approaches to Psychiatry

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Ryan McNally, ND, MS, PA

Naturopathic Doctor, Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute | Course Director, IFMF, Naturopathy, Integrative Approaches to Men’s Health

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Roger Mignosa, DO

Board-Certified Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician

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Miki Purnell, MD, ABoIM, ABFM, ABIHM

Integrative Medicine Physician, Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute | Course Director, IFMF, Integrative Approaches to Respiratory Health, Integrative Approaches to Geriatrics and Aging

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Michele Rae, MA, RPh, Rev, NBC-HWC

National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach | Founder, The Center Within | Author

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Robb Russell, DC

Assistant Vice President and Clinical Chief of Staff, SCU Health, Southern California University of Health Sciences | Attending Chiropractic Physician, Chiropractic Integrated Clinical Practice Residency, Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System