Obesity Masterclass

Dr. Oberg received her doctorate in naturopathic medicine in 2003 from Bastyr University, followed by accredited residency. She proceeded to fellowship training at the University of Washington’s Health Promotion Research Center, completing an MPH in Health Services with emphasis on the evaluation of complementary and alternative medicine professionals within the healthcare system and the science of health promotion and positive behavioural change.

Dr. Oberg is in private practice with Guarneri Integrative Health at Pacific Pearl La Jolla, an integrative center for health and healing. She previously served as Clinic Director at Bastyr University California in San Diego, and before that, practiced Primary Care and Integrative Endocrinology for 10 years at the Institute of Complementary Medicine in Seattle.

Dr. Oberg’s research has been supported by the NIH’s National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, the WA State Department of Health and numerous foundations.

She currently serves on the Board of the Integrative Health Policy Consortium. She has taught Public Health and Nutrition to medical students and served as Director of the Bastyr Center for Health Policy and Leadership.

Dr. Crinnion received his Naturopathic Doctorate from Bastyr University in 1982. He has maintained a private practice since 1982 with a special focus on treating chronic diseases that are caused by environmental toxic burden and is considered one of the foremost experts in the field of environmental medicine. He simultaneously holds associate professorships at Bastyr University, Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, National College of Natural Medicine and University of Bridgeport where he teaches geriatrics and environmental medicine.

Walter was professor and department chair for Environmental Medicine at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine from 2003 to 2013. He has been on the board of directors of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians and was the recipient of their first award for in-office research in 1999 and was awarded it a second time in 2002. He has served as an editor of the environmental medicine section of Alternative Medicine Review and has been a reviewer for several scientific and medical journals including The New England Journal of Medicine.

Dr. Peterson has nearly 25 years of experience as a molecular microbiologist and has studied the oral and gut microbiome in a variety of health and disease contexts over the past four years. Dr. Peterson applied functional genomic analyses, particularly related to transcriptomics and data analysis to study microbial infectious disease agents.

Scott has a BSC in biology from Ruters University, and gained his PhD from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Peterson also served as the Scientific Director of the NIAID’s Pathogen Functional Genomics Resource Center for 10 years. He has conducted nearly 30 collaborative projects with scientists world-wide in the area of infectious diseases resulting in 48 publications in peer reviewed journals, including Cell. The publications included efforts focused on 18 infectious agents and microbial species, 21 on gene expression using DNA microarrays and/or qPCR, 12 on proteomic profiling, 13 using high throughput DNA sequencing methods, 3 using comparative genome hybridization and 3 related to high throughput recombinant protein production.

Recent and ongoing collaborations in microbiome research projects are focused on dental caries onset and progression in collaboration with Dr. Bretz at NYU, the antibiotic induced obesity in mice in collaboration with Dr. Martin Blaser at NYU, the tumor associated microbiome of human subjects with colorectal cancer in collaboration with Dr. Cynthia Sears at John Hopkins University, Sonia Ramaworthy (UCSD) and Manuel Perucho (SMBRI).

Together with SBMRI colleagues Dr. Peterson is engaged in microbiota analyses of human and mouse samples related to IBD, CRC, immunosenescence and inflammaging in the elderly (Baaten, B), the TNF/lymphotoxin/LIGHT network and its control on microbiota composition (Ware C), Mannose induced lean-phenotype and pro- and prebiotic screening and testing. Dr. Peterson is interested in the development of probiotics that target disease caused by diet and dysbiotic microbiota.

Dr. Jade Teta is an integrative physician, author and sought after expert in the realm of metabolism and self-development. He spent the last 25 years immersed in the study of strength and conditioning, hormonal metabolism and the psychology of change and success. He is the founder and creator of the international health and fitness company Metabolic Effect, and the author of several books including the best sellers, Metabolic Effect Diet and Metabolic Aftershock. He has also contributed both, the exercise and sports nutrition chapters, to The Textbook Of Natural Medicine.

Doctor Bonnie Nedrow serves clients of all ages in Ashland, Oregon where she works as a primary care doctor and a leader of several wellness programs. She lectures internationally to the public and her peers on detoxification, impacts of environmental medicine on reproductive health, and preconception optimization. Bonnie has co-published The Cleanse Companion Cookbook and The Seasonal Cleanse Workbook, and has produced a workbook and webinar for Keto-Boot Camp.

Dr. Epstein is a naturopathic physician, mind body therapist, mindfulness meditation teacher, speaker, workshop leader and author. He graduated from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in 1984, where he did a residency in holistic medicine, stress and lifestyle counseling and directed the clinical lifestyle change program “Healthstyles”.

He has successfully advocated the clinical application and integration of mind-body-spirit therapies in health care for 30 years exploring the mind-body connection, how biography becomes biology, narrative medicine, neuroplasticity, epigenetic, and the role of stress and childhood trauma in health and disease. He specializes in treating people with stress related disorders and mentoring health professionals to integrate mindfulness and mind-body therapies.

Paul was co-founder of the Israel Center for Mind-Body Medicine. He graduated from the Academy for Guided Imagery, completed the three-year training program for Community Dharma Meditation Teachers at the Spirit Rock Meditation Center, and has trained in the “Internal Family System model of psychotherapy. Paul travels extensively and teaches mindfulness and mind-body therapy intensive training workshops and webinars, mentors health care professionals to integrate mindfulness and mind-body therapy. He maintains a private practice in Westport CT where he was the founder and guiding teacher of the Insight Meditation Community of Fairfield County. He is author of ‘Happiness Through Meditation.”