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Thank you to everyone that attended the 2021 Annual Conference and helped make it a success! The conference videos are now available for purchase on our Learning Management System. Click below for more information.

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Banner for the 22nd Annual ILADS Scientific Conference titled "Dive In: Decoding Immune Dysregulation," held in Orlando, Florida from October 14-17, 2021. The ILADS logo is on the left, and an image of a large hotel with surrounding greenery is in the background.

Thank you to everyone that attended the Annual Conference and helped make it a success!

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Please see the information below regarding CME. If you need assistance claiming CME from the conference, please email conference@ilads.org

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

This continuing medical education activity is provided through collaboration between the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).

ILADS Annual Scientific Conference
The AAFP has reviewed 2021 ILADS Annual Scientific Conference: Dive In: Decoding Immune Dysregulation and deemed it acceptable for up to 19.00 In-Person, Live AAFP Prescribed credit. Term of Approval is from 10/14/2021 to 10/17/2021. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ILADS Vector-Borne Illness Fundamentals
The AAFP has reviewed Vector-Borne Illness Fundamentals (2021) and deemed it acceptable for up to 7.25 In-Person, Live AAFP Prescribed credit. Term of Approval is from 10/14/2021 to 10/14/2021. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AMA/AAFP Equivalency:
AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award.  When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.

Financial Assistance

If you qualified for a grant for the conference, please email accounting@ilads.org for instructions on how to receive reimbursement.

Scientific Program Schedule

2021 ILADS Annual Scientific Conference

Thursday-Sunday | October 14-17, 2021

All sessions take place during Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

The Vector-Borne Illness Fundamentals program will take place on Thursday, October 14 from 8 AM-5 PM EDT. 

Full Conference Schedule

Thursday
October 14
Friday
October 15
Saturday
October 16
Sunday
October 17

Thursday, October 14, 2021

Clinical Pearls

Vector-Borne Illness Fundamentals

Friday, October 15, 2021

Autoimmunity and Chronic Inflammation

Saturday, October 16, 2021

COVID-19, Testing and Vaccine Development

Sunday, October 17, 2021

Vector-Borne Illness Fundamentals

This year we are offering a totally new Vector-Borne Illness (VBI) Fundamentals course for practitioners. This one-day track is for medical professionals new to VBI diagnosis and treatment and for those veterans who want to brush up on their basics.

The VBI Fundamentals course is designed to educate medical professionals on the basics of diagnosing and treating Lyme and tick-borne diseases. The course provides specific step-by-step guidance using lectures, real-world case presentations and interactive discussions. Upon successful completion of the Vector-Borne Illness Fundamentals course and associated quiz, attendees become eligible to participate in the ILADEF Physician Training ProgramTM.

In the Physician Training Program, participants shadow a seasoned ILADEF-designated expert in her/his office (or virtually) for one to two weeks, during which time the clinician observes firsthand how doctors come up with their diagnosis and treatment plan. Additionally, clinicians observe how to handle follow-up appointments and all their complexities.

There are a limited number of grants available to reimburse first-time attending professionals for the VBI Fundamentals registration fee. Click here for grant information or email accounting@ILADS.org to see if you qualify.

Thursday, October 14, 2021

Vector-Borne Illness Fundamentals

Speakers

2021 ILADS Annual Scientific Conference

Nicole Baumgarth, DVM, PhD

Dr. Baumgarth is a prize winning veterinary researcher.  After receiving a veterinary Degree and PhD from the School of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany she has completed post-doctoral training in host-pathogen interactions in Australia and Stanford University. Dr. Baumgarth is a tenured professor at the prestigious U. C. Davis Center for Comparative Medicine (Now the Center for Immunology and Infectious Diseases) and the Dept. of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology. She was elected as Fellow of AAAS in 2019.

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Nicole Baumgarth, DVM, PhD

Dr. Baumgarth is a prize winning veterinary researcher.  After receiving a veterinary Degree and PhD from the School of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany she has completed post-doctoral training in host-pathogen interactions in Australia and Stanford University. Dr. Baumgarth is a tenured professor at the prestigious U. C. Davis Center for Comparative Medicine (Now the Center for Immunology and Infectious Diseases) and the Dept. of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology. She was elected as Fellow of AAAS in 2019.

Nicole Baumgarth, DVM, PhD

Robert C. Bransfield, MD

Dr. Robert C. Bransfield, MD, DLFAPA is the first name that comes to mind when discussing the psychiatric implications of Lyme disease. He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Psychiatry and is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Bransfield’s primary activity is an office based private practice of psychiatry. In addition, Dr Bransfield is the Past President of ILADS, the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Educational Foundation and the New Jersey Psychiatric Association. He is a past awardee of the ILADEF Pioneer in Lyme Award. Additionally, he is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Rutgers—Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Dr Bransfield has authored and co-authored a number of publications in peer-reviewed literature, other medical publications and books; has been active in political advocacy on an international, national, state and local level.

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Robert C. Bransfield, MD

Dr. Robert C. Bransfield, MD, DLFAPA is the first name that comes to mind when discussing the psychiatric implications of Lyme disease. He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Psychiatry and is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Bransfield’s primary activity is an office based private practice of psychiatry. In addition, Dr Bransfield is the Past President of ILADS, the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Educational Foundation and the New Jersey Psychiatric Association. He is a past awardee of the ILADEF Pioneer in Lyme Award. Additionally, he is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Rutgers—Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Dr Bransfield has authored and co-authored a number of publications in peer-reviewed literature, other medical publications and books; has been active in political advocacy on an international, national, state and local level.

Robert C. Bransfield, MD

Eboni Cornish, MD

Dr. Eboni Cornish is an integrative/functional medicine physician based in Northern Virginia. She has a special interest in infectious diseases at the Amen Clinics. Dr. Cornish’s approach to the treatment of chronic tick borne disease is to find the root cause of a person’s health problems by performing a comprehensive evaluation of the body’s various biological systems and taking an approach based on integrative strategies of healing. Due to her passion of solving problems with neurological infections, she was trained in SPECT scan brain imaging. This has allowed her to further assist her chronic patient population. She is Secretary of the board of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Educational Foundation which is responsible for training numerous physicians on the treatment of Lyme Disease and co-infections. She was recently awarded in 2021 the Northern Virginia Top Doctor Award in functional medicine.

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Eboni Cornish, MD

Dr. Eboni Cornish is an integrative/functional medicine physician based in Northern Virginia. She has a special interest in infectious diseases at the Amen Clinics. Dr. Cornish’s approach to the treatment of chronic tick borne disease is to find the root cause of a person’s health problems by performing a comprehensive evaluation of the body’s various biological systems and taking an approach based on integrative strategies of healing. Due to her passion of solving problems with neurological infections, she was trained in SPECT scan brain imaging. This has allowed her to further assist her chronic patient population. She is Secretary of the board of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Educational Foundation which is responsible for training numerous physicians on the treatment of Lyme Disease and co-infections. She was recently awarded in 2021 the Northern Virginia Top Doctor Award in functional medicine.

Eboni Cornish, MD

Ann F. Corson, MD

Dr. Corson obtained her MD in 1982 from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA. She was board certified in Family Medicine in 1993 and Integrative Holistic Medicine in 2011. Dr. Corson’s approach addresses environmental, infectious, dietary, metabolic/biochemical, endocrine, immunologic, structural, emotional and spiritual determinants of disease while identifying and addressing the root cause of illness.

Dr. Corson’s solo practice in Philadelphia, PA is devoted full time to the treatment of patients of all ages suffering from chronic illness. Since 2004, after completing the ILADEF Physician Training Program she started speaking across the United States, Canada and Europe to health care professionals, community groups, and politicians regarding the epidemic of vector borne and environmental illnesses and the consequences these pose for society. In November 2009, Turn the Corner Foundation, a NYC-based non-profit organization devoted to funding Lyme research and education, awarded Dr. Corson with their Physicians Training Program Impact Award for her dedication to educating other physicians.

Dr. Corson is also a human rights activist. In 2008, she joined the non-profit organization Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH) and currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of DAFOH’s e-newsletter. Dr. Corson also volunteers to educate health care professionals and government leaders about the forced live organ harvesting of Chinese prisoners of conscience, primarily Falun Gong practitioners.

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Ann F. Corson, MD

Dr. Corson obtained her MD in 1982 from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA. She was board certified in Family Medicine in 1993 and Integrative Holistic Medicine in 2011. Dr. Corson’s approach addresses environmental, infectious, dietary, metabolic/biochemical, endocrine, immunologic, structural, emotional and spiritual determinants of disease while identifying and addressing the root cause of illness.

Dr. Corson’s solo practice in Philadelphia, PA is devoted full time to the treatment of patients of all ages suffering from chronic illness. Since 2004, after completing the ILADEF Physician Training Program she started speaking across the United States, Canada and Europe to health care professionals, community groups, and politicians regarding the epidemic of vector borne and environmental illnesses and the consequences these pose for society. In November 2009, Turn the Corner Foundation, a NYC-based non-profit organization devoted to funding Lyme research and education, awarded Dr. Corson with their Physicians Training Program Impact Award for her dedication to educating other physicians.

Dr. Corson is also a human rights activist. In 2008, she joined the non-profit organization Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH) and currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of DAFOH’s e-newsletter. Dr. Corson also volunteers to educate health care professionals and government leaders about the forced live organ harvesting of Chinese prisoners of conscience, primarily Falun Gong practitioners.

Ann F. Corson, MD

Magdalena A. Cubala-Kucharska, MD, PhD

Dr. Cubala-Kucharska is Director of Arcana Institute of Integrative Medicine Warsaw, Poland. In 2004 she developed an interest in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which led her to research co-morbidities in autistic patients, including Lyme disease. She has consulted for the Council of Natural Therapies in the Polish Ministry of Health, and at the Autism Treatment Trust in Edinburgh. Her practice is focused on ASD, tick-borne, autoimmune and environmental diseases. Her research, conducted in affiliation with the Medical University of Lodz and published in peer-reviewed journals, is in the field of autism and tick-borne infections. Dr. Cubala-Kucharska serves on the ILADEF board of directors.

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Magdalena A. Cubala-Kucharska, MD, PhD

Dr. Cubala-Kucharska is Director of Arcana Institute of Integrative Medicine Warsaw, Poland. In 2004 she developed an interest in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which led her to research co-morbidities in autistic patients, including Lyme disease. She has consulted for the Council of Natural Therapies in the Polish Ministry of Health, and at the Autism Treatment Trust in Edinburgh. Her practice is focused on ASD, tick-borne, autoimmune and environmental diseases. Her research, conducted in affiliation with the Medical University of Lodz and published in peer-reviewed journals, is in the field of autism and tick-borne infections. Dr. Cubala-Kucharska serves on the ILADEF board of directors.

Magdalena A. Cubala-Kucharska, MD, PhD

Michele Deantonio, MD

Michele DeAntonio,MD is a board-certified pediatrician with years of experience treating children, adolescents, and young adults for Lyme Disease, PANS/PANDAS, and other complex medical conditions. She is a member of ILADS, The Lyme Disease Association, the PANDAS Physicians Network, and the Institute for Functional Medicine. Dr.D earned her medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and completed her residency at the University of Miami's Jackson Memorial Hospital, where she served as Assistant Chief Resident.

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Michele Deantonio, MD

Michele DeAntonio,MD is a board-certified pediatrician with years of experience treating children, adolescents, and young adults for Lyme Disease, PANS/PANDAS, and other complex medical conditions. She is a member of ILADS, The Lyme Disease Association, the PANDAS Physicians Network, and the Institute for Functional Medicine. Dr.D earned her medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and completed her residency at the University of Miami's Jackson Memorial Hospital, where she served as Assistant Chief Resident.

Michele Deantonio, MD

Marna E. Ericson, PhD

Marna Ericson, PhD, is Director of Research at TLAB, Inc., in Gaithersburg, MD, a medical diagnostic lab using an extraordinary new level of molecular microscopy to detect vector-borne pathogens in blood and skin and resulting disease pathology. Her goal is to decipher the complex nature of inflammatory diseases including vector-borne diseases and co-morbidities. She was formerly director of the Cutaneous Imaging Lab in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Minnesota, assistant professor for 15 years. Currently, she is also a fellow at the Thought Leadership & Innovation Foundation and an Adjunct Faculty at the Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota. Dr. Ericson has 25+ years of experience in imaging and quantifying biomarkers in skin and other organs. She specializes in imaging techniques including: multi-photon laser scanning microscopy, second harmonic generation, correlative microscopy, TEM and SEM, live imaging, and super-resolution microscopy. laser scanning microscopy and 3-dimensional analysis.

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Marna E. Ericson, PhD

Marna Ericson, PhD, is Director of Research at TLAB, Inc., in Gaithersburg, MD, a medical diagnostic lab using an extraordinary new level of molecular microscopy to detect vector-borne pathogens in blood and skin and resulting disease pathology. Her goal is to decipher the complex nature of inflammatory diseases including vector-borne diseases and co-morbidities. She was formerly director of the Cutaneous Imaging Lab in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Minnesota, assistant professor for 15 years. Currently, she is also a fellow at the Thought Leadership & Innovation Foundation and an Adjunct Faculty at the Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota. Dr. Ericson has 25+ years of experience in imaging and quantifying biomarkers in skin and other organs. She specializes in imaging techniques including: multi-photon laser scanning microscopy, second harmonic generation, correlative microscopy, TEM and SEM, live imaging, and super-resolution microscopy. laser scanning microscopy and 3-dimensional analysis.

Marna E. Ericson, PhD

Garth D. Ehrlich, PhD, F.A.A.A.S

Dr. Ehrlich is known within the Lyme community as a one person brain trust regarding research in this field. He is the Director of the Center for Advanced Microbial Processing in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Drexel University College of Medicine. His research has focused on the field of translational infectious disease medicine. Throughout his career he has developed and/or utilized cutting-edge technologies to improve patient care through more accurate diagnoses and prognoses. He has played key roles in the development of molecular diagnostics (MDx) for more than 30 years. Dr. Ehrlich has also contributed substantially to the theoretical understanding of the biology behind chronic bacterial infections as well as chronic microbial infections. This theoretical construct has been validated as a useful model for the understanding of the persistence of infection in the face of both an active immune response and antimicrobial treatment. Dr. Ehrlich is President of the ILADEF board of directors.

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Garth D. Ehrlich, PhD, F.A.A.A.S

Dr. Ehrlich is known within the Lyme community as a one person brain trust regarding research in this field. He is the Director of the Center for Advanced Microbial Processing in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Drexel University College of Medicine. His research has focused on the field of translational infectious disease medicine. Throughout his career he has developed and/or utilized cutting-edge technologies to improve patient care through more accurate diagnoses and prognoses. He has played key roles in the development of molecular diagnostics (MDx) for more than 30 years. Dr. Ehrlich has also contributed substantially to the theoretical understanding of the biology behind chronic bacterial infections as well as chronic microbial infections. This theoretical construct has been validated as a useful model for the understanding of the persistence of infection in the face of both an active immune response and antimicrobial treatment. Dr. Ehrlich is President of the ILADEF board of directors.

Garth D. Ehrlich, PhD, F.A.A.A.S

Lowell I. Gerber, MD, MS, FACC

Dr. Gerber, a Chicago native received his medical degree from Loyola University, Stritch School of Medicine. During his postgraduate education, Dr. Gerber was a Research Fellow in Experimental Pulmonary Pathology at the Stritch School of Medicine. That lead to his interest in and post graduate training in Internal Medicine followed by a fellowship in Cardiology at the University of South Florida College of Medicine in Tampa, Florida in 1980.

He was trained in coronary and peripheral vascular interventions in 1980. In 1986, Dr. Gerber was a visiting professor at the University of Normandy in Rouen, France, where he developed expertise in interventional, non-surgical treatment of structural heart disease and subsequently participated in the development of the percutaneous aortic valve procedure.

An ILADS member, Dr. Gerber is a Diplomate in the American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty Board of Cardiovascular Disease, Subspecialty Nuclear Cardiology and Subspecialty Interventional Cardiology. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. He has held academic and research faculty appointments and has co-authored multiple cardiology publications and textbook chapters.

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Lowell I. Gerber, MD, MS, FACC

Dr. Gerber, a Chicago native received his medical degree from Loyola University, Stritch School of Medicine. During his postgraduate education, Dr. Gerber was a Research Fellow in Experimental Pulmonary Pathology at the Stritch School of Medicine. That lead to his interest in and post graduate training in Internal Medicine followed by a fellowship in Cardiology at the University of South Florida College of Medicine in Tampa, Florida in 1980.

He was trained in coronary and peripheral vascular interventions in 1980. In 1986, Dr. Gerber was a visiting professor at the University of Normandy in Rouen, France, where he developed expertise in interventional, non-surgical treatment of structural heart disease and subsequently participated in the development of the percutaneous aortic valve procedure.

An ILADS member, Dr. Gerber is a Diplomate in the American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty Board of Cardiovascular Disease, Subspecialty Nuclear Cardiology and Subspecialty Interventional Cardiology. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. He has held academic and research faculty appointments and has co-authored multiple cardiology publications and textbook chapters.

Lowell I. Gerber, MD, MS, FACC

Susan R. Green, JD

Ms. Green is a member of the Maryland Bar, the Florida Bar, and the District of Columbia Bar and has been engaged in the practice of law since 1983. Her practice currently focuses on medical malpractice, serious personal injury and criminal cases.

Since 2008, Ms. Green also has focused on legal matters arising out of Lyme disease. In 2010, Ms. Green authored the blueprint for Virginia HB1933 and Maryland HB 399, better known as the Patient Information Disclosure Act. These bills required notification to patients of the inaccuracy of the two-tier antibody test currently being used by many commercial labs. Both bills passed by a significant margin. Ms. Green continues to draft Lyme-related legislation and has testified before State General Assemblies as well as the HHS Federal Lyme and Vector-Borne Disease Working Group.

 

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Susan R. Green, JD

Ms. Green is a member of the Maryland Bar, the Florida Bar, and the District of Columbia Bar and has been engaged in the practice of law since 1983. Her practice currently focuses on medical malpractice, serious personal injury and criminal cases.

Since 2008, Ms. Green also has focused on legal matters arising out of Lyme disease. In 2010, Ms. Green authored the blueprint for Virginia HB1933 and Maryland HB 399, better known as the Patient Information Disclosure Act. These bills required notification to patients of the inaccuracy of the two-tier antibody test currently being used by many commercial labs. Both bills passed by a significant margin. Ms. Green continues to draft Lyme-related legislation and has testified before State General Assemblies as well as the HHS Federal Lyme and Vector-Borne Disease Working Group.

 

Susan R. Green, JD

Rosalie Greenberg, MD

Rosalie Greenberg, MD, FAPA, DFAACAP is a board-certified, child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist in private practice in Summit, New Jersey. Although her practice focuses on children and adolescents with a wide range of psychiatric disorders, she specializes in the psychopharmacology of pediatric mood disorders and neuropsychiatric symptoms secondary to infections, especially tick-borne disorders.

Dr. Greenberg received her MD from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and completed her adult psychiatric residency and child psychiatry fellowship at Columbia. She served as a Chief Resident in Child Psychiatry and served as a former assistant professor in clinical psychiatry at Columbia University in New York.

Dr. Greenberg serves as a consultant in psychiatry at Overlook Hospital in Summit, New Jersey. She co-authored t“When Acting Out Isn’t Acting” (1991), and authored Bipolar Kids: Helping Your Child Find Calm in the Mood Storm (2007).

Dr. Greenberg has focused her practice and research on neuropsychiatric manifestations of infectious illnesses, especially tick-borne disorders in youth. Her original articles have addressed multiple areas related to childhood mental illness including among them similarities between PANDAS/PANS and pediatric bipolar disorder, the role of tick- borne illness in treatment of Resistant Pediatric Mood Disorders, and the high frequency of infection in a sample of bipolar youth.

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Rosalie Greenberg, MD

Rosalie Greenberg, MD, FAPA, DFAACAP is a board-certified, child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist in private practice in Summit, New Jersey. Although her practice focuses on children and adolescents with a wide range of psychiatric disorders, she specializes in the psychopharmacology of pediatric mood disorders and neuropsychiatric symptoms secondary to infections, especially tick-borne disorders.

Dr. Greenberg received her MD from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and completed her adult psychiatric residency and child psychiatry fellowship at Columbia. She served as a Chief Resident in Child Psychiatry and served as a former assistant professor in clinical psychiatry at Columbia University in New York.

Dr. Greenberg serves as a consultant in psychiatry at Overlook Hospital in Summit, New Jersey. She co-authored t“When Acting Out Isn’t Acting” (1991), and authored Bipolar Kids: Helping Your Child Find Calm in the Mood Storm (2007).

Dr. Greenberg has focused her practice and research on neuropsychiatric manifestations of infectious illnesses, especially tick-borne disorders in youth. Her original articles have addressed multiple areas related to childhood mental illness including among them similarities between PANDAS/PANS and pediatric bipolar disorder, the role of tick- borne illness in treatment of Resistant Pediatric Mood Disorders, and the high frequency of infection in a sample of bipolar youth.

Rosalie Greenberg, MD

Sharon Hausman-Cohen, MD

Dr. Sharon Hausman-Cohen is the Chief Medical Officer and co-founder of IntellxxDNA and Resilient Health. Dr. Hausman-Cohen has been in the field of integrative medicine for over 25 years. She and her co-founder developed IntellxxDNA as an answer to an unmet need in the integrative and functional medicine community; the need for an accurate, evidence-based genomics tool geared at helping functional and integrative physicians practice personalized medicine. They envisioned and created a tool that could help identify root causes of cognitive decline, environmentally acquired illness and other chronic illnesses, and one that could also help clinicians know how to address these genomic factors. A Pomona College undergraduate, Dr. Hausman-Cohen received both her masters degree and medical degree from Harvard Medical School. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Family Medicine and a diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Medicine. She is an avid speaker and loves to teach her colleagues about genomics and how genomics can help with understanding the root causes of illness.

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Sharon Hausman-Cohen, MD

Dr. Sharon Hausman-Cohen is the Chief Medical Officer and co-founder of IntellxxDNA and Resilient Health. Dr. Hausman-Cohen has been in the field of integrative medicine for over 25 years. She and her co-founder developed IntellxxDNA as an answer to an unmet need in the integrative and functional medicine community; the need for an accurate, evidence-based genomics tool geared at helping functional and integrative physicians practice personalized medicine. They envisioned and created a tool that could help identify root causes of cognitive decline, environmentally acquired illness and other chronic illnesses, and one that could also help clinicians know how to address these genomic factors. A Pomona College undergraduate, Dr. Hausman-Cohen received both her masters degree and medical degree from Harvard Medical School. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Family Medicine and a diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Medicine. She is an avid speaker and loves to teach her colleagues about genomics and how genomics can help with understanding the root causes of illness.

Sharon Hausman-Cohen, MD

Kent Holtorf, MD

Kent Holtorf, MD, is the medical director of the Holtorf Medical Group (www.HoltorfMed.com) and the founder and medical director of the non-profit National Academy of Hypothyroidism (NAH) (www.NAHypothyroidism.org), which is dedicated to the dissemination of new information to doctors and patients on the diagnosis and treatment of hypothyroidism. He is also the founder of Integrative Peptides (IntegrativePeptides.com), which is dedicated to the training of physicians regarding ground-breaking peptide therapies for their patients and bringing the highest quality supplement versions of oral peptides to doctors and patients that are orally bioavailable via unique delivery systems.

He has personally trained numerous physicians across the country in the use of bioidentical hormones, hypothyroidism, complex endocrine dysfunction, and innovative treatments of chronic fatigue syndrome, weight loss, fibromyalgia, and chronic infectious diseases, including Lyme disease.

He suffered for years with debilitating Lyme, Babesia, and Bartonella infections. He found that 4 ½ years of the highest dose of multiple antibiotics (5-7 at a time) at doses that he would never consider giving to the patient due to the significant risk, were completely ineffective for him. He had to find a different way. He feels that he can attribute peptides, stem cells, exosomes, and a multi-system treatment program to saving his life. He has published a number of peer-reviewed publications.

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Kent Holtorf, MD

Kent Holtorf, MD, is the medical director of the Holtorf Medical Group (www.HoltorfMed.com) and the founder and medical director of the non-profit National Academy of Hypothyroidism (NAH) (www.NAHypothyroidism.org), which is dedicated to the dissemination of new information to doctors and patients on the diagnosis and treatment of hypothyroidism. He is also the founder of Integrative Peptides (IntegrativePeptides.com), which is dedicated to the training of physicians regarding ground-breaking peptide therapies for their patients and bringing the highest quality supplement versions of oral peptides to doctors and patients that are orally bioavailable via unique delivery systems.

He has personally trained numerous physicians across the country in the use of bioidentical hormones, hypothyroidism, complex endocrine dysfunction, and innovative treatments of chronic fatigue syndrome, weight loss, fibromyalgia, and chronic infectious diseases, including Lyme disease.

He suffered for years with debilitating Lyme, Babesia, and Bartonella infections. He found that 4 ½ years of the highest dose of multiple antibiotics (5-7 at a time) at doses that he would never consider giving to the patient due to the significant risk, were completely ineffective for him. He had to find a different way. He feels that he can attribute peptides, stem cells, exosomes, and a multi-system treatment program to saving his life. He has published a number of peer-reviewed publications.

Kent Holtorf, MD

Dan Kastner, MD, PhD

Dr. Dan Kastner obtained his A.B. summa cum laude in philosophy from Princeton University in 1973 and a Ph.D. and M.D. from Baylor College of Medicine by 1982. After completing Internal Medicine residency and chief residency at Baylor, Dan moved to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 1985. He is currently the Scientific Director of the Division of Intramural Research of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). Throughout his career at the NIH Dan’s research has focused on using genetic and genomic strategies to understand inherited disorders of inflammation, often stimulated by patients with relatively rare disorders seen at the NIH Clinical Center hospital. This work has provided detailed molecular explanations for these illnesses, has provided the conceptual basis for highly effective targeted therapies, and has informed our understanding of more common illnesses. Dan’s group also proposed the now widely accepted overarching concept of autoinflammatory disease to denote disorders of the evolutionarily ancient innate branch of the human immune system. Dan has won a number of awards and honors, including election to the National Academy of Sciences in 2010 and to the National Academy of Medicine in 2012, recognition as Federal Employee of the Year in 2018, and the Ross Prize in Molecular Medicine in 2019.

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Dan Kastner, MD, PhD

Dr. Dan Kastner obtained his A.B. summa cum laude in philosophy from Princeton University in 1973 and a Ph.D. and M.D. from Baylor College of Medicine by 1982. After completing Internal Medicine residency and chief residency at Baylor, Dan moved to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 1985. He is currently the Scientific Director of the Division of Intramural Research of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). Throughout his career at the NIH Dan’s research has focused on using genetic and genomic strategies to understand inherited disorders of inflammation, often stimulated by patients with relatively rare disorders seen at the NIH Clinical Center hospital. This work has provided detailed molecular explanations for these illnesses, has provided the conceptual basis for highly effective targeted therapies, and has informed our understanding of more common illnesses. Dan’s group also proposed the now widely accepted overarching concept of autoinflammatory disease to denote disorders of the evolutionarily ancient innate branch of the human immune system. Dan has won a number of awards and honors, including election to the National Academy of Sciences in 2010 and to the National Academy of Medicine in 2012, recognition as Federal Employee of the Year in 2018, and the Ross Prize in Molecular Medicine in 2019.

Dan Kastner, MD, PhD

Dr. Pierre Kory M.P.A., M.D.

President and Chief Medical Officer
Front-Line Covid-19 Critical Care Alliance

Pierre Kory, MPA, MD, is the president and chief medical officer of the Front-Line Covid-19 Critical Care (FLCCC) Alliance.

He is the former Chief of the Critical Care Service and Medical Director of the Trauma and Life Support Center at the University of Wisconsin. He is considered one of the world pioneers in the use of ultrasound by physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of critically ill patients.

Dr. Kory was also one of the pioneers in the United States in the research, development, and teaching of performing therapeutic hypothermia to treat post-cardiac arrest patients. In 2005, his hospital was the first in New York City to begin regularly treating patients with therapeutic hypothermia.

In collaboration with Dr. Paul Marik, Dr. Kory pioneered the research and treatment of septic shock patients with high doses of intravenous ascorbic acid. His work was the first to identify the critical relationship between the time of initiation of therapy and survival in septic shock patients, an aspect of the therapy that led to understanding all the failed randomized controlled trials that employed delayed therapy.

Dr. Kory has led ICUs in multiple COVID-19 hotspots throughout the pandemic. He has co-authored 5 influential papers on COVID-19 with the most impactful being a paper that was the first to support the diagnosis of early COVID-19 respiratory disease as an organizing pneumonia, thus explaining the critical response of the disease to corticosteroids.

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Dr. Pierre Kory M.P.A., M.D.

President and Chief Medical Officer
Front-Line Covid-19 Critical Care Alliance

Pierre Kory, MPA, MD, is the president and chief medical officer of the Front-Line Covid-19 Critical Care (FLCCC) Alliance.

He is the former Chief of the Critical Care Service and Medical Director of the Trauma and Life Support Center at the University of Wisconsin. He is considered one of the world pioneers in the use of ultrasound by physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of critically ill patients.

Dr. Kory was also one of the pioneers in the United States in the research, development, and teaching of performing therapeutic hypothermia to treat post-cardiac arrest patients. In 2005, his hospital was the first in New York City to begin regularly treating patients with therapeutic hypothermia.

In collaboration with Dr. Paul Marik, Dr. Kory pioneered the research and treatment of septic shock patients with high doses of intravenous ascorbic acid. His work was the first to identify the critical relationship between the time of initiation of therapy and survival in septic shock patients, an aspect of the therapy that led to understanding all the failed randomized controlled trials that employed delayed therapy.

Dr. Kory has led ICUs in multiple COVID-19 hotspots throughout the pandemic. He has co-authored 5 influential papers on COVID-19 with the most impactful being a paper that was the first to support the diagnosis of early COVID-19 respiratory disease as an organizing pneumonia, thus explaining the critical response of the disease to corticosteroids.

Dr. Pierre Kory M.P.A., M.D.

Beth Latimer

Dr. Latimer is a Child Neurologist in Washington, DC who has been treating patients with Post Infectious AutoImmune Encephalitis for over 20 years. She has spoken at numerous conferences as an invited speaker and has run 2 CME courses through Georgetown University School of Medicine regarding this subject. She is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of PANDAS NETWORK as well as the Stanford Consortium dedicated to both research and treatment of these patients.

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Beth Latimer

Dr. Latimer is a Child Neurologist in Washington, DC who has been treating patients with Post Infectious AutoImmune Encephalitis for over 20 years. She has spoken at numerous conferences as an invited speaker and has run 2 CME courses through Georgetown University School of Medicine regarding this subject. She is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of PANDAS NETWORK as well as the Stanford Consortium dedicated to both research and treatment of these patients.

Beth Latimer, MD

Henry H. Lindner, MD

Dr. Lindner graduated from Jefferson Medical College in 1984, Magna Cum Laude. He became a general practitioner and satisfied his intellectual curiosity by studying history, philosophy and physics. In 2004 he was introduced to new ideas in endocrinology and decided to specialize in optimizing hormones lost to aging. He was quickly consulted by many persons, mostly women, with chronic fatigue, brain fog and depression. When his own daughter became disabled by mental/physical fatigue and altered emotional function, he eventually discovered that she had chronic babesiosis, most likely caused by Babesia odocoilei. Her diagnosis has inspired him to find new ways to eradicate this infection.

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Henry H. Lindner, MD

Dr. Lindner graduated from Jefferson Medical College in 1984, Magna Cum Laude. He became a general practitioner and satisfied his intellectual curiosity by studying history, philosophy and physics. In 2004 he was introduced to new ideas in endocrinology and decided to specialize in optimizing hormones lost to aging. He was quickly consulted by many persons, mostly women, with chronic fatigue, brain fog and depression. When his own daughter became disabled by mental/physical fatigue and altered emotional function, he eventually discovered that she had chronic babesiosis, most likely caused by Babesia odocoilei. Her diagnosis has inspired him to find new ways to eradicate this infection.

Henry H. Lindner, MD

Ken Mitchell, NMD, Rah

Dr. Mitchell is a pharmacist and naturopathic medical doctor. Dr. Mitchell focuses on chronic infectious disease, environmental medicine, and autism recovery. Dr. Mitchell is an expert in Lyme disease and co-infections. He is featured in documentaries and helps mentor naturopathic medical doctor students. Dr. Mitchell has written multiple successful protocols for infectious disease and works closely with medical scientists. Dr. Mitchell is a co-founder of Nizhoni Functional Medicine.

 

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Ken Mitchell, NMD, Rah

Dr. Mitchell is a pharmacist and naturopathic medical doctor. Dr. Mitchell focuses on chronic infectious disease, environmental medicine, and autism recovery. Dr. Mitchell is an expert in Lyme disease and co-infections. He is featured in documentaries and helps mentor naturopathic medical doctor students. Dr. Mitchell has written multiple successful protocols for infectious disease and works closely with medical scientists. Dr. Mitchell is a co-founder of Nizhoni Functional Medicine.

Ken Mitchell, NMD, Rah

Ricardo G. Maggi, MS, PhD

Dr. Maggi developed his career as a researcher with interest in proteomics and molecular microbiology of microorganisms in complex environments. During the past 17 years, Dr. Maggi has been working at the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine Vector-Borne Diseases Diagnostic Laboratory and at the Intracellular Pathogens Research Laboratory characterizing vector-borne pathogens and zoonotic diseases. Dr. Maggi’s laboratory has focused on the development of new and enhanced serological, molecular and microbiological methods for the detection and characterization of Anaplasma, Babesia, Borrelia, Ehrlichia, Mycoplasma, and Rickettsia infections in animals and humans. These efforts have resulted in new diagnostic modalities, such as the Bartonella-Alpha Proteobacteria Culture Medium (BAPGM) platform, a Babesia-Bartonella-Borrelia multiplex Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) assay, and the development of in-vitro non-tumorigenic epithelial human cell line model systems to gain mechanistic insights to altered cellular pathways leading to angiogenesis, cancer induction, and inflammation. Dr. Maggi has over 140 manuscripts published in peer-review clinical and scientific journals.

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Ricardo G. Maggi, MS, PhD

Dr. Maggi developed his career as a researcher with interest in proteomics and molecular microbiology of microorganisms in complex environments. During the past 17 years, Dr. Maggi has been working at the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine Vector-Borne Diseases Diagnostic Laboratory and at the Intracellular Pathogens Research Laboratory characterizing vector-borne pathogens and zoonotic diseases. Dr. Maggi’s laboratory has focused on the development of new and enhanced serological, molecular and microbiological methods for the detection and characterization of Anaplasma, Babesia, Borrelia, Ehrlichia, Mycoplasma, and Rickettsia infections in animals and humans. These efforts have resulted in new diagnostic modalities, such as the Bartonella-Alpha Proteobacteria Culture Medium (BAPGM) platform, a Babesia-Bartonella-Borrelia multiplex Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) assay, and the development of in-vitro non-tumorigenic epithelial human cell line model systems to gain mechanistic insights to altered cellular pathways leading to angiogenesis, cancer induction, and inflammation. Dr. Maggi has over 140 manuscripts published in peer-review clinical and scientific journals.

Ricardo G. Maggi, MS, PhD

B. Robert Mozayeni, MD

Dr. Mozayeni was trained in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology at Yale and at NIH. He has had pre- and post-doctoral Fellowships in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale, and also at NIH where he was a Howard Hughes Research Scholar at LMB/DCBD/NCI and later, Senior Staff Fellow at LMMB/NHLBI/NIH. He is an expert in Translational Medicine, the science and art of advancing medical science safely and efficiently. He is a Fellow of the non-profit Think Lead Innovate Foundation and is a co-founder of the Foundation for the Study of Inflammatory Diseases. He is a Founder of the Foundation for the Study of Inflammatory Diseases to crowd-source medical solutions for complex conditions using existing knowledge, diagnostic methods, and therapies to meet patient needs immediately. He is the Chief Medical Officer of Galaxy Diagnostics, LLC. Dr. Mozayeni has held admitting privileges (since 1994) on the clinical staff of Suburban Hospital, a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine and an affiliate of the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center.

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B. Robert Mozayeni, MD

Dr. Mozayeni was trained in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology at Yale and at NIH. He has had pre- and post-doctoral Fellowships in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale, and also at NIH where he was a Howard Hughes Research Scholar at LMB/DCBD/NCI and later, Senior Staff Fellow at LMMB/NHLBI/NIH. He is an expert in Translational Medicine, the science and art of advancing medical science safely and efficiently. He is a Fellow of the non-profit Think Lead Innovate Foundation and is a co-founder of the Foundation for the Study of Inflammatory Diseases. He is a Founder of the Foundation for the Study of Inflammatory Diseases to crowd-source medical solutions for complex conditions using existing knowledge, diagnostic methods, and therapies to meet patient needs immediately. He is the Chief Medical Officer of Galaxy Diagnostics, LLC. Dr. Mozayeni has held admitting privileges (since 1994) on the clinical staff of Suburban Hospital, a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine and an affiliate of the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center.

B. Robert Mozayeni, MD

James J. Neuenschwander, MD

James Neuenschwander, MD (aka Dr. Neu) is a graduate of the University of Michigan with both a Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology as well as a MD degree. He is dually board certified in both Emergency and Integrative Medicine and has been the owner of the Bio Energy Medical Center (an integrative medical center specializing in chronic illness) since its opening in 1988. He built Bio Energy Medical Center from nothing to a level of success where he has become the doctor to whom other integrative (and some mainstream) practitioners refer their patients. He has continually pursued the notion of remaining up to date on any intervention that might help his patients and on the understanding of why we become ill. Starting in 2007, he began to treat children on the autism spectrum with biomedical approaches. This led him to become involved initially in Defeat Autism Now (DAN) and subsequently the Medical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs (MAPS). He is now conference chairperson of MAPS responsible for the educational content of those conferences. He is a relentless warrior and sought-after speaker on the topics of integrative approaches to chronic disease and biomedical approaches to neurodevelopmental disorders, as well as championing parental choice and medical freedoms.

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James J. Neuenschwander, MD

James Neuenschwander, MD (aka Dr. Neu) is a graduate of the University of Michigan with both a Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology as well as a MD degree. He is dually board certified in both Emergency and Integrative Medicine and has been the owner of the Bio Energy Medical Center (an integrative medical center specializing in chronic illness) since its opening in 1988. He built Bio Energy Medical Center from nothing to a level of success where he has become the doctor to whom other integrative (and some mainstream) practitioners refer their patients. He has continually pursued the notion of remaining up to date on any intervention that might help his patients and on the understanding of why we become ill. Starting in 2007, he began to treat children on the autism spectrum with biomedical approaches. This led him to become involved initially in Defeat Autism Now (DAN) and subsequently the Medical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs (MAPS). He is now conference chairperson of MAPS responsible for the educational content of those conferences. He is a relentless warrior and sought-after speaker on the topics of integrative approaches to chronic disease and biomedical approaches to neurodevelopmental disorders, as well as championing parental choice and medical freedoms.

James J. Neuenschwander, MD

Amy Offutt, MD

Dr. Offutt is a member of the ILADS Board of Directors and chair of the ILADS Medical Education Committee. She is also the medical director and co-owner of Heart & Soul Integrative Health and Yoga which she co-founded with her husband, Brad, in 2007, located in Marble Falls, Texas. Her first seven years of practice were focused on rural family medicine and obstetrics after which she transitioned to approach the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases using integrative medicine. She completed medical school at The University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio and completed a residency in Family Medicine at Christus Health. She has completed a fellowship with the American Academy of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine and has a Master’s Degree in Integrative Medicine from George Washington University.

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Amy Offutt, MD

Dr. Offutt is a member of the ILADS Board of Directors and chair of the ILADS Medical Education Committee. She is also the medical director and co-owner of Heart & Soul Integrative Health and Yoga which she co-founded with her husband, Brad, in 2007, located in Marble Falls, Texas. Her first seven years of practice were focused on rural family medicine and obstetrics after which she transitioned to approach the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases using integrative medicine. She completed medical school at The University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio and completed a residency in Family Medicine at Christus Health. She has completed a fellowship with the American Academy of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine and has a Master’s Degree in Integrative Medicine from George Washington University.

Amy Offutt, MD

Leo J. Shea, III. PhD

Leo J. Shea III, PhD, is President of Neuropsychological Evaluation and Treatment Services, P.C. with offices in New York City and Quincy, Massachusetts. His practice focuses on neuropsychological evaluation and treatment of tick-borne diseases, disability evaluations, forensic work, family therapy and traumatic brain injury. Dr. Shea is a Senior Staff Psychologist and Clinical Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at NYU-Langone and formerly was Assistant Director of the NYU Brain Injury Day Treatment Program. Dr. Shea was twice President of ILADS and a member of the board of ILADEF. He is former Chairman of the National Research Fund for tick-borne diseases.

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Leo J. Shea, III. PhD

Leo J. Shea III, PhD, is President of Neuropsychological Evaluation and Treatment Services, P.C. with offices in New York City and Quincy, Massachusetts. His practice focuses on neuropsychological evaluation and treatment of tick-borne diseases, disability evaluations, forensic work, family therapy and traumatic brain injury. Dr. Shea is a Senior Staff Psychologist and Clinical Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at NYU-Langone and formerly was Assistant Director of the NYU Brain Injury Day Treatment Program. Dr. Shea was twice President of ILADS and a member of the board of ILADEF. He is former Chairman of the National Research Fund for tick-borne diseases.

Leo J. Shea, III. PhD

Craig Shimasaki, PhD

Dr. Shimasaki has been a scientist and medical researcher for over 30 years, spanning research and development from bench to bedside. His work includes epitope mapping for an HIV vaccine, genetic breast cancer risk prediction biomarkers, a point-of-care influenza diagnostic, and therapeutics for infectious diseases and neuropsychiatric disorders. He has led multiple products through the FDA approval process and is a co-inventor on several patents. His current focus and research is on discovering biological targets of infection-triggered autoimmune conditions that result in chronic and debilitating disorders of the brain, heart and immune system, and understanding the underlying roots of neurologic, psychiatric, and behavioral disorders triggered by an autoimmune response.

Dr. Shimasaki received his BS in Biochemistry from University of California at Davis, his PhD in Molecular Biology from the University of Tulsa, and his MBA from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Business. He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Oklahoma and has written and edited multiple books on biotechnology entrepreneurship. His passion is to help translate scientific and medical discoveries into acutely needed products so that more patients can live healthier lives.

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Craig Shimasaki, PhD

Dr. Shimasaki has been a scientist and medical researcher for over 30 years, spanning research and development from bench to bedside. His work includes epitope mapping for an HIV vaccine, genetic breast cancer risk prediction biomarkers, a point-of-care influenza diagnostic, and therapeutics for infectious diseases and neuropsychiatric disorders. He has led multiple products through the FDA approval process and is a co-inventor on several patents. His current focus and research is on discovering biological targets of infection-triggered autoimmune conditions that result in chronic and debilitating disorders of the brain, heart and immune system, and understanding the underlying roots of neurologic, psychiatric, and behavioral disorders triggered by an autoimmune response.

Dr. Shimasaki received his BS in Biochemistry from University of California at Davis, his PhD in Molecular Biology from the University of Tulsa, and his MBA from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Business. He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Oklahoma and has written and edited multiple books on biotechnology entrepreneurship. His passion is to help translate scientific and medical discoveries into acutely needed products so that more patients can live healthier lives.

Craig Shimasaki, PhD

Samuel M. Shor, MD, FACP

Dr. Shor is an Associate Clinical Professor at George Washington University Health Care Sciences. Dr. Shor developed his long-standing interest in chronic fatigue in the late 1980s. He subsequently cultivated an interest in managing associated conditions that ultimately led to his developing an expertise in Lyme disease. Dr. Shor served as President of ILADS from 2016 to 2018. He continues to serve the public as Chair of the Loudoun County Lyme Commission, while actively pursuing clinical activity in the management of complex patients. He also oversees research and contributes to publishing in the peer reviewed literature.

Samuel M. Shor, MD, FACP

Samuel M. Shor, MD, FACP

Dr. Shor is an Associate Clinical Professor at George Washington University Health Care Sciences. Dr. Shor developed his long-standing interest in chronic fatigue in the late 1980s. He subsequently cultivated an interest in managing associated conditions that ultimately led to his developing an expertise in Lyme disease. Dr. Shor served as President of ILADS from 2016 to 2018. He continues to serve the public as Chair of the Loudoun County Lyme Commission, while actively pursuing clinical activity in the management of complex patients. He also oversees research and contributes to publishing in the peer reviewed literature.

Samuel M. Shor, MD, FACP

Jacques Simon, JD

Since 1989, Mr. Simon has been engaged in the private practice of law with a focus on litigation and trial work in courts of various jurisdictions. Since 1999, he has focused on the representation of health care practitioners and health care entities on regulatory compliance, insurance issues, and other health-related matters. He also assists health care practitioners with preventive measures such as audits and compliance, practice structure and billing compliance, and preliminary dispute resolution.

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Jacques Simon, JD

Since 1989, Mr. Simon has been engaged in the private practice of law with a focus on litigation and trial work in courts of various jurisdictions. Since 1999, he has focused on the representation of health care practitioners and health care entities on regulatory compliance, insurance issues, and other health-related matters. He also assists health care practitioners with preventive measures such as audits and compliance, practice structure and billing compliance, and preliminary dispute resolution.

Jacques G. Simon, JD

Continuing Medical Education

This continuing medical education activity is provided through collaboration between the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). This live activity provides continuing medical education credit for physicians, as well as a certificate of attendance for other participants.

2021 ILADS Annual Scientific Conference:

Credit Statements

The AAFP has reviewed 2021 ILADS Annual Scientific Conference: Dive In: Decoding Immune Dysregulation and deemed it acceptable for up to 19.00 In-Person, Live AAFP Prescribed credit. Term of Approval is from 10/14/2021 to 10/17/2021. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. To view full program announcement, click here.

Vector-Borne Illness Fundamentals:

Credit Statements

The AAFP has reviewed Vector-Borne Illness Fundamentals (2021) and deemed it acceptable for up to 7.25 In-Person, Live AAFP Prescribed credit. Term of Approval is from 10/14/2021 to 10/14/2021. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. To view full program announcement, click here.

AMA/AAFP Equivalency

AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.

Dr. Amy Offutt - What you will learn at this year's ILADS Conference

Dr. Henry Lindner - Endocrine Aspects of Chronic Infections

Dr. Kent Holtorf - Sunday Peptide Workshop

Dr. Rosalie Greenberg - Tick-borne Disorders and Mental Illness in Youth: Is There a Connection?

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