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The MWA Advisors and Board includes experts in medicine, complementary health, alternative therapies, psychology, physiology, pharmacology, wellness, gerontology, sports medicine, health promotion, coaching, fitness, nutrition and research. Advisors provide expertise and are instrumental in review of guidelines, standards, programs, publications and research for the Medical Wellness Association.


International Medical Wellness Association Advisors

Francis X. Acunzo, President/CEO, Acara MedSpas, Branford, Connecticut
Kathleen Akin, D.C., Board Certified Sports Chiropractic, CCSP, Quality Care, Cincinnati, Ohio
Mike Alpert, President and CEO, The Claremont Wellness Campus, Claremont, California 
Donald B. Ardell, Ph.D., Director, SeekWellness, Concord, New Hampshire
Bill Baun, EdD, FAWHP, Wellness Coach, UT-M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Medical Center, Texas
Amy Blansit, M.A., CWD, FACW, American College of Wellness, Springfield, Missouri
David Braunreiter, M.D., Board Certified Family Practice/Sports Medicine, Missouri City, Texas
Christopher Breuleux, Ph.D., FAWHP, FACW, MWD, Medical Wellness ID, Corporate Health & Training, Houston, Texas
Jeff Brizzolara, PHD, MBA, VIVERAE, Chief Clinical Officer, Dallas, Texas 
Peter Brown, CEO, Wellness Management, London, England 
Laura A.B. Brownlee, MS, ID Wellness, Louisville, Colorado 
Ed Buda, President, Lakeshore Medical Fitness, Aurora, Illinois
Tom Campanaro, CEO, EFI Sports Medicine, San Diego, California
Delia Chiaramonte, M.D., President, Insight Medical Consultants, Baltimore, Maryland
Scott Chovanec, MBA, MS, Chairman, Highland Park, Illinois
Nancy Clark, RD, M.S., CSSD, Healthworks Sports Nutrition Services, Chestnut Hill,  Massachusetts 
Anne Marie Connolly, Director, RI State Government Wellness Initiative, Providence, Rhode Island
Michaela Conley, President, HPCareer, Columbia, Maryland
Jason Conviser, Ph.D., FACSM, President, JMC Associates, Chicago, Illinois
Don Crow, Medical Wellness Alliance, Missouri City, Texas
Dr. Jason A. Deitch, Chief Wellness Officer, Masters Circle, Jericho, New York
Eric Durak, President of Medical Health and Fitness, Santa Barbara, California
Kirsti A. Dyer, M.D., FAAETS, NCBF, BCETS, BCBT, Internal Medicine & Wellness Specialist, Sonora, California
John Spencer Ellis, Ed.D., CEO, National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association, Santa Margarita, California
Reed Engle, M.A., Mather LifeWays, Institute on Aging, Evanston, Illinois
Donald Falknor, M.D., Diplomate, American Board of Podiatric Surgery, Houston, Texas
Charlene Fox, President, Integrated Life Management, Missouri City, Texas
Ronda Gates, MS., RPh, Founder, Lifestyles, Lake Oswego, Oregon
Brian Goonan, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, Sports & Wellness Psychology, Bellaire, Texas
Debi Heck, National Wellness Practice Lead, Aon, Houston, Texas
Robert Hopper, Ph.D., President, Health and Medical Insurance, California
Katie Hurley, Founder, Wellness Spa and CEO, Reno, Nevada
Roger Jahnke, O.M.D., CEO, Health Action, Santa Barbara, California
John R. Johnston, MD., Medical Director, ICON Wellness Center & Medical Spa, Webster, Texas
Jessie Jones, Ph.D., Center for Successful Aging, California State University, Fullerton, California
Robert Karch, Ed.D., Executive Director, National Center for Health Fitness, American University, Washington DC
Dennis Keiser, President, Keiser Institute, Fresno, California
Jeffrey Keller, MS, MBA, President, Independent Health Club Networking Association, Humble, Texas
William LaValley, M.D., Founding President Canadian Complementary Medical Association, Austin TX & Nova Scotia, Canada
John Paul Liang, American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Houston, Texas
James Lafferty, CEO, Procter and Gamble, Asia Philippines (Ret)., Manila, Philippines
Herb Lipsman, CEO, The Health Club Company, Houston Wellness Association, Houston, Texas
Lauve Metcalfe, M.S., FAWP, MWD, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 
Yvan Miklin, CEO, Aquila, Ltd., Miami Beach, Florida
Susie Misini, MisinInspired Lifestyle Consultant, Hong Kong, China
Dr. Robert J. Moore, Founder and CEO, Body of Knowledge, Houston, Texas
John Munson, Ph.D., Health Promotion Professional Studies, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Joseph Perez, M.D., Allergy and Asthma Care, Houston, Texas
Richard Perryman, D.C., Health Coach-LifeStrive, Phoenix, Arizona
George Pfeiffer, FAWP, MWD, President, The WorkCare Group, Charlottesville, Virginia
David Pickering, Preventure & International Fitness Club Network, Providence, Rhode Island
Don Powell, Ph.D., Institute for Preventive Medicine, Farmington Hills, Michigan
Ronald Pucillo, M.D., FAAFP, Wellness & Bariatric Medicine, Sugar Land, Texas
Michael Rozen, M.D., Orthopedic Medicine, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Michael Scott Scudder, CEO, Health Club Managers & FitBiz Connection, El Prado, New Mexico
Brian Sekula, President, The Health Performance Institute, Sugar Land, Texas
Barbara Murphy-Shannon, Vice President, Acara MedSpas, Branford, Connecticut
Herbert Shapiro, D.C., CCSP, Rehabilitation and Sports, Sugar Land, Texas
Graham Simpson, M.D., Ageless Zone International, Reno, Nevada
Greg Soderberg, P.T., Director, Philips New Wellness Solutions, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Craig Steingraber, DC, Board Certified Sports Chiropractic, Wellness Advisor, Newnan, Georgia
Rick Stollmeyer, Founder & CEO, MINDBODY, Inc., San Luis Obispo, California
Jim Strohecker, President, Health World Online, Las Angeles, California
Mark Tager, M.D., President ChangeWell, La Jolla, California
Steven Tharrett, Ph.D., Club Industry, Highland Village, Texas
Lisa Travis, National Medical SpaMD, Nashville, Tennessee
Richard Urbanek, M.D., Occupational Health Services Europe, Praha, Czech Republic
Dr. Marco Vargas, Sports Medicine, Foot and Ankle, Richmond, Texas
Artis Wagner, Orbis T Productions, Sacramento, California
Olivier Wenker, MD, MBA, DEAA, Professor, The University of Texas, CEO, Internet Scientific Publications, Houston, Texas
Rachel Westheimer, MPH, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, Texas
Muge Yucel, Teras International GmbH, Berlin, Germany and Antalya, Turkey
Dan Zeman, M.S., Aspen Systems, Minneapolis, Minnesota