Contributors MAXWELL CRISPO, ND, attended the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine and graduated as valedictorian for his class in 2018. He completed a one-year primary care residency and a two-year naturopathic oncology residency at Lokahi Health Center in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, the clinical practice of Michael Traub, ND, FABNO. Crispo has been involved in natural health research throughout his academic career, including conducting an addendum study to a clinical nutrition trial at the University of Guelph, investigating the informed-consent process in clinical nutrition research, and serving as the research site coordinator for the Canadian/United States Integrative Oncology Study (CUSIOS), a multicenter clinical research study on advanced naturopathic integrative therapies in the treatment of advanced-stage solid-tumor cancers. He was awarded the Anna MacIntosh Junior Investigator Research Fellowship in 2017 for his proposed clinical trial investigating the efficacy of n-acetyl-l-carnitine on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in cancer patients. Crispo looks forward to continuing a career in integrative oncology. For more information visit http://www.lokahihealth.com/maxwell-crispo/.
JACOB SCHOR, ND, FABNO, is a graduate of National University of Naturopathic Medicine, Portland, Oregon, and recently retired from his practice in Denver, Colorado. He served as president to the Colorado Association of Naturopathic Physicians and is a past member of the board of directors of the Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians and American Association of Naturopathic Physicians. He is recognized as a fellow by the American Board of Naturopathic Oncology. He serves on the editorial board for the International Journal of Naturopathic Medicine, Naturopathic Doctor News and Review (NDNR), and Integrative Medicine: A Clinician’s Journal. In 2008, he was awarded the Vis Award by the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians. His writing appears regularly in NDNR, the Townsend Letter, and Natural Medicine Journal, where he is the past Abstracts & Commentary editor.
TINA KACZOR, ND, FABNO, is editor-in-chief of Natural Medicine Journal and a naturopathic physician, board certified in naturopathic oncology. She received her naturopathic doctorate from National University of Natural Medicine and completed her residency in naturopathic oncology at Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Kaczor received undergraduate degrees from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She is the past president and treasurer of the Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians and secretary of the American Board of Naturopathic Oncology. She is the editor of the Textbook of Naturopathic Oncology. She has been published in several peer-reviewed journals. Kaczor is based in Portland, Oregon.
DUGALD SEELY, ND, MSC, FABNO, leads the clinical practice and cancer research program for the Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre. In addition to his clinical role as a naturopathic doctor, he also serves as the executive director of research & clinical epidemiology at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, affiliate investigator for the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and vice president for the Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians. Seely completed his master of science in cancer research at the University of Toronto and is a fellow of the American Board of Naturopathic Oncology. As a clinician scientist, Seely has been awarded competitive grant and trainee funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Canadian Breast Cancer Research Alliance, the SickKids Foundation, the Lotte and John Hecht Memorial Foundation, the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation, and the Gateway for Cancer Research Foundation.
ATHANASIOS PSIHOGIOS, ND, is the research resident at Ottowa Integrative Cancer Centre (OICC). He’s an integrative oncology researcher dedicated to advancing this pioneer-type field in order to provide patients with safe and efficacious therapy options to support their overall care. Over the last 3 years, Psihogios has worked as a lead researcher, currently as a supervisor, with the Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians (OncANP) on the Knowledge in Naturopathic Oncology Website (KNOW) Database. Before starting as the OICC research resident, Psihogios was a volunteer research assistant with the clinic, with his most notable project involvement being the Integrative Pediatric Oncology Program (IPOP). His work on this project, pertaining to practice trends in naturopathic pediatric cancer care, has been published in a peer-reviewed medical journal and presented at a conference. Psihogios graduated from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine with a doctor of naturopathy degree. He received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Ottawa, with a focus on both health science and philosophy. 4 ©2020 NATURAL MEDICINE JOURNAL. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. NMJ, OCTOBER 2020 SUPPLEMENT—VOL. 12 , NO. 101 (SUPPL)
POORVI SHAH, DO, is a physician who is board-certified in family medicine and specializes in osteopathy and integrative medicine. She graduated from Michigan State University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed a family medicine residency. She later completed a fellowship in integrative medicine at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine. Shah practices integrative medicine and osteopathy in the greater Washington, DC, area.
