Contributors

LINDSAY ADRIAN, ND, FABNO, graduated from the naturopathic program at the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine in Vancouver, Canada. She has been driven to learn and grow and practice in the field of integrative oncology from the beginning and was very proud to be awarded the FABNO designation last year. She is an active member of the Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians, as a member of both the Conference Content Committee and the Specialization Committee for the association. She is also a member of the College of Naturopathic Physicians of BC Examination Committee, which is responsible for conducting provincial board exams for naturopathic physicians wanting to practice in British Columbia.

SHAUNA BIRDSALL, ND, FABNO, graduated from National University of Natural Medicine in 2000 and completed a 2-year residency at Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) in Illinois in 2002. She provided patient care and supervised naturopathic medical residents at CTCA in Illinois until 2008, when she transferred to CTCA in Phoenix, Arizona, as director of naturopathic medicine. Birdsall was elected as vice chief of the CTCA Phoenix Medical Staff in 2011 and served in that elected role until 2018. She also chaired the Medical Executive Committee, Credentials Committee, and Peer Review Committee and served as the medical director of Integrative Oncology at CTCA until 2018. She joined Avante Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska, in 2019, as well as Advanced Oncology Associates at Anchorage Radiation Oncology Center and Peninsula Radiation Oncology Center in Soldotna, Alaska. Birdsall and her husband, Tim Birdsall, ND, FABNO, started a virtual practice in 2020, Resilience Health, providing telemedicine consultations to oncology and general medicine patients. CATHERINE DARLEY, ND, is the director of The Institute of Naturopathic Sleep Medicine in Seattle. Her clinical work focuses on the treatment of sleep disorders in adults and children using behavioral and naturopathic medicine. Additionally she regularly trains corporate employees and first responders on a variety of sleep, performance, and safety issues. Darley is adjunct faculty at Bastyr University and National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon, and has served on the Board of the Washington Association of Naturopathic Physicians. You can learn more about her work at www.naturalsleepmedicine.net. In her personal time she likes to be outside in nature with her loved ones.

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.

MICHAEL WALKER, ND, FABNO, practices naturopathic oncology in metro Detroit, at Emcura Integrative, and through the Beaumont Health Integrative Medicine Department. Walker completed undergraduate studies at Yale University, naturopathic medical school at the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, and a naturopathic oncology residency at Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Illinois. He is a fellow of the American Board of Naturopathic Oncology (FABNO) and a past board member of the Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians.