HEALTH PRACTITIONERS
My Supporters
As part of ThyroidChange's global community, the following practitioners have reached out to offer their support. They share the same mission for personalized thyroid care with comprehensive laboratory testing, expanded treatment options and complementary support for individual needs.
There is no fee to become a supporter, just a shared vision. If you share my mission and would like to join my listing, e-mail me at info@thyroidchange.org. Please note that I may not be able to fulfill every listing request.
There is no fee to become a supporter, just a shared vision. If you share my mission and would like to join my listing, e-mail me at info@thyroidchange.org. Please note that I may not be able to fulfill every listing request.
Ridha Arem, MD
Medical Director of the Texas Thyroid Institute; international lecturer; author of numerous thyroid-related books; prolific researcher and fellow of The American College of Physicians and American College of Endocrinology; Former Chief of Endocrinology at Ben Taub General Hospital; Founder of Clinical Thyroidology. |
David Borenstein, MD
Founder of Manhattan Integrative Medicine and the New York Stem Cell Treatment Center; Board certified by multiple medical associations, including American College for Advancement in Medicine and American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine; combines traditional and holistic medicine. |
Bridget Brady, MD, FACS
Fellowship-trained endocrine surgeon; Specialist in thyroid and adrenal glands; co-author of several research publications; fellow of the American College of Surgeons, member of the Texas Medical Association, the Travis County Medical Society, and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. |
Kelly Brogan, MD
Board Certified in Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine, Integrative and Holistic Medicine; international presenter; Fellowship in Consultation Liaison/Psychosomatic Medicine at NYU/Bellevue/VA Hospital; Board Member of Green Med Info, Pathways to Family Wellness, Medical Director for Fearless Parent. |
David Brownstein, MD
One of the foremost practitioners of holistic medicine with numerous awards; Medical Director of the Center for Holistic Medicine in Metro-Detroit; international lecturer; author of eleven best-selling bio-identical hormone and nutrition books including Iodine: Why You Need It, Why You Can’t Live Without It. |
Karen Bullington, MD
Holtorf Medical Group physician; training by Dr. Kent Holtorf and Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum; specializes in bio-identical hormones, thyroid and adrenal disorders, natural supplements, and treatment of chronic infections including Lyme disease; Member of the American Academy of Family Physicians |
Linda Cabot, MD
OBGYN; international lecturer; author of over twenty books, including Your Thyroid Problems Solved and The Liver Cleansing Diet; Awarded The Australian People’s Choice Award in 1997; consultant to the Australian Health Advisory Service; national TV show appearances; consultant to the Australian Health Advisory Service. |
Hyla Cass MD
Board-certified in psychiatry and neurology, integrative and holistic medicine; national lecturer; hormone imbalance specialist; appears on television/radio shows, and national magazines; author of Natural Highs on Enhancing Brain Function, 8 Weeks to Vibrant Health; and Supplement Your Prescription. |
Aaron R. Chidakel, MD
Endocrinologist with Washington Endocrinology, Maryland; internship and residency at Beth Israel Medical Center of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine; fellowship at the National Institutes of Health; named to both Washingtonian Magazine’s “Top Doctors” and the Washington Post’s “Super Doctors.” |
Suzy Cohen, RPh
Licensed pharmacist, functional medicine practitioner; author of the syndicated column, Dear Pharmacist; hosts a segment on Know the Cause television show; Numerous appearances on The Dr. Oz Show, The View, The Doctors, 700 Club and Good Morning America Health; author of numerous books. |
Alan Christianson, ND
Founder of Integrative Health; New York Times Bestselling Author; speciality in thyroid disorders; author of Adrenal Reset Diet, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Thyroid Disease, and Healing Hashimoto's; regularly appears on TV shows such as The Doctors, and The Today Show; print media such as Shape Magazine. |
Jeffrey Dach, MD
Specialty Board Certified in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology; founder and medical director of TrueMedMD; Specializes in bioidentical hormones, natural medicine and thyroid disorders; author of numerous books including Bioidentical Hormones 101 and Natural Medicine 101. |
William Davis, MD
Preventive cardiologist; founder of Track Your Plaque program and author of the New York Times Best Seller, Wheat Belly; Medical Director Milwaukee Heart Scan; many TV appearances on The Dr. Oz Show, CBS News, The Colbert Report, Live! With Kelly, and many others; extensive list of national publications. |
Greg Emerson, MBChB
Internationally known authority on health, vitality and longevity based in Brisbane, Australia; consultant in Nutritional and Environmental Medicine; Senior Specialist in Emergency Medicine and in Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine; founding member of the Australian Chronic Infectious Disease Society. |
Theodore C. Friedman, MD, PhD
Owner, endocrinology clinic; speciality in adrenal, pituitary, thyroid, fatigue disorders; Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism; privileges at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center and Martin Luther King, Jr. Outpatient; conducted multiple studies at prestigious institutions, including National Institutes of Health. |
John Gonino, DO
Owner, Gonino Center for Wellness, TX; Integrative Specialist; dedicated husband of a thyroid cancer survivor; created a successful fifteen-point wellness program; member of the American Medical Association, the American Oesteopathic Association and American College for the Advancement of Medicine. |
Deborah Gordon, MD
Residency-trained family physician; over 30 years experience in clinics, hospitals and private practice; specializes in preventive medicine with gentle therapeutic choices while incorporating nutritional advice and integrative medicine; received her homeopathic training at the Hahnemann College of Homeopathy. |
Sara Gottfried, MD
Director of the Gottfried Center for Integrative Medicine, CA; integrative physician; schooled at Harvard Medical School, MIT, and University of California; author of The Hormone Cure; key-note speaker; instructor of the adjunct faculty at Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine; mentor; featured medical expert. |
Alexander Haskell, ND
Licensed naturopathic physician; over 27 years of experience, specializing in thyroid and adrenal issues, and specifically Hashimoto's Thyroiditis; an authority in his specialty with two published books Hope for Hashimoto's and Low Thyroid Hormones Symptoms; Reviews articles from over seventy medical journals and texts. |
Thierry Hertoghe, MD
World-renowned author, lecturer, and researcher on topics of aging-related medicine and hormone therapy; President of The World Society of Anti-Aging Medicine, and The International Hormone Society; Scientific Coordinator of the Anti-Aging Medicine Specialization; author of numerous hormone books. |
Kent Holtorf, MD
Medical director, Holtorf Medical Group; specializes in endocrine disorders; Founder of the National Academy of Hypothyroidism; published researcher; peer-reviewer of medical journals; current AOL Health Expert in Endocrinology; board examiner of the American Board of Anti-Aging Medicine. |
Steven F. Hotze, MD
Founder/CEO of Hotze Health & Wellness Center, Physician’s Preference and Hotze Pharmacy; author of several books; hundreds of television and radio show appearances; Hosts the radio show “Health and Wellness Solutions". |
Scott Isaacs, MD
Board-certified endocrinologist; faculty member at Emory University School of Medicine; medical director for Atlanta Endocrine Associates; author of several peer-reviewed articles, as well as, three best-selling books; worldwide key-note speaker; regularly on CNN; featured in numerous national publications. |
Datis Kharrazian, DC
Author of the best-selling book, Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms When My Lab Tests Are Normal?; expert in non-pharmaceutical applications to chronic illnesses, autoimmune disorders, and complex neurological disorders; valued educator and researcher; worldwide lecturer. |
Zina Kroner, DO
Medical Director of Advanced Medicine of New York; board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine as well as the American Board of Integrative and Holistic Medicine; authored an authoritative textbook entitled Vitamins and Minerals; specializes in proactive, preventative medicine. |
Chris Kresser, LAc
Globally recognized leader in the fields of ancestral health, Paleo nutrition, and functional and integrative medicine; author of the New York Times best seller, Your Personal Paleo Code; named by Greatist.com as one of the 100 most influential people in health and fitness. |
Michael Lam, MD
specialist in nutritional and anti-aging medicine; board certified by the American Board of Anti-Aging Medicine; first to identify ovarian-adrenal-thyroid hormone axis; first to tie in Adrenal Fatigue Syndrome; authored five books; runs a free, educational alternative medicine website, DrLam.com. |
Henry Lindner, MD
treats routine sex hormone deficiencies; specialized in the diagnosis and correction of partial thyroid and adrenal insufficiencies in persons with fatigue, depression, and pain; had treated patients around the world; his website is dedicated to improving health by optimizing levels of vital hormones and nutrients. |
Elizabeth Lyster, MD
Board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology; experienced in the treatment of hormonal imbalances, thyroid dysfunction and fatigue disorders; author of Dr. Liz’s Easy Guide to Menopause: 5 Simple Steps to Balancing Your Hormones and Feeling LikeYourself Again; practices with Holtorf Medical Group. |
Juan Martínez Méndez, MD
Surgeon and medical director of Medicina Alternativa, Colombia; private practice for over 30 years; medical researcher; author of several scientific papers on infectious disease and holistic medicine; after intensive studies, he developed an integrative approach for treating hypothyroidism and other chronic illnesses. |
Amy Myers, MD
Founder and medical director of Austin UltraHealth; specializes in functional and integrative medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor at UTMB; served on Seton Williamson Good Health Commons Advisory board; Member of Institute of Functional Medicine, American Holistic Medical Association, and Texas Medical Association. |
Sarah Myhill, MB BS
Middlesex Hospital Medical School, London, England; worked in NHS general and private practice; specializes in Allergy, Nutritional and Environmental (Ecological) Medicine; special interest in treating chronic fatigue syndrome; co-author of an article regarding Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. |
Gary M. Pepper, MD
Palm Beach Diabetes & Endocrine Specialists, FL; served as Director of the Diabetes Treatment Center at Brooklyn Hospital; served as the Chief of Endocrinology for New York Medical College; founder and editor-in-chief of at Metabolism.com and authored a series on thyroid disease and diabetes for CNBC. |
David Perlmutter, MD
Board-certified neurologist; Fellow of the American College of Nutrition; author of the #1 New York Times Bestseller, Grain Brain, The Surprising Truth About Wheat, Carbs and Sugar - Your Brain’s Silent Killers and Brain Maker: The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Brain – For Life |
Dott Ascanio Polimeni MD, PhD Board certified in Broncopneumology, Chronobiology, Neuro-endocrinology; medical director of the Anti-Aging Center of Rome and Milan; member of the scientific committee of the World Society of Interdisciplinary Anti-Aging Medicine; co-director: Forever Venus Project and of Regenera Group.
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Theresa Ramsey, NMD
Physician, speaker, author of a best-selling book; weekly guest expert on Arizona’s top morning show, Your Life A to Z; nominated Phoenix Magazine’s Top Doc two years in a row; selected as an eHow.com health expert; nominated as the Natural Choice Award winning Naturopathic Physician in 2012 and 2013. |
Aviva Romm, MD
Board certified family physician, midwife, and herbalist; award-winning author; leading international authority on natural medicine for women and children; practices The Ultrawellness Center, MA; Advisory Board of the Yale Integrative Medicine Program; Medical Director of the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia. |
Marc Ryan, L.Ac.
Graduate of Cornell University; functional medicine practitioner; licensed acupuncturist; studied functional medicine under Dr. Datis Kharrazian; highly specialized, working only with Hashimoto's patients; writes and produces videos; Hashimoto's patient; maintains website and support group. |
Weston “Wiggy” Saunders, MD Integrative medicine physician Robinhood Integrative Health, NC; practices traditional/functional medicine; his national television debut was on The Doctors talking about the increasing prevalence of thyroid cancer; regular contributor to WXII 12 NBC’s News Morning Show and Natural Triad magazine.
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Erika Schwartz, MD
Author of Natural Energy and The Hormone Solution; internationally known pioneer in the field of integrative medicine and natural hormones; clinician and patient advocate; appeared on The View, the CBS Early Show, MSNBC, PBS, and CNN; written for Newsweek, the Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. |
Richard Shames, MD
Graduate from Harvard University and University of Pennsylvania Medical School; conducted research at the National Institute of Health with Nobel Prize winner Marshall Nirenberg; created one of the first integrative medical centers; numerous health-related books, including Thyroid Mind Power. |
Wm. Marcus Spurlock, MD
Medical director of Renewed Vitality, TX; board certified family physician; many years treating fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and thyroid disorders; vast experience in viral diseases and opportunistic infectious diseases, and anti-aging medicine; was an associate professor at LSU School of Medicine. |
Mark Starr, MD
Board-certified medical doctor and homeopathic physician; an international speaker; acclaimed author of Hypothyroidism Type 2: The Epidemic; specializes in integrative medicine, pain, hormones, and the prompt rehabilitation of acute and chronic sports injuries. |
Murray Susser, MD
Specializes in general medicine, CFS, mixed infection syndrome and clinical nutrition; co-author of Solving the Puzzle of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Associate Editor, Journal of the Council of Nutrition; appeared as a medical expert on shows including, The Today Show, Cable News Network, 20/20, and Extra. |
Rashel J Tahzib, DO
Founder of Advance Health Integrative Medicine, CA; certified in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine by the American Academy of Anti- Aging Medicine; specializes in functional medicine, orthomolecular medicine and bio-identical hormone therapy; trained with, Dr. Thierry Hertoghe. |
Jacob Teitelbaum, MD
Internationally known expert in thyroid disease and other causes that lead to chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia; Director of the Practitioners Alliance Network (PAN); author and researcher; one of the most frequently quoted integrative medical authorities in the world; frequent media appearances. |
Raul Vergini, MD
Director, Private Practice, Italy; specializes in homeopathy and natural hormone balancing; wrote the first Italian book about magnesium, Curarsi con il Magnesio (Healing with Magnesium); authored Ipotiroidismo, una Emergenza Ignorata (Hypothyroidism, an Ignored Emergency). |
Izabella Wentz, PharmD, FASCP
Licensed Pharmacist; Hashimoto's patient; Fellow of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists; certifications in Medication Therapy Management as well as Advanced Diabtes Care; author of two New York Times Bestsellers; ardent champion for lifestyle changes. |
Alan Weiss, MD
Board certified in Internal Medicine; physician at Anne Arundel Medical Center; Medical Director of Annapolis Integrative Medicine; Fellow of the American Academy for Advancement in Medicine and the American College of Physicians; published articles on diabetes, chronic pain, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. |
James L. Wilson, ND, DC, PhD
Private practice, AZ; author of Adrenal Fatigue: The 21st Century Stress Syndrome; three doctorate degrees and two master's degrees in medicine and nutrition; expert on adrenal function and other endocrine imbalances; one of the founding fathers of the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM). |
Sarfraz Zaidi, MD
Director of Jamila Diabetes and Endocrine Medical Center; endocrinologist at Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center; expert on thyroid, vitamin D, and diabetes; prolific author; former assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCLA; former director of the Endocrine Clinic at the Olive-View UCLA Medical Center. |
DISCLAIMER: ThyroidChange cannot endorse or guarantee the credentials, skill, or outcomes of the listed practitioners. While the assumption is that these practitioners believe in our mission, ThyroidChange cannot be liable for any substandard care that might be received and cannot promise a positive outcome.
