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Total Credits: 25.75 including 25.75 AOA Category 1-A Credit, 25.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™



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Aarthi Chandarana DO, DipABLM's Profile

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Dr. Aarthi P. Chandarana DO, DipABLM Board-Certified Family Medicine & Lifestyle Medicine Physician

🌿 About Me Dr. Aarthi Chandarana is a dedicated and compassionate Family Medicine Osteopathic Doctor with a strong commitment to promoting holistic health and well-being. With dual board certification in Family Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine, Dr. Chandarana focuses on the interconnectedness of physical, mental, and emotional health to provide comprehensive care to her patients.

👩‍⚕️ Medical Background Dr. Chandarana graduated from Nova Southeastern University and completed her Family Medicine residency at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. 

💡 Expertise in Lifestyle Medicine As a testament to her commitment to promoting a healthier lifestyle, Dr. Chandarana pursued board certification in Lifestyle Medicine. Her expertise in this field enables her to guide patients towards sustainable lifestyle changes that prevent and treat chronic diseases. She firmly believes that through personalized nutrition, physical activity, stress management, and other positive habits, individuals can enhance their quality of life and reduce the risk of disease.

🌱 Holistic Approach Dr. Chandarana's approach to patient care goes beyond symptom management. She takes the time to listen to her patients' concerns and tailors her treatment plans to their unique needs and goals. Her patients appreciate her warm demeanor, open communication style, and collaborative approach to decision-making.

Dr. Aarthi Chandarana is a caring and knowledgeable physician who believes that true health is achieved through a balanced integration of mind, body, and spirit. 


Marissa Cohler MD's Profile

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Marissa Cohler, MD is a board-certified physiatrist specializing in chronic pain management. She completed her residency training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (formerly the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago), consistently ranked among the nation’s top rehabilitation hospitals. Dr. Cohler currently practices with Override Health, a virtual interdisciplinary program dedicated to helping patients with chronic pain through evidence-based, multimodal care. She is the author of book chapters in Pain Procedures in Clinical Practice and Medical Aspects of Disability, and has published peer-reviewed articles in leading journals including PM&R, American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.


Jay Danto's Profile

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Jay B. Danto, D.O.
NMM/OMM SPECIALIST
Dr. "J" has over 20 years of practice dedicated to helping people heal using hands-on manual medicine, acupuncture, medical management, and lifestyle changes. He's authored several books, including patient self-help, as well as textbooks for physicians and allied health professionals. He has dedicated his practice towards making every patient encounter a healing experience. He received his Doctorate of Osteopathy degree from Michigan State University and is board certified as a NMM/OMM specialist. He has served as faculty at 7 different Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine and served as a Department Chair on 3 different campuses. He has also served as a Residency Program Director. Dr. J. has lectured nationally and internationally. His travels have solidified to him the importance of family and service. His other interests include cycling, sailing, being a foodie, a love for sci-fi, reading, writing, a love for nature, and his dogs.
 


Nathan Fitton DO, CAQ Sports Medicine's Profile

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Dr. Fitton received his undergraduate degree from Defiance College where he graduated Suma Cum Laude prior to medical school at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his residency in family medicine at Metro Health Hospital in Grand Rapids serving as chief resident his senior year. He then completed a Sports Medicine Fellowship at Sparrow Hospital/Michigan State University. Dr. Fitton is currently board certified in Family Medicine with a Certificate of added Qualification in Sports Medicine. He is an associate professor.

Dr. Fitton is an associate professor and serves as a Team Physician with Michigan State University Athletics as well as community events.  He is also Associate Chief Medical Information Officer with MSU HealthTeam and participates as core Faculty for the Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Program.   


Michael Fitzgerald's Profile

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Dr. Fitzgerald is originally from Grand Rapids. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame prior to attending medical school at Marian University in Indianapolis. He went on to complete a residency in family medicine and a fellowship in primary care sports medicine at the University of Kentucky. He moved back to Grand Rapids with his wife Makenzie in 2021 and has since worked the University of Michigan Health – West. He has partnered with Grand Valley State University athletics as well as with several other local organizations, including the Grand Rapids Gold and Grand Rapids Rise. He enjoys running, cycling, and spending time with his wife and children, Miles and Maya.


Mary Goldman DO's Profile

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Employed at Osteopathic Healthcare Associates, office of M. Shane Patteson, DO, Utica, Michigan to perform Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment. Graduate of Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Class of 1980 and Masters in Health Professions Education in 2014, a joint teaching effort between MSUCOM and MSU Education Department. Internship and Family Medicine Residency at Michigan Osteopathic Medical Center, Detroit Michigan in 1981. Osteopathic Manual Medicine Instructor in Department of Education at Ascension Genesys Regional Medical Center, Grand Blanc, Michigan, OMT Clinic at Downtown Flint Campus. Board Examiner American Board of Osteopathic Family Practitioners. 


Eldon Graham DPT's Profile

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Dr. Graham is a Board-Certified Orthopedic Specialist Physical Therapist. Following his Doctorate he attended residency at Columbia University –Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons for Residency in Orthopedic Physical Therapy. Following residency, he worked in professional sports underneath the Red Wings organization as the Lead Physical Therapist for the Grand Rapids Griffins. After his time with the Griffins, he returned to outpatient orthopedics to serve the community in which he grew up.


Peter Gulick DO, FACOI's Profile

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I am board certified in Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, and Infectious Diseases and have taken care of HIV patients for over 30 years. I have also taken care of hepatitis C patients for 20 years. I am a professor at the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, and I have developed courses in HIV and hepatitis. I teach medicine residents as well as ID fellows on HIV and hepatitis C at my clinical sites.

I am currently the Director of HIV/Hepatitis clinics at three sites:

  1. Ingham County Health Department
  2. Central Michigan Department of Community Health
  3. Great Lakes Community Health Clinics

All three sites are FQHC sponsored clinics, and all are funded by Ryan White for HIV Care. I am currently taking care of over 1000 HIV patients and over 500 Hepatitis C and B patients.

I am the Director of the HIV Registry at Michigan State University. The registry has data on over 600 HIV patients and we are currently doing translational research at MSU, which have been NIH sponsored grants.


Kristi Hawley's Profile

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Kristi Hawley, DO, FAAD
 
As a board-certified dermatologist serving the Grand Rapids community since 2016, Dr. Hawley thrives as a medical skincare professional providing personalized treatment with skilled hands and a holistic approach to treatment and care. Dr. Hawley is nationally recognized for her expertise in the treatment of psoriasis and eczema and has spoken across the nation on these topics.
 
An Ohio native, she fell in love with Michigan during her residency at Michigan State University. Since then, she has delved into the many sides of skincare, becoming a rash expert, working closely with the National Psoriasis Foundation, and opening her own practice in 2019.
 


Jeffery Johnston DDS, MS's Profile

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Dr. Jeffery Johnston earned a Doctorate in Dental Surgery 1982 and Master’s Degree 1986 in Periodontology from the University of Michigan.

Dr. Johnston is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and Dental Implant Surgery, a Fellow in both the International and American College of Dentists, Pierre Fauchard Academy and International Congress of Oral Implantologists.  He is a Certified Dental Editor and Past-Editor for the Michigan Dental Association.  Dr. Johnston is also a Past-President of the Michigan Dental Association and Michigan Periodontal Association. He maintained a private practice limited to Periodontics for 28 years.

Dr. Johnston is currently Senior Vice-President / Chief Science Officer for Delta Dental Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana and Director of the Research and Data Institute. He is also Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Periodontology and Oral Medicine at the University of Michigan. He has authored numerous scientific publications and has lectured extensively on the topics of Periodontology, Oral Medicine, and Implant Dentistry.  


Contact Information:

Jeffery W. Johnston DDS MS
Senior Vice President, Chief Science Officer Delta Dental MI, OH, IN
4100 Okemos Road, Okemos, MI 48864
(517) 381-4730
jjohnston@deltadentalmi.com


Joel Kahn MD, FACC's Profile

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Joel Kahn, MD, FACC of Detroit, Michigan, is a practicing cardiologist, and a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine.  He graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Michigan Medical School. Known as "America’s Healthy Heart Doc", Dr. Kahn has triple board certification in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Cardiology.  He was the first physician in the world to certify in Metabolic Cardiology with A4M/MMI and the University of South Florida. He founded the Kahn Center for Cardiac Longevity in Bingham Farms, MI.
 
Dr. Kahn has authored scores of publications in his field including articles, book chapters and monographs. He writes health articles and has 6 books in publication including Your Whole Heart Solution, Dead Execs Don’t Get Bonuses and The Plant Based Solution, and Lipoprotein(a): The Heart’s Silent Killer. He has regular appearances on Dr. Phil, The Doctors Show, Dr. Oz, Larry King Now, and the Joe Rogan Experience. He has been awarded a Health Hero award from Detroit Crain’s Business. Dr. Kahn also leads the annual online summit Reversing Heart Disease Naturally.
 
Dr. Kahn can be found at www.drjoelkahn.com.


Aubrey Kuehnel DO's Profile

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Born and raised in Michigan, attended Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and subsequently completed Neurology Residency in Warren, Michigan. During residency, I quickly appreciated the crossover between the importance of sleep and many neurological disorders. After graduation, I pursued Sleep Medicine fellowship at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. I quickly returned back to Michigan, moving to the west side of state to practice with University of Michigan Health-West, joining a well-rounded team with a sole focus on sleep medicine. Outside of work, enjoy playing with my puppy and watching old British comedies. 


Denice Logan DO, FACOI's Profile

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Dr. Denice M. Logan is an internist in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She received her medical degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years.


Christina Lucas-Vougiouklakis DO, DipALM's Profile

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Medical Director, Family Medicine Residency Center. Director of Osteopathic and Lifestyle Medicine Education. Board Certified in Osteopathic Family Medicine & Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Lucas has been in practice since 2009. She has been practicing osteopathic family medicine, which incorporates manual manipulative medicine into generalized medical care for acute and chronic conditions. She became board certified in lifestyle medicine in 2019 and has incorporated this unique practice of care with her patients. Lifestyle medicine focuses on primary prevention of disease through stress reduction, meaningful relationships, quitting smoking/drinking, increasing exercise, time in nature, proper sleep, and whole food plant-based focused nutrition. 
 
Her own interests include serving on lifestyle medicine interest groups as a committee member, writing for MSUCOM's Wellness newsletter, spending time with her family, singing and playing the piano, and traveling abroad. She is passionate about public speaking and educating her community about how osteopathy and lifestyle medicine integrate wellness into general daily medical care.  
 
My mission as an Osteopathic Family Practice physician is to provide quality and thorough care to my patients to the best of my ability. I strive to educate, support, reassure, and demonstrate humor, and compassion for my patients. I use my language skills in Greek and Spanish to enhance communication and decrease barriers. 
 
My goals are to provide the highest quality of care and set a standard of excellence for my patients. From a business standpoint, I strive to continue to optimize effective billing and coding by providing a full variety of unique services and procedures including Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. 
 
OMT is an excellent alternative to standard forms of pain treatment and offers patients a means to deal with pain that is non-addictive. My patient testimonials and sustained colleague referrals endorse my success in providing a more integrative approach to acute and chronic pain control.
 
My 12+ years of patient service have taught me the importance of active listening, empathy, patience, and connecting with others. I am interested in exploring other fields of medicine such as integrative nutrition, anti-aging, and preventative medicine. I am working to broaden my knowledge in these fields. 
 
I am patient, empathetic, understanding, and work diligently to serve my patients in a full care setting. I have a strong work ethic and high integrity and will rise to the highest level of expectation.  I look to maximize my skills among other physicians with whom I work and learn from their knowledge in order to improve my own knowledge base. I look forward to working with others in the fields of Osteopathy, Integrative and Family Medicine.
 
Favorite Quotes: “People don’t care how much you know unless they know how much you care.” – Mary Kay Ash
 
“Everything great that has ever happened to humanity has begun as a single thought in someone’s mind” YANNI
 
Motto: “Listen to Learn and Learn to Listen” – Dr. David Law


David Neff DO's Profile

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Biosketch - David R. Neff, D.O. 

David Neff, DO has been in medical practice for 45 years with practical expertise in health policy at the national and local levels and how it impacts access to high-quality patient care. While performing roles in clinical practice, academia, state government, and the pharmaceutical industry, Dr. Neff has been involved in large scale health systems strategy and design projects for chronic pain conditions, addiction and several other disease states. He has been studying the history of opioid use over several millennia and the impact of the current opioid mortality crisis since 2010 and its earliest beginnings in the early 2000’s.

He is an expert on opioid addiction in the age of fentanyl and polysubstance misuse.  He has practical experience with predictive genomics that is applicable to the epigenetics of pain and addiction management. He has chaired several P&T Committees and Drug Utilization Review Boards. He is a founding member of the Michigan Health Society Opioid Safety Collaborative and the Michigan Osteopathic Association’s Presidential Ad Hoc Committee to address the opioid crisis since their inception in 2016.

Dr. Neff frequently lectures on these topics at the state and national level and has engaged in online training to satisfy licensing requirements of the US Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act of 2022 and for MI licensing requirements. 

Dr. Neff is board certified by American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians and completed a two-year fellowship in Osteopathic Manual Medicine and Clinical Biomechanics. He was appointed to the clinical faculty in the MSUCOM Department of Family and Community Medicine in 1981.


Karen Nichols DO, MA, MACOI's Profile

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Karen J. Nichols, DO, MA, MACOI is a Past Chair of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Board of Directors, serving from 2020-2022, following the initial six years as a board member. She was Dean of Midwestern University/Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine - 2002-2018. She was IM Chair at Midwestern University/Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine and Assistant Dean for GME from 1997-2002. A graduate of Kansas City University-COM (KCU-COM), she holds a master’s degree in management with a specialty in Health Care Administration. Her academic career followed 17 years in the private practice of internal medicine in Arizona.
 
Dr. Nichols has received the highest awards from the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, and the state societies of Arizona and Illinois, as well as KCU-COM. In 2024, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Osteopathic Foundation. Dr. Nichols holds nine honorary degrees.
 
She has served as President of the AOA, the American College of Osteopathic Internists, and the Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association being the first woman to hold all those positions. Dr. Nichols created the Costin Institute for Osteopathic Medical Educators in 2003, a one-year fellowship program for educators at COMs, which has graduated over 300 Costin Scholars. Speaking about her book “Physician Leadership: The 11 Skills Every Doctor Needs to be an Effective Leader” has her on the speaking circuit several times a month. She coaches and mentors across the educational spectrum.


Michael Patterson DO's Profile

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Dr M. Shane Patterson is a Board Certified Internist and is fellowship trained in
OMT. Since 2003 he has been providing comprehensive primary care including MS
pain management utilizing OMM based on the FPMSS paradigm at Osteopathic
Health Care Associates which he is founder and CEO. His patient population
includes patients with multi-regional, chronic, tertiary musculoskeletal pain
syndromes including headache, Long COVID, post concussive syndrome and
other acute and chronic pain symptoms. He regularly mentors Henry Fords’
Osteopathic Medical Students and Residents in OMM.
Doctor of Osteopathy, Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine,
Kansas City, MO 1998; Osteopathic Principles and Practice Fellowship
1997-1998
Internship, Bi-County Community Hospital/Henry Ford Hospitals, Warren MI
1998-1999
Family Medicine, Saint John West Shore Hospital, Westlake, OH 1999-2000
Internal Medicine, Bi-County Community Hospital/Henry Ford Hospitals, Warren
MI 2000-2002; American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine, Board
Certified 2008


Elizabeth Swenor DO, DipACLM's Profile

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Dr. M. Elizabeth Swenor has 20 years of clinical practice and is the director of the Lifestyle, Integrative, and Functional Medicine Department at Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI.  Dr. Swenor is board certified in Family Medicine and also board certified in Functional, Regenerative and Metabolic Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine.  She has additional board certifications in Aesthetics Medicine.  Dr. Swenor has achieved certifications in plant-based nutrition through T. Collin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies Plant-Based Nutrition and completed the Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP) certification training program. 
 
Dr. Swenor’s medical practice focuses on evidence-based lifestyle and functional medicine approaches to promote and optimize wellness while preventing, treating, or reversing chronic disease.  Her medical practice encompasses all demographics and patient populations from all medical specialties.  Dr. Swenor emphasizes patient education promoting patient empowerment to transform patient health and longevity.  She has a strong commitment to providing personalized, highly service-oriented care.
 
Her clinical focus areas include all chronic diseases, gut and microbiome health, weight loss management, and plant-based nutrition.  Office visits are conducted in-office, and group medical office visits, as well as telemedicine office visits. 
 
Dr. Swenor has lectured nationally on Functional, Lifestyle, and Preventive Medicine.  She is an educator and board member of the Michigan based Plant Based Nutrition Support Group (PBNSG).
 
Dr. Swenor has a master’s degree from Michigan State University in Education and K-12 Administration and formerly for several years was an elementary school teacher.  She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Albion College.  She completed her medical education at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Pennsylvania and residency in Family Medicine in Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  She was the owner and medical director of Swenor Medical and Aesthetics Center in Petoskey, MI prior to joining HFHS.

 


Nya Todd BA, Michigan Health Council's Profile

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Nya Todd is a Michigan State alum who graduated with a degree in Comparative Cultures and a minor in International Development. Nya’s interests have always been concerned with the uniqueness of every individual, and she has taken that passion for uncovering the way the mind works to her research at Michigan Health Council. This is where she continued her education and became certified in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Nya’s methods of teaching are created with the intention to recognize people’s experiences and give justice to the identities of individuals. You may contact Nya Todd at nya.todd@mhc.org or 517-908-8222


Michael Valitutto DO's Profile

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Medical Director, Borgess Diabetes & Endocrine Center
Kalamazoo, Michigan
ValituttoMichael@Gmail.com
 
Michael Valitutto D.O. is the Medical Director of the Borgess Diabetes and Endocrine Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  He has been instrumental in the development of both in-patient and out-patient protocols at Borgess Medical Center.  He was the clinical leader for the acquisition of NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance) Recognition for a Diabetes Center of Excellence and all of Borgess Medical Center.  He is actively involved as the Principal Investigator within the Borgess Research Institute in numerous research studies in Diabetes.  He is the Lead Physician for Diabetes Care Management at Borgess Medical Center and is involved in designing health care strategies for over 8,000 patients with Diabetes.  He has developed and initiated a Diabetes Transition Service Linking Inpatient and Outpatient Diabetes Care.
In addition, he runs a weight management program.  He offers a range of medical interventions to promote prevention, treatment, & manage obesity including exercise physiology, medical nutrition therapy, medical weight loss therapies and supervises the medical management side of Bariatric intervention.  
Clinical expertise includes obesity management, difficult to treat blood pressure, lipid disorders and thyroid disease.  
 

 


Jonathan VandenBerg DO's Profile

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Dr. Jonathan C. VandenBerg, D.O. is a physiatrist board certified in spinal cord injury medicine at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he leads the SCI Program. He completed his medical school at MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine, residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Rush University Medical Center and a fellowship in SCI Medicine at UTHealth in Houston. Dr. VandenBerg has been in practice for 5 years. His clinical and academic work centers on interdisciplinary rehabilitation, functional recovery, and innovative approaches to documentation and care delivery, including the integration of AI-based scribing. He is actively involved in quality improvement initiatives, program development, and national advocacy for SCI research and funding. In addition to his clinical practice, he teaches trainees across multiple disciplines and frequently lectures on best practices in SCI management.


Ramona Wallace DO, IFMCP's Profile

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Ramona Wallace D.O. IFMCP, is an Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine at WMED. Currently in Battle Creek teaching in the Family Medicine Residency Program. She became Certified in Functional Medicine in 2018. Since then she has piloted a Functional Medicine Residency track. Prior to coming to Battle Creek, she worked in Muskegon at a FQHC and developed various programs to address the disparities in care, focusing on nutritional insecurity as well as building community resilience. Her current focus of research is to develop a nutritional deficiency data base.