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MEET THE OM PANEL OF EXPERTS

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Dr. Cassandra Szoeke

MD, Consultant Neurologist, Clinical Researcher

Professor Cassandra Szoeke is the Director of the Healthy Aging Program at the University of Melbourne and principal investigator of the longest ongoing study of women’s health in Australia (EST 1990).  She is a general physician, consultant neurologist and multi-award winning clinical researcher.

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Dr. Alyson J. McGregor

MD, MA, FACEP

Alyson J. McGregor, MD, MA, FACEP is a women’s health pioneer who has brought the concept of sex and gender differences in the delivery of acute medical care to the global stage. 

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Dr. Annice Mukherjee,
MBChB, FRCP(UK), MSc, MD, CCST

Reproductive Endocrinologist

Dr. Annice is a leading U.K. hormone specialist, speaker and author with three decades of experience in hospital medicine. Her specialism in hormones in men and women has always focused on optimising quality of life and health in relation to medical and hormone problems, which was the focus of her MD thesis. Annice has an international profile in the field of endocrinology and menopause.

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Dragana Skokovic-Sunjic RPh, BScPhm, NCMP

Clinical Pharmacist

Dragana Skokovic-Sunjic is a Clinical Pharmacist and NAMS credentialed Menopause Practitioner NCMP, practicing in a primary care setting with Hamilton Family Health Team. In addition to her collaborative clinical practice, she is a leader in knowledge mobilization for probiotics in Canada and the Unites States.

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Dr. Mpume Zenda

OB-Gynae-Sexologist

Dr Zenda is a highly experienced OB-Gynae-Sexologist and one of the leading experts in women's sexual health. She is based in South Africa and is a member of the European Society of Sexual Medicine (ESSM) and the International Society of Sexual Medicine (ISSM).

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Amanda Thebe

Personal Trainer and Nutrition Coach

Amanda There is Canada’s first menopause coach and educator. Amanda provides on-site or virtual educational presentations in the workplace to improve productivity, retention and attendance for female employees through menopause. A personal trainer and nutrition coach with nearly thirty years of experience in the fitness industry, she is the author of the Amazon best-selling book, Menopocalypse: How I Learned to Thrive During Menopause and How You Can Too!

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Holly Bradich

Gut Health Nutritionist

Holly is a holistic nutritionist BSc., that offers a judgement-free, safe space, where she empowers her clients to understand the root causes of their chronic health issues and the power of the gut-brain connection. She believes in enjoying food and listening to your gut. Instead of strict diets, she offers nutrition guidelines, recipes and inspiration.

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Nick "Chops" Hsu

Yoga Teacher

Through his unique practice Chops supports people to awaken the deep layer muscles to promote the spine’s longevity. This, in turn, has the ability to dramatically alter a person's posture, resolve discomfort, release tension and alleviate pain.

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Shirley Chong

TCM Practitioner

Shirley has 20 years of experience as a Registered Chinese Herbal Medicine practitioner and a Registered Pharmacist in Australia.

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Dr. Smita Patel, DO

Neuroscientist

Dr. Smita Patel is a highly skilled and well-rounded physician. She is triple Board Certified in Neurology & Sleep Medicine and Integrative Medicine. Dr. Patel is a Physician/Neuroscientist with Digital Health, Data Science, & Clinical Research expertise focused on improving Brain Health via clinical care, research, & innovation.

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Jenny Fielding

Women's Health Physiotherapist

Jenny has a wealth of experience and a passion for ensuring women are informed about their bodies at all stages through life from menstruation to menopause and everything in between.

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Lara Briden, ND

Naturopathic Doctor

Lara Briden is a naturopathic doctor and women's health activist. Informed by a strong science background and more than twenty years with patients, Lara is a passionate communicator about women's health and alternatives to hormonal birth control.

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Gaelle Devins

Holistic Coach

The Happiness [People] Coach

Gaelle’s vision is to guide, twin mamas providing them with the advice, tips, and tools they need to prepare during the pregnancy and most importantly to enable them to cope and thrive during the return home.

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Carrie Forrest

MBA, MPH

Carrie is the creator of the popular healthy food blog, Clean Eating Kitchen, and has authored two cookbooks. She creates wholesome and nutritious recipes using whole food ingredients and writes wellness articles related to women’s health issues.

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Chloey Turner

Yoga Practitioner

Chloey's goal is to invite women into a safe space to connect with themselves and to nourish their mind, body and soul in a holistic way through yoga, meditation and breathwork.

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Bhavna Bharvani

Clinical Counsellor

A US-trained Clinical Counsellor, registered with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, Bhavna helps people work through depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, addictions, identity issues, shame, and relationship issues.

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Dr. Ji Woon Min

Naturopathic Doctor

Dr. Ji Woon helps her patients identify the root cause of their health challenge and tune into their body's innate intelligence to heal through clinical nutrition, lifestyle medicine, and strategic supplementation of vitamins, herbs and homeopathic medicine.

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Nav Kumari

Certified Prenatal Yoga Teacher

Nav is a certified and experienced prenatal yoga teacher. She works with many pregnant women, assisting them to understand and work with their physical, emotional, spiritual and mental experience of pregnancy and birth.

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Dr. Marjorie R. Jenkins

MD MEdPH FACP

Dr. Jenkins is a well-recognized expert in women’s health and sex and gender-based medicine and has served in a variety of national roles such as Program Chair of the 2015 and 2018 National Sex and Gender Health Professional Education Summits and co-Chair of the Reproduction Workgroup of NASA’s Decadal Review, and as a member of the USMLE Women’s Health National Board of Medical Examiners Writing Group, HRSA expert panel Advisories and NIH expert panels.

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Dr. Marianne Legato

MD, PhD (hon c), FACP

Marianne J. Legato, MD, PhD (hon c), FACP, is an internationally-known academic physician, author and lecturer. She is a leader at the top of her field in gender-specific medicine, the science of how normal human function and the experience of the same diseases vary as a function of sex/gender.

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Dr. Annie Fenn, MD

Physician and Chef

Dr. Annie Fenn is a physician, chef, and founder of the Brain Health Kitchen, the only culinary school of its kind focused specifically on brain health and helping people prevent cognitive decline through food and lifestyle.

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Dr. Jenna Macciochi, Ph.D

Immunologist

Immunologist Dr Jenna Macciochi specialises in understanding how nutrition, movement
and lifestyle interact with the immune system in health and disease.

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Michelle Routhenstein, MS, RD, CDE, CDN

Cardiology Dietitian

Michelle is a Preventive Cardiology Nutritionist, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, and Cardiology Dietitian. Michelle’s goals are to inspire, empower, educate, and help individuals take a proactive role in their heart health by optimizing risk factors, improving blood flow and blood vessel health and reducing any strain on the heart so it can do its job more effectively.

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Selina Kuok

Clinical Nutritionist

Selina is a Clinical Nutritionist and helps people of all ages to overcome their health challenges and achieve optimal well-being. Using an evidence-based approach in a functional medicine framework, Selina creates highly personalized nutrition programs centred around the individual. Taking a collaborative approach with her clients, she spends time trying to understand each person’s health history and how imbalance or dysfunction may have developed.

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Dr. Emilie Berthet Clairet

MD, Holistic Nutritionist

Dr. Emilie Clairet focuses on the diversity of her patients and their individual traits to help them become healthier and establish “good habits”, taking into account each individual’s unique lifestyle.

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Claire Paphitis

Ayurvedic Practitioner

Claire is a fully qualified Ayurvedic and Reiki practitioner, and a sound healer. She is a member of the Ayurvedic Practitioners Association and the Complementary Medical Association.

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Dr. Lauren Powell

MD

Dr. Powell's objective is to educate African American patients about diet and food preparation affects health. Her goal is to end generational patterns of adverse health outcomes in the African American community through teaching healthy cooking techniques.

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Rachel Sufczynski MSES, CEP

Clinical Exercise Physiologist

Rachel Sufczynski MSES, CEP is a Clinical Exercise Physiologist specializing in exercise, nutrition, and self-care behaviors, and behavior change. Rachel is passionate about health and wellness and is an expert in translating scientific guidelines to real life behavior change.

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Dr. Lisa Larkin

MD, FACP, NCMP, IF

Trained at Yale and the University of Chicago, Dr. Lisa Larkin is a women’s health internist, menopause, sexual medicine, and medical breast expert and a physician and consumer educator who has been practicing in both academics and private practice for over 30 years. She is Founder and CEO of Ms.Medicine, a US based health care organization dedicated to advancing women’s health on a broader scale through innovation in care delivery models and consumer and clinician education.

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Tricia Yap

Functional Medicine Health Coach

Tricia is an internationally accredited strength coach, functional medicine health coach and a familiar face on the HK health and wellness scene.

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Elena Kisel

Mental Health Counsellor, MoPC, HKPCA, BSCH

Elena is a Registered Counsellor and Clinical Hypnotherapist who specialises in a trauma-informed psychosomatic practice in regulating one’s emotional and physiological states.

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Trista Chan

Womens Health Physiotherapist

Trista’s passion is to help soon-to-be and new mums to achieve an active and pain-free pre and post natal journey and promote the awareness of women’s health amongst women of all ages in the community.

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Aigul Safiullina

Certified Breathwork Practitioner

Certified Breathwork Practitioner graduated from International Centre of Conscious Breathing Studying and Practicing, part of Global Professional Breathwork Alliance (GBPA).

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Ziggy Makant

Certified Pre/Post Natal Coach

Ziggy is a mother of two boys, Certified Pre- and Post- Natal Trainer, and a Women's Wellness Coach.

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Sonia Samtani

Licensed Clinical Hypnotherapist

Sonia is the Founder and Managing Director of All About You Centre. Her work has been successful in resolving deep-rooted issues including stress, anxiety, anger, emotional turbulence, phobia, limiting beliefs, childhood trauma, physical pain, weight management, depression, and overcoming loss to name a few.

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Dr. Dov Feldberg, MD

Reproductive Endocrinologist

Professor Dov Feldberg, MD is one of the most sought-after fertility experts globally, as well as a highly experienced gynecologist.  He has more than 30 years of clinical experience and specializes in all types of fertility treatments for both men and women, with a focus in the field of in vitro fertilization (IVF).

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Hannah Barrett

Certified Yoga Practitioner

As one of the UK’s leading yoga teachers, Hannah Barrett has helped hundreds of thousands of people discover the joy of yoga.

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Dr. Megan Riehl, PsyD

GI Psychologist

Dr. Megan Riehl, is a GI psychologist at University of Michigan who has lectured internationally in the area of psychogastroenterology and is considered a leader in her field. Her clinical expertise spans the field of gastroenterology from patients with motility disorders like IBS, to those with chronic gastrointestinal diseases like Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Celiac Disease.

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Dr. Kelly Casperson, MD

Urologist

Dr. Kelly Casperson, MD is a highly skilled urologist, podcaster, author, TEDx speaker and board-certified by the American Board of Urology and patient-approved for her outstanding service to Bellingham and its surrounding communities, as well as Canada and Alaska.

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Barbie Boules, RDN, CHWC

Registered Dietitian

Barbie Boules is a registered dietitian, certified health coach, and meditation teacher with over 22 years of experience. She specializes in the unique needs of women over their 40s.

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Dr. Jeethu Ramachandran

Ayurvedic Physician

Dr. Jeethu Ramachandran is an exceptionally talented Ayurvedic physician who specializes in women's health, hormones, and menstrual abnormalities. Her method of healing goes beyond the physical body; it is a mind-body-soul strategy that incorporates breathing exercises, chakra meditations, and an ayurvedic diet and lifestyle.

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Annie Armstrong Miyao,

Psychotherapist, LMFT

As a psychotherapist, Annie frequently works with individuals struggling with anxiety and the variety of ways it manifests. She has specialized training in psychodynamic theory, somatic experience, dream work, Jungian theory, and mindfulness. She received her Master's Degree from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Counseling Psychology

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Le’Nise Brothers

Registered Nutritionist mBANT, mCNHC

Le’Nise Brothers is a registered nutritionist, mBANT, mCNHC, specialising in women’s health, hormones and the menstrual cycle. She is also the host of the Period Story podcast, which aims to break taboos around menstrual health and hormones.

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Grace Law

Physiotherapist

Grace Law has is a physiotherapist with an in-depth understanding of human anatomy and biomechanics with dual degrees in physiotherapy (Hong Kong) and kinesiology (Canada). Grace has a special interest and experience in human biomechanics in both static (sitting/standing) and dynamic forms (walking/running) and been involved in noumerous wellness programs focused on posture education and office ergonomics.

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Dr. Sharmeen Shroff

Registered Psychologist, Psy.D., M.A., MSc., BSc.

With over 20 years experience in the mental health field, Dr. Sharmeen Shroff has worked in community mental health centres, private psychology clinics, medical clinics and both outpatient and inpatient units in hospitals in Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and the USA.

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Kate Bridle

Sleep Physiologist - BSc, RPSGT, CSSC

With over 15 years experience working in the field of Sleep Medicine, Kate is one of a small number of highly accomplished, globally certified sleep physiologists.

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​Gigi Ngan

Certified TCM Practitioner

Gigi is a Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner accredited from one of the most respected TCM universities in the world - Hong Kong University - and has practiced in numerous clinics and hospitals in Shanghai and Hong Kong.

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Dr. Katherine Dale

Naturopathic Doctor

During her 18-year practice as a Naturopath Dr. Katherine Dale, ND has focused on uncovering the mysteries of Women’s Health with a focus on normalizing the conversation around menstruation, menopause, and fertility

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Juliette Dutois

Osteopath

Juliette expands her passion in Osteopathy into the fields of obstetrics/gynaecology and paediatrics, and as a result she has further developed as a specialist in the management of pregnant women.

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Hazel Walpole

Physiotherapist

Over the last 10 years Hazel has developed a passion for women’s health and specifically pelvic floor rehabilitation.

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Valery Molone

Board Certified Strategic Intervention Life Coach, Performance Coach

Coach Molone’s mission is to help women cross boundaries, break down barriers and motivate by sharing her victories over her struggles.

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Valentina Tudose

Relationship Coach

Valentina Tudose is Hong Kong’s leading authority in Transformational Relationship Coaching.

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