Physician of Integrative and Functional Medicine
Interdependence Public RelationsAutoimmune, Lyme Disease, Microbiome, microbiome and cancer treatment, Thyroid Disease
Based in New York City, Dr. Raphael Kellman, MD, is a Physician of Integrative and Functional Medicine and founder of Kellman Wellness Center, a premier functional and holistic medical practice. Dr. Kellman pioneered a groundbreaking new brand of medicine and healing called 鈥淢icrobiome Medicine,鈥 and through his deep understanding of the importance of the microbiome, Dr. Kellman treats gastrointestinal issues, chronic fatigue syndrome, heart disease, autoimmune disorders, Lyme disease, cancer, autism spectrum disorders, and unexplained, unresolved health issues. Dr. Kellman was the first doctor to recognize the profound importance of the microbiome. In addition to providing patient care, Dr. Kellman publishes and lectures, advocating for whole-patient care and discussing his cutting-edge approach to curing illness through healing the microbiome. He is the author of the best-selling 鈥淢icrobiome Diet,鈥 鈥淭he Microbiome Breakthrough,鈥 and his latest release "Microbiome Thyroid."
babesiosis, Deer Ticks, Lyme Disease, tickborne diseases
babesiosis, Infectious Disease, Lyme Disease, tick-borne diseases
Dr. Linden Hu is the Paul and Elaine Chervinsky Professor of Immunology at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Hu received his A.B. and M.D. from Brown University. He completed training in Infectious Diseases at Tufts Medical Center. His laboratory works on multiple aspects of Lyme disease including vaccine development, new diagnostics and treatments, and understanding interactions between Borrelia burgdorferi and its tick and animal hosts. Most recently, his lab has been researching how the organism evades the host immune response and how human genetic mutations may alter the ability of the bacterial host to control inflammatory responses. The lab is also partnering with other laboratories on strategies to eradicate tick borne pathogens from their wild reservoirs.