Marvin Sackner, M.D. Honorary M.D. University of Zurich, was born in 1932, educated at Jefferson Medical College from 1953-1957, trained in Medicine and Cardiology at Philadelphia General Hospital until 1961 and was a research fellow in Physiology at University of Pennsylvania from 1961-1964. He has been in Miami ever since as Chief of Pulmonary Diseases and Medicine, Mt. Sinai Medical Center as well as Professor of Medicine, University of Miami. He was President of the American Thoracic Society and Chairman, American Subspecialty Board of Pulmonary Disease. He has authored 225 scientific publications and 3 books, and, holds 34 American patents

Diabetes, Obesity, Exercise

Dr. Alper Celik graduated from Ankara University School of Medicine in 1999 and started his training in the field of general surgery in 2000. Following the invitation of Professor Fumio Konishi, he worked as a clinical and research fellow at Saitama Medical Center of Jichi Medical University during 2007 in Japan. He also worked with Dr. Ricardo Cohen and Dr. Louis Berti in Brazil and Dr. Muffazal Lakdawala and Dr. Suren Ugale in India. What shaped his career in the field of Metabolic Surgery was the BPD (Biliopancreatic Diversion) technique training he received in Italy from Nicola Scopinaro. He set up Metabolic Surgery Clinic in 2011. He received Surgeon of Excellence in 2013 by Surgical Review Corporation. He is the founder and president of both Turkish Metabolic Surgery Foundation and Metabolic Surgery Association.

Metabolic Surgery

John Tomer is Emeritus Professor of Economics at Manhattan College. He was born in 1942 and grew up in New Jersey. He has a Ph.D in Economics (1973) from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. He is a founder and past President of the Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics. His research areas are behavioral economics and human capital. He has written four books and 50 articles. His recent research integrates human capital with human development.

Economics

Dr. Adarsh K Gupta, is a speaker, consultant and author who specialize in medical weight loss and metabolic disorders. He is Center Director of Medical Weight Loss and Metabolic Control that focuses on improving metabolic disorders (diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia) and functional disorders (severe arthritis, sleep apnea, knee pain, etc.) with weight management. In addition, he is an associate professor of family medicine at the Rowan University. Dr. Gupta has presented locally, regionally and nationally on the topics related to Obesity, Weight Management and Integration of Technology in Medicine

Diabetes, Hypertension, Obesity

Hillel Mazansky is Corporate Keynote Speaker in GIANINC since January 1977 – Present He is also a Physician & CEO. He is an Expert international healthcare keynote speaker Motivational. He is a very knowledgeable, patient, empathic professional with a great mind. He is a passionate and knowledgeable resource to anyone looking to improve their health and lifestyle. He has membership in the Royal College of General Practitioners, American psychology and medical hypnosis association. He is the president and owner of Gianinc, the premier fi rm dedicated to teaching employers and employees of Fortune 500, as well as Mid-Sized to Small businesses how to live longer, healthier lives through the use of Guided Imagery, nutrition and exercise. He is the only physician in the entire world that specializes in medical hypnosis and hypnotherapy, guided imagery(visualization/meditation) nutrition and exercise. For the second consecutive year, I am pleased to announce that Guided Imagery and Nutrition, Inc. has been selected for the 2012 San Diego Award in the Guided Imagery Specialist category by the US Commerce Association (USCA).

Nutrition, Exercise, Obesity

Prof. Boaz completed her PhD in Epidemiology at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. She also holds a MSc in Nutrition and is a Registered Dietitian. She is a full professor at Ariel University, School of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition. Additionally, Prof. Boaz heads the Epidemiology and Research Unit at E. Wolfson Medical Center, Holon

Nutrition