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T. Colin Campbell, PhD

For decades T. Colin Campbell, PhD has been at the forefront of nutrition education and research. Dr. Campbell’s expertise and scientific interests encompass relationships between diet and disease, particularly the causation of cancer. His legacy, the China Project, is one of the most comprehensive studies of health and nutrition ever conducted and inspired his bestselling book, The China Study. Dr. Campbell is the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor Emeritus of Nutritional Biochemistry at Cornell University. He is also the founder of the highly acclaimed Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate through eCornell and serves as the Chairman of the Board for the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies.

Brooke Goldner, MD

Dr. Goldner is a board certified medical doctor and the best-selling author of Goodbye Lupus. She has been featured in multiple documentaries such as Eating You Alive, Whitewashed, and The Conspiracy Against Your Health, has been interviewed by Natural News Radio, Health Conspiracy Radio, Wellness Radio, was a keynote speaker for Lupus LA, and has had numerous stage appearances, including the International Plant Based Nutrition Healthcare Conference alongside Drs. Ornish, Esselstyn, Greger and T. Colin Campbell. She has been featured on the front cover of Vegan Health & Fitness Magazine twice, and is the author of Goodbye Lupus and Green Smoothie Recipes to Kick-Start Your Health and Healing, and the upcoming book Goodbye Lupus, Hello Delicious. She is a graduate of the Temple University School of Medicine, was Chief Resident at UCLA-Harbor Residency in Psychiatry, and holds a certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from Cornell University. She is the founder of VeganMedicalDoctor.com and creator of the Hyper-nourishing Healing Protocol for Lupus Recovery.

Cyrus Khambatta, PhD

Cyrus Khambatta, PhD is a New York Times bestselling co-author of Mastering Diabetes: The Revolutionary Method to Reverse Insulin Resistance Permanently in Type 1, Type 1.5, Type 2, Prediabetes, and Gestational Diabetes.

He is the co-founder of Mastering Diabetes and Amla Green, and is an internationally recognized nutrition and fitness coach who has been living with type 1 diabetes since 2002. He co-created the Mastering Diabetes Method to reverse insulin resistance in all forms of diabetes, and has helped more than 10,000 people improve their metabolic health using low-fat, plant-based, whole-food nutrition, intermittent fasting, and exercise.

Cyrus earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University in 2003, then earned a PhD in Nutritional Biochemistry from the University of California at Berkeley in 2012. He is the co-author of many peer-reviewed scientific publications.

David Lowe, MD

Dr. Lowe was born in Walla Walla, Washington and grew up in the Southern California area.  He graduated from the Loma Linda University School of Medicine and continued into internship at the Harbor-UCLA Hospital in Torrance, California. He completed his pediatric residency at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles and then entered the Air Force for 2 years.  During this time he passed his board certification examination in pediatrics and became a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Upon completing his military service as a Major he returned to Southern California to start the Pleasant Valley Pediatric Medical Group practice in Camarillo.  After 31 years in general pediatrics, he started Adcare Plus, a solo medical practice devoted to teens and young adults ages 12-30.  At the same time he also began working at the Ventura Youth Correctional Facility in Camarillo. Adcare Plus closed in September 2017.  He has been awarded the Apple of Excellence Award by the Camarillo Healthcare District and the Paul Harris fellowship award by Rotary International. 

As health ministry director for the Camarillo Seventh-day Adventist church, Dr. Lowe has been actively involved in developing health programs for the community. These have ranged from health fairs, the Heartbeat program to determine coronary artery disease risk assessment, smoking cessation classes, the Full Plate Living program for weight loss, film showings, Vegan Gourmet Club, the Complete Health Improvement Program, Diabetes Undone and Longevity Lifestyle Matters programs and the annual WHOLE Conference. He is also a member of Besties which is a team of 5 friends helping individuals successfully transition to a whole foods plant-based diet. In November of 2017, Dr. Lowe successfully passed the inaugural board certification examination administered by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. 

Dr. Lowe’s non-medical enjoyments are teaching a Bible study Sabbath School class, playing tuba in the band at Newbury Park Adventist Academy, singing in the men’s chorus, wakesurfing, wakeboarding, snowboarding, playing golf and pickleball. He has been married to Flo Teo for 51 years, has 2 sons who are physicians and 1 daughter, who works in the development department at Casa Pacifica, and has 2 grandsons and 2 granddaughters.     

Ayesha Sherzai, MD, MAS

Dr. Ayesha Sherzai finished two residencies at Loma Linda University; preventive medicine and neurology. She also holds a master’s in advanced sciences from UCSD. Subsequent to completing her residency Dr. Sherzai completed a fellowship in vascular neurology from Columbia University. Dr. Sherzai has also completed a Masters in science from UCSD and at the tail end of a MPH in lifestyle epidemiology from Loma Linda University. Knowing the importance of empowering her patients, and their communities Ayesha completed an extensive culinary training program and now teaches large populations how to make tasty, easy, and healthy food for their brain health. 

She is the co-author of two best selling books: The Alzheimer's Solution and The 30 day Alzheimer's Solution.

Dean Sherzai, MD, PhD, MPH, MAS

Dr. Dean Sherzai is a behavioral neurologist/neuroscientist whose entire life has been dedicated to behavioral change models at the community and population level. He has revolutionized the world of public health nationally and internationally. Dean finished his medical and neurology residencies at Georgetown University with a subsequent fellowship in neurodegenerative diseases at the National Institutes of Health, followed by a second fellowship in Dementia and Geriatrics at the University of California, San Diego. He also holds two master’s Degrees; in advanced sciences at UCSD and in lifestyle epidemiology from Loma Linda University. He has received a PhD in Healthcare leadership focused on community empowerment from Loma Linda/Andrews University. Finally, he completed the executive leadership program at Harvard Business School. His vision has always been to revolutionize healthcare by empowering communities to take control of their own health.

He is the co-author of two best selling books: The Alzheimer's Solution and The 30 day Alzheimer's Solution.