Technologies and Techniques to Enhance Neuroplasticity - Dr Sandeep Vaishnavi, MD, PhD

Katie focuses her efforts on Southern’s long-term healthcare strategy, including plan design and administration, analytics, wellbeing and medical services.   She also has oversight of the HRDirect Employee call center and leads the Medical Services and Wellbeing functions. She has worked at Southern Company for 10 years. Katie holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree from the University of Nebraska College of Business Administration specializing in Actuarial Science.  She has also attained the designation of Fellow in the Society of Actuaries.

Sandeep Vaishnavi, MD, PhD, is President of the Center for Neuropsychiatry and Brain Stimulation (CNBS) .  He trained at Duke and Johns Hopkins Universities and remains actively connected to both. He is a best-selling author of The Traumatized Brain:  A Family Guide to Understanding Mood, Memory, and Behavior after Brain Injury.  His newest book, released this year, is Healing the Traumatized Brain:  Coping after Concussion and Other Brain Injuries.

Dr Patrick Dunn, PhD, MS, MBA, FAHA is the Program Director for Connected Heart Health and the AHA Inside initiative for the American Heart Association’s new Center of Excellence for Health Technology and Innovation.  Patrick has a unique blend of knowledge and experience in healthcare, business development, software engineering, quality and research.  Dr. Dunn is a clinical exercise physiologist and health educator with 35 years of experience in cardiac rehabilitation, preventive cardiology and wellness with specific expertise in digital health literacy and digital coaching methods.

Dr Shelley Carson from Harvard University outlines the pragmatic ways to generate the benefits of quality social connection habits.Further ThinkHeart lifestyle wellness program information available  at:  www.ThinkHeart.TotalBrain.com

Dr Cynthia Ackrill, MD, PCC, FAISearned her B.S. at Duke University and M.D. at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She is a leader in the field of stress mastery. As a physician trained in neuroscience, wellness and leadership coaching, she brings a unique and holistic perspective to what it takes to truly thrive. Cynthia is also serves as editor of Contentment magazine and chair of the Daily Life and Workplace Stress Board for the American Institute of Stress. Media appearances: She is a highly sought after contributor to a wide range of media, including CNN. 

Dr. Leif Norenberg is a University of Maryland Medical System-trained Pediatrician, with staff affiliations at Cape Cod, Nantucket Cottage, Boston Children’s, and Massachusetts General Hospitals. He is a physician-owner at Briarpatch Pediatrics, a large Pediatric practice with three offices located on Cape Cod and Nantucket, in southeastern Massachusetts. Five physicians, three nurse practitioners, and two behavioral health professionals care for a patient population exceeding 6000 children and adolescents, ranging in age from 0 to over 19 years. Since 2004, Briarpatch has been a highly progressive practice that focuses on integrated holistic care of both mind and body, and they’ve been offering the use of Total Brain to patients for almost two years. Total Brain platform provides complimentary assessment and new helpful behavior habits to standard clinical practice.  While his patients’ physical and mental health issues become more complex, Norenberg feels well-equipped to take on new challenges as part of the Pediatric Physicians’ Organization at (Boston) Children’s Hospital, and their Primary Care Alliance, who have encouraged and supported an Integrated Behavioral Health Provider model through their Behavioral Health Integration Program, to improve the medical home team’s comfort level and skill, managing behavioral health issues in their primary care offices, whenever appropriate. Dr Evian Gordon is Founder and CMO of Total Brain  (https://www.totalbrain.com/). He also founded the largest standardized International Brain Database (over 1 million datasets) to discover what insights and behavioral habits are most effective in Mental Health, Wellness and Peak Performance. Over 250 peer-reviewed scientific publications. H-Index of over 70. Recipient of the inaugural Royal Societies Eureka Prize for Interdisciplinary Scientific Research (2003). Published the first book on Integrative Neuroscience, titled: “Integrative Neuroscience: Bringing together biological, psychological and clinical models of the human brain” (Harwood Academic Press: London, 2000). Publication and other details at https://www.dreviangordon.com/

Dr. Richard Sztramko practices Geriatric and Internal Medicine at St. Peter’s and Juravinski Hospitals in Hamilton, Ontario.  He is an Assistant Professor at McMaster University, and the current Chief Medical Officer of Kerna Health. He is the co- founder of Arya EHR (Electronic Health Record) and Handover, a cutting-edge health tech company rapidly expanding throughout Canada in hospitals and outpatient clinics.      He has co-founded an award winning online education platform called www.igericare.ca to help caregivers of patients with dementia improve caregiver self-efficacy, which has been funded by Centres for Aging and Brain Health Innovation (CABHI) and the Alzheimer’s Society.  His passion is making solutions that are simple, intuitive, and cost-effective for health care providers, patients, and their families.Dr Evian Gordon is Founder and CMO of Total Brain  (https://www.totalbrain.com/). He also founded the largest standardized International Brain Database (over 1 million datasets) to discover what insights and behavioral habits are most effective in Mental Health, Wellness and Peak Performance. Over 250 peer-reviewed scientific publications. H-Index of over 70. Recipient of the inaugural Royal Societies Eureka Prize for Interdisciplinary Scientific Research (2003). Published the first book on Integrative Neuroscience, titled: “Integrative Neuroscience: Bringing together biological, psychological and clinical models of the human brain” (Harwood Academic Press: London, 2000). Publication and other details at https://www.dreviangordon.com/

Dr Tetyana Rocks is Research Fellow, Head of Translation and Education at the Food & Mood Centre, IMPACT Institute, Deakin University. Tetyana is Accredited Practicing Dietitian with extensive experience in education and research in Nutritional Psychiatry.

Ariane Sommer is a published author, vegan biohacker and wellness entrepreneur. She has passionately dedicated the last 12 years of her life to creating the ultimate human experience mentally, physically, and spiritually based on the most powerful ancient teachings and cutting edge, modern discoveries and technologies. Born in Germany, into a diplomatic household, she grew up in places as diverse as Sierra Leone, India, Spain, the US and the UK. She is deeply grateful that she was given the opportunity to get a global perspective on our individual struggles, as well as the challenges we face as the collective human family. Ever since, she has been committed to finding the most effective teachings and tools, to help us overcome our obstacles and thrive, together. The Superhumanize Podcast was born out of Ariane's deep desire to share what she has learned from global thought leaders in health, personal development, business, biohacking, science and spirituality, in order to help YOU live your best life ever.www.superhumanize.com  

 A/Prof Adrienne O'Neil is a behavioural scientist who is researching how targeting lifestyle can help in the treatment of mental illness. She is Deputy Director of Food & Mood Centre at Deakin University. She has 116 scientific publications published in top ranked journals (e.g Lancet, Circulation), $9 mil in grant funding and an international post-doctoral Fellowship at Stanford University. She has a 15-year track record of generating impactful research that has advanced lifestyle-based care spanning diabetes prevention, cardiovascular disease management and mental disorder treatment. Her 5-year vision is to now build on my previous discoveries to generate evidence that ensures its translation into real-world settings.