Jeanne Conry, MD, PhD was the recent President at the International Federation of Gynecology
and Obstetrics (FIGO) and is celebrated for her tenure as the 64th President of the American
College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She also presides over the Women's Preventive
Services Initiative (WPSI), a collaborative network of health professionals across the United
States dedicated to women's health. WPSI is instrumental in shaping guidelines for preventive
healthcare services. Dr. Conry spearheaded the US National Maternal Health Initiative, targeting
the reduction of maternal mortality and enhancing healthcare throughout all stages of pregnancy.
Her leadership extends to shaping national reproductive health and environmental policies,
earning her the Environmental Protection Agency Health Champion Award.
Her career in medicine includes a pivotal role as an obstetrician-gynecologist at Kaiser
Permanente, known for being the largest health maintenance organization in the US.
Furthermore, she holds the position of President and CEO of the Environmental Health
Leadership Foundation, where her contributions have been recognized with the Visionary
Leadership Award from the University of California. The US House of Representatives has also
acknowledged her for her significant contributions to women's health. Dr. Conry obtained her
medical degree and completed her residency at the University of California, Davis, also serving
as an Associate Clinical Professor. In addition to her medical qualifications, she possesses a PhD
in biology from the University of Colorado.
Nathaniel DeNicola, MD, MSHP, FACOG, is a board-certified Ob/Gyn affiliated with Johns
Hopkins Health System and serves as the Telehealth Chair for the American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Based in Washington, DC, Dr. DeNicola is a
recognized leader in telehealth and mobile health initiatives, authoring key ACOG documents
and providing expert consultation to organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics
and the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO). He also chairs FIGO's
Environmental Committees and has presented internationally on integrating telehealth and
mobile technologies into medical practice. Dr. DeNicola has a rich academic background,
including positions at the University of Pennsylvania and the Brookings Institution, and
completed his medical training at the University of California, Irvine, and Tulane University.
Dr. Margaret L. Bauman is a distinguished pediatric neurologist and research investigator who
has been a pioneer in the study and treatment of autism for the past twenty- five years. One of the
world’s foremost physicians in this field, she is highly respected for the outstanding clinical care
she provides, as well as for her research and teachings in the domain of developmental disorders.
Dr. Bauman’s dedicated career is best exemplified in her establishment and development of The
Autism Research Foundation (TARF), The Autism Research Consortium (TARC), The Lurie
Center for Autism and The Autism Treatment Network (ATN). Dr. Bauman is also a founding
director of the LURIE CENTER, formally called LADDERS (Learning and Developmental
Disabilities Evaluation and Rehabilitation Services).
Dr. David Berger, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician who specializes in holistic pediatric
primary care, nutritional and detoxification therapies for autism, ADHD and related disorders
and immune dysregulation, such as allergies, asthma and autoimmune disorders. He also sees
adults with these medical conditions.
He graduated from the Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1994 and completed his Pediatric
Residency at the University of South Florida.
He started using holistic therapies at the Tampa General Hospital/USF.
Pediatric Clinic during his residency. He has served as the team doctor for Tampa Catholic High
School, the Medical Director for a summer camp run by the Tampa AIDS Network and the
Medical Liaison for the Palm Beach County Breast Feeding Task Force. He has been in private
practice since 1997, and in 2005, he opened Wholistic Pediatrics in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Berger
has been an advanced practitioner and co-founder of the Medical Academy of Special Needs
Pediatricians (MAPS) In 2010, he became an Assistant Professor at the University of South
Florida College of Nursing.
Robert Hendren, DO Faculty Chair
Title: Professor and Vice Chair of Psychiatry, Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Education: University of Utah Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Postgraduate Training: Mayo Graduate School of Medicine Yale Child Study Center
Biography Summary: President, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2007-
2009); President, Society of Professors of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2002-2004) Faculty
positions at George Washington University School of Medicine; University of New Mexico,
School of Medicine; UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson and New Jersey Medical Schools;
University of California, Davis – Tsakopoulos-Vismara Chair and Executive Director, M.I.N.D.
Institute (Medical Investigation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders).
Clinical Expertise: Diagnosis and treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders such as Pervasive
Developmental Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders, and impulse
control disorders. Listed in each publication of “The Best Doctors in America” since it was first
published in 1996.
Philip J. Landrigan, MD, MSc is the Ethel H. Wise Professor of Preventive Medicine and a
pediatrician and epidemiologist. He has been a member of the faculty of Mount Sinai School of
Medicine since 1985 and Chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine since 1990. He was
named Dean for Global Health in 2010. Dr. Landrigan is also the Director of the Children’s
Environmental Health Center.
Dr. Landrigan graduated from Boston College in 1963 and from Harvard Medical School in
1967. He completed an internship in medicine/pediatrics at Cleveland Metropolitan General
Hospital and a residency in pediatrics at Children’s Hospital Boston. In 1977, he received a
Diploma of Industrial Health from the University of London and a Masters of Science in
Occupational Medicine degree from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He
served for 15 years as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer and medical epidemiologist at
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Brenda Eskenazi, PhD. Professor School of Public Health Division of Epidemiology University
of California Berkeley
Current Research Interests • Reproductive hazards of chemical exposure • Behavioral toxicology
and teratology • Reproductive and perinatal epidemiology Teaching • Reproductive and Perinatal
Epidemiology (UCB) • Doctoral Seminar in Maternal and Child Health (UCB) • Practicum in
Epidemiological Methods (UCB) Honors • Prytanean Award for most promising junior female
faculty member, University of California, Berkeley (1987) • Fogarty Senior Fellowship Award
(1995-96) • Fellow of the American College of Epidemiology Key Publications • Matkin CC,
Britton J, Samuels S, Eskenazi B. Smoking and blood pressure patterns in normotensive pregnant
women. Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology (in press). • Contributor. Surgeon General’s Report
on Smoking and Women’s Health, wrote chapter on effects of smoking during pregnancy. 1999. •
Eskenazi B, Stapleton A, Kharrazi M, Chee W. 1999. Association between maternal
decaffeinated and caffeinated coffee consumption and fetal growth and gestational age.
Epidemiology 10(3). • Robbins WA, Meistrich ML, Moore D, Hagemeister FB, Weier H, Cassel
MJ, Wilson G, Eskenazi B, Wyrobek AJ. 1997. Chemotherapy induces transient sex
chromosomal and autosomal aneuploidy in human sperm. Nature Genetics 16(l):74-78. •
Eskenazi B, and Warner ML. 1997. Epidemiology of Endometriosis. Obstetrics and Gynecology
Clinics of North America 24(2):235-58.