Bruce Milliman, ND | "I’ve been practicing naturopathic medicine since 1982. In addition to my practice, I am a passionate patient advocate, helping people gain access to third party reimbursement, as well as reimbursement equity for naturopathic physicians. I have co-authored several articles on naturopathic medical practice in the areas of practice characteristics, medical co-management, and Hepatitis C."

Dr. Tilli Williams, ND has more than 35 years of experience in health, wellness and community outreach. Known as “Dr. Tilli”, she has been treating patients for a variety of illnesses using natural medicine treatment protocols. Currently, she is the Founder and Executive Director of DC Wellness Institute (DCWI). At DCWI, she offers a holistic approach in the development, implementation and management of wellness programs. Dr. Tilli is a health and wellness coach, consultant and naturopathic physician. Dr. Tilli designs programs to address unique client, patient, and community needs. The programs provide solutions that increase health literacy, healthy behaviors and patient compliance. She creates a team of experts that reflects the community and addresses the unique needs of each project. Programs and services include: Wellness Coaching, Education and Training, Faith and Community-Based Initiatives, Patient Navigation, Community Outreach, Lifestyle and Nutritional Counseling, Mindfulness, Meditation and Stress Reduction, Patient, Client and Employee Training

Dr. Jared Zeff, ND, LAc | Dr. Jared Zeff is a licensed doctor of naturopathic medicine and a licensed acupuncturist. In addition to maintaining a private practice, Dr. Jared Zeff currently teaches at the Bastyr University, College of Naturopathic Medicine in Seattle. Dr. Zeff is considered a traditionalist, practicing a classical form of naturopathic medicine. He began a private practice in McMinnville, Oregon, based around obstetrics and family medicine. In 1993 he moved his practice to the Portland area, and in 2001 moved to Vancouver. He currently works primarily with chronic disease.

Louise Edwards, ND, LAc | Dr. Edwards hails from a generation that began a "back to earth" movement. Deciding she wanted to help transform adverse influences in ecology that resulted in adverse effects on human health, she realized that the field of natural medicine would allow her to do both. In 1988, she took the very first NPLEX exams. She was present at the first meeting of the AANP and served on the board during the mid­'90s as a legislative chair when very few states had licensure laws for naturopathic physicians. Dr. Edwards was also a part of a team involved in political efforts that resulted in a big jump in the number of licensed states in the '90s.

Dr. Virender Sodhi was the first Ayurvedic and Naturopathic physician in the USA. He received his ND degree from Bastyr in 1988. Subsequently, he was invited to join the faculty at Bastyr to teach Ayurvedic sciences. Dr. Sodhi finished his fellowship in Integrative Oncology with Dr. Mark Rosenberg in 2012. He has taught at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (Scottsdale, Arizona), National College of Naturopathic Medicine (Portland, Oregon), University of Bridgeport (Bridgeport, Connecticut) University of Washington School of Pharmacy (Seattle, WA), Des Moines University (Des Moines, Iowa). In addition to educating students at academic institutions, Dr. Sodhi has educated the general public about the benefits of Naturopathic medicine both nationally and internationally. He has been featured on several radio and television programs across the country, including an hour-long talk show titled Ayurveda: Wealth of Health featured during the summer of 1997 on KEZX, a local radio station in Seattle, Washington. He shares his knowledge of Ayurveda by lecturing in hospitals, conferences and universities in the United States, as well as in Italy, Switzerland, Holland, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Austria and Canada. Dr. Sodhi has served on the Panel of Experts with Dr. Andrew Weil for Natural Health magazine and has been featured in the Ask the Experts column on several occasions.

Jeana Kimball, ND, MPH | Dr. Kimball trusts and uses the healing power of nature to help her patients find balance, get healthier and live life to its fullest. She believes relationships are central to healing processes. Believing that doctors should know how to deliver babies and desiring to learn the skills, she pursued a midwifery degree (LM, Bastyr, 1991). She travelled around the world after graduation from Bastyr, living and doing births in southern Texas, India, Holland and England. She soaked up different cultures while circumnavigating the globe.

Cathy Rogers, ND is a naturopathic physician and well-known healer practicing in the Seattle area for 40 years. She guides clients to move toward wholeness through life transitions, challenging moods, chronic illness, persistent anxiety, and more.Cathy Rogers is a 1976 graduate of National College of Naturopathic Medicine. She has been practicing naturopathic medicine with a specialty in mindbody medicine and psychotherapy in the Seattle area for 40 years. She empowers her clients to use their inner resources to create wholeness and vitality in their lives. . She created and operated Chico Water Cure Spa for fourteen years, a day retreat for therapeutic bathing on Puget Sound. She has facilitated many women’s renewal retreats in Nature incorporating water therapies, healing touch and group processes to catalyze movement in their lives toward more reliable vitality and compassionate self-care. She was a leader in the development of the naturopathic profession. As a founding Director in 1985 and 2nd President (1988-90) of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, she initiated a process for the profession to define itself and articulate its principles, which naturopathic institutions worldwide use to define themselves today. As Academic Dean of John Bastyr College in the 1980s, Dr. Rogers developed the academic program that was a foundation for the first naturopathic medical school to become accredited. In 2016 she received the Benedict Lust Award from the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians for a “career lifetime achievement for extraordinary naturopathic physicians.”

Dr. Pamela Snider, ND | Dr. Snider has devoted her career to the philosophy of naturopathic medicine, and pluralistic public policy that promotes health and choice. An internationally recognized pioneer in the philosophy of naturopathic medicine and integrative health care, she recently served as Chief Culture Officer & Special Assistant to the President at Southern California University of Health Sciences. She is Vice Chair and co-founder of the Integrative Health Policy Consortium (IHPC); Founding Executive Director and co-founder of the Academic Consortium for Integrative Health (ACIH), and served as a Planning Committee Member for 20 years on Washington State’s Health Professional Loan Repayment and Scholarship Program Planning Committee (HPLRSP). She is Associate Professor at NUNM, Adjunct Faculty at Bastyr University, and leads the Foundations of Naturopathic Medicine Institute (FNMI) as Executive and Senior Editor – an international textbook and symposia series codifying and advancing scholarship and expression of ‘the heart of naturopathic medicine.’ The FNMI has published and disseminated over 40 publications for free since its inception, hosted four international Retreats and Symposia to establish a global epistemology of Naturopathic Medicine, and has hosted thousands of faculty and students in the Emunctorology - a new and traditional clinical science; and Diversity of the Vis course series. Former Associate Dean at Bastyr University, she is also a veteran leader in integrative health and medicine and naturopathic health policy. Her passion is the philosophy of Naturopathic medicine, its critical value to a healthier world, and to our understanding the nature of health, illness and healing. Dr. Snider is in her twenty fourth year on the Bastyr University faculty teaching naturopathic medicine history, clinical theory, and global context. In 1986-1989, she and Dr. Jared Zeff, ND, LAc co-led the naturopathic profession in developing a unifying definition of naturopathic medicine and its principles of practice, adopted by the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP). This Definition and its Principles has been supported in 42 countries by their Naturopathic societies according to the World Naturopathic Federation (2015 WNF Survey). Dr. Snider, following his landmark “Process of Healing” Theory published in 1997 in the Journal of Naturopathic Medicine (1997), partnered with Dr. Zeff in 1998, proposing expanding the Hierarchy of Therapeutics to seven levels, and renaming it the Therapeutic Order. She and Dr. Zeff have collaborated since then in publishing, teaching, and advancing the philosophy of naturopathic medicine and Process of Healing Theory, further developing the Naturopathic Therapeutic Order and in co-founding and co-leading the Foundations of Naturopathic Medicine Institute and Project. Dr. Snider has received a number of awards including AANP’s President’s Award, Bastyr University’s President’s Outstanding Vision Award, AANP's Physician of the Year Award, Ontario’s Physician of the Year Award, an Honorary Doctorate in Naturopathic Philosophy from CCNM, and in 2015 AANP's William A. Mitchell Vis Award (AANP) and in 2016 the NMSA - The Gathering Beacon Award. Dr. Snider lives on her homestead in beautiful North Bend, Washington with her soul mate and husband Dr. Bruce Milliman, their four children, the One People Foundation and “The Revival.”

Katie Carter, ND | Graduating in 1986 from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine, Dr. Carter specializes in getting to the root of an illness. The focus of treatment always reflects respect for the body's innate healing ability. The treatment modalities are designed to stimulate the body's recuperation. A primary care physician, Dr. Carter is an expert in treating chronic illnesses and chronic pain. She is a trainer for Dr. Shallenbergers's courses and enjoys teaching naturopathic students and physicians alike. She is known throughout western Montana as being an innovator and studying the latest research as far-reaching as the microbiome, genetics, the gut-brain connection, regenerative therapies such as prolo, PRP, Prolozone, allographs, neural therapy and peptides. She utilizes state-of-the-art functional lab testing and spends time taking deep dives into the cause of any issue.

Robert Lester | Ceremonial Leader

Dr. Greg Yasuda, ND has been in private practice since 2003 and is Associate Dean and Assistant Professor in Bastyr University’s School of Naturopathic Medicine. His clinical interests include chronic pain, chronic fatigue, digestive problems and immune system dysregulation, including chronic inflammation, allergies and autoimmunity. He is also a contributing editor of the chapter on Rheumatoid arthritis in the Textbook of Natural Medicine, 4th ed. With an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering, it is no surprise that Dr. Yasuda feels an affinity toward physical medicine. It is sometimes appropriate to use a mechanical analogy for the body, such as a car: if the structure isn’t sound then it’s function will be impaired. However, once we repair the structure then function will be restored. Generally speaking, structural problems in the body involve a loss of motion and physical medicine restores function by restoring motion. Visceral manipulation can restore motion to vital organs such as your stomach and liver, craniosacral and biocranial techniques can restore motion to the cranium and nervous system, myofascial release can restore motion to the musculoskeletal system, etc. These techniques and more are all tools that Dr. Yasuda has used and taught for many years. The body can heal itself under the right circumstances. Therefore, Dr. Yasuda seeks to create the conditions to allow for healing, supporting each patient’s healing process according to their individual needs, not just their diagnosis, because every body is different: we all have different needs, wants, strengths, weaknesses, stories…we cannot assume that one person’s journey to health will be the same as anyone else’s. Therefore, appointments allow ample time to hear your story and incorporate interventions such as physical medicine, homeopathy, counseling, diet and lifestyle interventions. Dr. Yasuda feels honored to be able to help patients navigate their path of healing with more grace and ease.

John Hibbs, ND | Dr. Hibbs practices family medicine (the care of infants, children, adults and elders) with 20 years of experience and expertise in environmental illness and detoxification of heavy metals and chemicals, endocrine (hormonal) disorders, gynecology and menopause, men's health (including prostate cancer), allergies, food allergies, digestive problems, alternative therapies for cancer, and viral hepatitis B and C. Dr. Hibbs believes that following the principles of naturopathic medicine (respect for the body's ability to heal itself and the healing powers of nature) combined with cooperation and coordination of all the patient's health care providers will bring about the best possible individual care. He uses nutrition, plant medicine, and diet and lifestyle modification in his practice and believes that good food, sleep, exercise and a strong purpose in life are essential for health and happiness.

Leanna Standish, ND, PhD, LAc, FABNO | Dr. Standish specializes in integrative oncology and neurology. She leads cancer research teams and holds an FDA IND for a phase I clinical trial of ayahuasca, a psychoactive Amazonian tea. She is board certified in naturopathic oncology and her recognition by the oncology community as an expert in naturopathic medicine is evidenced by her being voted one of Seattle’s Best Physicians in the Seattle Metropolitan Magazine in 2002, 2004 and 2008. She has been a member of both the NIH and the Department of Defense study sections for scientific review of CAM research in cancer.

Dr. Joseph Pizzorno, ND is a transformational leader in medicine. As founding president of Bastyr University in 1978, he coined the term “science-based natural medicine,” which set the foundation for Bastyr to become the first accredited institution in this field anywhere in the world and validated that medicine that promotes health rather than just treats disease could be credibly taught, researched, and practiced. As co-author of the Textbook of Natural Medicine (first edition 1985, fifth edition 2020), he established the scientific foundation for health promotion medicine. With over 100,000 copies sold in four languages, over half to MDs, it not only helped reestablish naturopathic medicine as an important part of the healthcare system but also provided the scientific foundation for the transformational fields of integrative and Functional Medicine throughout the world. A naturopathic physician (licensed in WA state since 1975), educator, researcher, and expert spokesman, he is editor-in-chief of PubMed-indexed IMCJ, founding board member and currently chair of the board of IFM, founding board member of American Herbal Pharmacopoeia, and a member of the science boards of the Hecht Foundation, Gateway for Cancer Research, and Bioclinic Naturals. He was appointed by Presidents Clinton and Bush to two prestigious government commissions to advise the President and Congress on how to integrate natural medicine (by whatever name) into the healthcare system. He is author or co-author of six textbooks for doctors and seven consumer books, including the Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine (with more than two million copies in six languages) and, most recently, The Toxin Solution. As an intellectual, political, and academic leader in medicine for over four decades, he has been widely honored, such as with the Linus Pauling Award by The Institute for Functional Medicine. Most recently, in 2019, he received the Stanley Wallach Award from the American College of Nutrition. In 2018, he received the Leadership Award from the Integrative Healthcare Symposium and the Visionary Award from the Academy of Integrative and Health Medicine.

Fernando Vega, MD | "I was born and grew up in Seattle, though I spent some early years in the Philippines. For the first ten years of my medical career, I practiced Emergency Medicine in ERs throughout Pennsylvania and Washington during which time I began a private practice in Family Medicine. When I began private practice in 1981, I found practitioners of other disciplines to join me (acupuncturists, physical therapists, naturopaths, midwives, and physicians in other specialties), and the collective of Seattle Healing Arts Center was born."

Karim Abdullah, ND | "When I look back on the path that has led me here, there have been many important elements and experiences which have motivated me along this wonderful road. Primary among them have been my interests in learning about Nature, Humanity, the Sciences and the Source of all Life and Creation. I have great respect for the efforts and advances in conventional (allopathic) medicine and enjoy collaborating with Medical Doctors and Specialists to help a human being regain the gift of good health on all of its refined dimensions of well-being: spiritually, psychologically, emotionally and physically."

Amy Haynes, ND | Dr. Amy Haynes is a naturopathic doctor who has been practicing holistic medicine in Missoula, Montana for over 35 years. Using natural means to treat the whole body, rather than simply masking symptoms, Dr. Amy is able to determine the root cause of an ailment and help her patients heal from the inside out and experience a better quality of life.  Dr. Amy grew up in a suburb of Detroit and was inflicted with numerous health issues. Her own conditions drove her to pursue a career in medicine. After attending the University of Michigan and realizing that traditional western medicine wasn’t the right place for her, she transitioned the National College of Naturopathic Medicine, in Portland Oregon. Upon graduation, she moved to Montana and started her practice, where she has been working towards helping the community with their health since 1984. Dr. Amy is passionate about utilizing methods and natural substances to minimize the risk of harmful effects and apply the least possible force or intervention necessary to diagnose illness and restore health. With long term patients, Dr. Amy focuses on preventative care so her patients to obtain their optimal health.

Marlene Ehrler, ND | Dr. Ehrler is the founder of Motherhood Medicine™ Naturopathic Corporation, and the My Medicine™ program. She is a licensed naturopathic doctor, professor, and mentor who aims to keep intuitive and lineage based medicine alive. “My journey from being a new doc to where I am now is quite the story. My practice took many turns, helped thousands of people, and now all that experience has alchemized into the most beautiful offering--The My Medicine™ program!

Dr. Forwell (“Dr. Jo” to her patients) is a Canadian who came to Seattle to study medicine at Bastyr University in 1988 and has been in the Emerald City practicing ever since. Her medical skills are comprehensive and she quips that she’ll treat ‘whatever ails you’ – though her specialty is in Regenerative Injection Therapy (RIT). A leading innovator in natural health education, Dr. Forwell has been using some form of RIT in her practice of 30 years. As such, she has a wealth of clinical experience that exceeds any other such practitioner in Washington State, and is counted among the first female physicians in the country to offer the vast realm of injection therapies to her patients. She served on the boards of both the American and Washington Associations of Naturopathic Physicians, and was a founding board member & faculty instructor with the Naturopathic Academy of Therapeutic Injections (NATI). She is a member of the American Academy of Osteopathic Medicine (AAOM) & formerly a Diplomate of the American Academy of Pain Management. As a naturopathic physician, Dr. Forwell approaches each of her patients as a composite, whole individual. This means that any injection intervention occurs within the context of a comprehensive, health-promoting protocol. In seeking to address and enhance the various factors that contribute her patients’ health and optimal wellbeing, Dr. Forwell counsels her patients on foundational issues such as diet, lifestyle, sleep, and movement. To augment this, she may also recommend specific nutrient supplements, as appropriate to her patients’ unique biochemical and physiological needs. The principles of injection therapy align beautifully with the philosophical roots of naturopathic medicine. Instead of masking the pain with pharmaceutical agents (such as narcotics, steroids, and anti-inflammatories), or jumping immediately to a surgical option, the injection therapies that Dr. Forwell offers, such as neural therapy, prolotherapy or PRP, have the capacity to address the root cause of the problem. Dr. Forwell brings a gentle touch to her work, ensuring patient comfort and ease. She is very deft with the needle and takes great care in optimizing the patient experience. She finds this work to be richly rewarding, not only because of its ability to achieve relief from pain and injury but also because of its ability to help so many regain enhanced function and quality of life.

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