Autism One Radio - 2006 Conference

Dr. Krigsman has extensive experience in the evaluation and treatment of gastrointestinal pathology common in children with autistic spectrum disorder, and has detailed the symtomatology and endoscopic/histopathologic character of this disease in this unique, poorly understood group of children.

Dr. Mayer Eisenstein is a graduate of the University of Illinois Medical School, the Medical College of Wisconsin School of Public Health, and the John Marshall Law School. Since 1973 he has been in private medical practice and is currently the Medical Director of Homefirst(r) Health Services, the largest physician attended home birth service in the country.

Dr. DeMio is a Defeat Autism Now! Practitioner and the father of a child with autism. Prior to medical school he taught and worked in the organic chemistry laboratory at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. He graduated from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine with honors in metabolism, women and children’s health, and neurosciences.

Dr. Martha Herbert is a researcher for neuroimaging studies of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders, interested in the complex nature of the neurobehavioral problems of the children she treats.

Mark Blaxill is the parent of a daughter diagnosed with autism; senior partner of a major strategy consulting firm; Harvard MBA with distinction and Princeton A.B. summa cum laude; and the author of several publications on autism: including "What's Going on? The Question of Time trends in Autism"; "Reduced Mercury Levels in First Baby Haircuts of Autistic Children"; and "Thimerosal and Autism? A Plausible Hypothesis That Should Not Be Dismissed."

Since 1973 Dr. Mayer Eisenstein has been in private medical practice and is currently the Medical Director of Homefirst® Health Services, the largest physician attended home birth service in the country. In his thirty years in medicine, he and his practice have delivered over 15,000 babies at home.

Dr. Herbert received her Ph.D. in 1981 from the University of California Santa Cruz in studies of the History of Consciousness, and her M.D. in 1991 from College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City.

Dr. James Neubrander is board certified in Environmental Medicine with special interests in heavy metals and B-12 biochemistry. At his medical practice in Edison, New Jersey, Dr. Neubrander helps patients seeking the Defeat Autism Now approach to autism.

Dr. Andy Wakefield, MB BS FRCS FRCPath, is an academic gastroenterologist. He graduated in Medicine from St. Mary’s Hospital, part of the University of London, in 1981, and pursued a career in gastrointestinal surgery with a specific interest in inflammatory bowel disease. He qualified as Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1985, and in 1996 he was awarded a Wellcome Trust Traveling Fellowship to study small intestinal transplantation in Toronto, Canada.

Dr. Richard Deth is a molecular neuropharmacologist and Professor of Pharmacology and at Northeastern University in Boston. His research interests are directed toward elucidating the molecular events that cause neuropsychiatric disorders in which impaired attention is a prominent feature.

A few parents attending the conference talk about their experiences.

Dan Rossignol received his Doctorate of Medicine at the Medical College of Virginia and completed his residency in family medicine at the University of Virginia. He is the father of two children with autism, ages five and three. One of his clinical interests is the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in neurodevelopment disorders, including autism.

Robert Nataf, MD, director and founder of Laboratoire Philippe Auguste in Paris, France holds a Docteur en Medecine from the Universite de Paris VII and received certifications in clinical bacteriology and virology, general immunology, hematology, and clinical biochemistry.

Narrated by Robert Krakow, Esq, Jim Moody, Esq. and John Gilmore.

Dr. Megson is a developmental pediatrician in private practice in Richmond, Virginia. She is board certified by the American Academy of Pediatrics. She was director of Developmental Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital in Richmond for nine years.

At the Laboratoire Biologie Medicale Philippe Auguste, Dr. Nataf set up over 40 specialized panels on functional and preventive medicine, including those pertaining to autism, chronic fatigue, and oxidative stress and protection.

Dr. Steenblock has been practicing wholistic medicine for about twenty years in Southern California. About twelve years ago, he became interested in hyperbaric oxygen for healing and purchased a monoplace hyperbaric oxygen chamber for treating his patients.

Jay Charleston received his Masters and Ph.D. in developmental biology from the University of Washington. He has been interested in neurotoxic effects of mercury compounds for the past 15 years following post-doctoral training in environmental toxicology.

Dr. Bradstreet has been in Family Practice since 1984 after leaving the USAF. In 1997, his son was diagnosed with autism and since then he has redirected his efforts to autism research and treatments. He is co-founder of the International Child Development Resource Center where he treats children from around the world.

David A. Geier is president of MedCon, a medical / legal consulting firm that helps vaccine injury claimants to try to obtain funds from both the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program and through civil litigation.

Dan Olmsted is a senior editor at UPI and a journalist with 30 years experience. He oversees investigations and special projects at UPI, including an ongoing investigation of mental health problems associated with the anti-malaria drug Lariam.

Shannon Kenitz is the Executive Director of the International Hyperbarics Association, a non-profit organization that promotes Hyperbaric Therapy through education and research. Mrs. Kenitz earned a BS degree in Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse. She has been involved in the Hyperbaric medical field for the past three and half years and was in charge of the last two International Hyperbaric Symposiums for Cerebral Palsy and the Brain Injured Child.

Anju Usman , MD is a board certified Family Practice physician, the Director of True Health Medical Center in Naperville, IL and a Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!) doctor. She received her medical degree from Indiana University and completed residency at Cook County Hospital.

Dr Manuel Casanova, whose recent findings on brain differences in individuals with autism made headlines worldwise, is a professor at the Medical College of Georgia’s Department of Psychiatry and Health Behaviour in the United States.

Dr. Bradstreet received his medical degree at the University of South Florida. He underwent residency training in OB/GYN at Wilford Hall United States Air Force Medical Center. While in the Air Force, he was trained in toxicology and environmental health. His duties as an officer included responsibility for military personnel who had exposure to a wide variety of toxins, including mercury.

Dr. Mumper is a general pediatrician with experience in the medical education of Family Practice residents. She is an associate professor of clinical pediatrics at the University of Virginia and CEO of Advocates for Children. Her research involves clinical problems and immune abnormalities in autistic children with abnormal intestinal biopsies.

Mark Blaxill is the parent of a daughter diagnosed with autism; senior partner of a major strategy consulting firm; Harvard MBA with distinction and Princeton A.B. summa cum laude; and the author of several publications on autism: including "What's Going on? The Question of Time trends in Autism"; "Reduced Mercury Levels in First Baby Haircuts of Autistic Children"; and "Thimerosal and Autism? A Plausible Hypothesis That Should Not Be Dismissed."