Dr. Elroy Vojdani, MD is the founder of Regenera Medical, a boutique functional and immune medicine practice in Los Angeles focused on the intersection of immunology, metabolism, and environmental health. After graduating from the University of Southern California School of Medicine and completing his residency at the USC Keck School of Medicine, Dr. Vojdani began his career as an interventional radiologist, diagnosing and treating complex late-stage cancers and other severe diseases.
While this experience provided deep insight into hospital-based medicine, his passion for preventing disease before it progresses into chronic illness led him to pursue a root-cause, systems-based approach to care. Today, he focuses on identifying the biological drivers of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune conditions and continues in his father’s footsteps, seeking answers to medical conditions that often go undiagnosed or untreated.
Dr. Vojdani has co-authored more than 35 scientific publications and remains actively involved in research related to autoimmune, neurodegenerative, and autoinflammatory diseases. He is also the co-author of the medical textbook Food Associated Autoimmunity and the author of When Food Bites Back, with a forthcoming book, The Immunometabolic Code, exploring the relationship between immune regulation, metabolism, and chronic disease.
Deanna Minich, PhD, is a nutrition scientist, educator, and author with over 20 years of experience in functional medicine and integrative health. She has pioneered research and clinical applications of plant-based therapies, nutrition for hormone health, and the Rainbow Diet philosophy. Blending science with spirituality, Dr. Minich empowers people to transform their health through food, lifestyle, and self-discovery.
Dr. Michelle Leary, ND, IFMCP is a recognized leader in functional and personalized lifestyle medicine, serving as Director of Functional Medicine at Vida Integrated Health, where she oversees a regional network of physicians and nutrition professionals. She established and has directed a collaborative residency program with the Institute for Functional Medicine for over five years, cultivating the next generation of physician leaders. A clinical investigator on the LIFE-HOUSE trial, she has also contributed to peer-reviewed research and lectures internationally on systems medicine and precision health. Beyond her clinical and leadership roles, Dr. Leary advises on the strategic adoption of AI technologies in integrative medicine, helping physicians implement innovative tools to enhance decision-making and patient care.
Ashley Koff, RD is the USA Today bestselling author of Your Best Shot, founder of The Better Nutrition Program and a leading voice in the emerging weight health movement.
With more than 25 years of experience, Ashley is a nationally recognized registered dietitian, keynote speaker, and strategic advisor who helps individuals, healthcare professionals, andorganizations rethink nutrition and metabolic health. She has helped shift the conversation from weight loss to weight health, a science-based, personalized approach focused on improving metabolic health, body composition, and long-term wellbeing.
Ashley partners with leading food, supplement, and wellness companies to translate nutrition science into practical, evidence-based strategies that improve health outcomes. Recognized as one of CNN‘s Top 100 Health Makers and named “Hollywood’s Leading Dietitian” by InStyle, Ashley continues to champion her philosophy of better, not perfect through her writing, speaking, consulting, and educational programs.
After receiving his Ph.D. in molecular biology, Tom has spent nearly 30 years deciphering the mechanisms and actions of lifestyle and other natural therapies for chronic disease management. As the VP-Science for Ortho Molecular Products from 1996-2020 he gained expertise in the manufacturing, quality, regulatory and clinically-relevant therapeutic uses of dietary supplements. Much of his knowledge has been written in a series of textbook “Roadmaps” designed to help functional-minded clinician navigate the therapeutic landscape for subjects like foundational nutritional supplementation, immune support, HPA axis/stress, gastrointestinal and cardiometabolic disorders. Tom loves to contribute through teachings, writing and consulting; in between his family engagements and many hobbies.
Doug is a veteran of the Natural Products Industry with thirty-five years of experience in a variety of leadership roles.
He has served as an executive, a consultant, and an entrepreneur across a number of channels including Health Food Store brands, the Health Care Practitioner Market, Supplement Manufacturing and in Direct to Consumer Marketing.
Dr. Bridget Briggs, MD has been empowering patients to live inspired healthy lives for over 20 years. Her integrative approach and profound knowledge of genetics, epigenetics, nutrigenomics and biochemistry has paved the way to her advanced methods in precise, personalized, preventative medicine. Dr. Briggs is a board certified Family Medicine Physician who is at the forefront of the emerging science of genetics and how a patient’s DNA can be altered to prevent disease or treat current ailments with a personalized treatment plan.She specializes in functional medicine, bio-identical hormones, lipidology, women’s health, pediatrics, geriatrics, detoxification, nutritional and dietary support.Her expertise in genetic testing and interpretation allows her to develop a precise treatment approach leading to improvement in all areas of disease ranging from chronic migraines, fatigue, anxiety, depression, autism, GERD, IBS, SIBO issues among others.
Nicole Fox is a passionate entrepreneur and the Chief Operating Officer of Personalized Lifestyle Medicine, a role she has held since 2022. She is also the founder of the Integrative Medical Consulting Group, established in 2014 to transform healthcare by reshaping medical practices and creating environments that support true healing. With over two decades in integrative and functional medicine, Nicole has worked alongside leading physicians nationwide and had the privilege of training with Dr. Jeffrey Bland, the pioneer of Functional Medicine.
In 2014, she launched the Temecula Center for Integrative Medicine, a multidisciplinary clinic that became a model of success by blending traditional and holistic care within an insurance-based framework. Today, through her consulting group and leadership at Personalized Lifestyle Medicine, Nicole helps physicians nationwide design and sustain innovative, patient-centered practices that elevate care while ensuring financial viability.
Dr. Jeffrey Bland is a personable and highly respected thought leader who has spent more than four decades focused on the improvement of human health.
He is known worldwide as the founder of the Functional Medicine movement, which represents his vision for a care model that is grounded in systems biology and informed by research that he has a unique ability to synthesize. His pioneering work has created the Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute (PLMI), as well as the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM), the global leader in Functional Medicine education. Since 1991, hundreds of thousands of healthcare practitioners have participated in PLMI and IFM programs, and this collective knowledge has positively impacted the lives of patients all over the world.
