Robban Sica, M.D.

Dr. Robban A. Sica graduated from the University of Toledo and the Medical College of Ohio. She is certified in Longevity Medicine and Clinical Metal Toxicology. Dr. Sica founded an integrative multi-specialty private practice of natural and alternative medicine, The Center for the Healing Arts, PC in Orange, CT, where she is dedicated to development of a new model for integrative practice. Dr. Sica’s integrative approach is very successful for patients with chronic health conditions as well as those wishing to prevent illness, including holistic medicine, anti-aging, natural hormone replacement and endocrine problems, nutrition/vitamin supplementation including natural alternatives to medication, allergies and environmental medicine, heavy metal toxicity, chelation therapy, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and treatment of chronic illnesses. She has frequently been sought out a speaker on holistic and alternative medicine and has appeared on radio and television, on a wide range of alternative medical topics.

Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D.

Dr. Teitelbaum is Board certified internist and best-selling author, Dr. Teitelbaum, joins FFC where he serves as Medical Director for the specialized treatment of Fibromyalgia and fatigue-related conditions. Dr. Teitelbuam’s research and innovative approach led him to author a landmark study on effective treatment for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Fibromyalgia (CFS/FMS), which was published in the Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (8:2, 2001). This gold standard research showed an average improvement of 76% after 3 months of treatment, and a dramatic 90% average improvement after 2 years (p <.0001 versus placebo) using his comprehensive medical approach. Close to 50% of participants experienced a 133% increase in energy and a 58% reduction in pain after 3 months (see the study at www.endfatigue.com). Dr. Teitelbaum’s work has also been editorialized in the Journal of the American Academy of Pain Management, in which his integrative treatment protocol was recognized as “standard of practice” for chronic pain conditions.

Dr. Teitelbaum knows CFS/FMS as an insider. He contracted the disease in 1975 when he was a student at the Ohio State University College of Medicine and had to take a leave of absence for a year to recover. In the ensuing years, he dedicated his career to developing, researching and teaching about effective treatment and founded the Center for Effective CFIDS/Fibromyalgia Therapies in Annapolis, Maryland.

Dr. Teitelbaum received his medical degree from the Medical School at Ohio State University. In 1980, he became Board Certified in Internal Medicine. For over two decades, he has worked with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue patients and has a specialized practice for FM/CFS patients in Annapolis, Maryland. He continues to lecture to patient and physician/research groups internationally.

Hal S. Blatman, M.D.

Dr. Hal Blatman, is the Founder and Medical Director of the Blatman Pain Clinic, a nationally recognized specialist in myofascial pain. Since 1988, Dr. Blatman has treated patients of all ages who suffer from acute and chronic myofascial pain conditions, headache, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue syndrome. He was taught myofascial medicine by Dr. Janet Travell and serves as Adjunct Professor of Psychology and Ergonomics at Miami University, Miami, Ohio, volunteer faculty at the University of Cincinnati in Occupational Medicine, and is President Elect for the American Holistic Medical Association. Dr. Blatman is the author of The Art of Body Maintenance: Winners’ Guide to Pain Relief, a reference for treating myofascial pain, from migraine headaches to plantar fascitis. He is board certified in both Pain Management and Occupational and Environmental Medicine and can lecture on the current concepts of myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment and mechanisms of pain patterns throughout the body.

Jack Grogan

Jack Grogan graduated from the University of Toledo with a degree in Public Health. He is also a Certified Nutritionist who has studied extensively in the fields of biology, biochemistry and nutrition. He has been a consultant in the human nutrition for 32 years and the animal nutrition industry for 15 years developing nutritional formulations and programs. He has consulted with a large number of athletes, both amateur and professional, including members of the National Football League, National Hockey League, National Basketball Association, and Women's National Basketball Association to improve their performance and recovery. He has also developed many state of the art nutritional supplements that are widely used today. He has been a technical consultant in the manufacture of a variety of nutritional and herbal formulas for better health, and he uses his vast knowledge of nutritional balancing to help his clients achieve and maintain optimal health.

Jack Grogan is an expert in tissue mineral balancing and is currently a staff consultant of Uckele Health & Nutrition, Inc. He has had a strong interest in assessing nutritional status and has worked with hair tissue mineral analysis for more than 30 years as a tool to aid in determining tissue mineral balance. Mr. Grogan acts as a consultant to numerous physicians, chiropractors, trainers, naturopaths, and nutritionists to rebalance the mineral status of a their clients and patients, as well as maintaining a busy nutritional consulting practice for his own clients.