About

CE Gant, M.D., Ph.D.
Chairman and Chief Medical Officer of Functional Medicine Studies

Dr. CE Gant has practiced Integrative, Complementary/Alternative and Functional Medicine for over three decades. Dr. Gant also teaches mindfulness-based meditation and incorporates Gestalt, REBT (Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy), Transpersonal and other mindfulness-based psychotherapies into his medical practice.

His doctorate thesis research in the 1980s predicted that mindfulness-based therapies should evoke consistent neurophysiological changes in brain function (especially frontal lobes), which should be measurable with brain neuroimagery, and this has essentially been proven in the last decade in functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) research.

Dr. Gant is the Director of Integrative Medicine of the neuroimagery group, Brain Enhancement Solutions and Technologies Inc. (brainenhancement.net ), which utilizes the technology of quantum EEG neuroimagery to diagnose and treat brain disorders as well as clarify the effects of brain nutritional restoration, brain detoxification and neurotransmitter restoration.

He is also medical director and CMO of Synaptic Connections (synapticconnections.org ), a research-focused, non-profit, neuroimagery group which is studying the effects of neurofeedback on brain disorders and how nutrition, detoxification and neurotransmitter balancing enhances brain function as well as improving outcomes for various neuropsychiatric disorders.

Dr. Gant received his B.S. degree in chemistry from Hampden-Sydney College and his medical degree from the University of Virginia Medical School. Dr. Gant pioneered many of the nutritional and detoxification treatments for the treatment of substance use and other mental disorders while serving as the medical director of Tully Hill Hospital, as a medical consultant at Syracuse Behavioral Healthcare and as a psychiatric consultant at numerous substance abuse and mental health clinics throughout Central New York.

These protocols are currently being duplicated around the country by many healthcare practitioners (see allianceforaddictionsolutions.org – Dr. Gant is a founding member) and they promise to improve treatment outcomes and bring authentic healing to those suffering from all types of mental disorders. Dr. Gant currently practices at National Integrated Health Associates (NIHADC.com ).

Dr. Gant has authored numerous publications, including ADHD Complementary and Alternative Medicine Solutions, and End Your Addiction Now which is available in bookstores.  For further information, visit CEGant.com

Dr. Gant provides the latest, cutting-edge, diagnostic, functional laboratory testing for his patients to define the root causes of symptoms which can then be targeted to optimize brain health and general wellness. This science-based approach can reverse the biochemical roots of aggression, addiction and mental disorders, as well as many medical disorders, which brings authentic healing and recovery.

He is the "trainer of trainers".

Advisory Board

Hyla Cass, M.D.

Dr. Hyla Cass is a nationally acclaimed physician, board-certified psychiatrist, and one of the country's foremost authors and experts on the subject of integrative medicine. She combines the best of leading-edge natural medicine with modern science in her clinical practice of 25 years, writings, lectures, and nationwide media appearances.

Quoted widely in newspapers and magazines, including the Los Angeles Times, The Toronto Star, Cosmopolitan, Newsweek, and People Magazine, she also appears regularly on radio and television, including The Dr. Oz Show, The View, E!Entertainment, and MSNBC. She is the author of several popular books including User's Guide to Herbal Remedies, St. John's Wort: Nature's Blues Buster, Natural Highs, Supplement Your Prescription: What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutrition, and 8 Weeks to Vibrant Health.

Dr. Cass also maintains a busy schedule of speaking engagements around the country, with topics ranging from complementary medicine and psychiatry, longevity enhancement, women's health (including natural hormone therapy), weight management, to stress reduction, and natural treatments for addictions, anxiety disorders, and depression. She also speaks around the US and Canada on behalf of Natural Factors and Preferred Nutrition on their line of women’s supplements.

She consults to the supplement industry in formulating nutritional products, and has formulated some unique products for enhancing mind, mood and energy, available at www.cassmd.com. 

Born in Toronto, Canada, Dr. Cass obtained her pre-medical and medical education from the University of Toronto School of Medicine. Her residency training was completed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where she then served as an attending staff physician for 10 years. In addition to her current work as an integrative medical practitioner, Dr. Cass served for over 20 years as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA School of Medicine. She also is a former Board Member of the American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM); current Advisory Board member at Taste for Life Magazine and Medical Editor at Total Health Magazine. For more information, see her website at www.cassmd.com.

Richard S. Lord, Ph.D.

Dr. Lord is Chief Science Officer at Metametrix Clinical Laboratory. Dr. Lord joined Metametrix in 1989 and has been actively involved in the development of new testing methodologies and innovative laboratory report combinations.

In addition to co-authoring the book, Laboratory Evaluations for Integrative and Functional Medicine, Dr. Lord also publishes technical articles, lectures, and consults with health professionals regarding the application of nutritional, metabolic assays to patient care.

Dr. Lord received his BS in Chemistry from Georgia State University and his PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Texas in 1970. He then went on to complete postdoctoral fellowships at the Clayton Foundation Biochemical Institute, the University of Arizona, and the National Institute of Health.

He served as president for Doctor's Data and Horizon Laboratories from 1974-1981. For the next eight years, Dr. Lord was a Professor and Chairman in the Department of Chemistry for Life University where he was instrumental in the initiation and design of a BS degree in Nutritional Science.

Over the past three years, Dr. Lord has also become an active participant in the Defeat Autism Now! Think Tank, and the MINDD Foundation Think Tank, based in Sydney, Australia.

Michael A. Gruttadauria, D.C., DACAN

Dr. Michael Gruttadauria is a graduate of NY Chiropractic College and is one of only 600 Board Certified Chiropractic Neurologists in the world.  He graduated in 1988 and has spent the better part of his career working in the fields of Functional Neurology and Functional Diagnostic Medicine.

Best known for his application of this work to patients with Autism, Dr. Mike brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to all patients he sees.  He is currently working toward Board Certification in Neurochemistry through the Carrick Institute of Graduate Studies.  Dr. Mike has been part of Charles Gant, Md, PhD’s Master Clinician Training Program since its inception as well as a student of both the Functional Medicine University and FMTown Training Programs.  Dr. Mike is a Defeat Autism Now! Clinician as well.

In response to an alarming epidemic of chronic illnesses across the United States, Dr. Mike has been working on coaching and consulting with doctors of many disciplines to assist them in their journey of learning functional medicine.  He has lectured extensively on the biochemical and neurological basis of chronic diseases, including Autism, to professional organizations, doctor’s groups and medical residents.

Dr. Mike has created a protocol called Neuro-Enhancement Therapy™, which combines sensory and multisensory integration with functional medicine interventions in the treatment of patients with chronic neurological disorders.

Dr. Mike is in private practice in New York and is currently opening another office on the East Side of Manhattan.  He is the author of a book called Beat Autism Now! (www.beatautismnow.com), as well as many articles on autism.  His work has been highlighted on television news stories, as well as on the radio and Internet to worldwide audiences.

Patrick Flynn, N.M.D., D.C.
 

Dr. Patrick Flynn is a dynamic, highly sought-out national speaker and author who is revolutionizing healthcare with his unique approach. Dr. Flynn speaks to and consults a wide variety of audiences including, but not limited to, medical doctors and various other medical practitioners, naturopathic practitioners, chiropractors, dentists and nutritionists on topics such as functional medicine, hormonal imbalance, digestive disorders, autism spectrum disorders, neurological disorders, detoxification and so much more.

Dr. Flynn is passionate about Functional Medicine. He strives to help practitioners all over the world through Gear Up, his consulting company that offers turnkey functional medicine tools for practitioners. These tools include Functional Assessment Questionnaire Software, Functional Medicine consulting, Social Media Marketing services, books, educational materials, webinars, seminars, and other products as they become available.

“It’s because I am in the trenches with you every day that I am able to bring you cutting edge, revolutionary tools to help you do exactly what I do – in YOUR office with the same results!

In addition to speaking all over the country, Dr. Flynn also practices full-time. He is the founder and director of “The Wellness Way” in Northeast Wisconsin. After graduating from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1999, Dr. Flynn opened his first office in 2000. Since then, he has obtained countless hours of post-graduate training in nutrition, naturopathy, female hormone issues, and detoxification. At his waiting list practice, Dr. Flynn is blessed to help patients with chronic illness from all over the country. From infants to elderly, he greatly enjoys seeing function restored to people with health problems such as adrenal issues, thyroid problems, acid reflux, allergies, autism spectrum disorders, infertility, depression, hormonal imbalances, diabetes, and more!

Mark J. McClure, D.D.S., F.A.G.D. 

Dr. Mark McClure is a biological and integrative medical dentist.  He was the developer and founder of Denticare (of VA, DC, MD, and PA), the Dental Group, and the National Integrated Health Associates (NIHA) in Washington, DC, where he has had a very busy practice since 1995.

His interest and studies in holistic health began in 1979, and has intensified throughout the years.  Along with receiving his doctoral degree in Dentistry from the University of Maryland in 1973, he also received a Doctor of Integrated Medicine in 1998 from Capital University of Integrative Medicine (CUIM).

Dr. McClure is also a Fellow in the American Academy of General Dentistry and a former Provost and President of CUIM.  He was also a professor there in the Department of Integrated Psychiatry and Neurobiology. Other academic appointments have included being an instructor of Removable Prosthodontics at Howard University School of Dentistry.

“Chronic and degenerative disease can be caused by toxic filling on teeth, jawbone infection, the bite, or airway problems. As a holistic dentist, I integrate your medical and dental problems to help restore you to health or promote your wellness.”

Dr. McClure was cited in “Top Dentists 2004" by the Washington Consumers Checkbook. 

 Ralph W. Wilson, N.D., M.S.

Dr. Wilson is a licensed naturopathic physician who formerly practiced at National Integrated Health Associates in Washington DC and now practices at the Washington Institute of Natural Medicine (www.WINMdc.com). He joined NIHA in 2001 in order to support Biological Dentistry and to help advance the growing field of Integrative Medicine. He now continues making biological dental referrals to NIHA while collaborating with the natural medicine practitioners at the Washington Institute.

A member of Mensa and a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, he has dedicated his practice to helping people discover their natural healing resources and methods that will remove obstacles that affect self-healing.

During his journey of professional development he has met many key individuals in the health care field. A workshop with Bernie Siegel MD -- at a conference of the American Holistic Medical Association -- was instrumental in his growing appreciation for the connection between the mind and the body’s ability to move toward health after receiving often devastating diagnoses. A presentation by Paul Rubin, DDS, then-president of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology ( IAOMT.org) -- about mental health improvement after treatment of dental conditions and removal of Mercury amalgam fillings -- began his commitment to the DAMS movement in the USA (Dental Amalgam Mercury Solutions). Meeting Björn Nordenström MD deepened his appreciation of the electrical effects of metals in the mouth; he is a member of the International Association for Biologically Closed Electric Circuits in Medicine and Biology (IABC). Dr. Nordenström’s successes with treating cancers further energized Dr. Wilson into study of the relationships between the physical body and the energies that affect metabolic pathways and he went on after his diploma as a naturopathic physician to earn a masters degree in Acupuncture from Bastyr University.

Recent advances in neuroscience such as “mirror neurons,” the concept of “Neuroplasticity” and the growing interest in “Mindfulness” have served to highlight for Dr. Wilson the need to include mental and brain health factors when constructing comprehensive integrative medicine treatment programs for what seem to be purely physical concerns.

He is now a FlexAware teacher applying the educational insights of Steven Shafarman whose breathing-based movement practice is helping people stimulate neural integration and enhance fitness (www.FlexAwareFitness.com/Flexaware).

The gradual narrowing of the viewpoint of standard western medicine -- to become one of seeking out Disease as an entity to be killed -- brings forward the need to consider the individual patients themselves as the most important part of the healthcare equation.The individual’s ability to maintain or regain healthy function is the key to Functional Medicine.

Dr. Wilson is impressed with Dr. Gant’s ability to make accessible the tools and training for Functional Medicine. The work of physicians, therapists, counselors and others who serve the public will be greatly enhanced by what they learn at the Academy of Functional Medicine, Dentistry and Psychology.

Lisa Hill DiFusco

Lisa Hill DiFusco is an Executive Coach, Leadership Development expert, New York State Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Holistic Health Consultant. In 1987 at the encouragement and inspiration of surgeon and best-selling author Bernie Siegel MD, she founded The LightHeart Institute, a holistic coaching, counseling and consulting organization whose mission is to create an upward spiral of effective leadership, health, healing and vitality, impacting Rochester, New York and beyond for generations to come.

Ms. Hill DiFusco graduated cum laude with a Bachelor's Degree in theology from the Franciscan University of Steubenville. She completed graduate work in psychology, training in Neuro-Linguistic Programming and spent five years studying the relationship between the unconscious mind and human behavior with Mel Bucholtz, MA, a student of the late great Milton Erikson MD. Most recently Ms. Hill DiFusco has been studying with the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, DC completing the Professional, Advanced and Food As Medicine Training Programs, and the Academy of Functional Medicine, Dentistry and Psychology where she has completed Level I and II of the Master Practitioner Certification focusing on the biochemical basis for chronic illness, alcoholism and addiction.

Dedicated to the health and vitality of the clients she serves, Ms. Hill DiFusco has been working with individuals and organizations for over twenty-three years igniting their natural ability to succeed and thrive. As a Holistic Psychotherapist and Holistic Health Consultant she blends traditional therapeutic practices with cutting-edge mind-body approaches to promote health, healing and vitality. As a Leadership Development expert and Executive Coach she facilitates gains in productivity, profitability and happier workforces. Her corporate clients range from vice presidents of Fortune 500 companies managing 500 million in annual assets to business owners producing one million plus in annual sales.