2022 SPEAKER SERIES
Join us on Sunday, June 5th at 11:30 a.m. (EST) for a live zoom presentation titled, "Navigating the Healthcare System to advocate for you and your loved ones" by Dr. Marci Hardy, PhD.
Dr. Hardy is an experienced Health Director and college faculty member with a demonstrated history of working in academia, and the DTC genetics and lab testing, healthcare, wellness, and fitness industries. She has expertise in evaluating and translating research into relevant and understandable content for patient education materials and reports, white papers, blog posts, infographics, website content, social media posts, eCourses, lecture materials, and curriculum development. Also, Dr. Hardy blends her professional background with her lived experience as a patient and caregiver to train others on patient advocacy and successfully navigating the healthcare system.
The presentation will be followed by a live question and answer session from the audience. The event will be recorded for future viewing. We will notify the public when it is available for viewing.
To register for this event, please email scdregister3@gmail.com. You will receive an immediate email back with the Zoom meeting login information for the event.
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Dr. Marci Hardy, PhD
Join us on Saturday, June 18th at 2:00 p.m. (EST) for a live zoom presentation titled, "Nutrition in Immune Balance: Learnings from Inflammatory Bowel Disease" by Dr. David Suskind, MD
Dr. Suskind, MD, is Director of Clinical Gastroenterology at Seattle Children's Hospital and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. An expert in intestinal diseases, Dr. Suskind has focused much of his energy into clinical care and research for inflammatory bowel disease.
He is leading a national effort to integrate nutritional therapy into clinical care for patients with inflammatory bowel disease and to studying the effect of dietary therapy in inflammatory bowel disease. He believes in patient and family empowerment through medical education.
The presentation will be followed by a live question and answer session from the audience. The event will be recorded for future viewing. We will notify the public when it is available for viewing.
To register for this event, please email scdregister4@gmail.com. You will receive an immediate email back with the Zoom meeting login information for the event.
Dr. David Suskind, MD
Join us on Tuesday, June 21 at 12:00 p.m. (EST) for a live zoom presentation titled, "SCD and Autism-behavior is communication. Healing the gut is critical" by Victoria Kearns Grancarich
To register for this event, please email scdregister@gmail.com You will receive an immediate email back with the Zoom meeting login information for the event.
Victoria Kearns Grancarich
Tucker Sweeney interviews Matt Herod
Tucker Sweeney interviews Matt Herod
Tucker Sweeney interviews Matt Herod
Extraordinary interview
coming up in July
Mom's share their stories
Tucker Sweeney interviews Matt Herod
Tucker Sweeney interviews Matt Herod
"The miracle journey of healing with SCD: 6 Moms share their child's Specific Carbohydrate Diet Journey". Presentation August 7
Future speakers
Dr. Benjamin Gold, MD
Dr. Nirupama Bonthala, MD
Dr. Nirupama Bonthala, MD
- President, North American Society For Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition (NASPGHAN)
- Pediatric Gastroenterologist, GI Care for Kids
Dr. Nirupama Bonthala, MD
Dr. Nirupama Bonthala, MD
Dr. Nirupama Bonthala, MD
- IM/Gastroenterologist and Lead Gastroenterologist, IBD Pregnancy Program, Cedars Sinai
Dr. Joshua Korzenik, MD
Dr. Nirupama Bonthala, MD
Dr. Eric Vasiliauskas, MD
- Director, Crohn's Colitis Center
- Director, Resnek Family Center for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Research at Brigham and Women's Hospital
Dr. Eric Vasiliauskas, MD
Dr. Eric Vasiliauskas, MD
Dr. Eric Vasiliauskas, MD
- Director, Nutrition and Integrative IBD Program
- Associate Clinical Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program at Cedar's Sina
Dr. Dale Lee, MD, MSCE
Dr. Eric Vasiliauskas, MD
Dr. Dale Lee, MD, MSCE
- Medical Director, Clinical Nutrition; Director of the Celiac Disease Program
- Pediatric Gastroenterologist at Seattle Children's Hospital
Past 2022 Speakers for the Series
Richard Kellermayer, MD, PhD. presented, "Microbiome 101; Could Fecal Microbiota Transplants (FMT) Cure Inflammatory Bowel Diseases?" The video presentation is available for live streaming at our SCD Video Library
Dr. Kellermayer is the director of the Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Program at Texas Children's Hospital (TCH), Baylor College of Medicine (BCM). He is a devoted pediatric gastroenterologist striving for outstanding patient care with special interest in IBD (including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis). Dr. Kellermayer is an expert in Clostridium difficile infection, and is the Medical Director of the Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) program at TCH. He is a passionate researcher with focus on the microbiome and the environmental (nutritional and epigenetic) origins of IBD. Dr. Kellermayer is also an avid teacher of multiple pre-and postgraduate students, and clinical fellows.
Dr. Richard Kellermayer, MD, PhD
Dr. Ali Arjomand PhD presented, "Identifying and Addressing Nutrient Deficiencies while following the Specific Carbohydrate Diet". The video presentation is available for live streaming at our SCD Video Library
Dr. Arjomand is a scientist and entrepreneur with a successful 20 year track record developing, leading and growing scalable programs and impactful ventures across multiple health sectors. He is the Founder and CEO of Modulla Health Nutrition Clinic, a GI focused nutrition clinic serving patients living with IBD or other chronic GI conditions. Dr. Arjomand is a fervent champion of diet-based interventions, especially the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD), which ultimately reversed his own long-standing severe Crohn’s disease. Aside from supporting IBD patients with SCD education and implementation, Dr. Arjomand also collects SCD clinical and outcomes data for presentation and publication within the medical communities to support wider acceptance of SCD. Dr Arjomand serves as a Board Member for the Specific Carbohydrate Diet Association since 2020.
Dr. Ali Arjomand, PhD