Launched in 1995, Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine has a mission to promote the art and science of integrative medicine and a responsibility to improve public health. We strive to maintain the highest standards of ethical medical journalism independent of special interests that is timely, accurate, and a pleasure to read. We publish original, peer-reviewed scientific articles that provide health care providers with continuing education to promote health, prevent illness, and treat disease. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine was the first journal in this field to be indexed in the National Library of Medicine. In 2006, 2007, and 2008, ATHM had the highest impact factor ranking of any independently published peer-reviewed CAM journal in the United States—meaning that its research articles were cited more frequently than any other journal’s in the field.Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine does not endorse any particular system or method but promotes the evaluation and appropriate use of all effective therapeutic approaches. Each issue contains a variety of disciplined inquiry methods, from case reports to original scientific research to systematic reviews. The editors encourage the integration of evidence-based emerging therapies with conventional medical practices by licensed health care providers in a way that promotes a comprehensive approach to health care that is focused on wellness, prevention, and healing. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine hopes to inform all licensed health care practitioners about developments in fields other than their own and to foster an ongoing debate about the scientific, clinical, historical, legal, political, and cultural issues that affect all of health care.
David Riley, MD, Editor in Chief
David Riley’s primary interest in healthcare lies in prevention and improving patient care through the implementation of innovative and cost-effective therapies. In 1992, he opened the Integrative Medicine Institute, a multispecialty clinic, research center, and healthcare policy institute in Santa Fe,
New Mexico.
Dr Riley graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1976 and worked as a musician and chef before attending medical school. He is board certified in internal medicine and is a clinical associate professor at the University of New Mexico Medical School. He has experience in a variety of complementary therapies, including yoga and meditation, food and nutrition, cranial osteopathy, shamanism, homeopathy, herbal medicine and dietary supplements. Since 1992, Dr Riley has conducted or managed many clinical trials, ranging from international practice-based research networks to randomized controlled clinical trials. He has been a member of the CONSORT group and worked on systematic reviews with the Chalmer’s Research Group. In 1998, Dr Riley founded Southwest Health Options, an independent practice association managing the delivery of complementary and alternative medicine for insured patients in New Mexico.
Christine L. Girard, ND, Editor
Christine L. Girard, ND, is executive vice president of academic and clinical affairs for the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, Arizona. Dr Girard completed her undergraduate degree at Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont, and received her doctorate in naturopathic medicine from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine, Portland, Oregon. She participated in and completed the first hospital-based residency for naturopathic physicians at Griffin Hospital in Derby, Connecticut. Dr Girard’s career has focused on hospital-based integrative medicine and leadership in undergraduate and postgraduate naturopathic medical education. She is the cofounder and past codirector of the Integrative Medicine Center at Griffin Hospital, where she created, in conjunction with the University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine, an integrative medicine residency program for naturopathic physicians. Dr Girard served as a clinical research specialist at the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center and is former director of naturopathic medicine at Southwestern Regional Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a Cancer Treatment Centers of America hospital. She is a past board member of the American Association of Naturopathic Medicine and the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education. Her volunteer work includes support of the Sojourner Center, a domestic violence shelter in the Greater Phoenix area, and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Jason Hao, DOM, Editor
Jason Hao, DOM, received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine in China in 1982 and 1987 and received his Master of Business Administration in 2004 from the University of Phoenix. He is the president of the International Academy of Scalp Acupuncture, the chairman of the Acupuncture Committee at the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and vice president of the Southwest Acupuncture College Board in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Dr Hao is a well-known professor and has been teaching, practicing, and researching acupuncture and treatment with Chinese herbs for 26 years at academic centers in both the United States and China. In 2006, Dr Hao was invited to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, where he achieved remarkable results using scalp acupuncture to treat amputee veterans suffering from phantom pain. Dr Hao has published numerous articles and currently serves as an editor of Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion, a leading acupuncture journal in China. He is committed to using his knowledge and experience to enhance the high professional standards already set by Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine and pledges his highest level of service toward furthering its global mission.
Michele Mittelman, RN, MPH, Editor Michele Mittelman, RN, MPH, has a background in nursing from the University of Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing, Rutgers University, and is a member of nursing’s national honor society, Sigma Theta Tau International. She has worked as a registered nurse in intensive care, obtained a graduate degree in public health from Columbia University, and worked as a healthcare consultant with Ernst & Young. After a hiatus from healthcare, Michele has been increasingly drawn to her roots in nursing and is an advocate for the nursing profession, with a focus on integrative care. She has worked nationally to advance integrative medicine through strategic philanthropic initiatives and is involved with the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. Michele has worked in her local community serving The Catalogue for Philanthropy and Tenacre Country Day School and has been a trustee, docent, and active volunteer with the New England Wildflower Society.
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