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Dr. Robert
Rosati
Dr. Robert A. Rosati is the Director of The Rice Diet
Program, Associate Professor Emeritus of Medicine at
Duke University and is Board Certified in Cardiology
and Internal Medicine.
Originally from NYC, he attended Phillips Andover Academy
and graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of
Science in Biochemistry. He attended and interned at
Duke Medical School, and joined the faculty in 1971.
His early years at Duke were spent developing a medical
information system to record the experience of Duke
cardiologists with patients undergoing cardiac catheterization
or admission to the coronary care unit. Each patient
was followed on a regular basis. Using the system, the
doctor can say "I've got a patient who has this,
this and this"; and, the computer system can tell
him what has happened to patients similar to his new
patient treated either medically or surgically. This
system now contains over 5000 patients. Dr. Rosati achieved
international recognition for the medical information
system, for the standard that he set in clinical research
and for his investigations of the effect of aortocoronary
bypass surgery on the course of patients with ischemic
heart disease.
He has published more than ninety studies in the medical
literature and began a training program to teach doctors
to do clinical research that continues today. Dr. Rosati
was the Director of Duke's Ischemic Heart Disease Special
Center of Research, one of nine multidisciplinary centers
funded by the National Heart Institute. He has served
as a consultant to the Health Sciences Technology Institute,
and has been elected to the prestigious American Society
of Clinical Investigation. He is also a Fellow of the
American College of Physicians. Dr Rosati has successfully
worked with thousands of patients at The Rice Diet Program
and continues to be the backbone of the Program.
He was made Associate Professor of Medicine in 1977.
In 1982, convinced that bypass surgery and angioplasty
were not the answer to coronary heart disease, he became
Director of DUPAC, Duke's cardiac rehabilitation program.
He was quickly convinced that diet was the key to preventing
or reversing heart disease and so began to work with
Dr. Walter Kempner in 1983. After ten years under Dr.
Kempner's tutelage, Dr. Rosati has accumulated a vast
experience using the Diet in the prevention and treatment
of kidney disease, heart disease, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia,
diabetes and obesity. He became Director of the Kempner
Clinic and the Rice Diet Program in 1991.
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Dr. Francis A. Neelon
Endocrinologist and Associate Professor Emeritus of
Medicine at Duke University Medical Center
Dr. Frank Neelon, the Medical Director of the Rice
Diet Program since 1995, is an Associate Professor
Emeritus of Medicine at Duke University and is Board
Certified in Endocrinology and Internal Medicine.
Dr. Neelon grew up just north of Boston, MA, received
a BS from Boston College, and an MD from Harvard
Medical School. His clinical training was all at
Duke University Medical Center, interspersed with
three years in the Laboratory of General and Comparative
Biochemistry at the National Institute of Mental
Health in Bethesda, MD.
Dr. Neelon, who has published more than 100 papers
in the scientific and medical literature, served
for 10 years as Editor of The North Carolina Medical
Journal, five years as Chief of the Division of Endocrinology
at Duke University Medical Center, and is an active
member of seven medical societies. He is the second
Vice-President of the American Osler Society.
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Joy Anandi
Joy has practiced and taught all levels of yoga for
over 30years. As a survivor of two bouts of cancer,
using both traditional and alternative treatments, she
has dedicated her life to sharing her experiences and
knowledge to awaken the healing powers inside to heal
body, mind and spirit. In 1989, Joy took a four year
sabbatical study with Kali Ray, living the lifestyle
of a yogini, using a vegan diet as medicine for prevention
of cancer and other life threatening illnesses. Kali
Ray is a world renowned yogini and founder of Kali TriYoga
International. Joy has created FLOWING GENTLE PATH YOGA,
a healing system for chair bound people, using pranayama
(breath regulation) and hatha yoga (physical exercise).
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Dr. Larry Burk
Dr. Burk holds classes with patients who have chronic musculoskeletal pain, anxiety or compulsive overeating who are willing to explore a mind-body-spirit approach, to address the core issues of healing and self-empowerment. Dr Burk run Healing Imager, Inc., which offers services in musculoskeletal teleradiology and integrative medicine. He also practices for acupuncture, hypnosis and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) at Oriental Health Solutions. Previously he was an Associate Professor of Radiology and Director of Education at the Duke Center for Integrative Medicine. He completed the UCLA Medical Acupuncture for Physicians Course in 1998 and practiced for 5 years at Duke in the Pain Clinic and the Diet and Fitness Center.
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As Program Coordinator for the Rice Diet Program for over a decade, Jayne conducts Dr. Rosati's research study, following 1,500 patients over a 10-year period. She also works closely with the medical staff to ensure patients attending the Program in Durham have an easy transition as to optimize their overall experience and long-term success. In addition, Jayne oversees media relations, the Rice Diet website, the "Rice Paper" newsletter and staff computer support.
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Dr.
Carolyn Craft, BA, Div/Ord. draws on her experience as counselor, speaker, corporate executive and spiritual leader to offer heartfelt direction to those in search of living a fuller life. She brings to any coaching or counseling endeavor extensive psychotherapy studies and trainings and relative insights from having ongoing personal conversations with nationally known leaders in the field of human potential. Dr. Wayne Dyer, Gary Zukav, Dr. John Gray, Deepak Chopra, Caroline Myss, Marianne Williamson, Jean Houston, Dr Joan Borysenko and Neale Donald Walsch represent a few of the visionaries who have shared their wisdom with Carolyn through her years of television and radio experience. She hosts "Waking Up with Carolyn Craft" on Sirius Satellite Radio No. 114 and is currently in private practice and a regular lecturer at the Rice Diet Program.
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Dr.
Jay Dunbar is Director of the Magic
Tortoise School located in the Research Triangle area. The school offers classes, workshops, private tutoring
and teacher training in taijiquan, qigong, and related
studies. Jay's dissertation (Ph.D., Education, UNC-1991)
was on taijiquan instruction in America. He has served
as chief judge of forms and push-hands in numerous
tournaments. He is a senior student of the late Grandmaster
Jou, Tsung Hwa.
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Patricia Esperon
Patricia Esperon is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Duke University. She received a Masters in Social Work from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1991, where she received the Katherine Banham scholarship for her work in the area of mental health. Ms. Esperon was a therapist and lecturer at Duke from 1995 to 2002 and continues to address numerous topics associated with weight management such as Perfectionism, Weight and Sexuality, and Binge Eating. She continues to work with those who are struggling with weight disorders, as well as depression, anxiety and trauma. In addition, Ms. Esperon has provided psychological evaluations for patients considering gastric bypass surgery at the Duke University's Bariatric Clinic. Ms. Esperon has been quoted in such national magazines as Good Housekeeping, Shape, My Generation and Real Simple, and she has appeared on the television program 60 Minutes. She is currently in private practice and is a regular lecturer at the Rice Diet Program.
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Ronnie
Kolotkin, Ph.D.
Dr. Ronette "Ronnie" Kolotkin is a psychologist specializing in weight and eating issues. Ronnie's interest in obesity began in childhood when, as a fat kid, she experienced teasing and ridicule from others. In addition to working with clients for over 20 years, she is an internationally recognized obesity researcher who has published over 40 scientific articles and given numerous talks on obesity and quality of life at national and international meetings. For over 15 years, Ronnie directed the psychological component (Behavioral Health Program) at Duke University's Diet and Fitness Center. Dr. Kolotkin also developed the most widely used weight-related questionnaire used in clinical trials for overweight persons. She both practices and teaches a wide array of mind/body skills that facilitate maintenance of a healthy weight and lifestyle.
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Anna LaBarre
Anna F. LaBarre, RD, LDN obtained a degree in Foods and Nutrition and completed her dietetic internship at Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina. She is currently completing thesis work for a Master's in Nutrition, also from Meredith College.
Prior to starting with the Rice Diet Program, Anna worked with Personalized Nutrition, Inc., a private practice of dietitians, teaching classes and counseling individual patients primarily in weight management and heart health, as well as providing nutrition education for health fairs. She has been a fitness instructor, teaching spinning classes for more than three years. Her graduate work includes research in sustainable food systems, local and organic foods. As a passionate nutrition educator, Anna wishes to impart sound nutrition knowledge, inspire mindful eating and conscious consumerism, thus empowering individuals to make sustainable lifestyle changes.
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Staff Assistant. Judy has been with The Rice Diet Program for over 45 years.
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Kitty Gurkin Rosati, M.S., R.D., L.D.N., has specialized
in the prevention and reversal of heart disease and
other chronic diseases, with over 13 years of professional
experience with cardiac and drug rehabilitation. Her
work experiences also include teaching nutrition to
dental students at the U.N.C. at Chapel Hill, to IBM
executives in the NC Research Triangle, and to patients
in private practice. After years in cardiac rehabilitation,
she published her successful consulting nutrition efforts
in implementing a reversal cardiac diet in the Journal
of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation. She is a Registered
Dietitian involved in preventing and reversing heart
disease through a healing of not only the physical,
but of the emotional and spiritual self as well.
Kitty is author of the book HEAL YOUR HEART: "The New Rice Diet Program for Reversing Heart Disease Through Nutrition, Exercise, and Spiritual Renewal" and THE RICE DIET COOKBOOK and along with Dr. Rosati is co-author of THE RICE DIET SOLUTION: The World-Famous Low-Sodium, Good-Carb, Detox Diet for Quick and Lasting Weight Loss.
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