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Michael D. Ozner, MD, is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He is Medical Director of Wellness and Prevention at Baptist Hospital of Miami and medical director for the Cardiovascular Prevention Institute of South Florida. His book is The Great American Heart Hoax.
Pierluigi Tricoci, MD, PhD, MHS, is a cardiologist at the Duke Heart Center and a faculty member at the Duke Clinical Research Institute.
Tieraona Low Dog, MD, is Director of Education for the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine and a Clinical Lecturer for the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy. Her Web site is www.drlowdog.com
