Harriet Beinfield, L.Ac. is a licensed acupuncturist, author, and educator practicing Chinese medicine for 35 years. She is the co-author of the widely read “Between Heaven and Earth: A Guide to Chinese Medicine” and many articles. She is on the Advisory Board of the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine’s Osher Center for Integrative Medicine. Ms. Beinfield is also on the Editorial Board of two peer-reviewed journals, Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing and Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, as well as the popular magazine Natural Health. She has lectured nationally and internationally and actively practices acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine at the San Francisco clinic, Chinese Medicine Works. (www.chinese-medicine-works.com)

Larry Baskind, M.D., FAAP co-founded Riverside Pediatrics in Croton-on-Hudson, New York in 1991. Riverside Pediatrics provides health care to over 10,000 children in Westchester County, New York and the surrounding area. He is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a Fellow in the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Dr. Baskind is a former Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Hudson Valley Hospital Center and is a Clinical Associate Professor at New York Medical College. His interest in alternative therapies began with efforts to treat children in a busy clinical setting using the most effective and safest treatments from various disciplines, including Western and Eastern herbal medicine and homeopathy. He has lectured on homeopathy as well as Chinese medicine.

Efrem Korngold, L.Ac., OMD, one of the leading traditional Chinese medicine teachers and practitioners in America, is the co-author of “Between Heaven and Earth: A Guide to Chinese Medicine.” He began his studies at the College of Traditional Acupuncture in England and studied herbal medicine at Kunming Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Institute and Shanghai College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shu Guang Hospital. Mr. Korngold is on the faculty of the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and teaches widely in the U.S. and Europe. A Diplomate in Acupuncture (NCCAOM), he has lectured at University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, Andrew Weil's Program in Integrative Medicine, and Beth Israel Hospital in New York. He is engaged in the active practice of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine at the San Francisco clinic, Chinese Medicine Works.

Stephen Cowan, M.D., FAAP is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics as well as being a certified Medical Acupuncturist with more than 20 years of clinical experience working with children. He is a Fellow in the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), a member of the AAP Section on Child Development, the Autism Research Institute's Defeat Autism Now (DAN) practitioner group, and a founding member of the Holistic Pediatric Association. He is a former Director of the Asthmatic Children’s Foundation in Ossining, New York. Dr. Cowan specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of neuro-developmental pediatric problems such as Attention Deficit Disorder, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Migraine, Tourette's, Asthma and Allergies. He co-founded Riverside Pediatrics in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, and is a member of The Center for Health and Healing in Northern Westchester County.