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Nutraceutical Sciences Institute (NSI) The NSI Scientific Advisory Board

The Nutraceutical Sciences Institute (NSI) Scientific Advisory Board has been assembled to provide you with the highest quality supplements and natural products. Our board members -- all leading medical professionals and authorities in their respective fields -- carefully review a variety of published scientific and medical research to stay up-to-date and knowledgeable on a multitude of pertinent and timely subjects. Thanks to our board members, GoNSI is able to accomplish its mission of ensuring the highest level of quality, safety and value for our customers.

Dr. Allen S. Josephs, Co-Founder & Chairman, Vitacost.com
Is currently in private practice in neurology with Essex Neurological Associates and is Section Chief of Neurology at St. Barnabas Hospital, a 600-bed hospital in Livingston, New Jersey. Dr. Josephs served his neurology residency at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York, where he also served as Chief Resident in Neurology. In addition, he has served as the Chairman of the Ethics Committee of Beth Israel Hospital. Dr. Josephs is board certified in Internal Medicine and Neurology. He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the Essex County Medical Society, and Alpha Omega Honor Medical Society.

David N. Ilfeld, M.D.
Received his residency training at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, UCLA, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He is American Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, and Allergy & Immunology. He has published 39 original research articles, in addition to letters and chapters in books, which include publications in Nature and Lancet. Dr. Ilfeld now practices internal medicine and designs multi-vitamin formulas and clinical trials for Nutraceutical Sciences Institute (NSI).

Lawrence A. Pabst, M.D
Is currently in private practice in Galion, Ohio specializing in general orthopedics, with a sub-specialty in arthroscopy, arthritis and nutrition. Dr. Pabst has been board certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery since 1981. He serves on the Ohio State Medical Association, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the Ohio Orthopedic Society, and the American Medical Association, and was the president of the Crawford County Medical Society in 1982. Dr. Pabst joined the Board of Directors on April 15, 1999.

James A. Schaller, M.D., FACOG
Has just retired from private practice to devote all of his time to writing and lecturing on health and relationships. Dr. Schaller served three years in Paris, France at the American Hospital as the physician for the Americans assigned to the "Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Powers in Europe" (SHAPE), and was awarded the Army Commendation Medal. He has been certified in his specialty of OB-GYN since 1968. In 1978, he was a member of the first group in his specialty to voluntarily submit to and pass a recertification process.

James L. Schaller, M.D., MAR
Has now relocated and is working at the Naples Preventive Medicine Center in Naples, Florida. He has been published in four languages and has over 30 academic writings, appearing in such publications as the American Journal of Psychiatry, AMA News, and the Journal of the American Medical Association. Dr. Schaller has spoken on 80 national radio shows and is a member of many medical organizations, including the American Psychiatric Association and the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

Lee M. Schwalben, M.D.
Joined GoNSI in November 2000. He practiced internal medicine and geriatrics, serving as the medical director of a long-term, acute-care hospital and of several nursing facilities. Dr. Schwalben has also served as the marketing director of a multi-specialty medical practice and as the medical director of Scimark, a medical marketing company. He has been a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine since 1989.

Robert G. Trapp, M.D.
Is currently the Medical Director of The Arthritis Center in Springfield, Illinois and Asst. Professor and Chief of the Division of Rheumatology/ Immunology at Southern Illinois University. He has been board certified in internal medicine and rheumatology since 1978, and has been involved in over 45 research grants from pharmaceutical and governmental sources, including Searle, Merck and Ortho-McNeil. He has written ten articles, some of which are published in the Journal of Rheumatology, Annals of Internal Medicine and Contemporary Orthopaedics. He is a member of several professional societies, including the American Medical Association and the American College of Physicians.

John Joseph Walker, M.D.
Is currently on the active medical staff of High Point Regional Health System, in High Point, North Carolina. Dr. Walker specializes in gastroenterology, hepatology, and internal medicine, and is a diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners, the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Internal Medicine Subspecialty: Gastroenterology. He is a member of such associations as the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the American College of Gastroenterology. Several of his articles have been published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology and Gastroenterology. He has twice been named by his peers as one of "The Best Doctors in America."

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