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Speakers at Vegfest 2010
Here are the speakers who presented at Vegfest 2010. See the
schedule for their lecture times.
This is an invaluable
opportunity to hear the latest on nutrition and health from our doctors and
dietitians. You’ll have ample opportunity to ask questions, both at the talks
and at the Vegfest Doctors and Dietitians booth.
Helmuth Fritz, M.D. |
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Helmuth Fritz, M.D. is
board certified in Internal Medicine and is an assistant clinical
professor of medicine at Loma Linda University School of Medicine. Prior
to his Loma Linda University appointment, he served as a staff physician
and researcher at the NEWSTART Medical Clinic at Weimar Institute, a
health and education organization that focuses on lifestyle to treat and
prevent many common degenerative diseases. He has over 20 years
experience practicing general internal medicine in Washington State. |
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Keith Hanson, M.D. |
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Keith Hanson,
M.D. received his medical training at Loma Linda University School
of Medicine in California in 1978. He is currently Chief of Staff at the
Okanogan-Douglas District Hospital and also has private practice in
Family Medicine. He has a special interest in preventative medicine and
is the Medical Director of the Coronary Health Improvement Program
(CHIP) in Brewster, Washington. |
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Chan Hwang M.D. |
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Chan Hwang,
M.D.
obtained his medical degree at Loma Linda University School of Medicine
in 1994 and completed a four-year residency program in Physical Medicine
and Rehabilitation in 1998 at the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern
University Medical School. Dr. Hwang has been in practice in the Seattle area focusing on
the rehabilitation of musculoskeletal and neuromuscular disorders since
1998. He has also been the pain clinic physician consultant for the Puyallup location of UBC,
Inc. since May of 2001. His passion is to provide lifestyle and physical
medicine as well as rehabilitation resources to the under-served not
only in
Western Washington but internationally as well.
Dr. Hwang will speak on the role that a vegetarian diet plays in the
prevention and treatment of chronic pain and illness. |
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Esther Park-Hwang M.D. |
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Dr. Park-Hwang is a board certified obstetrician and
gynecologist. She received her undergraduate degree at the University of
Washington, medical education at Loma Linda University, School of
Medicine, and graduate training in obstetrics and gynecology at the
University of Illinois at Chicago. She has joined the Tacoma Family
Medicine Residency program in 1998 as faculty, and has been actively
involved in training the obstetrics and gynecology portion of resident
training. Her special interests include managing commonly occurring
women’s health problems through healthy lifestyle changes.
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Sarah Taylor |
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Sarah
Taylor has been a vegan since 2002 when she read Diet
for a New America by John Robbins. Both the philosophy and the science
supporting a vegan diet convinced her to go vegan, and she has never
looked back. In 2006, Sarah started a company called
The Vegan
Next Door in an effort to spread the word about the vegan diet. She
is now a motivational speaker, trainer, and author. Sarah is the author
of the book,
Vegan in 30 Days, which gives practical advice to everyday people on
how to go vegan. In her personal
time, Sarah serves on the Board of Directors at Washington Women's
Employment and Education, enjoys playing competitive tennis, scuba
diving, reading and adventure traveling. She is happily married and
lives in Gig Harbor, WA
with her husband and many pets.
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