Course Directors & Faculty

Joseph Helms, MD

Joseph Helms, MD

President

Helms Medical Institute
Berkeley, CA


Mitchell Elkiss, DO

Mitchell Elkiss, DO

HMI Course Co-Director

Neurology, OMM, Medical Acupuncture
Farmington Hills, MI

Ali Safayan, MD

Ali Safayan, MD

HMI Course Co-Director

Internal Medicine and Medical Acupuncture, Private Practice
Washington, DC

David Groopman, MD

David Groopman, MD

Director of Virtual Graduate Education

Medical Acupuncture and Internal Medicine
Richmond, VA

Larissa Bresler, MD

Larissa Bresler, MD

Associate Professor of Urology, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Loyola University Medical Center & Hines VA Hospital
Maywood, IL
Barbara de la Torre, MD

Barbara de la Torre, MD

Family Medicine, Medical Qigong, Medical Acupuncture

Private Practice & Medical Educator
Portland, OR

Bart Denys, MD

Bart Denys, MD

Interventional Cardiologist and Medical Director

Private Practice
Thibodaux, LA
Freda Dreher, MD

Freda Dreher, MD

Medical Acupuncture and Physiatry

Private Practice
Lebanon, NH
Gavin Elliott, MD

Gavin Elliott, MD

Anesthesiology and Medical Acupuncture

Private Practice
Washington, DC
Tom Etges, MD

Tom Etges, MD

Integrative Family Medicine and Medical Acupuncture

Private Practice
Eugene, OR
Jason Hartman, DO

Jason Hartman, DO

Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine, OMM, Medical Acupuncture

Southern California
Katie Hill, MD

Katie Hill, MD

Family Medicine, Travel & Tropical Medicine, Medical Acupuncture

West Virginia University Medicine & EMS Medical Director
Morgantown, WV
Keli Jones, MD

Keli Jones, MD

Family Medicine and Medical Acupuncture

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC

Tate Kauffman, MD

Tate Kauffman, MD

Family Medicine and Medical Acupuncture

Newville, PA

Nick Kouchis, MD

Nick Kouchis, MD

Family Medicine and Medical Acupuncture

Private Practice
Mesa, AZ

Brad Lawrence, MD

Brad Lawrence, MD

Family Medicine

Phoenix VA Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ


Edward Lee, MD

Edward Lee, MD

Internal Medicine, Addiction Medicine, Medical Acupuncture

VA Medical Center
Austin, TX
Gerald Leglue, MD

Gerald Leglue, MD

Physiatry and Medical Acupuncture

Private Practice
Alexandria, LA
Tammy Lindsay, MD

Tammy Lindsay, MD

Family Medicine and Medical Acupuncture

Medical Director, Missouri Highlands Health Care
Southeast Missouri
Todd McCluskey, DO

Todd McCluskey, DO

Family Medicine and Medical Acupuncture

Missouri

Warren Morganstein, DDS, MPH, MAc

Warren Morganstein, DDS, MPH, MAc

Medical Acupuncture

Private Practice &
Professor Emeritus, Univ. of MD School of Dentistry
Baltimore, MD
Maya Myslenski, MD

Maya Myslenski, MD

Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Medical Acupuncture

Case Western Reserve Univ. & MetroHealth Med. Center
Cleveland, OH

Ramon Pacheco, MD

Ramon Pacheco, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Medical Acupuncture

Private Practice
Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Phil Panzarella, MD

Phil Panzarella, MD

Internal Medicine and Medical Acupuncture

Cockeysville, MD
Donna Pittman, MD

Donna Pittman, MD

Family Medicine and Medical Acupuncture

Hudson, WI
Doug Powell, MD

Doug Powell, MD

Gynecologic Surgery and Medical Acupuncture

Private Practice, retired
Houston, TX

Frederick Scherr, MD

Frederick Scherr, MD

Family Medicine and Medical Acupuncture

Private Practice
Lakewood, CO
Robert A. Schulman, MD

Robert A. Schulman, MD

Physiatry, Pain Medicine, Integrative Medicine, and Medical Acupuncture

Private Practice
Santa Rosa, CA
Susan Sorensen, MD

Susan Sorensen, MD

Internal Medicine, Hematology, and Medical Acupuncture

Private Practice
Los Altos, CA
Stevan Walkowski, DO

Stevan Walkowski, DO

Associate Dean of Clinical Sciences

Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dothan, AL

Levi Zimmerman, MD

Levi Zimmerman, MD

Pain Management

Pittsburgh VA Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA