Our Medical Staff
 Richard
N. Podell, M.D., M.P.H., Medical Director and
Clinical Professor, Department of Family Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson
Medical School.
Dr. Podell is one of the
nation’s leading experts on the scientific integration of complementary and
alternative therapies with conventional medicine. He also has special interest
and expertise in clinical nutrition, behavioral medicine, and the diseases of
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia.
A graduate of Harvard
Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health, Dr. Podell is Board
Certified in Internal Medicine and in Family Medicine. A Clinical Professor
at New Jersey's Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Dr. Podell serves as
co-host of the Willner’s Window Health and Nutrition Show on New York City’s WOR Radio (710 AM).
The
New Jersey Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome Association presented Dr. Podell with their outstanding
Achievement Award for the year 2002. Dr. Podell serves as Principal
Investigator of a Food and Drug Administration approved Phase III clinical
trial on the use of Ampligen, an investigational drug for the treatment of
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. He is a member of the expert panel on Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome for the New Jersey State Department of Health and the New
Jersey Academy of Medicine. He is a member of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Association, the International Myopain Society, the American College of
Nutrition and the American Medical Association.
Dr. Podell has been an
invited author for Fibromyalgia Network, a major patient-advocacy support
group. Dr. Podell has served as one of the main preceptors for Robert Wood
Johnson Medical School's required third year course on nutritional and
holistic medicine. Dr. Podell has received teaching awards from the family
practice residents at Overlook Hospital and from the medical student
organization at New Jersey Medical School.
Dr. Podell is on the
scientific advisory board of Healthnotes, one of the leading educational
resources for the scientific evaluation of nutrition and herbal therapies. He
was contributing editor for Nutrition Science News, and was the regular
columnist on nutrition for the journal Postgraduate Medicine. Dr. Podell has
published 45 peer-review journal articles, and patient education essays in
Bottom Line Personal, Bottom Line Health, Redbook, Good Housekeeping, Men’s
Health and other magazines. He has appeared as a medical expert on Good
Morning America, the Today Show and CBS’ Morning Show. Dr. Podell is an
attending physician at Overlook Hospital, Summit, NJ.
Wendy Skiba-King, Ph.D., APN, BC (Board
Certified Advanced Practice Nurse) is director of behavioral medicine and
clinical research.
Dr. King is an expert in a broad range of health
areas including Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, preventive nutrition,
and bio-behavioral medicine. A certified psychotherapist, Dr. King
combines natural healing therapies and psychotherapy in treating stress
related disorders.
Dr. King directs our Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome research trials (Ampligen) in a Food and Drug Administration approved
study. Dr. King also serves as director of behavioral medicine and of our
Autism Spectrum Therapy program. Her expertise includes Autism Spectrum
Disorder (Pervasive Developmental Disorder-PDD, Autism, Asperger's Syndrome) and Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder-ADHD.
Highly-experienced holistically-oriented, Dr.
King has a background in both education and clinical practice. She has
held faculty positions at both the graduate and undergraduate level.
Areas of instruction have included Psychopharmacology, Alternative Health Care
Practices, and Family Systems Theory.
Her
doctoral degree is in communication with an emphasis on interpersonal and
health communication, which makes Dr. King a unique resource for patients.
She specializes in effectively clarifying the often confusing and
contradictory information on herbs, supplements, and natural therapies.
Her recent publication, "Vitamins, Herbs, and
Supplements: Tools of Empowerment" was featured in the Alternative and
Complementary Therapies special issue of The Journal of Psychosocial
Nursing (Volume 39, Number 4, April 2001, pp 35-41).
Please note: Dr. King is an Advanced Practice
Nurse, not a physician. Her doctoral degree is a Ph.D. In the state of
New Jersey, APNs collaborate with physicians to provide patient care,
including ordering laboratory tests and writing prescriptions.
Beverly LaCotta, R.N., our adult health
educator has twenty years of experience in patient education.
Susan Richard is our health educator
for the Autism Spectrum and Pediatric Behavioral Science Program.
Our autism staff was originally trained at
the DAN! national conference and attend training twice a year to stay current
on all protocol changes and research.
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