"It was so informative and timely. I have shared my feelings with many other health care professionals….we look forward to future events". Stacey Brosnan, CNM, Brooklyn, NY

"I found it to be one of the best medical conferences I have attended in my almost twenty years of medical practice… I have been prescribing herbal medicines in my practice already. Following the conference, I will feel much more comfortable with those agents The speakers you assembled were simply terrific. I have recommended your course to many colleagues already". William Zarowitz, MD, Frimer, Meixler, & Vizioli, MD s, LLP, White Plains, NY

"You have assembled an incredible group of authorities on botanical medicine…the information I gleaned will be helpful not only to my work at BabyTalk Magazine, but also for the book I’m writing for St. Martin’s Press on using alternative therapies during pregnancy". Lorie Parch, Senior Editor, The Parenting Group, Inc., Time Inc., New York, NY

"The course far exceeded my expectations. It was wonderful to have confirmation of what I am already doing…I was also able to learn more about the scientific use of botanicals in a clinical practice…I feel [the course] is one of a kind with regard to the faculty and the amount and kind of information presented for use in a clinical practice". Mary Seger Noss, PhD, GNP, Gaylord, MI

"As a pharmacy faculty member I am teaching a course at the UNC School of Pharmacy on herbal and nutritional supplements. I am also writing a certificate program for pharmacists about herbal and nutritional supplements. The information that I learned will do a lot to help me in this work". June H. McDermott, MS Pharm, MBA, FASHP, Clinical Asst. Prof., The Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

"The course was well organized from beginning to end. As a vegetarian, I truly appreciated the wonderfully nutritious breakfast, luncheon and snack choices. Most of all, as a health professional and an educator, the course content was well balanced, objective and based on scienceThank you for providing the depth and breadth of the best in the field of botanical medicine. Most of all, thank you for meeting the continuing educational needs of professionals in this most relevant area of practice". Kathleen Klotzbach, Asst. Professor, Cook College, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Rutgers University, Flemington, NJ

"This was, by far, the most informative conference that I have attended. The speakers were excellent…. I will definitely be encouraging our oncologists and nurses to attend the next course". Deborah Kennedy, Director, Integrative Therapies Program for Children with Cancer, Pediatric Oncology, Columbia University, New York, NY

"The talks… were of superb quality, and the audience was clearly hanging on every word". Daniel S. Casper, MD, PhD, Medical and Scientific Art and Consultation, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY

"I must say that the course was spectacular…the faculty members were exceptional... informative enjoyable I found the course to be unusually well organized, the course materials very well prepared, and the sessions not only highly informative but also highly interactive. You [Dr. Fredi Kronenberg] have been an outstanding leader in the emerging field of Complementary and Alternative Medicine for which I applaud you. Your efforts to mount scientific research of excellence have added considerable credibility to this field and I congratulate you. Once again, my deep appreciation for being permitted to be among the select group that was successful in getting a place in the much sought after course that you put on". – Sidney J. Winawer, MD, Chief, Gastroenterology-Nutrition Service, Chairman, Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

"It was an excellent course and has changed my life. I have taken my practice in a whole new direction". Tara Wah, MD, Diplomate American Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Tallahassee, FL

"I am really impressed by the course in Botanical Medicine which I had the joy to attend this week. Your course compares very favorably with the ones I attended in Germany the atmosphere [at Columbia] was professional throughout. I appreciated the frequent reference to research results whenever possible Occasional uncritical contributions from the audience were discussed in a scientific and evidence-based manner and still there was a pleasurable openness to new ideas and methods the discussion of herbs to be used for menopause surpassed by far the uncritical promotion of women's herbs as they are discussed in the media nowadays. Your panelists examined herbalism with scientific rigor. I thoroughly enjoyed myself made new friends and am looking forward to the email networking". Alexa Fleckenstein, MD, Brookline, MA

"Keep up the great work Physicians and Healthcare Providers are always looking for the best way to spend their personal educational funds. Your excellent program remains the best organized and informative". Herbert L. Jacobs, MD, FACS, FACOG, Global Dynamics, LLC, Denver, CO

"I can't thank you enough for presenting such a cutting edge and genuinely exciting course. should be required for every practicing physician. The benefits to the attendees, and, more importantly, to the patients that they serve, are beyond measure. Your course was one of the most organized, professionally run, and clinically relevant seminars that I have had the pleasure of attending. The ambitious syllabus was painlessly covered. The program objectives were met and surpassed. The relevance to my practice is immeasurable Never did I expect that I would feel so "botanically comfortable" after this course. A day doesn't go by that I don't initiate, with four to five patients, a discussion about herbal alternatives, both for them and their family members". David I. Kurss, MD, FACOG, Suburban Ob/Gyn, Williamsville, NY

"This week [of the course] has definitely changed many aspects: (1) revealed my misconceptions about herbology; (2) inspired me to add new regimens to my routine practice; (3) convinced me of the need to learn much more about botanical medicine Perhaps most important, I wish to become a specialist in Integrative Medicine. I am alreadyin academia, and wish to assist in bringing alternatives into standard medical education". Irene H. Grant, MD, Tarrytown, NY

"I have to say the course did not live up to my expectations it fantastically exceeded my expectations! The speakers were superb I have been in cancer care practice for 17 years. The use and interest in herbal medicine is growing among my patients. I left the course with a wealth of ideas and support. The Botanical Medicine course was far and above the best education experience in my entire career". Bonnie Terrell Ross, MS, RD, Clarion Health, Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, IN