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Directors and Experts
Internists
Terry Schaack, M.D.
Medical Director
Dr. Terry Schaack has devoted his medical career to the highest levels of patient care and cutting-edge medical research. For more than 15 years, Dr. Schaack was in private practice, providing primary and preventive care to patients in Southern California. He maintains hospital privileges at St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, where he was recently elected secretary of the medical staff. Before going into private practice, Dr. Schaack served as a hospital intensivist and as the Director of Emergency Services. At California Health & Longevity Institute, Inc. he is a Medical Director. After completing his undergraduate degree at the University of Rochester in New York, Dr. Schaack received his medical education at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. Additionally, he trained in internal medicine at Ohio State University and did sub-specialty training in rheumatology at UCLA. Currently, Dr. Schaack is the primary investigator for a National Genetics Institute study on DNA breakdown and repair. Dr. Schaack received a Senior Rheumatology Scholar Award by the American College of Rheumatology and in 2006 he was nominated as one of the “Best Doctors in America.”
Jonathan R. Cole M.D.
Medical Director
Dr. Jonathan Cole, a board-certified internist, comes to California Health & Longevity Institute, Inc. with extensive experience in the areas of preventive and internal medicine. As Medical Director, he provides a 360 degree approach to patient health and wellness with an emphasis on preventive medicine so that patients live better, longer. Before joining California Health & Longevity Institute, Inc., Cole was a clinical instructor at the prestigious University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, with responsibility for teaching medical students the art of history-taking and physical diagnosis. During his career, he also served as the Vice President of Medical Staff for Saint John’s Health Center, where he was recently elected by the medical staff to the hospital’s Executive Board.
A graduate of the University of California, San Diego, Dr. Cole holds degrees in Biology and English Literature. He attended the Chicago Medical School, where he graduated with highest honors in the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. His medical training in internal medicine was completed at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas as well as the Texas Medical Center, where he received the award for “Most Outstanding Resident in Primary Care.”
Radiologists
Andrew Deutsch, M.D.
Director of Imaging
Dr. Andrew Deutsch, a nationally respected expert in skeletal radiology and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), serves as Director of Imaging at California Health & Longevity Institute. Born and raised in New York City and educated at Columbia University, Dr. Deutsch received his training in diagnostic radiology at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), where he did his residency, served as Chief Resident, and did his fellowship training.
Dr. Deutsch is well known for his original contributions to the medical literature in the area of skeletal radiology and musculoskeletal and spinal MRI. He is the author of over 50 original scientific papers and has authored four textbooks utilized throughout the world to educate radiologists and orthopedic surgeons on musculoskeletal MRI. His first textbook, MRI of the Musculoskeletal System, was reviewed in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine as ‘the one textbook to own to learn musculoskeletal MRI’.
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Steven Tan, M.D., M.T.O.M., L.Ac.
Director of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Dr. Steven Tan is the Director of Complementary and Alternative Medicine for California Health & Longevity Institute. Dr. Tan is one of the country’s most comprehensively trained integrative physicians, and he has the rare distinction of holding medical degrees and board certification in both western and eastern medicine. A graduate of the UCLA School of Medicine and the UCLA Internal Medicine Residency Program, he is board certified in internal medicine. Dr. Tan completed his Oriental medical degree and internship at Emperor’s College in Los Angeles. While studying in China, he completed an externship in acupuncture and herbal medicine at the prestigious Hong Kong Baptist University Hospital.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Dr. Tan to the California Acupuncture Board, where he was eventually elected Chairman. As an associate faculty member for the UCLA Center for Integrative Medicine, Dr. Tan researches stress and integrative medicine. He previously served on the external board of advisors to the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition and Dietary Supplements Research.
Dermatology
Ronald Moy, M.D.
Director Of Dermatology
As Director of Dermatology for California Health & Longevity Institute, Dr. Ronald Moy employs all the latest proven methods to rejuvenate skin and make it look younger. His goal is to teach patients how to detect and prevent aging skin and skin cancers, as well as to use non-invasive new techniques - including the latest laser technology—in treating the skin.
Board certified in dermatology, Dr. Moy was elected to the 2007-2008 Best Doctors in America, a database distinction that is determined by his clinical peers. He received his medical degree from Albany Medical College and completed his residency program at UCLA. A Professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Dr. Moy has also been president of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, past president of the Pacific Dermatology Association and Editor-in-Chief of Dermatologic Surgery. Currently, he is on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Dermatology, the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery. Dr. Moy has published over 200 journal articles and recently wrote several textbooks about the subjects of cosmetic surgery, blepharosplasty and facelift textbooks.
Sleep Medicine
Paul B. Haberman, M.D.
Director Of Sleep Medicine Program
Dr. Haberman started Internal Medicine training at Georgetown Medical Division in Washington D.C. His training was interrupted by two years of military service, including one year in Viet Nam. On returning, he completed his training at UCLA in Westwood, California and a fellowship in pulmonary medicine at UCSD. He practiced pulmonary medicine in Santa Monica, California including serving as Chairman of the Department of Medicine at St. John’s Hospital. He developed an interest in sleep medicine and became the director of the Sleep Disorders Laboratory at St. John’s Hospital in 1992 after completing specialty training at Stanford University. He became boarded in Sleep Medicine in 1995. Dr. Haberman works with California Health & Longevity Institute, Inc. to offer sleep studies at Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village, the most unique sleep laboratory in the country.
Wellness Experts
Paulette Lambert R.D., CDE
Director of Nutrition
In private practice for 27 years after an extensive clinical education, Paulette has wide-ranging experience in clinical nutrition and the development of individualized dietary plans. A Certified Diabetic Educator and lecturer, she is also expert at dietary cardiac care, weight control and other nutritional issues, complimented exquisitely by her skill in culinary arts. She is a member of the American Dietetic Association and the American Diabetic Educators Association. Michael Brazeal, M.A.
Director of Fitness
Michael Brazeal has been working in the health and fitness industry since 1982. He began his career in a premier Los Angeles area health club as a fitness trainer and program director. A short time later, he joined a team of health and fitness professionals and nutritionists in a start up company providing fitness testing, health and weight management counseling. In 1985, he began his own private personal training and consulting business and later branched into the corporate fitness sector. With a B.A. in physical education along with an M.A. in physical education with an emphasis in exercise physiology, Michael is certified as a Health and Fitness Instructor through the American College of Sports Medicine.
Claudia Dunn, M.A., OTR/L
Director of Life Balance
Claudia holds a Master of Arts in Occupational Therapy from the University of Southern California and a two-year degree in Chinese medicine from the Tao School of the Healing Arts. She is also a licensed shiatsu therapist, an expert in healing yoga and meditation techniques, and has over 15 years experience in the healing professions. As a licensed Occupational Therapist and published author, she has delivered community wellness programs and designed workshops in stress relief, energy management and habit change. Claudia’s personalized, interactive sessions focus on the mind-body connection and its long-term effects on aging well.
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