Meet Our Experts
We offer a series of Pure Exclusives—unique to Pure Encapsulations® that are developed in collaboration with our medical experts. Our exclusives include specially formulated products focused on specific health needs, as well as clinical protocols to support and guide patient care, and educational resources to support your practice.
Our Medical Advisory Board is a panel of licensed healthcare professionals and recognized experts in their field. With their expertise and guidance, we can further our mission to formulate exclusive supplements and create educational tools that help support optimal health and wellness.


Exclusive Platform: PureLean®
Caroline Cederquist, M.D.+
Caroline Cederquist is the founder and medical director of the Cederquist Medical Wellness Center in Naples, Florida, a comprehensive weight management and preventive medicine clinic. Her scientific understanding of medical weight management through proper nutrition has allowed her to help patients all over the world. Dr. Cederquist helped co-develop the PureLean™ protocols.
Resource: The MD Factor Diet


Denise Furness, Ph.D.+
Denise Furness is passionate about helping practitioners and patients navigate the new and evolving world of nutrigenomics and personalized medicine. She began her career as a research scientist focusing on folate nutrigenomics, methylation, and DNA damage in relation to pregnancy health. Her research has since expanded to vitamin D, inflammatory and metabolic-related genes, and biomarkers. She is a published author and has won numerous awards for her research and conference presentations. In 2012, she founded Your Genes and Nutrition, applying her knowledge to private practice and working alongside some of Australia's most prominent integrative medical doctors.
Brand: Pure Encapsulations
Resource: www.yourgenesandnutrition.com.au


Exclusive Platform: PureWomanTM
Felice L. Gersh, M.D.+
Felice L. Gersh is an award-winning integrative gynecologist. She has special expertise in women’s hormones and the impact of environmental toxins, medications, nutrition, and aging on hormone receptors and production. Dr. Gersh graduated from Princeton University and the University of Southern California School of Medicine. Dr. Gersh helped co-develop the PureWoman™ protocols.
Resource: PCOS SOS: Fertility Fast Track


Exclusive Platform: PureSYNAPSETM
James Greenblatt, M.D.+
James Greenblatt integrates both medical and complementary therapies to support mental health and well-being. In addition to serving as the chief medical officer and vice president of medical services at Walden Behavioral Care in Waltham, Massachusetts, Dr. Greenblatt is a clinical faculty member at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Greenblatt also helped co-develop the PureSYNAPSE™ protocols.
Resources: www.psychiatryredefined.org
Finally Focused
Nutritional Lithium: A Cinderella Story
Integrative Therapies for Depression
Integrative Medicine Series:
- Alzheimer’s
- Binge Eating
- Depression
- Anorexia
- Suicide Prevention


Kelly C. Heim
Kelly C. Heim, Ph.D.*, is Senior Scientific Director, Pharmacology & Genomics for Pure Encapsulations and Douglas Laboratories. As the co-creator of PureGenomics® and leader of its scientific advisory board, he oversees the evidence-based development of the platform and its educational resources. As a pharmacologist specializing in natural products, Dr. Heim is a published author and illustrator of various studies, scholarly reviews and book chapters. He offers complimentary learning resources on the basic and clinical pharmacology of natural products via his website, Integrative Pharmacology.
Brand: Pure Encapsulations, Douglas Laboratories, Klean Athlete
Resource: www.IntegrativePharmacology.com , www.PureGenomics.com


Exclusive Platform: PureGITM
Daniel Kalish, D.C.+
Daniel Kalish is the founder of the Kalish Institute, an online training program established in 2006 dedicated to building Functional Medicine practices. In 2017, Dr. Kalish joined the Practice Implementation faculty with the Institute for Functional Medicine and began a strategic partnership around My Practice Plan. This hands-on, online course focuses on designing an ideal practice plan and is intended to address the lack of practice management instruction available in the Functional Medicine arena. Dr. Kalish has authored three books on this subject and is a notable speaker at integrative medicine conferences across the United States. Dr. Kalish helped co-develop the PureGI™ protocols.
Resource: www.kalishinstitute.com


Penny Kendall-Reed, N.D.+
Penny Kendall-Reed is a naturopathic doctor in Toronto. After graduating from McGill University with a BSc. in Neurobiology, she earned a degree in Naturopathic Medicine from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, where she received the Dr. Allen Tyler Award for Most Outstanding Clinician. In 2013, she was voted Naturopath of the Year by her peers and colleagues. Dr. Kendall-Reed is the co-author of five national best-selling books and practices at the Urban Wellness Clinic in Toronto.
Brand: Douglas Laboratories, Pure Encapsulations, Genestra/Seroyal
Resources: www.generx.ca
The No-Crave Diet
The New Naturopathic Diet
Healing Arthritis
The Complete Doctor’s Healthy Back Bible
The Complete Doctor’s Stress Solution
Fix Your Genes to Fit Your Jeans


Nathan Morris, M.D.+
Nathan Morris is the Chief Medical Officer of Atrium Innovations Pro Brands. He resides in Monument, CO where he has a multidisciplinary functional medicine practice, Good Medicine, which focuses on making the complex simple.
Dr. Morris is certified by the Institute for Functional Medicine and has practiced root cause medicine for well over a decade. He is actively involved in the evolution of PureGenomics®, which he envisioned and co-created with Kelly Heim, Ph.D. He is also a partner with MBN Systems, which supports the implementation of systems based medical training in medical schools and residencies. He also a co-hosts for the podcast, “Good Medicine on the Go” where he explores personalization, technology, and practice implementation strategies.
Dr. Morris is excited about the future of medicine as he helps create the future of personalization and its evolution as it empowers patients to understand their uniqueness and strengths.
Brand: Pure Encapsulations
Resources: Good Medicine On The Go podcast
www.puregenomics.com


Kara Ware+
Kara Ware is a pioneer and leading contributor to the field of functional medicine. She excels at improving patient retention and clinical outcomes, and her coaching skills and deep understanding of the patient experience make her an important asset to any functional medicine practice. Kara's 14-year personal journey began with her son, who has autism, and by addressing the underlying medical and lifestyle factors behind his condition. In 2013, she opened a functional medicine autism recovery clinic, and achieved such tremendous results that Dr. Nathan Morris asked Kara to join his practice, Good Medicine, as his clinical coordinator. Kara has been the PureGenomics® Business Integration Coach since 2016.
Brand: Pure Encapsulations
Resources: Good Medicine On The Go Podcast
www.karawarecoaching.com


Izabella Wentz, Pharm.D., FASCP+
Izabella Wentz is a nationally acclaimed thyroid specialist and licensed pharmacist who has dedicated her career to helping practitioners and patients understand and properly address thyroid function, particularly in the >90% of cases involving an immunological component. Dr. Wentz is the author of a New York Times best-selling patient guide on thyroid support and is dedicated to educating the public and healthcare professionals about improving assessment, lifestyle interventions and functional medicine approaches to optimize thyroid function and overall health.
Brand: Pure Encapsulations


Exclusive Platform: PureResponseTM
Samuel F. Yanuck, D.C., F ACFN, FIAMA+
Samuel F. Yanuck is the CEO and Director of Education for cogenceimmunology.com, an online functional immunology course, serving nearly 8,000 clinician participants from more than 60 countries around the world. He is an adjunct assistant professor in the Program on Integrative Medicine, in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, where he teaches topics in functional immunology. Dr. Yanuck co-directs the Yanuck Center for Life and Health, a functional medicine clinic in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where he’s been seeing patients from everywhere since 1992. Dr. Yanuck helped co-develop the PureResponse™ protocols.
Resource: www.cogenceimmunology.com
Disclaimers: *Dr. Kelly Heim is an employee of Atrium Innovations Inc. The information contained herein was developed independently by Dr. Heim, is for educational purposes only, and does not establish a doctor-patient relationship. The information provided does not necessarily represent the views of Atrium Innovations or its affiliates (Douglas Laboratories, Pure Encapsulations, Seroyal). This information does not substitute for standard medical care. Consult your physician for any health problems
‡This information is intended for use by healthcare practitioners, is for informational purposes only, and does not establish a doctor-patient relationship. Please be sure to consult your physician before taking this or any other product. Consult your physician for any health problems.
+Our Medical Consultants are retained advisors to Atrium Innovations
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