Dr. Ana Moreira

Manager and Director of the Clinical Integrative Medicine Center, Porto Portugal

Dr Ana Moreira is also President of the Portuguese Society of Integrative Medicine (SPMI) and the Vice-President of the Portuguese Society of Ozone Therapy. She obtained her Degree in Medicine in 2001 from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto in Portugal. Post-Graduation in Aging Medicine from the Autonomous University of Barcelona in 2006; Intensive Course of Medical Aesthetics at the Brazilian Institute of Research and Education in 2006; Post-graduation in Dermo-Pharmacy and Cosmetics at the Higher Institute of Health Sciences of the North in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2006; Master’s Degree in Biological and Anti-Aging Medicine from Ramón y Caial Hospital of the University of Alcalá, Madrid – Spain, from October 2006

to July 2008, with a 20-rank diploma (Honor Diploma); Post-Graduation in Climatology and Hydrology by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto in 2007; Post-Graduation in Biological Medicine and Homotoxicology, sponsored by the International Homotoxicology Society – Germany in 2007; Post-Graduation in Occupational Medicine by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, in 2011

Dr. Isabel Giralt

Dr. Isabel Giralt, MD, MSc (Acupuncture)

Dr. Isabel Giralt is a physician and holds a Master’s Degree in Acupuncture from the University of Barcelona. She serves as President of the Complementary Medicine Section of the Official Medical College of Barcelona and is Past President of the Spanish Society of Integrative Health and Medicine.

She was President of the International Council of Medical Acupuncture and Related Techniques from 2008 to 2010 and has been a member of the Executive Board of the European Society of Integrative Medicine since 2019.

Dr. Giralt is the founder and treasurer of the non-profit organization Acupuntura para el Mundo, dedicated to training healthcare professionals in developing countries and providing acupuncture care to underserved populations in Barcelona.

She currently practices at ENERGIMED Clinics, Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine Clinic in Barcelona, and founded the Acupuncture Unit at Salut de la Dona Dexeus, a leading fertility clinic.

Prof. Georg Seifert

Senior physician in pediatrics with Europe’s first professorship in integrative medicine in pediatrics at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany

Professor Dr. med. Georg Seifert is a distinguished senior physician specializing in pediatrics. He holds the prestigious position of Europe’s first professorship in integrative medicine in pediatrics at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany, and serves as a Visiting Professor at the University of São Paulo, Brazil.

At Charité, Professor Seifert leads a groundbreaking project aimed at establishing a center dedicated to translating experiential traditional and integrative medicine (TCIM) into evidence-based practices supported by scientific data. This initiative seeks to broaden opportunities for individual health promotion, prevention, and therapy within society, with a particular emphasis on children and adolescents. His research interests span across various areas, including mind-body medicine, nutrition, and whole medical systems.

Professor Seifert’s work is driven by a deep commitment to exploring the intersection of TCIM with modern healthcare systems. He is passionate about harnessing the potential of TCIM to drive innovation and sustainability in healthcare delivery, aligning with the global strategy outlined by the World Health Organization (WHO), where he serves as a TCIM expert.

Prof. Elad Schiff

Chairperson of the Israeli Society for Complementary Medicine, Director of Internal Medicine B, and the Integrative Medicine services at Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, and an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel

Prof. Elad Schiff begun his medical studies in complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), including reflexology, shiatsu, acupuncture (for which he received NCCAOM Dipl), and hypnosis. Concurrently, he studied conventional medicine receiving Cum Laude from Hadassah Faculty of Medicine for BSc, and Cum Laude for MD thesis at the Technion Faculty of Medicine respectively. Following his residency in Internal Medicine at Bnai Zion Medical Center, Prof. Schiff completed a two-year fellowship in Integrative Medicine, at the University of Arizona.  In 2010, he opened the Integrative Medicine Services at Bnai Zion Medical Center, through which CAM treatments are provided in the hospital’s departments, highlighting CAM provision to in-patients with complicated, acute medical conditions. He is the director of Internal Medicine B, and the Integrative Medicine services at Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, and an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, Technion. Prof. Schiff has conducted many studies focusing on CAM in the hospital setting. He has also published numerous articles in high-impact-factor journals on integration of CAM in hospital settings.

Since 2022 he is the chairperson of the Israeli Society for Complementary Medicine within the Israeli Medical Association, advancing integrative medicine on the national and international level.