Joseph Mercola, D.O. (born 1954), is an osteopathic physician, health activist, and entrepreneur practicing near Chicago. He is the author of two "New York Times" best-sellers, "The No-Grain Diet" (with Alison Rose Levy), and "The Great Bird Flu Hoax", together with several other books. He is best known as founder and editor of the popular website Mercola.com. On his website, he advocates dietary and lifestyle approaches to health.

Mary Ann Block (born July 9, 1945) is a top-selling author and osteopathic physician. As founder and Medical Director of the Block Center in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, Dr. Block specializes in the drug-free treatment of health problems and learning disabilities. Her books include "No More ADHD: Ten Steps to Help Your Child's Attention and Behavior without Drugs", "No More Ritalin: Treating ADHD Without Drugs", …

Samuel Holmes Sheppard, D.O. (1923 - April 6, 1970) was an American osteopathic physician involved in a famous and controversial murder trial when he was convicted of the murder of his pregnant wife, Marilyn Sheppard. Sheppard served almost a decade in the Ohio Penitentiary before his 1954 conviction was overturned and declared a miscarriage of justice. In 1966, he was acquitted in a new trial.

William G. Anderson, D.O., was the first African-American president of the AOA (1994-1995). Dr. Anderson is an active member in the civil rights movement. As a founder and first president of the Albany Movement, he took part in hundreds of civil rights marches. He worked closely with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Anderson is also a member of Physicians for Social Responsibility.

Tyler C. Cymet, D.O. (born 1963 Smithtown, New York) is a physician in Baltimore, Maryland. He attended medical school at Nova Southeastern University, served as an intern at Chicago Osteopathic Medical Center, and performed a Primary Care Internal Medicine residency at Yale University and did additional training at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. He has done extensive research in musculoskeletal medicine focusing on fibromyalgia, …

Forrest Clare "Phog" Allen, D.O. (November 18, 1885 – September 16, 1974) was an American collegiate basketball coach known as the "Father of Basketball Coaching." His basketball career got off to an auspicious start as a University of Kansas letterman under Dr. James Naismith, the inventor of basketball. Born in Jamesport, Missouri, Allen coached at the University of Kansas, Baker University, Haskell Institute, …

Benedict Lust, MD, DO, ND (February 3, 1872 - September 5, 1945), was the founder of naturopathic medicine in the first decade of the twentieth century, largely as a result of his healing experiences with Father Sebastian Kneipp.

Daniel Maynard is a South Dallas, Texas doctor of osteopathy and a general practitioner since 1973 whose practice most recently specialized in pain-relief. His license was suspended in 2003 and was later initially indicted by a grand jury (on March 28 2005) for the deaths of two patients, Tammy Gifford and Janet Westmoreland. He was later linked by Texas authorities to possibly as many as eleven deaths related to alleged overprescription of pain medications.

Dr. Howard Routman is the Director of Palm Beach Shoulder Service and the President and Founder of Palm Beach Shoulder and Sports Medicine Foundation, a local non-profit organization promoting educational research and injury prevention. He is also a national and internatonal lecturer on shoulder orthopedics and shoulder health.

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