Our Speakers
Dr. Faber is one of the best known Prolotherapy doctors in the United States. Dr. Faber received his B.
A., degree from Drake University and his medical degree (Doctor of Osteopathy) from the University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Faber is the author of numerous books and publications on Prolotherapy including the national best seller Pain, Pain Go Away. More information on this book and other publications and works by Dr. Faber are available at Dr. Faber’s website.
Russell M. Jaffe, MD, PH.D., CCN, NACB: Dr. Russell M. Jaffe is Lab Director of ELISA/ACT Biotechnologies LLC and Fellow of the Health Studies Collegium. Through his expertise in non-invasive studies of cells, he developed novel tests for blood platelet survival, fibrinogen survival, platelet aggregation, and lymphocyte response (LRA by ELISA/ACT®). He also developed the first test for traces of blood in stool that is not made falsely negative by ascorbate (vitamin C). Dr. Jaffe received his BS, Ph.D., and MD from the Boston University School of Medicine in 1972. He completed residency training in clinical chemistry at the National Institutes of Health (1973 – 1979) and is board certified in Clinical Pathology and in Chemical Pathology. Dr. Jaffe is the recipient of the Merck, Sharp & Dohm Excellence in Research Award, the J.D. Lane Award, and the U.S.P.H.S. Meritorious Service Award. He was also named an International Scientist of the Year (2003) by the International Biographical Commission for his contributions to Medicine, Biochemistry, and Clinical Immunology. Dr. Jaffe teaches and lectures widely on the causes and consequences of immune defense and repair function in health and disease. His research interests focus on outcome studies based on effective, comprehensive care guidelines and practice parameters.
John Laughlin DDS: While living in Milwaukee with my wife and newborn son, I graduated from Marquette University in 1972. I joined the U.S. Air Force and served as a captain in the dental division of Scott Air Force 
base near St. Louis, Missouri. After serving in the Air Force our family of four, soon to be five, moved to Pierce County where we still reside. Shortly after moving to the area my dental practice gradually evolved from traditional dentistry into a more holistic philosophy. During my first five years of private practice in Ellsworth, WI. I came to believe that there was more to dentistry than what I had been taught. I began a path of continuing education that has taken me through advanced training in TMJ therapy, orthopedic orthodontics, cranial sacral therapy, bodywork / massage, nutrition, pain management, safe amalgam removal, biological / environmental dentistry, and more. I am still on that path of continuing education and I learn more all the time, spending 200 – 300 hours in class every year. Recently I’ve been publishing original material in article and textbook formats, as well as creating education materials for doctors and patients. I’m looking forward to our new office, and being able to give our patients even better care. Caring for my patients and helping them reach their health goals is what drives me everyday.
L. Terry Chappell, M.D., is a family physician with 35 years of experience, with special emphasis on preventive 
and nutritional medicine since 1978. Dr. Chappell has cultivated his interest in ways to help people function better without totally relying on drugs and surgery. A graduate of DePauw University in premed and the University of Michigan Medical School, Dr. Chappell has established a worldwide reputation as a leader and teacher of complementary and alternative medicine. He has served as President of the American College for Advancement in Medicine and is currently President of the International College of Integrative Medicine.
Hal S. Blatman, MD is the founder and medical director of the Blatman Pain Clinic, and a nationally recognized specialist in treating myofascial pain. He is board certified in both Pain Management and Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
After receiving his medical degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1980, Dr. Blatman completed two years of training in orthopedic surgery. He later studied ergonomics during his residency in Occupational and Environmental Medicine at the University of Cincinnati Hospital. For several years, Dr. Blatman practiced family medicine while managing a chain of urgent care facilities. During Dr. Blatman’s tenure in general medicine, he recognized western medicine’s difficulty treating and managing chronic and myofascial pain. Consequently, he studied with the late Janet Travell, MD, then recognized as the world’s leading expert in treating myofascial pain disorders. In 1988, Dr. Blatman established Cincinnati’s first clinic specifically dedicated to providing traditional and holistic pain treatment solutions.
Dr. Boyd Haley obtained his PhD in Chemistry/Biochemistry at Washington State University. He was an NIH Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Physiology, Yale University Medical School for three years, and gave 23 years of academic service to the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center. Since 1999 Dr. Haley has done research and supported programs that would investigate the role of vaccines in autism spectrum disorders. His present talks relate to the research findings relevant to this issue such as mercury depletion of molybdenum which leads to the inhibition of sulfite conversion to sulfate which leads to lower mylenization of the central nervous system as seen in autism and other neurological illnesses. Recently he has included oxidative stress as a common occurrence in autism subjects and presents relevant aspects of this to the causation and dietary treatment possibilities in autism. Further, he addresses the problem of low glutathione levels in people of all ages as a major risk factor for many viral infections including influenza.
Algis K. Augustine graduated from Notre Dame in 1966, and the Law School of the University of Illinois in 1969. After graduating from law school, he entered private practice as an associate of Crowley, Barrett and Karaba until August of 1974. From August 1974 through May 1979, Mr. Augustine was the Chief Regulatory Attorney for what is now called the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, where he was responsible for regulating over 600,000 professionals. In May of 1979, Mr. Augustine founded the law firm now known as Augustine, Kern and Levens, Ltd. He also served for five years on the Inquiry Panel for the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission in Illinois, resigning in 1990. Mr. Augustine currently represents primarily health-related professionals, such as doctors, dentists, nurses and so on, but has represented many different professionals with licensing and governmental problems in over thirty states and he is a nationally recognized speaker on professional disciplinary matters. He is an active member in good standing of the Illinois bar (1970) and is admitted to practice in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He is also admitted to practice and in good standing in the States of New York (1982) and Colorado (1986).
