iCaduceus Medical Advisory Board

Dick Thom, DDS, N.D., graduated from the University of Toronto dental school in 1974 and practiced dentistry in Eastern Canada until moving to Portland. He graduated from the Ontario College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto in 1986 and after some additional courses, from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine (NCNM) in 1989. Dr. Thom is a full-time professor at NCNM, teaching clinical and physical diagnosis, gastroenterology, neurology, and advanced classes in endocrinology and Therapeutic Drainage. He is also a clinic instructor at Natural Health Centers, the teaching clinic for NCNM. Dr. Thom has been in private practice in Beaverton, Oregon since 1990, specializing in the treatment of cancer, endocrine disorders, and autoimmune diseases. Since 1999, he has been lecturing in Canada and the U.S. to other physicians on the therapeutic benefits of homeopathic drainage. In 2003 he published one of the first books in the English language on the topic of "Biotherapeutic Drainage using the UNDA Numbers." Dr. Thom has been studying in the US, Canada and Europe with a French medical doctor for the past 9 years to learn these therapies. He also has started a consulting firm, Wholistic Solutions, which provides seminars on ÒThe Health of Business, the Business of Health,Ó to integrative and holistic physicians in the US and Canada. These seminars are designed to provide both a clinical and business foundation to the practitioner who wants to have a satisfying and successful medical practice.

Rita Bettenburg, N.D. graduated with a Bachelor of Sciences in Medical Technology from the University of Minnesota in 1974. She worked in various areas in clinical laboratory medicine in the United States and Australia for the next 15 years, doing research and teaching medical technology and medical students, as well as general laboratory bench work. In 1989 Dr. Bettenburg graduated from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine (NCNM) in Portland Oregon with highest academic honors, and did a one-year residency in Family Medicine in the college clinics, after becoming licensed to practice naturopathic medicine in Oregon. She is an associate professor at NCNM, teaches Clinical and Physical Diagnosis, and Pediatrics, and is the Dean of Naturopathic Medicine. Dr. Bettenburg serves as Medical Director of Outside In, the interdisciplinary medical clinic for the homeless and indigent in Portland. She currently is a Council member of the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education (CNME), which performs programmatic accreditation for naturopathic colleges in the United States and Canada. She is the Medical Director of NaturNet, a naturopathic managed care panel, and is a member of the Data Safety and Management Board for ORCAMIND collaborative research at Oregon Health Sciences University. She was named Physician of the Year by the American Association membership in 1994, and maintains a small private practice in Portland in the Gateway District. She has served as Director of Research and Chief Medical Officer at NCNM. Dr. Bettenburg is also Past President of the Oregon Association of Naturopathic Physicians, and has served on the Board of Directors of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians.

Steven Sandberg-Lewis, N.D., DHANP, CCH received his N.D. from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine (NCNM) in 1978. Additional certifications are in Structural Integration (1996) and Homeopathy (1998). Additional trainings and practice include Thought Field Therapy, Neuro-emotional Technique, Bio-Linguistic Kinesiology, and Orthotic Casting. He is a full-time professor at NCNM; some of the courses he has taught since 1985 include pathology, gastroenterology, and psychophysiology. He had a full time private practice from 1978-1996, most recently on Orcas Island in Washington State. In 1996 he returned to NCNM and began supervising student doctors at the Natural Health Center, the teaching clinic of NCNM. His approach to practice has a strong emphasis on functional lab diagnosis, digestive disorders, physical medicine, psychophysiology and energetic psychology techniques.