Advisors
ADVISORY BOARD
Elkan Gamzu, PhD, Chairman of Hygeia’s Board of Directors
Dr. Gamzu brings to Hygeia more than 25 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry having held key management and executive roles at EPIX, Pharmos, Hypnion, XTL Biopharmaceuticals, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Warner-Lambert, Hoffman-LaRoche and Cambridge Neurosciences. Dr Gamzu is a principal of enERGetic Biopharmaceutical Consultancy and was a founding partner of BioPharmAnalysis.
Dr. Gamzu is a graduate of Hebrew University in Jerusalem and earned his
Master’s and PhD degrees in experimental and physiological psychology from
the University of Pennsylvania.
Wulf H. Utian, MD, PhD, DSc (Med) Chairman of Hygeia’s Advisory Board
Dr. Utian is the Executive Director and Honorary Founding President of The North
American Menopause Society (NAMS). Dr. Utian is considered to be one of the
significant authorities on menopause and women’s health issues. He is Board
Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology, and is
a Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the International College
of Surgeons. He is the recipient of multiple research grants and has authored
more than 200 papers and 5 books related to women’s health and menopause.
He is the Editor of Menopause and Menopause Management.
Dr. Utian received his medical degree from the University of the
Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, and his PhD from the University of
Cape Town, South Africa. In 2007, he earned the DSc (Med) degree from the
University of Cape Town, its highest degree and only awarded 11 times over the
past 100 years.
Tania Philips, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Phillips completed her medical training at Guys Hospital Medical School,
University of London, England. After becoming a member of the Royal College
of Physicians, she trained in Dermatology at the London Hospital and also had
an appointment at St. John’s Hospital for Diseases of the Skin. She subsequently
joined the faculty at Boston University School of Medicine where she is
Professor of Dermatology.
Dr. Phillips is an international expert on the role of estrogens in wound healing
and skin aging. She is the Director of the Wound Healing Clinic at Boston
Medical Center. She has co-authored 3 books and over 250 scientific
publications in dermatology.
Richard Hochberg, PhD
Dr. Hochberg is Professor of Obstetrics /Gynecology and Reproductive
Sciences and of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Yale University School
of Medicine. He is the inventor of Hygeia’s compounds and holds 5 patents.
He is currently Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Steroids, and has authored two
book chapters on Steroidogenesis and Hormonal Therapy for Epithelial Ovarian
Cancer. In 1991, he co-edited the book, The New Biology of Steroid Hormones.
Dr. Hochberg received his PhD in Biochemistry from Hahnemann Medical
College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania after which he was a postdoctoral fellow
at the NIH.
Machelle (Mache) Seibel, MD
Dr Seibel spent nearly two decades on the Harvard Medical School faculty
before taking his current position as Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
and Director of the Complicated Menopause Program at the University of
Massachusetts Medical School. Dr. Seibel has won national awards for
research, writing, and patient education. His clear and concise summaries of
complex issues have made him a consistent figure in both print and broadcast
media, and a sought after advisor.
Dr Seibel has conducted many published clinical trials, testified before the FDA,
and been invited to speak to the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services. He has written or edited 10 scholarly books and authored or co-
authored more than 200 scientific articles. Dr. Seibel has been featured in
People Magazine, Inside Edition, Discover Magazine, the Boston Globe and the
New York Post and is regularly interviewed by major print, radio and broadcast
media on a wide variety of health issues. He is the recipient of both the Searle -
Donald F. Richardson Focus on Patient Education Award from the American
College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Consumer Education Award
from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine for his ground breaking
work in patient education. Dr. Seibel is repeatedly voted by his peers into
Woodward and White’s Best Doctors in America, and is a member of the
American Cancer Society’s New England Division Medical Advisory Network. In
2008 the UTMB School of Medicine Alumni Association Board of Trustees named
him a Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient.
Dr. Seibel is also an award-winning composer and founder of HealthRock®,
teaching health literacy through music and entertainment.
ACADEMIC ADVISORS
H. Maurice Goodman, PhD
Dr. Goodman received his PhD in Physiology from Harvard University in 1960. He
was Professor and Founding Chairman of the Physiology Department at the
University of Massachusetts Medical School. At the University of Massachusetts
Medical School he also served as Acting Provost, Deputy Dean, Acting
Chancellor and Associate Dean for Scientific Affairs. He was awarded the
Distinguished Service Medal by the Trustees of the University and was the 2005
recipient of the Lamar Soutter Award for excellence in medical education. Dr.
Goodman has authored nearly 200 original scientific publications in Endocrine
physiology and was Editor-in-Chief of the five-volume Endocrinology Section of
the Handbook of Physiology. He has served on the editorial review boards of
Endocrinology and Endocrine Reviews and was Associate Editor of the Journal
of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. His textbook, Basic Medical
Endocrinology, is now in its 4th edition.
Steven Cohen, DSc
Dr. Cohen is Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Chair of the
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Massachusetts College of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Dr. Cohen is Professor Emeritus at the University
of Connecticut School of Pharmacy. He earned his DSc degree in Toxicology
from Harvard University in 1970. He is past president of SOT and is Specialty
Editor for Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. Dr. Cohen has served on both
scientific review and advisory panels concerned with toxicological risk
assessment for government and industry. He is the recipient of numerous
awards for excellence in teaching and research and has authored hundreds of
seminal papers in the mechanisms of organ toxicity.
Elkan Gamzu, PhD, Chairman of Hygeia’s Board of Directors
Dr. Gamzu brings to Hygeia more than 25 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry having held key management and executive roles at EPIX, Pharmos, Hypnion, XTL Biopharmaceuticals, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Warner-Lambert, Hoffman-LaRoche and Cambridge Neurosciences. Dr Gamzu is a principal of enERGetic Biopharmaceutical Consultancy and was a founding partner of BioPharmAnalysis.
Dr. Gamzu is a graduate of Hebrew University in Jerusalem and earned his
Master’s and PhD degrees in experimental and physiological psychology from
the University of Pennsylvania.
Wulf H. Utian, MD, PhD, DSc (Med) Chairman of Hygeia’s Advisory Board
Dr. Utian is the Executive Director and Honorary Founding President of The North
American Menopause Society (NAMS). Dr. Utian is considered to be one of the
significant authorities on menopause and women’s health issues. He is Board
Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology, and is
a Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the International College
of Surgeons. He is the recipient of multiple research grants and has authored
more than 200 papers and 5 books related to women’s health and menopause.
He is the Editor of Menopause and Menopause Management.
Dr. Utian received his medical degree from the University of the
Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, and his PhD from the University of
Cape Town, South Africa. In 2007, he earned the DSc (Med) degree from the
University of Cape Town, its highest degree and only awarded 11 times over the
past 100 years.
Tania Philips, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Phillips completed her medical training at Guys Hospital Medical School,
University of London, England. After becoming a member of the Royal College
of Physicians, she trained in Dermatology at the London Hospital and also had
an appointment at St. John’s Hospital for Diseases of the Skin. She subsequently
joined the faculty at Boston University School of Medicine where she is
Professor of Dermatology.
Dr. Phillips is an international expert on the role of estrogens in wound healing
and skin aging. She is the Director of the Wound Healing Clinic at Boston
Medical Center. She has co-authored 3 books and over 250 scientific
publications in dermatology.
Richard Hochberg, PhD
Dr. Hochberg is Professor of Obstetrics /Gynecology and Reproductive
Sciences and of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Yale University School
of Medicine. He is the inventor of Hygeia’s compounds and holds 5 patents.
He is currently Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Steroids, and has authored two
book chapters on Steroidogenesis and Hormonal Therapy for Epithelial Ovarian
Cancer. In 1991, he co-edited the book, The New Biology of Steroid Hormones.
Dr. Hochberg received his PhD in Biochemistry from Hahnemann Medical
College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania after which he was a postdoctoral fellow
at the NIH.
Machelle (Mache) Seibel, MD
Dr Seibel spent nearly two decades on the Harvard Medical School faculty
before taking his current position as Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
and Director of the Complicated Menopause Program at the University of
Massachusetts Medical School. Dr. Seibel has won national awards for
research, writing, and patient education. His clear and concise summaries of
complex issues have made him a consistent figure in both print and broadcast
media, and a sought after advisor.
Dr Seibel has conducted many published clinical trials, testified before the FDA,
and been invited to speak to the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services. He has written or edited 10 scholarly books and authored or co-
authored more than 200 scientific articles. Dr. Seibel has been featured in
People Magazine, Inside Edition, Discover Magazine, the Boston Globe and the
New York Post and is regularly interviewed by major print, radio and broadcast
media on a wide variety of health issues. He is the recipient of both the Searle -
Donald F. Richardson Focus on Patient Education Award from the American
College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Consumer Education Award
from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine for his ground breaking
work in patient education. Dr. Seibel is repeatedly voted by his peers into
Woodward and White’s Best Doctors in America, and is a member of the
American Cancer Society’s New England Division Medical Advisory Network. In
2008 the UTMB School of Medicine Alumni Association Board of Trustees named
him a Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient.
Dr. Seibel is also an award-winning composer and founder of HealthRock®,
teaching health literacy through music and entertainment.
ACADEMIC ADVISORS
H. Maurice Goodman, PhD
Dr. Goodman received his PhD in Physiology from Harvard University in 1960. He
was Professor and Founding Chairman of the Physiology Department at the
University of Massachusetts Medical School. At the University of Massachusetts
Medical School he also served as Acting Provost, Deputy Dean, Acting
Chancellor and Associate Dean for Scientific Affairs. He was awarded the
Distinguished Service Medal by the Trustees of the University and was the 2005
recipient of the Lamar Soutter Award for excellence in medical education. Dr.
Goodman has authored nearly 200 original scientific publications in Endocrine
physiology and was Editor-in-Chief of the five-volume Endocrinology Section of
the Handbook of Physiology. He has served on the editorial review boards of
Endocrinology and Endocrine Reviews and was Associate Editor of the Journal
of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. His textbook, Basic Medical
Endocrinology, is now in its 4th edition.
Steven Cohen, DSc
Dr. Cohen is Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Chair of the
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Massachusetts College of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Dr. Cohen is Professor Emeritus at the University
of Connecticut School of Pharmacy. He earned his DSc degree in Toxicology
from Harvard University in 1970. He is past president of SOT and is Specialty
Editor for Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. Dr. Cohen has served on both
scientific review and advisory panels concerned with toxicological risk
assessment for government and industry. He is the recipient of numerous
awards for excellence in teaching and research and has authored hundreds of
seminal papers in the mechanisms of organ toxicity.
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