Advisory Board
The ABORM Board of Advisors serve in an Advisory and Consultancy role only. They are non-voting Advisors to the Board of Directors and the ABORM Membership at-large, and while all are subject matter experts in the field of Reproductive Medicine and Infertility, some Advisors are ABORM Fellows, and some are Physicians/REI's.
Richard P. Buyalos Jr., M.D., FACOG
Dr. Daoshing Ni, D.O.M, L.Ac., Ph.D, Dipl.C.H., FABORM
Jane Lyttleton BSc, M Phil, Dip TCM, Cert Acup (China), Cert Herbal Medicine (China), Fellow AACMA
Paul C. Magarelli, M.D., Ph.D., FACOG
Randine Lewis, MSOM, LAc, PhD (India), FABORM
Shao-Ping Wen, M.D., MMSc, PhD (Cand)
Brandon Horn, PhD, JD, LAc, FABORM
Brian D. Acacio, MD
Dr. Daoshing Ni, D.O.M, L.Ac., Ph.D, Dipl.C.H., FABORM
Dr. Dao is a Licensed Acupuncturist in the State of California and is a Diplomat of Chinese Herbology NCCA. Dr. Dao has been active in the TCM profession as well as professional organizations. He was an examiner for the California Acupuncture Committee and also participated in the Chinese Herbology Exam development for NCCA. Well known and respected for his special interest in reproductive and gynecological conditions. Dr. Dao is a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Pacific Coast Fertility Society, and American Association of Oriental Medicine.
Paul C. Magarelli, M.D., Ph.D., FACOG
Medical Director
Reproductive Medicine & Fertility Centers
Colorado, New Mexico, California
Richard P. Buyalos Jr., M.D., FACOG
Fertility & Surgical Associates of California
Dr. Richard Buyalos is board certified in reproductive endocrinology, obstetrics and gynecology and is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. A graduate of the Thomas Jefferson University Medical College in Pennsylvania, Dr. Buyalos serves as associate clinical professor at the UCLA School of Medicine and is internationally recognized for his work in infertility, reproductive-aging, and polycystic ovary syndrome.
With over 20 years of experience, since 1983, in ovulation induction and assisted reproductive technology (ART), he has published more than 70 scientific articles, abstracts and book chapters, and is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the Society of Reproductive Endocrinologists and the Society of Reproductive Surgeons.
Dr. Buyalos has served as faculty for courses on advanced operative laparoscopy and pelvic reconstructive surgery. He has received awards from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, given prize-winning presentations at the Annual Meeting of the American Fertility Society, and received the “Best Doctors for Women” award by Good Housekeeping magazine
in 1997.
Dr. Buyalos serves on a variety of committees for both the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and is an ad hoc reviewer for several scientific journals. Additionally, he is co-director for Fertility and Surgical Associates of California.
Jane Lyttleton BSc (NZ), M Phil (Lond), Dip TCM (Aus), Cert Acup (China), Cert Herbal Medicine (China), Fellow AACMA
Paddington Medical Centre, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Jane is qualified as a research scientist and Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). After thirty years of TCM clinical experience and having had the privilege of working in hospital gynaecology departments with some of China’s best known specialists, she sits comfortably with the logic of both Chinese medicine and western science and feels both can contribute greatly to positive therapeutic outcomes for the patient.
Jane is the Director of a multi-modality medical centre in Sydney where she practices TCM focusing on her specialty in gynaecology and infertility.
Jane is the author of the preeminent authoritative text on the treatment of reproductive disorders with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM): “The Treatment of Infertility with Chinese Medicine”, published by Churchill Livingston Press.
She is also the co-author of “The Clinical Handbook of Internal Medicine” Volumes 1 and 2, published by UWS and Pangolin Press.
She lectures at universities in Sydney and internationally.
Randine Lewis, MSOM, LAc, PhD (India), FABORM
A licensed acupuncturist and herbalist, has studied both Eastern and Western medicine. After attending Osteopathic medical school, she began her career in Traditional Chinese Medicine. She earned her graduate and post-graduate degrees in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, focusing on fertility, and performed her internship at the prestigious Dalian Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China. Dr. Lewis is a diplomat with the NCCAOM, is a professional member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, and is on the Women’s Counsel of the ASRM. She supports, lectures, and publishes articles for RESOLVE, the American Infertility Association, and medical organizations, and is a medical expert on numerous online fertility boards. Dr. Lewis authored The Infertility Cure , Little Brown & Co., 2004, and has appeared on ABC Eyewitness News, NBC HealthBeat; CBS Up Close; PBS Weekday and Weeknight, all featuring her successes treating infertility with Traditional Chinese Medicine. She is devoted to providing quality, natural reproductive enhancement.
Dr. Lewis is licensed in Texas, Minnesota and North Carolina.
Shao-Ping Wen, M.D., MMSc, PhD (Cand)
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Brandon Horn, PhD, JD, LAc, FABORM
Brandon Horn, JD, PhD, L.Ac. is a lecturer, researcher and clinician in the fields of acupuncture, herbal medicine and nutrition. He received his Bachelor and Juris Doctorate degrees from the Ohio State University, his Master’s degree in Oriental Medicine from Samra University and his PhD in Classical Chinese Medicine from the American University of Complementary Medicine.
Brandon is one of the ECCM practitioners at the forefront of acupuncture research in infertility. He has two studies published in Fertility and Sterility and several other articles on reproductive medicine in various other peer reviewed journals. Brandon is currently involved in research examining the effects of acupuncture on ovarian blood flow and is teaching a two day advanced course in the treatment of poor ovarian quality (herbalroom.com/seminars.html).
Brandon also has a special interest in nutritional medicine and has patented a novel technique to evaluate individual dietary and nutritional requirements which is currently being studied.
Brandon currently practices in Los Angeles, and is on faculty at UCLA Medical School.
Brian D. Acacio, MD
Dr. Acacio is committed to compassionate, personalized care and takes pride in personally serving each one of his patients. He empathizes like few can because he and his wife have been through IVF treatment.
He is actively involved in teaching and consulting at a number of schools and programs including USC, Loma Linda University, Glendale Adventist Hospital, and Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield.
Dr. Acacio volunteers his time to give lectures on topics of his expertise such as Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Endometriosis, and Recurrent Miscarriage. Dr. Acacio has over 30 publications and presentations in nationally recognized peer review journals and conferences.
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