IMHS Seminars
Unless otherwise noted:
Thursdays
12-12:50 p.m. Seminar
1-1:45 p.m. Luncheon with guest speaker and IMHS students
Medical and Dental Building, Room NE201C
For Zoom link, email imhsprogram@georgetown.edu
For the schedule of workshops (open to IMHS students only), visit IMHS Experiential Workshops
Fall 2026
September 3
(Workshop – IMHS students only) What Type of Learner Are You? Strategies for Time Management and Study Skills
Hakima Amri, PhD
Professor, Biochemistry and Physiology
Founding Director, Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences Graduate Program
Dept. of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC
September 10
Developing an Integrative Medicine Program of Palliative Care
Ann Berger, MD
Former Chief of Pain and Palliative Care Service
Medical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University School of Medicine
Tuesday, September 15
(Workshop – IMHS students only) IA workshop
DLM Librarians
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Washington, DC
September 17
The Georgetown Lombardi Arts and Humanities Program
Julia Langley, MA, MEd
Faculty Director, Arts and Humanities
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center (LCCC)
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC
September 24
Healing with Music: Lessons from the ICU
Jag Kanwal, PhD
Professor, Department of Neuroscience and Neurology
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC
October 1
The Body Operating System. A Framework for Manual Medicine
Lisa Klein, PT, IMT
Founder/Owner Klein Integrative Physical Therapy
Founder/Owner Klein Institute, Home of The Body Operating System.
Washington, DC
October 8
(Workshop – IMHS students only) Breath is Medicine
Lauren Watkins
Founder, Breath is Medicine
Washington, DC
October 15
Advocacy Begins Within: How self-Regulation, Meditation and Self-Compassion Prepare Us to Properly Care for Others
Yolanda Lewis-Ragland, MD, FAAP, FABOM
Associate Medical Director, Elevance Health, Bariatrician & Integrative Medical Provider
CEO and Founder, Family Fitness & Wellness, LLC
Medical Director & Outreach Coordinator, Healthy Encores, Inc.
Director of Health Equity and Community Impact, Harlem Festival of Culture Foundation
Washington, DC
October 22
Photo-biomodulation and Parkinson’s Disease: Links with the Microbiome–Gut–Brain Axis
Ann Liebert, MD
Clinician scientist, Fellow at Kolling Institute, Sydney, Australia
Coordinator of photo-molecular research, Sidney Adventist Hospital
Professor, Sheperd University, WV, USA
Brian Bicknell, PhD
Research Associate, the Brain and Mind Centre, Sydney University,
Research Fellow at the NICM Health Research Institute, University of Western Sydney
Professor, Shepherd University, WV, USA
October 29
More Healthy Years: Bringing Longevity Science into the Exam Room
Danielle Ruiz, MSN, APRN, AGNP-C
Clinical Medical Officer and Medical Director
Everest Health Partners, LLC
Vienna, VA, USA
November 5
(Workshop – IMHS students only) Tai-Chi: Experience the Power of Qi
Paul Cote, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Microbiology and Immunology
Tai-Chi Master
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC, USA
November 12
Lifestyle and Behavioral Changes for Chronic Diseases
Amar Davé, MD, Dip ABLM
Internal Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine
MedStar-Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC, USA
November 19
Traditional Chinese Medicine for Complex Clinical Cases
Xuekai Zhang, OMD, PhD, Dipl. OM and L.Ac.
Director, US Center of Chinese Medicine, Rockville, MD
Associate Chief Physician of integrative Neurology
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, China