Creative teamwork par excellence.

Thomas Jefferson wrote  that "...wherever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government."
CCAM Research Partners develops this idea, believing that wherever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own healthcare choices.
It is our goal to enable that state of being well-informed by promoting dissemination of unbiased, peer-reviewed, and timely information accompanied by responsive clinical data.

Our team makes that possible.

Edwin Miller, MD

Edwin Miller’s work in the fields of internal medicine and family practice spans over 50 years, starting with Hines Veteran’s Administration Hospital as Assistant Chief, Nuclear Medicine Clinician, Endocrinology and as Assistant Chief, Metabolic Unit Research, Trace metal metabolism. He also served as Director, Ambulatory Care, at Mount Sinai Hospital and as Medical Director, Neighborhood Health Centers, Chicago Department of Health, Illinois. Edwin’s extensive teaching experience includes Loyola University Hospital, Chicago Medical School, and at Anchor Health Maintenance Organization.  Edwin now is Executive Director of Health Alternatives, Chicago.

Eric Ray Buckley,
DOM, LAc

Eric Buckley received his Master’s Degree in Oriental Medicine from Southwest Acupuncture College in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Eric holds his diplomat in canonical Chinese medicine of Shang Han Bing Lun herbal formulas and is a certified sports medicine acupuncture specialist. He is immediate past president of the New Mexico Society of Acupuncture and Asian Medicine and currently serves on the board of the Oregon Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Eric founded the Department of Integrative Medicine at the Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe and is now in private practice in Portland, Oregon.

David M. Schifman, DC

David  graduated from the National College of Chiropractic in Lombard IL in 1993.  After graduating, he worked as an associate at a busy office in Oak Lawn, IL.  Since 1999, when he acquired Advanced Wellness Center, David has been treating many members of the River Grove and surrounding communities.  David has pioneered the concept of Integrative Care in his practice, by introducing his clientele to various therapeutic intervention choices including deep tissue massage, Thai massage, and Acupuncture and Oriental medicine.

Keith Berndtson, MD

Keith completed his MD at Rush Medical College, Chicago. He is presently Medical Director, Park Ridge MultiMed. Before this, Keith was Medical Director, Integrative Care Centers. Keith's  passion for integrative medicine is evidenced by his various publications  these titles: Seek Wisdom: The Modern Quest for Health and Sustainability. One Bodymind Press: Park Ridge, IL, 2012;
The Immune Advantage (with K Mazo E.) , Rodale Press: Emmaus, PA, 2002; Your Fibromyalgia Healing Path, WholeHealthMD.com, (online publication), 2000; and Clinical Uses of Acupuncture. (with Moulton K and Uretz A) Chicago Medicine, 1997.

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Sarita Elizabeth Cox,
LAc, ND

Sarita Elizabeth Cox received her Masters of Science in Oriental Medicine and Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine from National College of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon. 
As a teacher and educator, Dr Cox lectures on the subject of wellness and integrative healthcare and also provides leadership to corporations and their employees. She founded and acts as president of the non- profit organization, Advancement of Oriental Medicine in Alabama, advocating for legislative changes to existing state laws that do not recognize Licensed Acupuncturists or limit their capacity to practice.
As a health care provider in private practice, Dr. Cox values the integrative healthcare opportunities that Naturopathic and Chinese Medicine bring to the health and well-being of her patients in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Meridian, Mississippi.

Gail Burgeson
Community Outreach Coordinator

Gail has contributed her energy and expertise to various environmental conservation groups in the Chicagoland area, most notably Save Belle Bowl Prairie. Her contacts and creativity propel CCAM Research Partners' newest foray into tree conservation, Save Jackson Park (SaveJacksonPark.org).