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Guest Occupation: Cardiac Sugeon, Director, Researcher, Thoracic Sugeon, Lecturer, Inventor, Medical Editor, Consultant, Writer, Heart Expert
Guest Biography:

A. Marc Gillinov, MD, is a staff cardiac surgeon at the Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute at Cleveland Clinic and he is board-certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He holds the Judith Dion Pyle Chair in Heart Valve Research at Cleveland Clinic. Spurred by patient's questions, Dr. Gillinov has recently extended his efforts to help people achieve heart health by teaming with Cleveland Clinic cardiologist Dr. Steven Nissen to write a book entitled, "Heart 411: The Only Heart Guide You Will Ever Need."

Dr. Gillinov has special expertise in minimally invasive mitral valve, aortic valve, and tricuspid valve surgery; robotic valve surgery; mitral valve repair; aortic valve replacement; surgical treatment and minimally invasive surgery for atrial fibrillation; off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery and high-risk mitral valve surgery. In addition, he is Surgical Director of the Center for Atrial Fibrillation at Cleveland Clinic.

A Cleveland native and graduate of Hawken School, Dr. Gillinov first worked at Cleveland Clinic in 1978. Sparked by the successful heart surgery of a close family member at Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Gillinov spent his summers during high school as a researcher and assistant in the cardiac surgery operating suite.

After graduating summa cum laude from Yale University, Dr. Gillinov entered Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where he ranked first in his class. Dr. Gillinov received his clinical and advanced training in general surgery and cardiac and thoracic surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. After completing his education and training, he returned to Cleveland Clinic and joined the cardiac surgery staff in 1997.

Dr. Gillinov is a recognized expert in mitral valve repair surgery and in the study and treatment of atrial fibrillation. He has been instrumental in the development of new, less invasive treatment approaches for mitral valve disease and atrial fibrillation. He has delivered hundreds of invited lectures at hospitals, academic meetings and seminars in the United States and abroad.

To his credit are more than 200 publications, eight continuing medical educational films and 19 contributory chapters to medical/surgical textbooks. In addition, he has submitted patent applications for several innovations, including a patent disclosing new techniques for valve repair for which he received a Cleveland Clinic Award for Innovation. He has been instrumental in ushering in a new era in medicine with his contributions to the scientific development of percutaneous approaches to heart valve disease.

Dr. Gillinov is a member of ten scientific societies, and he has been invited to join the editorial review board or act as an editorial reviewer for 15 scientific periodicals. He is the medical editor of the Cleveland Clinic’s Cardiac Consult and has served on the editorial boards of e-Cleveland Clinic, The Heart Surgery Forum, Innovations, the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and the Journal of Cardiac Surgery.

A native Clevelander, Dr. Gillinov divides his time between working at Cleveland Clinic, spending time with his family and playing tennis.

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Medicine, Technology
Guest Occupation: Canadian Politician, Diplomat, International Envoy, Humanitarian, Board Chair, Professor, Ambassador, Party Leader, Knight Commander, Commissioner, Author, Scholar, Speaker
Guest Biography:

As a Canadian politician, diplomat and international envoy for humanitarian efforts, Stephen Lewis has dedicated himself to improving the human condition.

Stephen Lewis is the board chair of the Stephen Lewis Foundation. He is a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Ryerson University in Toronto, and he is co-founder and co-director of AIDS-Free World in the United States.

Mr. Lewis is a member of the Board of Directors of the Clinton Health Access Initiative and Emeritus Board Member of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative. He served as a Commissioner on the Global Commission on HIV and the Law. The Commission’s Report, Risks, Rights & Health, was launched by the Secretary-General of the United Nations in July 2012.

Stephen Lewis’ work with the United Nations spanned more than two decades. He was the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa from June 2001 until the end of 2006. From 1995 to 1999, Mr. Lewis was Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF at the organization’s global headquarters in New York. From 1984 through 1988, he was Canada's Ambassador to the United Nations.

From 1970-1978, Mr. Lewis was leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party, during which time he became leader of the Official Opposition.

In 2003 Stephen Lewis was appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada, Canada’s highest honour for lifetime achievement. In 2007, King Letsie III, monarch of the Kingdom of Lesotho (a small mountainous country in Southern Africa) invested Mr. Lewis as Knight Commander of the Most Dignified Order of Moshoeshoe. The order is named for the founder of Lesotho; the knighthood is the country’s highest honour. And in 2012, Mr. Lewis was an inaugural recipient of Canada’s Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.

Mr. Lewis is the author of the best-selling book, Race Against Time. He holds 35 honorary degrees from Canadian universities as well as honorary degrees from Dartmouth College and Johns Hopkins University in the United States.

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Medicine, Politics & Government
Guest Occupation: NFL Player, Athlete, Peak Perfomance Expert, Thought Leader, Personal Development Coach, Mental health Researcher, Consciousness Explorer
Guest Biography:

Damian Vaughn is a widely recognized expert and thought leader in the fields of peak performance, mental health, and personal development. Combining his background as an NFL athlete with extensive research on the mental aspects of performance, Damian's work has helped countless individuals increase intuitive intelligence, eliminate stress, and improve career performance. Featured on the web, in print, and on air, his media placements include The New York Times, CIO Insight, ESPN, Examiner.com, TheRugged.com and The Holistic Success Show, among others.

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As a former NFL player for the Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Damian has enhanced his intensity for athletics, business, and life through the study of the mind over the last fifteen years. At an early age he began to experience "Bliss Consciousness" and the feeling of being "in the zone" which opened his mind to a heightened awareness and curiosity. Damian strengthened his ability to realize higher states of consciousness as he continued his journey through self discovery. The quest for expanded awareness became an essential part of him when he discovered his undeniable passion for sports.

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Psychology, Self Help, Motivational, Spiritual, Professional
Guest Occupation: Doctor, Psychologist, Self Empowerment Facilitator, Motivator, Marriage Counselor, Speaker, Therapist, Writer, Columnist, Author
Guest Biography:

Karen Sherman, a NYS licensed psychologist, has been in private practice for 25 years. Now, Dr. Sherman is taking her experience to the public, making her Empowerment: the Art of Choice workshops and seminars available to groups and organizations rather than just private clients. All are individually designed to cater to the specific interests and learning styles of the people who seek her expertise.

Dr. Sherman moved into motivational psychology and marriage counseling from her own troubled past. As someone who grew up under difficult circumstances, Dr. Sherman developed a keen awareness of others problems. Drawing on personal experience as well as academic training, she relates to a much broader arc of life situations than most.

Dr. Sherman sees her role as a facilitator of those difficult choices. Her mission is to assist others in freeing themselves from their own past cycles of behavior, as she freed herself.

Many of the concepts and tools are expressed in her book, Mindfulness and The Art of Choice: Transform Your Life.

As an expert in relationships, Dr. Sherman has also co-authored Marriage Magic! Find It, Keep It, and Make It Last, with communications expert Dale Klein; it is a compendium of wisdom earned through both her professional and personal experiences.

Dr. Sherman is frequently interviewed as an expert by the news media and is a guest on radio and TV. She also serves on the faculty of CW Post University on Long Island, New York, where she resides with her husband. She has two daughters, a son-in-law, and two grandchildren.

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Psychology, Self Help, Motivational
Guest Occupation: Theoretical Physicist, Visionary, Quantum Theory Explorer, Writer, Speaker
Guest Biography:

Theoretical physicist and visionary, with a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley. Author of the forthcoming book 'The Quantum Paradigm'.

BIO BELOW FROM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_Fysiks_Group

The Fundamental Fysiks Group was founded in San Francisco in May 1975 by two physicists, Elizabeth Rauscher and George Weissmann, at the time both graduate students at the University of California, Berkeley. The group held informal discussions on Friday afternoons to explore the philosophical implications of quantum theory. Leading members included Fritjof Capra, John Clauser, Philippe Eberhard, Nick Herbert, Jack Sarfatti, Saul-Paul Sirag, Henry Stapp, and Fred Alan Wolf.[1]

Guest Category: Earth & Space, Paranormal, Physics & Metaphysics, Science, Technology
Guest Occupation: Physicist, Author, Laser Development Pioneer, Psychic Investigator, Inventor, Remote Viewing Expert, Consciousness Explorer, Scientist, Remote Viewing Facilitator
Guest Biography:

Russell Targ is a physicist and author, a pioneer in the development of the laser and laser applications, and a cofounder of the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) investigation of psychic abilities in the 1970s and 1980s. SRI is a research and development think tank in Menlo Park, California. Called remote viewing, his work in the psychic area has been published in Nature, The Proceedings of the Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE), and the Proceedings of the American Association the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Targ has a bachelor's degree in physics from Queens College and did graduate work in physics at Columbia University. He has received two National Aeronautics and Space- Administration awards for inventions and contributions to lasers and laser communications. In 1983 and 1984 he accepted invitations to present remote-viewing demonstrations and to address the USSR Academy of Science on this research.

He is author or co-author of nine books dealing with the scientific investigation of psychic abilities and Buddhist approaches to the transformation of consciousness, including Mind Reach: Scientists Look at Psychic Ability (with E. Harold Puthoff, 1977, 2005); Miracles of Mind: Exploring Nonlocal Consciousness and Spiritual Healing (with Jane Katra, 1998); and Limitless Mind: A Guide to Remote Viewing and Transformation of Consciousness (2004). He also wrote an autobiography, Do You See What I See: Memoirs of a Blind Biker, in 2008. His current book is The Reality of ESP: A Physicist's Proof of Psychic Abilities.

As a senior staff scientist at Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Targ developed airborne laser systems for the detection of windshear and air turbulence. Having retired in 1997, he now writes books on psychic research and teaches remote viewing worldwide.

Guest Category: Earth & Space, Paranormal, Physics & Metaphysics, Buddhism, Science, Spiritual, Psychic & Intuitive, Technology
Guest Occupation: Director of Talent, Casting Director, Reality TV Facilitator
Guest Biography:

Semi Aboud - Talent and Casting Director for Pilgrim Studios - now producing a new reality show for Spike TV titled, "Last Family on Earth"

Semi Aboud, Director of Talent and Casting at Pilgrim Studios, will tell "Radio Doomsday Live" listeners tonight how they can participate in Spike TV's new reality show, "Last Family on Earth."

Pilgrim Studios, which is one of the nation's largest producers of reality TV programs, including "Ghost Hunters," is based in North Hollywood, California.

Guest Category: TV & Film
Guest Occupation: Radio Talk Show Pioneer, Journalist, Writer, Author, Broadcaster, Interviewer, Linguist, Columnist, Reporter, Speaker
Guest Biography:

BARRY FARBER is the pioneer of radio talk shows; has been given the title of 'TALK SHOW HOST OF THE YEAR by the National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts; and was recently named as one of the top 10 radio talk hosts of all time, by TALKERS MAGAZINE.

A seasoned journalist, and a writer with multiple past best sellers like:COCKTAILS WITH MOLOTOV, which can be purchased from ( wnd books) https://www.wnd.com/author/bfarber/ - where hist interviews with celebrities such as ALFRED HITCHCOCK and many other notables are detailed with warmth and humor.

Mr. Farber speaks 26 languages and has enabled all of us to do the same in his book: HOW TO LEARN ANY LANGUAGE.

To learn more please visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Farber

Guest Category: Education, History, News, Politics & Government