Chairman of the 2010 VOD Congress in Hamburg

Institute Director, FRCPath, FIBiol, DSc
Centre for Experimental Medicine
Institute for Anatomy II: Experimental Morphology
University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf
After completing his preliminary medical exams, Schumacher moved as a young student to the “science mecca” of the USA, where he studied for a year at the Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology in Philadelphia. Back in Kiel, he wrote his doctoral thesis on serological reactions to foreign proteins in mice and received his licence to practise medicine in 1983. Intrigued by human anatomy, he first started work at the Pathology Institute at Kiel University and then changed to Anatomy at Munich University, where he headed projects on AIDS and analysed the causes of seal deaths. In 1991, Udo Schumacher was employed at the University of Southampton for several years and returned to Hamburg University in 1997. Since then, he has been Director of its Institute for Anatomy II (experimental morphology). He is currently researching the significance of residual carbohydrate on tumour progression and on respiratory infections.

After graduating from the Deutsche Sporthochschule (German Sport University) in Cologne, Prof. Breul then studied for a postdoctorate in biology. He was a scientific assistant at the Anatomy Institute in Cologne and received a postdoctorate qualification in anatomy in 1984, becoming Professor of Anatomy first in Cologne and later at the LMU in Munich from 1987. Since 1995, he has been a lecturer of anatomy for the education of osteopaths and has been conducting regular training events for medical professional associations, especially dentists and orthodontists since 2001. He has been co-editor of various specialist journals such as “DO. Deutsche Zeitschrift für Osteopathie” since 1999.

Member of the Cranial Academy
Konfortos Osteopathie, Beesd, NL – Head of Konfortos in Northern Europe

Student of Bernard Barillon (D.O. in Chartres, France), who is himself a student of Dr Harold I. Magoun D.O. and friend of Dr Viola M. Fryman D.O. for many years.
He has taught osteopathy at numerous osteopathy schools in Europe since 1984, including W. G. Sutherland institutes (France and Belgium), College Sutherland (Holland, Belgium and Germany), Ecole Suisse d´Ostéopathie.
After several years of practical experience, viva of dissertation entitled “Das Auge in der Osteopathie” in 1990 with Patrick Van den Heede D.O. in Belgium (Belgian National Jury).
He has been teaching the biokinetic and biodynamic aspects of osteopathy with René Briend D.O. since 2000 in Germany, France, the Netherlands and Russia.
He has been offering post-graduate courses with Marcel Kenter D.O. in primary respiration and the osteopathic aspects of paediatrics for many years.

Doctor and osteopath with his own practice in Hamburg

He completed his training as an osteopath at the IWGS and SKOM in Hamburg between 1990 and 1995.He trained as a physiotherapist in 1987, completed a three-year training course as a shiatsu practitioner (completed at GSD) and studied for a PhD in medicine (state examination in 1998). He deals with cases in emergency surgery, gynaecology/obstetrics, anthroposophical internal department.
He has been teaching in the field of osteopathy since 1996.
Member of and lecturer at Sutherland Cranial College (SCC) in the UK since 2002.
Joint teaching with Patrick Van Den Heede D.O. and Henry Klessen D.O. (Universitas osteopathica).
Visiting lecturer at the Medical Faculty of the University of Hamburg.
Teaching position at the Training Academy at the General Medical Council of Hamburg.
Founding member and board member of:
- DÄGO - Deutschen Ärztegesellschaft für Osteopathie und Osteopathischen Kindersprechstunde e.V. (German Medical Society for Osteopathy and Paediatric Osteopathy) in Hamburg. Since its foundation in 1997, he and his team of osteopaths have voluntarily treated children from financially disadvantaged families.

Owner of the Osteopathic Centre for Children, Berlin – Biodynamics Faculty Member

Registered German naturopath (since 1993); graduated in osteopathy at SKOM in 1996; registered British osteopath (since 2000); authorised lecturer for Dr Jealous D.O. since 2008 (biodynamic osteopathy); Head of the Osteopathic Centre for Children (since 1998); co-author of “Komplementäre Augenheilkunde” (2006 Hippokrates Verlag); founder of Corelink GmbH Verlag für Osteopathische Medien (2006); graduated from an 8-year course of study in biodynamics with Dr J.Jealous D.O. in the USA in May 2005.

Tom Esser has been garnering experience in a range of medical treatment approaches for over 30 years, as well as in structural therapy. Since 1987, he has been focussing on osteopathy with over 150 training sessions and seminars.

Institutsdirektor des „Still National Osteopathic Museum“ in Kirksville, Missouri, USA

Prior to joining the museum, Jason was an active museum volunteer for over ten years and donated several artifacts to the collection.  He has served as a lecturer with the Missouri Arts Council and as a researcher/benefactor with the Missouri Capitol Museum.  He is a member of several local historical groups and is currently pursuing his Doctorate of Health Education through the ATSU School of Health Management – his dissertation is concerns online Museum attendance for students. 

Jason makes several international trips each year (Germany, Russia, New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the UK) to promote the principles of osteopathic medicine through exhibits and providing historic research materials for D.O.’s worldwide at various osteopathic conferences.  Jason often assists D.O.’s who are required to do a two-year dissertation in clinical research.  With the help of Jason, many students will review Dr. Still’s ideas and early writings as a foundation for their current work.  He works with the museum to publish a minimum of 4 osteopathic books annually.

Osteopath since 1999, D.O. since 2001

Worked as an osteopath in Belgium between 2000 and 2002 (shared practice).
Since 2002, Marcel Kenter has been running a practice in Neuwied–Altwied along with Silke Kenter D.O. M.R.O., which specialises in paediatric osteopathy and osteopathic treatment during pregnancy and birth. Due to the heart problems experienced by his own son, Marcel Kenter extended his areas of specialism to include this field too.
2000–2006 biokinetic and biodynamic osteopathy
Lecturer in craniosacral osteopathy, College Sutherland Wiesbaden since 2001
Lecturer in craniosacral osteopathy, College Sutherland Amsterdam, Netherlands from 2001 to 2006
Lecturer in biokinetic and biodynamic osteopathic science since 2007 (Konfortos)
Lecturer in paediatric osteopathy (Konfortos), founding member of the Paediatric Osteopathy consortium.
Lecturer in craniosacral osteopathy, EDS, for blind and partially sighted people.
Numerous training sessions at the Cranial Academy (USA), SCTF Belgium, SCAB (Belgium).

National Center for Green Care, Scottsdale, Arizona (President).
Past President of AT Still University, Kirksville USA.

2009–present President National Center for Green Care (Provide leadership to a national, non-profit organisation acting as a clearing house to support-care farms, institutions, and projects serving those with developmental and ageing disabilities)
1997–2008 President A.T. Still University (Chief executive of a university with six doctoral level programmes, including two medical schools, one dental school, a school of health sciences and an online school of health management; quadrupled the endowment to over 100 million dollars)
1991–1997 Associate Vice President for Medical Affairs, Case Western Reserve University
1985–1991 Assistant Vice President for Health Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University
1980–1985 Director of Health Finance, State of Illinois

Argosy University School of Professional Psychology

2009-present  Professor of Clinical Psychology, Argosy University, Phoenix
1992-Present  Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio. Adjunct Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Department of Psychiatry
1998-2008  A T Still University, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO
1985-1991  University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia
Career Counselor, Woman’s Resource Center- conducted individual career counseling sessions to a wide range of clients
1987-1988  Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
1980-1985  Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield, Illinois 
1977-1978  Miss Porter’s School, Farmington, Connecticut 
1975-1977  Parenthood and Childbirth Education, Inc. (PACE), Hartford, Connecticut

Evangelischen Fachhochschule, Darmstadt - Lecturer, head of the hobit organisation team, member of university development department

Prof. Meyer is a lecturer in Social Science at the Ev. Fachhochschule in Darmstadt. In the 64 semesters that he has been teaching, he has always been involved in the development of the curriculum and university. He has integrated his knowledge of the Bologna Process and modularisation into the development of a general osteopathy course.

Professor Renzo Molinari D. O. is one of the leading figures in osteopathy and has 30 years of experience. He co-founded the Collège Ostéopathique Français and was its first principal. He then became Principal of the European School of Osteopathy (Maidstone, England) and has taught worldwide for many years. He has extensive experience in teaching and developing osteopathic courses in a variety of osteopathic techniques particularly biomechanics, obstetrics and clinical approach.

Graduate of the European School of Osteopathy, Maidstone, GB, 1991, Member of the Faculty at Sutherland Cranial College, GB.

Taught paediatric osteopathy for 10 years at SKOM.
Has been giving postgraduate training sessions with Noori Mitha D.O. since 1999 in the field of paediatric osteopathy, published the “Handbuch der osteopathischen Pädiatrie” (Elsevier 2005) with her. The book has also been available in English since 2008 (“The Textbook of Pediatric Osteopathy”).
Translations in the field of osteopathy: “Unterweisungen in der Wissenschaft der Osteopathie”, “Einige Gedanken” (Sutherland, Jolandos 2004) and “Leben in Bewegung” (Becker, Jolandos 2007).

Medical Director of the Sozialpädiatrisches Zentrum Frankfurt Mitte (Frankfurt Centre for Social Paediatrics)

Heike Philippi is a paediatrician who specialises in neuropaediatrics and epileptology. She studied medicine at the universities of Mainz and Munich, received her PhD in 1991 in Mainz and passed the American state examination in the same year (ECFMG). Between 1993 and 2004, she was a scientific assistant and senior physician at the Universitäts-Kinderklinik Mainz, from 2004 to 2007 she was a consultant and acting head of the SPZ (Frankfurt Centre for Social Paediatrics), and she received her postdoctorate degree at the Paediatric Neurology department of the Universitäts-Kinderklinik Heidelberg in 2006. Since March 2007, she has been Medical Director of the SPZ (Frankfurt Centre for Social Paediatrics) with its epilepsy outpatient department. Her research interests include developmental neurology (postural asymmetry, early intervention, general movement analysis) and paediatric epileptology.

Heidelberg University Hospital: Centre for Paediatric Medicine – Head of Paediatric Neurology

After studying medicine and psychology, he received his licence to practise medicine in 1979, was awarded with a doctorate in 1984, became a paediatric specialist in 1996, has been a consultant in paediatrics and paediatric neurology at Heidelberg University Hospital since 1997, professorship in paediatric medicine in 1999, since 2008, he has been Head of Paediatric Neurology at the Centre for Paediatric Medicine.

Dr Martin Pöttner graduated in protestant theology, philosophy and sociology at the universities of Marburg and Zürich. Final examinations in 1985, followed by various studies culminating in him being awarded a doctorate in theology in Marburg in 1995. He then began teaching at the universities of Marburg and Heidelberg. He gained a professorship in evangelical theory in 2000 in Heidelberg, outside lecturer for New Testament Theology. Also worked in Heidelberg, then at TU Darmstadt, independent educational activities, primarily philosophy, including issues concerning different types of world medicine. Extraordinary professorship in Heidelberg in 2008. Extensive work as a translator for classical osteopathy at Jolandos (Still, Sutherland and Littlejohn).

Chief Executive Director Deutsches Institut für Gesundheitsforschung GmbH, Bad Elster

Prof. Resch is a specialist in physical and rehabilitative medicine. He studied medicine in Cologne and Munich and received his postdoctorate degree in 1994 in physical medicine and another postdoctorate from the University of Vienna. Between 1994 and 1996, he was a Senior Lecturer in Complementary Medicine at the University of Exeter (England), and he was Director of the Research Institute for Balneology and Spa Science in Bad Elster between 1996 and 2006. In 1999, he was awarded an additional professorship in “Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation” at the TU Dresden, and has been the International Associated Dean of AT Still University, Kirksville, USA, since 2006. He has been Managing Partner of the German Institute for Health Research in Bad Elster since 2007. He is President of the German Society for Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation and President of the Saxon Spa Association. Prof. Resch has written over 350 scientific publications and is a co-editor of “DO – Deutsche Zeitschrift für Osteopathie” [German Osteopathy Journal].

Consultant for General Medicine / Manual Medicine,
Specialising in Osteopathic Medicine
Homeopathy, Naturopathy

Licence to practise medicine since 1985, own practice since 1989
Consultant for general medicine/manual medicine since 1990
Trained in Arlen’s Atlas therapy, homeopathy, naturopathy
Courses in osteopathic medicine primarily with the DGOM (German Society for Osteopathic Medicine)
Started teaching at the DGOM in 2004
2nd Vice President of the DGOM
Head of the Academy at the DGOM

Practice focuses on manual medicine and osteopathic medicine, primarily for complex patterns of disease and in children.

Private Practice Biodynamics Faculty Member

Tom Shaver graduated in 1979 from the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery (COMS), in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. During his time there he was a teaching assistant and teaching fellow in osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM). Between 1980 and 1996, he taught OMM at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, heading the OMM field between 1981 and 1996. In 1995, he won the Northrop Award, i.e. he was selected by the SOMA (student medical association) as the best lecturer in all the osteopathic colleges in the USA. He taught osteopathic principles and practice at the Viennese School for Osteopathy between 1995 and 2003. Since 2001, Tom Shaver has been part of the biodynamics faculty: he teaches biodynamics in the USA, Japan, Germany and Austria. He is a member of the American Osteopathic Association, the Cranial Academy, USA, and is registered as a doctor of osteopathy and osteopathic surgeon in Hawaii His key academic inspirations are: Bernard TePoorten DO, J. Gordon Zink DO, Anna Slocum DO, Herb Miller DO, Lawrence Jones DO, Allen Becker DO, Tom Schooley DO, Jean-Pierre Barral DO, Robert Fulford DO, Rollin Becker DO, Anne Wales DO and James Jealous DO.

Member of and Lecturer at the Faculty at SCC (Sutherland Cranial College), Chepstow (UK)

Mark Wilson qualified from the British School of Osteopathy (BSO) in 1989. He has been working at the Foundation for Paediatric Osteopathy, formerly known as the Osteopathic Centre for Children (OCC), since 1993. Mark was the Foundation’s consultant osteopath in charge of the outreach project in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Barnet General Hospital from 1997 and also instigated an osteopathic project in the Hospital’s acute paediatric ward. In December 2007, Mark implemented and continues to run a similar programme at North Middlesex Hospital (whose neonatal and paediatric wards are managed by Great Ormond Street Hospital). Mark is on the faculties of the Foundation and the Sutherland Cranial College and the BSO’s Involuntary Motion Studies.

Lynn Haller has practised osteopathy in London since he graduated from the ESO in 1987. He has taught osteopathic medicine, osteopathic obstetrics and paediatric osteopathy at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the UK and in Europe. He is currently a tutor and trustee of Sutherland Cranial College. He has worked closely with visionary obstetrician Dr Yehudi Gordon since 1992. He has been offering postnatal osteopathic treatment for mother and baby at the Birth Unit at the St John and St Elisabeth’s Hospital, London, since 1996.

Registered German naturopath since 1991, osteopath since 1996

She completed her studies in osteopathy at the School for Classical Osteopathic Medicine (SKOM) in Hamburg, graduating in 2002. Initially, she taught parietal techniques at SKOM; since 1999, she has been offering postgraduate training in paediatrics along with Eva Möckel. She is also a member of the faculty at Sutherland Cranial College, GB, and lectures there regularly. Noori Mitha is a founding member of “Osteopathische Kindersprechstunde e.V.” (the German Medical Society for Paediatric Osteopathy) in Hamburg. She is the co-author of “Leitfaden Osteopathie” (Elsevier 2002) and also collaborated on the translation of Sutherland‘s texts into German (“Sutherland Kompendium”, Jolandos, 2004). Together with Eva Möckel, she is co-editor and co-author of the “Handbuch für pädiatrische Osteopathie” (Elsevier, 2005). In 2009, she translated the text- book Interface (Jolandos) with her husband.
Noori Mitha lives in Hamburg with her husband and two children, and runs her own practice.

Professor Renzo Molinari D. O. is one of the leading figures in osteopathy and has 30 years of experience. He co-founded the Collège Ostéopathique Français and was its first principal. He then became Principal of the European School of Osteopathy (Maidstone, England) and has taught worldwide for many years. He has extensive experience in teaching and developing osteopathic courses in a variety of osteopathic techniques particularly biomechanics, obstetrics and clinical approach.

Graduate of the European School of Osteopathy, Maidstone, GB, 1991, Member of the Faculty at Sutherland Cranial College, GB.

Taught paediatric osteopathy for 10 years at SKOM.
Has been giving postgraduate training sessions with Noori Mitha D.O. since 1999 in the field of paediatric osteopathy, published the “Handbuch der osteopathischen Pädiatrie” (Elsevier 2005) with her. The book has also been available in English since 2008 (“The Textbook of Pediatric Osteopathy”).
Translations in the field of osteopathy: “Unterweisungen in der Wissenschaft der Osteopathie”, “Einige Gedanken” (Sutherland, Jolandos 2004) and “Leben in Bewegung” (Becker, Jolandos 2007).

Member of the Board of the Verband der Osteopathen Deutschland e.V.
(German Association of Osteopaths)