Interview with Dr. Michael Seidman

One of the Doctors and Scientists behind the Body by Vi Products

Michael D. Seidman, M.D. attained both his B.S. in Human Nutrition and M.D. from the University of Michigan. After a five year residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, he completed a fellowship in Otologic / neurotologic and Skull Base Surgery at the Ear Research Foundation in Florida. Dr. Seidman now serves as the Director of the Division of Otologic / neurotologic Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Director of Otolaryngology Research Laboratory, Co-Director of the Tinnitus Center, the Chair of the Complementary / Integrative Medicine Program for a multi-million dollar health center. He is also a past President of the Michigan Otolaryngology Society.

Additionally, he is an active scientist and has extramural funding from the National Institute of Health and other major institutions. He is considered an expert on the molecular basis of aging; noise induced hearing loss, otologic / neurotologic skull base surgery, all aspects of ear, nose, throat, head and neck surgery, tinnitus, nutrition/antioxidants and their relationship to health and aging, and herbal therapies. He lectures around the world on such topics; has been featured in more than 80 major publications; numerous awards including being honored as one of the top 1% of Doctors in the USA, and has been awarded a US patent on a supplement that positively effects age-related hearing loss and has several patents pending on aging, mitochondrial function, and Alzheimer's disease.

Dr. Seidman is also a Co-Editor for the International Tinnitus Journal and is on the Editorial Review Board for seven major Otolaryngology Journals and the Journal for Traditional Chinese Medicine. Additionally he has been appointed to the Scientific or Medical Advisory Board of the Self Help for Hard of Hearing People Inc., the Life Extension Foundation, Intra Ear, the Ear Research Foundation, Arches Company, the American Tinnitus Association, Gel Tech, BASF (specifically on the work for SAMe) and WebMD (work related to anal sis of weight loss/nutrition software). He also serves as a consultant for many professional athletes, and is an advisor for several teams in the NHL, NFL MLB, and NBA.

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