CTK Clinical Consultants
Medical Advisory Board
Because a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, I see the
first step of each day as the beginning of a mission that has the potential to create an infinite number of opportunities
to learn, teach, and change lives. On this journey we have experienced the joy of making a difference by connecting with people
that help us to realize our purpose in life.
At CTK, we strive to be extremely conscious of the importance of each step
and the relationships formed along the way.
CTK Clinical Consultants takes great pride in
presenting our Medical Advisory Board, a special group of professionals that have been assembled as a result of positive
relationships that have been created and nurtured on our journey. CTK has been blessed, and is very fortunate to be associated
with these professionals who support us in our efforts to deliver evidence-based medical information while reinforcing CTK’s
goal of building an educational bridge that spans from the community to health care professionals and serves to promote health
and wellness.
Empowering with education,
Alfred J. Keith, BA, CRT
CEO and Founder,
CTK Clinical Consultants, LLC
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Dorothy J. Lucas, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.O.G.
Dorothy J. Lucas, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.O.G. is the Medical Director of the Cook County Department of Public Health.
She is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists. Dr. Lucas is a senior attending physician in the Catholic Health Partners System and has a
private medical practice specializing in women’s health providing gynecological care. She received her Bachelor of Science
degree in Biology and Chemistry from Roosevelt University, a Masters in Public Health degree from the University of Illinois-Chicago,
and her Doctor of Medicine degree from UHS / The Chicago Medical School, and Rosalind Franklin University. Dr. Lucas
did her post-graduate training as a resident physician and surgeon at Columbus-Cuneo-Cabrini Medical Center in Chicago, IL.
She is very involved as an Advisory Board Member of the University of Chicago Cancer Research Center, GIRLS LINK of Cook County,
and the Illinois Maternal and Child Health Coalition. As a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, educator, and lecturer, Dr.
Lucas is extensively prepared to work within the community-at-large to address the health and social issues that impact all
of us.
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Edward Naureckas, M.D.
Edward (Ted) Naureckas,
M.D., is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Section of Pulmonary/Critical Care at the University of Chicago Hospitals
and Clinics. He is also the Director of the Pulmonary Function Test Laboratory and the Director of the Adult Cystic Fibrosis
Program. Dr. Naureckas received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering from Marquette University in 1983,
and his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1987 from Washington University. He started his Internal Medicine residency at Michael
Reese Hospital in 1990, and in 1991, became Chief Resident. He went on to complete his Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical
Care at the University of Chicago in 1994. Dr. Naureckas’ clinical focus is pulmonary disease including the care of
asthma, cystic fibrosis and COPD. His research involves the secondary analysis of existing databases. Interests include usage
patterns of asthma medications to highlight variations in care, and the effect of medication usage on asthma outcomes. In
addition to being a co-investigator in the American Lung Association Asthma Clinical Research Network where he participates
in large multi-center trials of asthma therapy, Dr. Naureckas is a member of the EPA-sponsored Environmental Statistics Center.
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Judith S. Stern, Sc.D., R.D.
Judith S. Stern, Sc.D., RD,
is a Professor with joint appointments in the Department of Nutrition, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
UC Davis, and the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Clinical Nutrition, and Vascular Medicine, UC
Davis. She was Co-Director, Center for Alternative Medicine for Research in Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology, and Director,
Food Intake Laboratory Group, also at U C Davis. Dr. Stern received a Bachelor of Science degree in Food and Nutrition from
Cornell University, and her Master of Science and Doctor of Science degrees from Harvard University School of Public Health.
She is a member of the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences. She is a past president of the American
Society for Clinical Nutrition and a founding member and past president of the North American Association for the Study of
Obesity. Dr. Stern is also a Co-founder of the American Obesity Association and Co-chair of the Board and Vice President.
She has served on committees and been an advisor to a number of professional groups including the American Heart Association
Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism, American Council on Science and Health, American Dietetic Association,
American Society for Nutritional Sciences and the International Association for the Study of Obesity. Dr. Stern’s extensive
government service include National Institutes of Health work groups such as the Obesity Task Force Advisory Committee, Metabolism
Study Section, Nutrition Study Section, and the Human Nutrition Board of Scientific Counselors. Her work with the USDA has
placed her on various boards and committees such as the Human Nutrition Research Advisory Board and U.S. Dietary Guidelines
Advisory Committee, 2nd Edition. In addition, she chaired “Weighing the Option” for the Institute of Medicine,
National Academy of Sciences, and served on the U.S. Pharmacopeia, Nutrient Absorption Committee.
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Terri Verason, M.S., R.D.
Terri
Verason is a registered dietitian and the Director of Nutrition Services for Dairy Council® of Arizona. Ms. Verason received
her Bachelor of Science and her Master of Science degrees in Clinical Nutrition from Arizona State University. In her current
position with Dairy Council®, she is responsible for updating doctors, dietitians, dentists, nurses and other health professionals
in Arizona on current nutrition issues related to their field as well as providing nutrition education for consumers. She
does this through involvement and organization of community nutrition projects, media presentations, distribution of nutrition
educational materials, sponsoring speakers for medical and health conferences, and presentations to health professional, para-professional
and consumer audiences. Ms. Verason is very active in the AZ Dietetic Association in many ways and currently serves as the
media representative for this group. She also serves as a board member of the AZ Osteoporosis Coalition and the AZ Action
for Healthy Kids State Team.