Health & Wellness at Our Core
When it comes to navigating today’s cannabis landscape, there’s nothing more important than trust, safety and quality. We established our Medical Advisory Board to provide expert guidance on complex issues surrounding cannabis and health. This distinguished group of leading physicians from a variety of medical fields bring critical perspectives to Fluresh and advise on the latest industry news and research, ranging from psychiatry to pulmonary, and neurology to sleep.
Marcia E. Leikin, M.D.
Dr. Marcia E. Leikin practices Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatric Medicine in Glencoe, IL. Dr. Leikin graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in 1982. She completed her residency in general adult psychiatry at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at UCLA medical center. Dr. Leikin has had double board certification in psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry since 1994. She has been in private practice for 22 years in the Chicago area, and prior to that she was in private practice for nine years in Phoenix Arizona. In addition, she is also a psychiatric consultant to the Special Education District of Lake County, IL and to the Safe Haven School in Lake Bluff, IL
Steven A. Yarows, M.D.
Dr. Steven A. Yarows is an Internal Medicine physician in Chelsea, Mich., and a specialist in clinical hypertension. Dr. Yarows graduated from Wayne State University Medical School in 1977 and completed his residency and chief residency in internal medicine at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit in 1981. With more than 40 years of experience in the field. He was Chief of Medicine and Director of the ICU/CCU at Chelsea Hospital for 30 years while performing both inpatient and outpatient activities. He has participated in 53 clinical trials and published 37 peer-reviewed articles and been a reviewer for 62 medical articles. He has given over 70 local, national, and international lectures and participated in local, national, and international committees.
John J. Seidenfeld, M.D.
Dr. John J. Seidenfeld is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Pulmonary Disease physician in San Antonio, Texas with over 40 years of diverse experience. He attended and graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1972 and completed his residency and fellowship at the University of Iowa in 1977. He received a Masters in Health Care Administration from Trinity University. During his long and distinguished career, Dr. Seidenfeld operated his own private practice and worked at many hospitals and clinics including Methodist Health Care Systems in San Antonio, TX, where he was most recently a pulmonary and critical care physician. He also served as the Medical Director for several health insurance providers including Anthem Central Region, Wellpoint and Blue Cross, Blue Shield of Missouri. In addition, he also spent more than 20 years as a professor and clinical supervisor for medical students at various educational institutions, including the University of Arizona Health Science Center and the University of Texas at San Antonio. Dr. Seidenfeld has over forty professional publications in the field of pulmonary medicine.
Smita Patel, D.O.
Dr. Smita Patel is a Board-Certified Neurology & Sleep Medicine physician in Chicago, IL. A graduate of Midwestern University/ Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (2001), she completed her neurological training at the Medical College of Wisconsin (2005) and sleep medicine training at the University of Chicago (2006). Additionally, Dr. Patel completed a two-year fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. With more than 18 years of experience, she also lends her expertise as Vice President of the Illinois State Neurological Society. A contributing writer for several academic publications on neurological disorders, Dr. Patel was recently the Director of Center for Brain Health at Northshore University Health System and Clinical Assistant Professor at The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.