Dr. Rogers Prize awards $50,000 to each of five integrative “ground breakers”
January 11, 2017

Steven K.H. Aung, MD is an integrative medicine physician and Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner at the University of Alberta who has academic affiliations in a half-dozen other countries. A key role has been his service as vice chair for North America of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies. In 2006, the highly-honored Aung was granted Canada’s highest civilian honor, the Order of Canada. He serves as the director of community engagement for the Integrative Health Institute at the University of Alberta.
Jozef Krop, MD (retired), CNP was a mentee of the founder of orthomolecular medicine, Abram Hoffer, who went on to train in orthomolecular and environmental medicine. In the 1980s, Krop was involved in government-backed projects that explored the potential in environmental medicine. The Dr. Rogers’ Prize site notes that subsequently conventionally practicing physicians “pursued disciplinary action against him (1989-2010)—without patient complaint or harm – with the documented intent of stopping his use of particular medical modalities despite their published scientific basis.” The site adds that “the treatment modalities which [conventional doctors] attempted to discredit are now accepted and recognized by mainstream medicine.”
Stephen Sagar, MD is an integrative oncologist at McMaster University, in Ontario. The United Kingdom-trained physician’s research and education interests are in integrative oncology, mind-body medicine, and holistic models of healthcare, patient experience, psycho-oncology, and psycho-education. His book, Restored Harmony, focused on integration of TCM and Western medical methods. Sager is past president of the Society of Integrative Oncology.
Donald Warren, ND is a long-time leader in the re-emergence of naturopathic medicine in North America. He was president of the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine and led the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education, each in times of rapid growth and increased recognition. Warren was also co-founder of the Academic Collaborative for Integrative Health and has been an editor of the Foundations of Naturopathic Medicine project. Warren has recently devoted himself to research in Rwanda exploring the use of selenium in HIV-AIDs populations.
Joseph Y. Wong, MD is a pioneer in establishing the acupuncture and Oriental medicine field in Canada while believing that it could be practiced in a way that is better integrated with Western scientific medical practice. Wong “developed a new direction in acupuncture, based on anatomy and physiology, known as neuro-anatomical acupuncture.” Wong’s work became the basis of the curriculum for the Acupuncture Foundation of Canada Institute where he was the lead educator. Wong is the proprietor of the Toronto Pain & Stress Clinic. He is the author of six books.
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