Medical Advisors and Contributors

rVita.com is the most comprehensive Health 2.0, evidence-based integrative, alternative and complementary medicine portal. It was created by a passionate community of alternative medicine proponents and practitioners who are dedicated to empowering consumers with trusted information and resources about complementary and alternative medicine. Our consumers have access to an expert panel of respected medical advisors and contributors.

Our Medical Advisors and Contributors

Steven Chen, MD

Chief Medical Advisor

As a Bravewell Fellow at the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Dr. Chen completed Dr. Andrew Weil’s Integrative Medicine Fellowship through the University of Arizona. He graduated from Stanford Medical School, completed his residency at UCSF in Family Medicine, and finished training through the HMI/UCLA Medical Acupuncture for Physicians program. He practices integrative primary care at Asian Health Services, a community health center in Oakland, California. 

Shashwati S. Kale, MD

Medical Content Contributor

Dr. Kale is a family medicine practitioner from San Jose, CA. She completed her residency program from the University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago in 1999 and has been in practice since then.  She has also been precepting students from the Stanford University Physician Assistant program since 2003. 

Our Content Writers

Danielle M. Grilli

Content Director
 
Danielle Grilli has over 15 years of experience in publishing.  This includes research, writing, editorial management, web design, online marketing, web optimization, and development.  Danielle holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, and a Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing.

Other rVita contributors include experts, practitioners, writers, researchers and bloggers in the field of ICAM.  rVita also features content from Natural Standard, the leader in the field. Natural Standard is an organization founded by clinicians and researchers to provide high quality, evidence-based information about complementary and alternative therapies. For more information about Natural Standard go to http://www.naturalstandard.com/.