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Product Advisory Board
Our Product Advisory Board is made up of health professionals dedicated to helping our customers take proactive and complimentary steps towards living the healthiest life possible. These members play an active and important role in ensuring that you can trust in each of the products available on our site. Not only does each member review each vendor we seek to do business with and every product that we carry, but they also work to stay abreast of new research, interactions with medicines and industry news to make certain that we are always providing you with the latest and best information.
The Product Advisory Board is comprised of the following members:
Susan Trimbo, PhD
Dr. Susan Trimbo is a currently a consultant to domestic and international consumer products companies focusing on health and nutrition, and a Lighthouse Naturals Board member. Previously, Dr. Trimbo was Senior Vice President, Scientific Affairs for General Nutrition Centers (GNC) where she was involved in product development, product safety and consumer information. Dr. Trimbo's passion and expertise in natural products will help guide Lighthouse Naturals in selecting and developing efficacious and beneficial products.
Prior to joining GNC, Dr. Trimbo was Senior Director of Nutritional Sciences-Worldwide at Wyeth Consumer Healthcare. Earlier, Dr. Trimbo was involved in research and development at Clintec International, a Baxter-Nestle medical nutrition venture.
Dr. Trimbo earned her doctorate at Cornell University, concentrating in food chemistry, nutrition and biochemistry. She completed postdoctoral training in the Department of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. She is a member of the American Society for Nutrition and the American Dietetic Association.
Karen Brim, R.Ph
Karen has worked in the health care and managed care fields for more than 20 years, currently serving as a Clinical Pharmacist with Independent Health Association, Inc. With a background in clinical pharmacy and disease management she has assisted organizations in utilizing best practices and therapeutic efficiencies to manage the use of pharmaceuticals and complementary therapies.
As the lead of several Pharmacy and Therapeutics committees, Karen has been responsible for researching and evaluating new products and emerging therapeutic issues and in turn developing strategies to optimize their use. This expertise will assist Lighthouse Naturals in selecting and evaluating new products. She is a graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Pharmacy.
Thomas Sheehan, M.D.
Dr. Thomas Sheehan is a family medicine practitioner. He currently serves as Assistant Medical Director for Independent Health Association, Inc. Dr. Sheehan recognizes the role that natural products play in a well rounded care plan and will lend his expertise to Lighthouse Naturals to help select high quality products that consumers can trust.
Prior to joining Independent Health, Dr. Sheehan was associate medical director, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York and a partner at Kenmore Family Medicine, a family medicine practice in Kenmore, New York. He has participated in numerous advisory committees, including the New York State Department of Health Medical Director Forums for Erie, Niagara and Onondaga Counties and the Office of Medicaid Managed Care, New York City.
A graduate of Canisius College and the State University of New York at Buffalo Medical School, Dr. Sheehan is a retired captain, Medical Corps, United States Naval Reserve. He is a member of the State University of New York at Buffalo Medical School's faculty.
The Product Advisory Board interacts and meets regularly to review new vendors, science, news and products to determine if they are suitable to be offered to our members.
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