Providers
Richard D. Batson, ND, MSc. (Endocrinology), Dipl.(Endo)
Richard D. Batson is the executive director and co-founder of Neurevolution Medicine, PLLC. His clinical practice focuses on traumatic brain injury evaluation and rehabilitation with a specialization in traumatic brain injury-related pituitary dysfunction.
Dr. Batson completed his Master of Science in Clinical Endocrinology with distinction with a postgraduate dissertation in the area of post-traumatic hypopituitarism (PTHP), also referred to as TBI-related neuroendocrine dysfunction, or TBI-related pituitary dysfunction. PTHP is a group of endocrine disorders that evolve in some individuals following traumatic brain injury and results in select or multiple hormonal deficiencies. He works clinically with the TBI population with a focus on evaluation and treatment of PTHP.
In addition, Dr. Batson is a member of the Brain Injury Associated Fatigue and Altered Cognition (BIAFAC) research group at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) which conducts research on the connection between traumatic brain injury, growth hormone dysregulation, and the gut microbiome. He is also a research investigator, and the director of neurotrauma education for the NIH-funded Neurotrauma Evidence Synthesis Training (NEST) at Helfgott Research Institute. He is president and founder of the Endocrine Brain Injury Research Alliance, SPC, a social purpose corporation dedicated to exploring the long-term consequences and outcomes of traumatic brain injury, including the neuroendocrine sequelae of brain injury, as well as the best available treatments and methods of rehabilitation.
His areas of research and publications include, but are not limited to:
- Post-traumatic hypopituitarism (PTHP)
- Growth Hormone Deficiency following Mild TBI
- Brain Injury Fatigue and Altered Cognition (BIAFAC)
- Advanced Neuroimaging in Traumatic Brain Injury
- Post-traumatic Epilepsy
- Convergence Insufficiency after TBI
- Quality of Life outcomes with Recombinant Growth Hormone Treatment
- Comparison of IGF-1 Assays in the Assessment of Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Post-acute COVID-19
- Cognition and the Microbiome
In addition, he is an adjunct peer-reviewer for Biofactors, Cardiovascular Endocrinology & Metabolism, Current Medical Research & Opinion, Diabetes Therapy, Endocrine Practice, Endocrine Reviews, European Journal of Endocrinology, Growth Hormone & IGF-1 Research, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Journal of Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Endocrine Society, and Pituitary and has also been an invited peer-reviewer for the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.
*Dr. Batson does not prescribe hormonal therapies for anti-aging , cosmetic purposes, or for athletic performance.
Karen M. Parker, ND, MSCP, ABAAHP, FAARFM
Dr. Karen Parker is the co-founder of Neurevolution Medicine, PLLC and a licensed naturopathic physician in Washington State. She is a fellow in metabolic and integrative medicine, and an advanced fellow in functional medicine. She is also a nationally certified menopause provider by The Menopause Society.
Dr. Parker's practice focuses on hormonal influences on female stress resilience, mood, cognition and interpersonal relationships. She provides individualized treatments related to hormonal health, peri- and post-menopausal and age-related cognitive changes, as well as endocrine, cardio-metabolic health and weight loss.
She works in a collaborative care model which includes the disciplines of cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, gynecology neuropsychology, psychiatry and sleep medicine.
For details about Dr. Parker’s integrative healthcare practice for Women please visit drkarenparker.com
Consultants & Scientific Advisors
Cyrus Raji, MD, PhD
Cyrus A. Raji, MD, PhD is a tenured associate professor of radiology and neurology as well as a principal investigator in the Neuroimaging Labs Research Center at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR), the academic radiology department of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. In addition, he directs the Raji Brain Health Imaging Lab. Additionally, he serves as director of Neuromagnetic Resonance Imaging at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and as associate director of the diagnostic radiology residency research track.
Dr. Raji obtained his MD and PhD degrees from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine where he was part of pioneering work on the application of amyloid imaging in Alzheimer’s disease. He then did his internship at UPMC-Mercy Hospital before doing a four-year diagnostic radiology residency at UCLA Medical Center where his research won the Radiological Society of North America Roentgen Award for Outstanding Radiological Research. He then completed a two year Neuroradiology fellowship at UCSF that included an NIH funded research year on diffusion MRI in traumatic brain injury.
Dr. Raji is board-certified in diagnostic radiology and neuroradiology with research interests focusing on modifiable risk factors for dementia and the role of advanced neuroimaging in quantitatively tracking related brain changes and identifying traumatic brain injury. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles on advanced neuroimaging, including in traumatic brain injury and has been cited over 6,000 times. His NIH funded research has been featured multiple media outlets including CNN, Fox News, the New York Times and USA Today. Dr. Raji is also recognized as a 2024 Castle Connelly Top Doctor in Neuroradiology, MRI, and traumatic brain injury. Dr. Raji has played an instrumental role in ensuring that advanced imaging techniques are admissible in court and his work has been featured in the National Law Review, consistent with the AMA Code of Medical Ethics mandate that physicians with specialized knowledge have an obligation to assist in the administration of justice.
Gerard Gianoli, MD, FACS
Gerard J. Gianoli, MD, FACS specializes in Neuro-otology and Skull Base Surgery. He graduated from Tulane University School of Engineering in 1982 and Tulane University School of Medicine in 1986. He did internships in Pediatrics and General Surgery before completing a residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Tulane University in 1992. After two years as an assistant professor at Tulane Medical School, he completed a fellowship in Neuro-otology and Skull Base Surgery at the Michigan Ear Institute in 1995. He then became a full-time associate professor at Tulane Medical School until he went into private practice in 2000.
He is currently in private practice at The Ear and Balance Institute, located in Covington, Louisiana and is also a Clinical Associate Professor in the Departments of Otolaryngology and Pediatrics at Tulane University School of Medicine. He pioneered treatments for Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence and other vestibular disorders. His private practice has a worldwide reach, with patient referrals coming from all over the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and elsewhere. Dr. Gianoli was a major focus of the book “A Hole in My Life” (2016) by Philippa Thomson. He is editor of the textbook “Third Mobile Window Syndrome of the Inner Ear: Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence and Associated Disorders” (2022).
Dr. Gianoli practices all aspects of neuro-otology but has a special interest in vestibular (balance) disorders. He has researched, lectured, and published extensively on the topic of vestibular disorders, including evaluation of dizziness in the litigating patient and identification of malingering. He has published over 80 articles in peer-reviewed journals, has presented his research at more than 160 scientific meetings, and has been on multiple editorial review boards. He was the primary investigator for a NASA study that led to non-invasive intracranial pressure assessment to be used in the International Space Station.
Joshua Z. Goldenberg, ND, Dipl.FMS (Forensic Medical Sciences)
Dr. Joshua Goldenberg is an active researcher with numerous publications in high impact scientific journals such as JAMA, Annals of Internal Medicine and The Cochrane Library. He is a Research Investigator at the Bastyr University Research Institute and Visiting Research Scholar at the University of Technology Sydney. He has presented nationally and internationally on evidence-based medicine as well as probiotics and research methodology. His probiotics work has been highlighted by the BBC, The New York Times, The Seattle Times, Prevention Magazine, and Fox News. In addition, Dr. Goldenberg has worked in collaboration with Dr. Richard D. Batson to author several systematic reviews in the areas of traumatic-brain injury related hypopituitarism and traumatic brain injury related psychosis, and other healthcare research. Dr. Goldenberg and Dr. Batson were contributing authors to a 2019 Cochrane systematic review of the effects of biofeedback on irritable bowel syndrome (PMID: 31713856).
Dr. Goldenberg is faculty for the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine’s Interprofessional Fellowship in Integrative Health and Medicine, where he teaches critical evaluation of the literature and evidence-informed practice. He is past adjunct faculty at Bastyr University, his alma mater, in which he enrolled after receiving honors and distinction in molecular biology from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Goldenberg works in close collaboration with Dr. Batson as part of the medico-legal research and record review team and is a Diplomate in Forensic Medical Science.