CURRICULUM VITAE

ZUZANA BIC, Dr.P.H., MUDr.

24 Los Trancos

Irvine, CA 92612

E-mail: ZBic@aol.com

Web page: www.hometown.aol.com/zbic

Phone/Fax: 949-854-9365

OBJECTIVES

A position in integrated lifestyle, wellness, and health management

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Doctor of Public Health in Health Promotion & Education, Preventive Care Specialist.

Expert in the prevention of headaches, migraines, and other chronic diseases.

Extensive skill in individual consultations combining the influence of stress, exercise, nutrition, and other lifestyle factors in promoting health and preventing diseases.

Experience in developing and implementing wellness programs designed to meet a wide spectrum of health issues.

Highly skilled in promotion of programs and services, motivation of clients/patients, and health intervention on individual basis.

Skilled in coordination and evaluation of wellness programs using state-of-the tools; specialist in lifestyle risk assessments.

Well-versed in developing and delivering lectures on a wide range of health-related topics for health professionals and the community.

Strong inter-personal communication skills and ability to instruct and interact effectively with individuals in a corporate setting.

Extensive interest and research experience in studying the impact of lifestyle medicine on cancer prevention, aging, and other chronic diseases.

EDUCATION

1980 MUDr. Dr. of Medicine, The King Charles University, Medical School, Prague, Czech Republic (Public Health and Medicine)

1997 Dr.P.H. Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, School of Public Health, Preventive Care (Public Health, Promotion & Education, Preventive Care Specialist)

LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION

1980 MUDr., state examination, Prague, Czech Republic

1998 Certified Preventive Care Specialist (American Board of Preventive Care), DPC-00800.

PREDOCTORAL AND POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING (for Dr.P.H.)

1992–1996 Clinical experience in various preventive care programs/individuals and groups (nutritional medicine, stress management, relaxing techniques, dependency, weight management, smoking cessation, body composition measurements, exercise and fitness testing):

St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, CA
Hoag Hospital, Newport Behavioral Health, Newport Beach, CA
Beaver Medical Clinic, Inc., Redlands, CA
Loma Linda University, Center for Health Promotion and Education, Loma Linda, CA
Family Practice Office, Irvine and Tustin, CA
Loma Linda Medical Group, Sun City, CA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

1980–1983 Candidate of Science, Institute of Hygiene & Epidemiology, Prague, Czech Republic

1994–1998 Preventive Care Specialist, Family Medical office, Medical Plaza, Irvine, CA

1995 Leading ANAD (National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders) Support Group, organized by New Directions for Women, Inc., Costa Mesa, CA

1996–1998 Preventive Care Specialist, Family Medical office, Medical Plaza, Tustin, CA

1998-1999 Lecturer for "Lifestyle for Living" (a program for prostate cancer prevention)

1998-present Assistant Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Preventive Care & Integrative Lifestyle Management, University of California, Irvine, The Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, Orange, CA

1998-present Lecturer for CMESN (Continuing Medical Education Speakers Network), Santa Ana, CA

1998-present Member of Clinical Trial Protocol Review and Monitoring Committee (CTPRMC), University of California, Irvine, CA

1999-present Preventive Care Specialist, Director and Founder of Preventive Care & Lifestyle Medicine Clinic, Tustin, CA

EDITORSHIP FOR PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS

1995–1998 Editor in Chief, Preventive Care Forum, Journal of the Preventive Care Association

1999-present Editor and founder of Integrated Lifestyle Management Forum, a bi-monthly newsletter for patients

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

Bic Z., Blix G.G., Hopp H.P., Leslie F.M., Schell M.J.: Influence of low dietary fat intake on incidence and severity of migraine headache, presented at the 38^th Annual Scientific Meeting of The American Association for the Study of Headache, San Diego, CA, 1996.

Bic Z., Blix G.G., Hopp H.P., Leslie F.M., Schell M.J.: Influence of low dietary fat intake on incidence and severity of migraine headache (abstract), Headache Journal, Volume 36, Number 4, April 1996.

Bic Z.: The influence of low dietary fat intake on incidence and severity of migraine headache. Dissertation, UMI Dissertation Services, A Bell & Howell Company, 1997.

Bic Z., Blix G.G., Hopp H.P., Leslie F.M.: In search of the ideal treatment for migraine headache. Medical Hypotheses. 50,1-7, January 1998.

Bic Z., Blix G.G., Hopp H.P., Leslie F.M., Schell M.J.: The influence of a low-fat diet on incidence and severity of migraine headaches. Journal of Women’s Health & Gender-Based Medicine, Vol. 8, Issue 5, June, 1999.

OTHER PUBLISHED ARTICLES ABOUT MY MIGRAINE HEADACHE RESEARCH

Prevention Magazine, Health Front section (September, 1996)

Family Practice News, Canada (July, 1996)

International Medical News Group USA: in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology (August/September, 1996)

Modern Medicine (August, 1996)

Ladies’ Home Journal (December, 1996)

The Chronicle of Neurology and Psychiatry, Canada (winter, 1997)

New Women (January, 1997)

Men’s Health (March, 1997)

Preventive Care Forum – Journal of the American Preventive Care Association, Vol.6, No.2, (winter 1996–1997)

Glamour (June, 1997)

Better Homes and Gardens (December, 1997)

Clinical Pearls News (July, 1998)

Loma Linda University, Medical Newspaper Today (January, 1998)

Scope News, Loma Linda University, (Summer, 1998)

Women’s Health Today (book edited by Sari Harrar, Prevention, Rodale Press, 1998)

Health News DrKoop.com (August, 1999)

Elder Corner, A place for Seniors on the Web (August, 1999)

Self (September, 1999)

New Women (October ,1999)

Mednews, UCI, (fall, 1999)

Allure (November, 1999)

Prevention (December 1999)

First for Women (December 1999)

New Living (December, 1999)

Progress Brings Hope, UCI newsletter, (winter 1999-2000)

UCI Journal, (winter 2000)

New University, UC Irvine (January,2000)

Fitness (May 2000)

McCall (June, 2000)

Life and Health (summer 2000)

CBS Health-Watch, (summer-fall 2000)

Bottom Line ( fall-winter, 2000)

Reader’s Digest (fall-winter, 2000)

Redbook (October, 2000)

Walking (November, 2000)

BOOKS

Bic Z.: "No More Headaches, No More Migraines," Avery/Penguin Putnam, Inc., 1999; a practical self-help guide for managing headaches and migraines.

Reader Comments:

John McDougall, M.D., best-selling author and a creator of the nationally renowned diet and exercise program, author of The McDougall Program for Maximum Weight Loss and The McDougall Program for Women: "The book, No More Headaches, No More Migraines, offers the first approach every sufferer of headaches should take, and most will very quickly find they are not incurably ill."

Julian Whitaker, M.D., founder of Whitaker Wellness Institute, Newport Beach, California, a well-known advocate of the complementary medicine, author of Reversing Diabetes, The Memory Solution, and editor of the popular Health and Healing Newsletter: "The book, No More Headaches, No More Migraines, is the greatest alternative medicine book for patients to read to help relieve from their headaches. I truly enjoy reading the book."

Bic Z.: "Preventing Headaches", a home-based study for health care professionals, Biomed Inc., Emeryville, CA, (planned for Fall 2000).

APPEARENCES on RADIO AND TV SHOWS

1998	In search of the ideal treatment for migraine headache, AWR Radio Show, Network Seven News #35, and Online Audio Program
1999	No more headaches, no more migraines, KABC TV Channel 5, the 5 O’clock News
	No more headaches, no more migraines, KFWB Radio show, Los Angeles, CA
	No more headaches, no more migraines, AMA Radio, Chicago, IL, interviewed by Bruce Dixon
	No more headaches, no more migraines, as a guest for Total Nutrition News, Radio show, Minneapolis, MN
	No more headaches, no more migraines, as a guest in "Natural living with Gary Null" Radio show, New York, NY
2000	No more headaches, no more migraines, CKNW Radio show, Canada

LECTURES FOR POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARS

1998 – 1999	How vegetarian diet protect against cancer
	Does physical inactivity increases the risk for cancer?
	Phytochemicals – protective effects against cancer
	The relationship between stress and the development of the cancer
	Minerals and cancer
	Vitamins and cancer
	Foods with anticancer activity

1999 – 2000	Breast cancer and soy intake
	Melatonin and cancer
	Flavonoids and cancer
	Prostate cancer and soy intake
	Monoterpenes and cancer

2000 – 2001	The role of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in cancer prevention and treatment
	The role of vitamin E, vitamin D, lycopene, selenium and zinc in prostate cancer
	The role of quercetin, saw palmetto, MCP/citrus flavonoids, genisten and curcumin in prostate cancer
	The role of stress/stress reduction in immune system for cancer prevention and treatment
	The role of exercise in cancer fatigue and in immune system for cancer prevention and treatment
	The role of green tea and fungi (shiitake, maitake, reishi) for cancer prevention and treatment

LECTURES FOR CONTINUIG MEDICAL EDUCATION SPEAKERS NETWORK

1998	Eating disorders
	Nutrition and cancer
	Medical complications of eating disorders
	Obesity: healthy weight management

1999	Reversing headaches: a new approach towards headache treatment and prevention
	Nutrition in cancer
	Nutrition and cancer
	Dietary soy intake and breast cancer
	Fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue and lifestyle medicine

2000	Cancer and diet
	Soy intake and breast cancer
	What’s new in preventive medicine
	The fountain of youth – biology and human aging
	A lifestyle approach to treating migraine headaches
	Nutrition in children
	Nutrition and cancer
	Application of lifestyle medicine in breast and prostate cancer
	Cancer prevention strategies Application of lifestyle medicine in cancer prevention and treatment
	Alternative medicine in pregnancy Good nutrition: moral and ethical responsibilities of physicians

2001	Nutritional benefits for cancer prevention

INVITED LECTURES

1995	Benefits of vegetarian diet, and behavioral effects of food. Part of the "Simple Steps to a Healthier You" program, St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, CA
	Parkinson’s diseases and nutrition, St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, CA
	Dietary influences on stress management, Hoag Hospital, Newport Behavioral Health, Newport Beach, CA

1996	Lecture series for Smoking Cessation Program, Beaver Medical Clinic, Inc., Redlands, CA
	Lecture series for Stress Management Program, Beaver Medical Clinic, Inc., Redlands, CA

1998	Introduction to lifestyle medicine, The Wanda J. Cobb Chautauqua, High Priority of Orange County & UCI, Irvine, CA
	Eating disorders, Kaiser Permanente, Baldwin Park, CA
	Nutrition and cancer, Kaiser Permanente of Panorama City, CA
	Medical complications of eating disorders, John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Indio, CA
	Obesity: healthy weight management, Northridge Hospital Medical Center, Northridge, CA

1999	Reversing headache: a new approach towards headache treatment and prevention, 67^th Annual Postgraduate Convention, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA
	Nutrition in cancer, Community Memorial Hospital of San Buena Ventura, CA
	Nutrition and cancer, Long Beach Community Hospital, Long Beach, CA
	Bi-weekly lectures for Lifestyle for Living Program at YMCA centers, Newport Beach, Fullerton, CA
	Introduction to preventive care & lifestyle medicine, High Priority of Orange County, Irvine, CA
	Lifestyle for health, YMCA, Newport Beach, CA
	Monthly lectures for Lifestyle for Health Series, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA
	Monthly lectures for Lifestyle for Health Series, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA
	Soy intake and breast cancer, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA
	Dietary soy intake and breast cancer. Lecture for the Program: Cancer 2000 – Progress and Challenges, Victor Valley Hospital, Victorville, CA
	Fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue and lifestyle medicine. Lecture for the Program: Cancer 2000 – Progress and Challenges, Victorville, CA
	Lifestyle medicine for healthy aging. Rancho Senior Center, Irvine, CA
	Integrated lifestyle management for anxiety, depression, insomnia prevention and treatment. Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA
	Lifestyle medicine and breast cancer. Lecture for the Breast Cancer Awareness Event – Western Medical Center, CA
	Introduction to integrated lifestyle management for cancer prevention and treatment. Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA
	Lifestyle medicine (nutrition and exercise) for ovarian cancer prevention and treatment. Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA
	No more headaches, no more migraines, UCI Medical Center, Orange, CA
	No more headaches, no more migraines, Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Orange, CA
	No more headaches, no more migraines, Faculty & Staff Program, UCI, Main Campus, Irvine, CA
	Fibromyalgia and integrated lifestyle management, UCI, Internet series of UCI-DOCS

2000	Lifestyle for health: introduction to integrated lifestyle management for cancer prevention and treatment. Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA
	No more headaches, no more migraines, Centralized Mother’s Market, Costa Mesa, CA
	No more headaches, no more migraines, Charter 100, Orange County Chapter, Corona Del Mar, CA
	No more headaches, no more migraines, Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Fashion Island, Newport Beach, CA
	Breast cancer & lifestyle medicine, Western Medical Center, Tustin, CA
	No more headaches, no more migraines, Center Club- Executive Women’s Council, Costa Mesa, CA
	Cancer and diet, West Hills Hospital & Medical Center, CA
	No more headaches, no more migraines, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA
	Alter your lifestyle and diet to slow down your aging, UCI lectures at Border’s bookstore, Orange, CA
	Integrated lifestyle management for fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue prevention and treatment. Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA
	Integrated lifestyle management and breast cancer. Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA
	Soy intake and breast cancer, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, CA
	No more headaches, no more migraines, Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Market Place, Tustin
	What’s new in preventive medicine, Community & Mission Hospitals, Huntington Park, CA
	I am sick and tired of being sick and tired. National Fatigue Awareness Day. Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA
	Introduction of lifestyle medicine for melanoma. Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA
	Stress and cancer – the role of stress in the immune system in cancer prevention and treatment and how to develop a taste for less stress. Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA
	No more headaches, no more migraines, Center for Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Irvine Hall, UCI, Irvine, CA
	No more headaches, no more migraines, Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Palm Desert, CA
	Food with anticancer activity, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA
	No more headaches, no more migraines, Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Huntington Beach, CA
	Introduction to alternative medicine. Rossmoor Regency - Senior Center, Laguna Hills, CA
	No more headaches, no more migraines, Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Aliso Viejo, CA
	The fountain of youth – biology and human aging. Evidence Based Alternative Medicine Conference, Scottsdale, AZ
	A lifestyle approach to treating migraine headaches. Evidence Based Alternative Medicine Conference, Scottsdale, AZ.
	No more headaches, no more migraines, Border’s Bookstore, Brea Plaza, Brea, CA
	Nutrition in children. Fountain Valley Regional Medical Center, Fountain Valley, CA
	No more headaches, no more migraines, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Irvine, CA
	Application of lifestyle medicine in cancer prevention and treatment. Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital, Inglewood, CA
	The fountain of youth – biology and human aging. Nassrin’s White Rose Skin Care Center, Irvine, CA
	No more headaches, no more migraines, Just Browsing Books – bookstore, Lake Arrowhead, CA
	No more headaches, no more migraines, Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Temecula, CA
	Nutrition and cancer. Citrus Valley Medical Center, West Covina, CA
	No more headaches, no more migraines, Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Anchorage, AK
	Application of lifestyle medicine in breast and prostate cancer. Kaiser Permanente, Baldwin Park, CA
	Cancer prevention strategies. Kaiser Permanente, Bellflower, CA
	Alternative medicine in pregnancy. Coastal Communities Hospital, Santa Ana, CA
	Fountain of youth – biology & human aging. Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA
	No more headaches, no more migraines. Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA
	What are preventive care specialists and how they provide integrated lifestyle management. Loma Linda University, School of Public Health, Loma Linda, CA
	Good nutrition: moral and ethical responsibility of physicians. St. Francis Medical Center, Lynwood, CA
	Lifestyle therapy for cancer-related fatigue. Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA

2001	Nutritional benefits for cancer prevention. Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Torrance, CA
	Cancer and nutrition. Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA
	No more headaches, no more migraines. Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

1980–1983 Member, Czech Medical Society of J.E. Purkinje

1991–present Member, American Preventive Care Association

1995–present Member, American College of Sports Medicine

1995–present Member, National Association of Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders

2000 Applied for Membership in American Association for the Study of Headache

LANGUAGES

Czech, Polish, Slovak, German, Russian