Agritek Holdings, Inc. Announces Appointment of Veteran Pharmaceutical Industry Executive Dr. Stephen Holt as Advisory Board Member
Currently, Dr. Stephen Holt, M.D., is a Distinguished Professor of Medicine NYCPM (Emeritus) and a medical practitioner in New York State. He has published many peer-review papers in medicine and he is a best-selling author with more than twenty books in national and international distribution. His newly published book “The Cannabis Revolution” is expected to be released in the next few months. He has received numerous awards for teaching and research within the nutritional sector. Dr. Holt is a frequent lecturer at scientific meetings and healthcare facilities throughout the world and the founder of the Holt Institute of Medicine.
ABBREVIATED CURRICULUM VITAE
STEPHEN HOLT, MD, LLD(Hon.), PhD, DSc, ChB., DNM, DACBN, FRCP (C)
MRCP (UK), FACP, FACG, FACN, FACAM, OSJ
CURRENT APPOINTMENTS:
- Consultant Physician in Gastroenterology, Medicine and Nutrition, New York
- Board member, Integrative Medicine Asia
- Board member, Global Foundation of Integrative Medicine
- Board member, European Society of Anti-Aging Medicine
- Liaison, American Clinical Board of Nutrition
EDUCATION:
- Honors Graduate 1972, Liverpool University Medical school, England, UK
- Postgraduate Training Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Therapeutics/Clinical Pharmacology and Nutrition
- Board Certified Internist and Sub specialist in USA, UK, Economic Union and Canada
HONORS:
- Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, LLD (LHD), New York, USA
- Congressional Medal of Distinction 2006, National Republican Congressional Committee
- Several Awards for Teaching
RESEARCH:
- Nutrition, Gastrointestinal Disease and Therapeutics.
PUBLICATIONS
- Author or co-author — more than 30 books and several hundred scientific communications, with thousands of publications or citations in medical consumer or trade press.
STEPHEN HOLT, MD: SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Business founder and owner: Natural Clinician LLC, www.naturalclinician.com, Global Health Care LLC, www.ghcdirect.com, and Holt Institute of Medicine, www.hiom.org.
- Biographical Sketch atwww.stephenholtmd.com.
- Owner/Operator Cartilage Technologies Inc. (Biotherapies Inc. 1992 – 2000.) Bulk producer, Manufacturer, Sales and Marketing of marine nutraceuticals.
- Academic rank: Distinguished Professor of Medicine (Emerite).
- Educator: Academic staff, sales staff, marketing professionals in the nutritional industry.
- Nutritional Expert in all media formats.
- Best selling author.
- Board certified in internal medicine, gastroenterology and nutrition.
Justin Braune, CEO for Agritek Holdings, stated, “The addition of Dr. Stephen Holt to our advisory team brings tremendous credibility to our Company. We expect that upon the release of his newly authored book ‘The Cannabis Revolution’ and his many years of experience within the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector, our newly established models of licensing CBD based tinctures and products will have meaningful impact through his guidance, endorsement and already established professional distribution channels.
Dr. Holt, upon his appointment to Agritek, stated, “I believe the Agritek model of owning the agricultural real estate and working with established licensees in legal jurisdictions will allow me to use my professional expertise within the nutritional and nutraceutical marketplace and allow us to create a line of CBD based products that can genuinely make a difference in people’s lives, health and well-being. I look forward to providing my knowledge, contacts within the medical community and expertise allowing Agritek the opportunity to increase revenues through products I have already created and have in distribution pipelines as we penetrate this rapidly emerging market.”
About Agritek Holdings, Inc.
Agritek Holdings, Inc. (www.Agritekholdings.com), a fully reporting Company and pioneer within the medicinal marijuana space, provides innovative patient and agricultural solutions and seeks to be the leader in Compassionate Care Technology for the medicinal marijuana industry. Agritek Holdings provides real estate management and health and wellness product lines including through its wholly owned subsidiary Agritek Venture Holdings Inc. Agritek does not directly grow, harvest, or distribute or sell cannabis or any substances that violate or contravene United States law or the Controlled Substances Act, nor does it intend to do so in the future.
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