Psychoimmunology Institute staff directory


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Shayne McKenzie
CEO

Australia clinic

Australia
clinic team
Shayne McKenzie - CEO
Website: www.PsychoImmunology.com.au
Phone: +61 481 279 233
Email: Shayne@Psychoimmunology.com.au
LinkedIn, ORCID
Byron Bay, NSW, Australia

"I am honored to take on this leadership role for the Institute. The work that we do is a natural expression of my life purpose - to make a positive difference to humanity." Shayne teaches, conducts research, and directs the Institute. His background includes management consulting and coaching.

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Kirsten Lykkegaard DVM, PhD
Director of Research

Denmark clinic

Denmark
clinic team
Kirsten Lykkegaard DVM, PhD (Pharmacology)
Director of Research

Website: www.PsychoImmunology.dk
Phone: +45 2064 3935
Email: Kirsten@PeakStates.com
LinkedIn, ORCID
Copenhagen, Denmark

With a life-long passion for research, Kirsten is focused on understanding and solving fundamental biological problems. As Director of Research Kirsten contributes to setting the overall research strategies, prioritizations and contributes to safety as well as effectiveness testing in order to develop new, safe and effective techniques. Kirsten has a background as a doctor of veterinary medicine, also holds a PhD in pharmacology, and has contributed with fundamental research in biomedical research companies for the last 17 years. Kirsten's current focus is on traumatic brain injury (TBI), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), immunity to specific viral and bacterial diseases, autism, and addictions.



Denmark
clinic team
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Leif Pedersen
Website: www.PsychoImmunology.dk
Phone: +45 5117 1838
Email: vitaleif@gmail.com
Vejle Nord, Løsning, Denmark

"I have a background in biology and sales management, and I have over two decades experience in conventional and cutting edge therapies. As a licensed psychotherapist, I have never had the chance to go as deep as we now do with Peak States therapy. I speak Danish, English and German."

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Mary Pellicer, MD
Medical Director

USA clinic

USA
clinic team
Mary Pellicer MD
Medical Director for Applied Research

Website: www.Psycho-Immunology.com
Tel: +1 (509) 949-1843
Email: DrMary@PeakStates.com
LinkedIn, ORCID
Yakima, Washington, USA

Mary Pellicer MD is the medical director for the applied research group, as well as a member of the basic research team. Her focus is in applying the Institute's psycho-immunology breakthroughs to treatments for chronic diseases currently considered incurable.

Mary has a lifelong interest in healing work. Trained as a family practitioner, she worked for a number of years in a community and migrant health clinic practicing conventional allopathic medicine. She also has experience in community work, having served as both medical director of a healthy community project for a large hospital system and evaluation consultant for a number of community service programs.





USA
clinic team
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Grant McFetridge PhD (Psychology)
Website: www.Psycho-Immunology.com
Phone: +1 (250) 509-0514
Email: Grant@PeakStates.com
LinkedIn, ORCID
Hornby Island, BC, Canada

Dr. Grant McFetridge is focused on the research and development efforts. "I received my MSEE from Stanford University, and did my doctoral work in psychology at the California Institute for Integral Studies and at the University for Integrative Learning. I used to design electronic products, and teach electrical engineering at Cal Poly (California State University at San Luis Obispo), before moving to full time medical research. My areas of expertise are in research and development, psycho-immunology, psychobiology modeling, and trauma."