Saketh Guntupalli, MD, FACS, FACOG, is Vice-Chairman for Clinical Affairs and Quality in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine at Denver. He is the principal investigator for the Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG)/NRG research consortium for the University of Colorado and also serves as the director of the fellowship program in gynecologic oncology. Board certified in gynecologic oncology and obstetrics/gynecology, he is the recipient of two large grants to examine sexual dysfunction in women with cancer as well as post operative quality outcomes. Guntupalli also serves as director for the Placenta Accreta Response Team (PART) at the University of Colorado Hospital. He has a focused interest in minimally invasive surgery, such as robotics and laparoscopy, as well as novel, molecular therapeutics in the treatment of gynecologic cancer. He has authored over 40 clinical papers in journals such as the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Obstetrics and Gyneoclogy, Gynecologic Oncology and The International Journal of Gynecologic Oncology. Maryann Karinch is the author of 26 books, most of which focus on human health and behavior. In recognition of her work as a dedicated explorer of the psyche and mind-body interaction, The Explorers Club took an unusual step and elected her to membership in 2010.

She is also a member of The Authors Guild. In 2004, Maryann founded The Rudy Agency, a literary agency, representing the full range of fiction and non-fiction . She holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees from The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. and is a Certified Personal Trainer (American Council on Exercise) with focus on designing programs for special needs populations. Among the international media outlets that have covered Maryann's human behavior work are (in alphabetical order): ABC News, Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, Fast Company;, Huffington Post, Washington Post;, New York Daily News, and NPR.