Antoine Douaihy is a Professor of Psychiatry & Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and Senior Academic Director of Addiction Medicine Services of Western Psychiatric Hospital at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). Dr Douaihy has focused his career on patient care, education, training, programs development, advocacy, and research in the field of addiction, psychology of behavior, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. He has a well-established record in conducting multisite clinical trials. He has been practicing yoga and mindfulness meditation since 1996. He has also been involved in training and supervising medical trainees and psychology interns in motivational interviewing (MI), mindfulness (MF), self-care, and self-compassion practices since 2000 at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry. His clinical practice focuses on integrating MI and MF modalities and other behavioral therapies. Melanie A. Gold is a Special Lecturer (former Professor) in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Child and Adolescent Health, Section of Adolescent Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and a Special Lecturer (former Professor) in the Department of Population & Family Health at Mailman School of Public Health.

She was Medical Director of the New York Presbyterian (NYP) School Based Health Centers (SBHCs) from 2014 to 2022. She is an osteopathic physician, pediatrician, and board-certified in adolescent medicine. She is a Diplomat of the American Board of Medical Acupuncture since 2014, completed a three year doctorate in Medical Qigong in 2017, and is the recipient of the 2024 Pioneer Award in Integrative Medicine from the American Academy of Pediatrics' Section on Integrative Medicine. She trained in Motivational Interviewing (MI) with Allen Zuckoff and Terri Moyers in 1998 and joined as a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers in 2000.