April 4-6, 2025 | Atlanta, GA

Join Us for the 2025 Independent Medical Alliance Conference – April 4-6 in Atlanta, GA!

This year marks the 4th Annual IMA Conference, a pivotal moment for both the Independent Medical Alliance (IMA) and the future of healthcare. As we embark on this exciting new era, we are embracing a dynamic new format, shifting from individual lectures to engaging panel discussions that allow for deeper conversations and the inclusion of even more experts across a wide range of medical and scientific disciplines.

With this evolution, we are better positioned to tackle pressing healthcare issues, public health policy reform, and the latest scientific advancements, all while staying true to our mission of Honest Medicine: Redefining Health—this year’s conference theme. Discussion topics will highlight IMA’s ‘Four Pillars’ to advance meaningful change in both public health status and health policy in the US: (1) Combatting the Chronic Disease Epidemic, (2) Patient-Centered-Empowered Care (3) Transparency in Medicine, and (4) Health Culture (educating the public and capturing hearts and minds).

Attendees can expect high-level discussions that challenge the status quo, provide actionable insights, and drive meaningful reform in medicine and healthcare policy. A preliminary agenda is outlined below, and speakers for each panel will be announced soon.

Get ready for an inspiring and thought-provoking three days as we come together to advance the movement for transparent, patient-centered, and evidence-based healthcare.

Health Policy Scholar and Physician

Former HHS Deputy Assistant Secretary, Health

Former White House/HHS Liaison

President and Chief Medical Officer, IMA

Chief Scientific Officer, IMA

Senior Fellow, Internal Medicine

Senior Fellow, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Senior Fellow, Virology and Immunology

Senior Fellow, Nutritional and Holistic Health

Senior Fellow, Pathology

Clinical Research

Director of Scientific Research, IMA

IMA Lead Independent Director

Senior Fellow, Dentistry and Nutrition

Senior Editor, The Epoch Times

Senior Fellow, Family Medicine

Founder of New Discourses

Advocacy and Outreach Manager, CHD

Senior Advisor, IMA

Senior Fellow, Toxicology

Founder, Freedom Counsel

Senior Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology

Senior Fellow, Pediatric Anesthesiology

Senior Fellow, Pediatric Education

Senior Advisor at The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders

Senior Fellow, Family Medicine & Addiction Medicine

Senior Fellow, Functional and Integrative Medicine

President, Brownstone

Senior Fellow, Integrative Medicine

Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics

Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

Senior Fellow, Microvascular Disease

Senior Fellow, Pediatrics

More to come!

The conference schedule is subject to change. We strive to keep it updated, but session times,
speakers, and panels may be adjusted as needed.  Conference not open to Press.

IMA leadership will discuss the organization’s transformation from the FLCCC Alliance to the Independent Medical Alliance (IMA) and the launch of IMA Action, the organization’s 501c4 political advocacy arm. Highlighted will be the organization’s expanded vision and strategic positioning to drive transformational change in the exciting era of new healthcare leadership. IMA has developed ‘Four Pillars’ to advance meaningful change in both public health status and health policy in the US: (1) Combatting the Chronic Disease Epidemic, (2) Patient-Centered-Empowered Care (3) Transparency in Medicine, and (4) Health Culture (educating the public and capturing hearts and minds).

Panelists:

• Joseph Varon, MD, FCCM, FCCP, IMA President & Chief Medical Officer
• David Mansdoerfer, former HHS Deputy Assistant Secretary of Health
• Tim Clark, former White House HHS Liaison
• Jeff Hanson, IMA Lead Independent Director; Founder & Chairman, American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NYSE: AHR)
• Chris Martenson, MBA, PhD (Moderator), IMA Independent Director & Senior Fellow, Toxicology

Dr. Varon will lead a discussion with Dr. Marik and other scientific experts on the current state of science and research, highlight major new studies, IMA research projects, proposed research for the new administration, as well as papers featured in the new Journal of Independent Medicine that IMA launched in February.

Panelists:

• Paul Marik, MD, FCCM, FCCP, IMA Chief Scientific Officer
• Lynn Fynn, MD, Scientist specializing in virology and infectious disease
• Jack Tuszynski, PhD and Professor in Experimental Oncology and Physics
• Matt Halma, PhD, M.Sc., IMA Director of Clinical Research
• Joseph Varon, MD, FCCM, FCCP (Moderator), IMA President & Chief Medical Officer

What does the future of US public health look like now that we’ve released America from the World Health Organization?

Panelists:

• Robert Malone, MD, PhD, IMA Senior Advisor, original inventor of mRNA vaccination technology and multiple non-viral DNA and RNA/mRNA platform
• Dr. James Lindsay, Author and Founder of New Discourses
• Katarina Lindley, DO, FACOFP, IMA Director of International Fellowship Program & Senior Fellow, Family Medicine
• Byram Bridle, PhD, IMA Senior Fellow, Virology and Immunology
•  delivery technologies
• Chris Martenson, MBA, PhD, (Moderator), IMA Independent Director & Senior Fellow, Toxicology

As important health topics move into the mainstream conversation, IMA Senior Fellows will discuss what’s on the horizon on ways to combat the chronic disease epidemic in the US and abroad.

Panelists:

• Dr. Kristina Carman, ND, NT, IFM, IMA Senior Fellow, Nutritional and Holistic Health
• Dr. Michael Turner, MD, IMA Senior Fellow, Integrative Medicine
• Dr. Clayton Baker, MD, IMA Senior Fellow, Internal Medicine
• Dr. Chris Martenson, MBA, PhD, (Moderator), IMA Independent Director & Senior Fellow, Toxicology

Medical experts will discuss needed healthcare reform around empowering patients to be their own advocates and how healthcare providers can ensure an individualized approach to patient care, informed consent and risk/benefit education of treatment.

Panelists:

• Dr. Clayton Baker, MD, IMA Senior Fellow, Internal Medicine
• Dr. Katherine Welch, MD, IMA Senior Fellow, Pediatrics
• Dr. Kimberly Biss, MD, IMA Senior Fellow, Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Dr. Chris Martenson, MBA, PhD, (Moderator), IMA Independent Director & Senior Fellow, Toxicology

Examining the latest news, research and data on drugs and therapies that could potentially impact the landscape of traditional cancer treatment options.

Panelists:

• Paul Marik, MD, FCCM, FCCP, IMA Chief Scientific Officer
• Lynn Fynn, MD, Scientist specializing in virology and infectious disease
• Ray Page, DO, PhD, FACOI, FASCO, Oncologist and Hematologist
• Ryan Cole, MD, IMA Senior Fellow, Pathology
• Jan Jekielek (Moderator), Senior Editor, Epoch Times

Panelists:

• Joseph Varon, MD, FCCM, FCCP (Moderator), IMA President & Chief Medical Officer
• David Mansdoerfer, Former HHS Deputy Assistant Secretary of Health
• Jeff Hanson, IMA Lead Independent Director; Founder & Chairman, American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NYSE: AHR)

Exploring holistic and integrative health topics from a variety of medical perspectives and looking at ways Eastern and Western medicine can work together for a healthier lifestyle.

Panelists:

• Kristina Carman, ND, NT, IFM, IMA Senior Fellow, Nutritional and Holistic Health
• Chris Jackman, APRN-CNP
• Adylle Varon, Doctor of Chinese Medicine
• Joseph Varon, MD, FCCM, FCCP (Moderator), IMA President & Chief Medical Officer

Pediatric specialty experts and physicians will discuss a range of topics concerning children and medicine including considerations for the childhood vaccine schedule, informed consent for parents and new parents’ rights as well as an integrative approach to keeping kids healthy.

Panelists:

• Kirk Milhoan, MD, PhD, FACC, FAAP, IMA Senior Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology
• Kim Milhoan, FASA, IMA Senior Fellow, Pediatric Anesthesiology
• Jennifer Hibberd, BSc, DDS, DPD, MRCDC, ROHP(t), IMA Senior Fellow, Dentistry and Nutrition
• Katherine Welch, MD, IMA Senior Fellow, Pediatrics

Addressing the harms and lifetime impact of medical intervention for gender transitioning in children from a medical and Hippocratic oath perspective.

Panelists:

• Dr. James Lindsay, Author and Founder of New Discourses
• Katherine Welch, MD, IMA Senior Fellow, Pediatrics
• Kim Milhoan, FASA, IMA Senior Fellow, Pediatric Anesthesiology
• Katarina Lindley, DO, FACOFP (Moderator), IMA Director of International Fellowship Program & Senior Fellow, Family Medicine

What frontline doctors are seeing in their practices with PVS patients such as myocarditis and reactivated immune diseases, featuring case reviews and commentary from vaccine injured patients.

Panelists:

• Paul Marik, MD, FCCM, FCCP, IMA Chief Scientific Officer
• Kirk Milhoan, MD, PhD, FACC, FAAP, IMA Senior Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology
• Jordan Vaughn, MD, IMA Senior Fellow, Microvascular Disease
• Joseph Varon, MD, FCCM, FCCP (Moderator), IMA President & Chief Medical Officer

Health policy experts, former HHS administrators and IMA medical experts cover health policy and legislation currently underway in the new administration, how IMA Action is working with legislators to support and introduce new policy for a healthier America.

Panelists:

• Katarina Lindley, DO, FACOFP, IMA Director of International Fellowship Program & Senior Fellow, Family Medicine
• Tim Clark, Former White House HHS Liaison
• David Mansdoerfer (Moderator), Former HHS Deputy Assistant Secretary of Health

Leading the call for transparency in medicine and restoring trust in the doctor-patient relationship, IMA medical experts lay out the framework for a more transparent and accountable healthcare system.

Panelists:

• Katarina Lindley, DO, FACOFP, IMA Director of International Fellowship Program & Senior Fellow, Family Medicine
• Jordan Vaughn, MD, IMA Senior Fellow, Microvascular Disease
• Molly Rutherford, MD, MPH, Senior Fellow, Family Medicine & Addiction Medicine
• Tim Clark, former White House HHS Liaison
• Chris Martenson, MBA, PhD (Moderator), IMA Independent Director & Senior Fellow, Toxicology

Scientists, doctors and ranchers come together to discuss a range of topics including the integrity of America’s food supply, how to become more self-sustaining, regenerative farming and more.

Panelists:

• Robert Malone, MD, PhD, IMA Senior Advisor, original inventor of mRNA vaccination as technology and multiple non-viral DNA and RNA/mRNA platform delivery technologies
• Katarina Lindley, DO, FACOFP, IMA Director of International Fellowship Program & Senior Fellow, Family Medicine
• Chris Martenson, MBA, PhD (Moderator), IMA Independent Director & Senior Fellow, Toxicology

With a new administration and opportunity for meaningful change, we invite a handful of organizations that have been fighting alongside IMA to provide updates on their initiatives as we move forward in a less hostile environment.

Panelists:

• Chris Martenson, MBA, PhD, IMA Independent Director & Senior Fellow, Toxicology
• Warner Mendenhall, attorney and Founder, Freedom Counsel
• Jeffrey Tucker, Founder and President Brownstone Institute
• Stephanie Lorrichio, Children’s Health Defense, Manager, Advocacy and Outreach
• Jan Jekielek (Moderator), Senior Editor, Epoch Times

Panelists:

• Chris Martenson, MBA, PhD, IMA Independent Director & Senior Fellow, Toxicology
• Jeff Hanson, IMA Lead Independent Director; Founder & Chairman, American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NYSE: AHR)
• Kelly Bumann, IMA Executive Director