Andrew S. Cook MD, FACOG, founder and medical director of Vital Health Institute in Los Gatos, California, is an internationally recognized women's health expert who has devoted his professional life to helping women with complex health problems. A renowned gynecologic surgeon, he is a leader in minimally invasive surgical techniques and a pioneer in the treatment and management of endometriosis. He is one of only a handful of experienced specialists devoted to the treatment of endometriosis and pelvic pain. Even among these specialists, he is unique in his comprehensive approach to his patients' overall condition. He is known for an integrative approach that combines traditional Western medicine and surgical treatment with complementary care and a holistic philosophy. Robert Franklin MD, clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, is affectionately known as the "grandfather of endometriosis," and has treated over 20,000 patients with endometriosis during his sixty years of practicing medicine.