Dr. Rita Knotts, MD, MS, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. With 11 years of experience, she is a board-certified gastroenterologist specializing in Esophageal Disorders. Dr. Knotts earned her medical degree from the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine and completed her residency and fellowship at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She is currently affiliated with Tisch Hospital in New York, NY and has numerous publications focusing on esophageal dysphagia and motility disorders, and is a frequent speaker on the national conference circuit.

Dr. Clifford Bassett, MD, FACAAI, FAAAAI is the founder and medical director of Allergy & Asthma Care of New York and author of “The New Allergy Solution” published by Penguin Random House in 2017. Dr. Bassett is a clinical assistant professor of medicine at New York University School of Medicine and on the teaching faculty at Weill Cornell Medical College. Designated a Top Doctor by both U.S. News and World Report’s, Castle Connolly and their annual New York Magazine Best Doctor Issue. Dr. Bassett is featured regularly by national television, radio, and print media outlets including CBS This Morning, Today, Good Morning America, Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC, Sirius XM Radio, NPR, The Huffington Post, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today and The New York Times. Dr. Bassett is an expert on seasonal and indoor allergies, sinusitis, allergic skin disorders, and offers an informed integrative and whole-body approach to allergy prevention and management.