Members of the board
Jan Scholten, MD
Jan Scholten is one of the world's foremost researchers and writers in the field of homeopathy. He is the discoverer of Iquilai.
Jan Scholten was born 23 December 1951 in the Netherlands. He studied chemistry, philosophy and medicine. After graduation in 1983 he followed training in acupuncture and homeopathic practice. He has had his own homeopathic practice since 1985. In 1988 he founded the “Homeopathic Doctors’ Centre in Utrecht.
In 1993 Scholten published his first book: "Homeopathy and Minerals", which signaled a breakthrough in homeopathy. The classification of homeopathic medicines brought about greater insights and allowed more accurate prognoses of the effects of treatments. The book has been translated into twelve languages.
The first discoveries of classifications in the mineral realm was continued and made applicable to the entire periodic system. The results of that research were published by Scholten in 1996 in his second book: "Homeopathy and the Elements". This has become a standard reference in homeopathy. The book has been translated into six languages. Jan Scholten has held seminars in most of the European countries, as well as in Israel, India, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
His latest book "Secret Lanthanides" (2005) is again a breakthrough in the homeopathic development.
Leo van Gelder, MD
Leo van Gelder was born on 3 June 1952 in the Netherlands. He graduated from the Free University of Amsterdam in 1980 as a generalist. He subsequently followed training as a General Practitioner, also at the Free University of Amsterdam.
After a period of employment as a company doctor, van Gelder completed supplementary training in the fields of homeopathy, acupuncture and neural therapy. He has been active as a consulting homeopathic doctor in his private practice in Amsterdam for over 25 years. His affinity with Africa and health issues there is evident from many study trips to the Continent, including visits to Ghana and Kenya, where he was involved in teaching projects for student homeopaths, in which many doctors, nurses and apothecaries participated.
Leo van Gelder is a co-founder and past chairman of the Homeopaths without Borders organization, established in 1991.