Dr. Cave is a family practitioner in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She worked with the Autism Research Institute and Defeat Autism Now! from 1996 until recent years. As the Director of Cypress Integrative Medicine, she has treated over 10,000 autistic children from several countries. Dr. Cave received a Master of Science Degree in Clinical Chemistry from LSU Medical School in 1978 and her MD from the same institution in 1983. She completed a three year residency in Family Practice at Earl K. Long Memorial Hospital in 1986 and board certified in Family Practice in 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, and 2011. She recently became certified in Functional Medicine with the Institute of Functional Medicine in Gig Harbor, Washington. In 2000, she testified before the US Congressional Governmental Reform Committee regarding the mercury in vaccinations. She has spoken nationally and internationally on the Metabolic Treatment of Autism and has authored several papers on the subject of autism. She authored a book, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Children’s Vaccinations, and has testified as an expert witness in the United States Vaccine Court in Washington, DC. She was on the clinical preceptor faculty of LSU Medical School from 1987 to 2003 and is presently on the clinical preceptor faculty for the Family Medicine Residency Program at Baton Rouge General Hospital.