Before moving into functional medicine, I spent over 23 years as a Physicians Assistant in emergency medicine, with additional experience in cardiology, women’s health, dermatology, and family medicine. Overtime, I began to see that our body, skin, and brain are deeply interconnected-and that many signs and symptoms were being overlooked because we weren’t addressing that connection. By 2023, I realized I was tired of watching people become undereducated, dismissed, and overprescribed for acute and chronic conditions. Too often, they were left thinking they have the answers, but continued to get sicker because the root cause was never addressed. Helping people has always been at the core of who I am. Since kindergarten, I’ve been the helper. My goal is to empower people to be educated and to live a healthy life-from the moment we are born. While the big picture can seem complex, the foundation is simple: what we do every day directly affects our hormones, metabolism, and mental health. My style is direct yet compassionate. I’ll tell you the truth and then work with you to figure out what to do with it.