About out practice

As a kid, my favorite books weren’t novels or comic books — they were Tell Me Why, Please Tell Me Why, and Still More Tell Me Why. I was that child who wanted to understand everything — especially how the human body worked. Why do we get fevers? How does the heart know when to beat? I found science fascinating, but I also discovered something else: I loved listening to people’s stories just as much as I loved reading them.

That curiosity eventually led me a career in medicine. In medical school, I chose family medicine because I have knew, then and now, that health and illness don’t happen in a vacuum. They are shaped by our environment, our relationships, our culture, what we eat, how we rest, move, and manage stress. I saw that to really care for someone, you needed to understand their whole life.

Over the years, I practiced in academic and community settings, caring for people from all walks of life. But I grew frustrated with a system that too often treated chronic illness by simply adding more prescriptions. I wanted more tools in the toolbox.

So I went back to being a student — this time in an integrative medicine fellowship. I dove into learning about nutrition, stress management, sleep science, movement and an array of complementary therapies like acupuncture, massage, and relaxation techniques.  Later I also completed board certification in lifestyle medicine, obesity medicine, and health coaching — because I wanted to offer care that looked beyond prescriptions and addressed the full picture of health.

This journey isn’t just professional — it’s personal. I’ve seen the gaps in our healthcare system both as a doctor and as a daughter, caring for my mother through breast and lung cancer. I’ve also lived it myself: I know what it means to struggle with weight, to have a family history of hypertension and prediabetes, to realize that sleep, stress, connection, and food matter a lot. These experiences have humbled me and made me a better physician.

Opening my own practice was born out of frustration — and hope. Frustration that often the health care system rarely allows time to listen, understand, and truly partner with patients. And hope that by doing things differently, we can make healthcare human again.

If you’re looking for someone to hand you a rigid plan and tell you what to do, I may not be the right fit. But if you want a thoughtful partner to help you understand what’s going on in your body, uncover root causes, and work together on meaningful, realistic changes — I’m here for that.

Let’s get curious — about you, your story, and what better health might look like on your terms.