Biography

I am a Board Certified Family Practice doc who came to medicine as a “third career.” When I entered med school, I knew I wanted to open an integrated medical practice—one that combined alternative medicine with Western allopathic medicine. My vision came out of my own personal healing that I had accomplished using alternative means—primarily through homeopathy, acupuncture and chiropractic medicine.

I graduated from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, with a liberal arts degree and earned a Master of Arts from the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. I did most of my pre-med work at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

My experiences before medical school prepared me for the wide range of services and care I provide as a doc. My work history included working in crisis centers, counseling clients and performing administrative duties. My last job before entering med school was as a state-wide executive director of a national health related non-profit; in this position, I lobbied in Lansing and Washington D.C. I entered med school having developed a compassionate, empathic ear, strong advocacy skills and a vision for networking that provide the framework for thinking “outside the box” when solving problems.

I attended Osteopathic College at Michigan State University and earned my D.O. degree in 1999. My internship and residency were completed at Ingham Regional Medical Center in East Lansing, Michigan, and Garden City Hospital in Garden City, Michigan.

I have two kids and two dogs. Jeremiah is my son and he will become a sports journalist, sports broadcaster and own a sports bar. (You think he likes sports?!) Liz is my daughter and she will be joining me in my practice after she finishes the process of schooling herself in medicine. (It takes 11 years after high school to become a Family Practice doc!) My dogs, Mallory and Cora, are both Beagle/Rat Terrier (Terror) mixes. We go on long walks often.

My interests include hanging with my family, snow skiing (some day I hope to be a ski bum—if only for one season), gardening, Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, and reading and writing. Currently, I am working on a few publications that have the working titles of Filling in the Gap: What They Don’t Teach You in Med School and The Healing Toolbox: How to Grab Your Consciousness and Make It Work for You!