What We Do

On December 29, 2022, I learned I had been living with advanced cancer. After decades of dedicating myself to helping patients approach illness in the most holistic and comprehensive healing ways available to them — mind, body, and spirit — I was catapulted, seemingly instantaneously, from practitioner’s seat to patient’s.

I sensed immediately that I had an opportunity to embark on a unique educational journey (along with my personal healing) that went beyond observation, data, and my decades of supporting patients in navigating through a complex, multifaceted healing web woven with conventional, alternative, and shamanic practitioners.

The journey has given me a far deeper appreciation for the vulnerability and hope that accompany patients to a practitioner’s doorstep – and for the huge gaps and unmet needs that follow a diagnosis. Even with all my education and experience, as a patient I didn’t fully understand the options available or know the best questions to ask except in hindsight. One of the most productive and reassuring consultations I had resulted from my own integrative primary care physician sitting in on that appointment, raising issues in “real time” that would not have occurred to me.

What was also underscored for me in my own personal journey was that even within the allopathic “evidenced based” model, two very smart physicians looking at the exact same data will not necessarily draw the same conclusions regarding the recommended treatment plan. I certainly know as a surgeon everything from technique to materials used would differ from institution to institution, often because of somewhat arbitrary circumstances. I believe it is of great benefit to know this, to consider what variables are worth asking about and investigating.

Integrating what I’ve learned as both a practitioner and patient, I am moving away from the diagnosis and treatment of diseases so that I can expand my practice into patient advocacy and emotional/spiritual support services.

Whether you view your illness as a multifaceted healing journey, a portal way to consciousness and transformation OR you are seeking practical guidance in the allopathic world regarding what to ask your doctor, researching options, or accessing the vast array of often untapped ancillary resources – I am here to explore how I can best be of service to you.

On December 29, 2022, I learned I had been living with advanced cancer. After decades of dedicating myself to helping patients approach illness in the most holistic and comprehensive healing ways available to them — mind, body, and spirit — I was catapulted, seemingly instantaneously, from practitioner’s seat to patient’s.

I sensed immediately that I had an opportunity to embark on a unique educational journey (along with my personal healing) that went beyond observation, data, and my decades of supporting patients in navigating through a complex, multifaceted healing web woven with conventional, alternative, and shamanic practitioners.

The journey has given me a far deeper appreciation for the vulnerability and hope that accompany patients to a practitioner’s doorstep – and for the huge gaps and unmet needs that follow a diagnosis. Even with all my education and experience, as a patient I didn’t fully understand the options available or know the best questions to ask except in hindsight. One of the most productive and reassuring consultations I had resulted from my own integrative primary care physician sitting in on that appointment, raising issues in “real time” that would not have occurred to me.

What was also underscored for me in my own personal journey was that even within the allopathic “evidenced based” model, two very smart physicians looking at the exact same data will not necessarily draw the same conclusions regarding the recommended treatment plan. I certainly know as a surgeon everything from technique to materials used would differ from institution to institution, often because of somewhat arbitrary circumstances. I believe it is of great benefit to know this, to consider what variables are worth asking about and investigating.

Integrating what I’ve learned as both a practitioner and patient, I am moving away from the diagnosis and treatment of diseases so that I can expand my practice into patient advocacy and emotional/spiritual support services.

Whether you view your illness as a multifaceted healing journey, a portal way to consciousness and transformation OR you are seeking practical guidance in the allopathic world regarding what to ask your doctor, researching options, or accessing the vast array of often untapped ancillary resources – I am here to explore how I can best be of service to you.