Integrative Health Team
Meet the dedicated integrative health team professionals committed to guiding you on your personalized journey to optimal health. Our collaborative team of experts combines the best of conventional and functional medicine to provide truly holistic care.
Meet Our Integrative Health Team
Dr. Andrew Wong and Elizabeth Baer, L.Ac. co-founded Capital Integrative Health out of a deep desire to deliver better medicine. Many of our practitioners left traditional medical settings to find a more fulfilling way to practice – one that focuses on health, instead of illness.
Within our different backgrounds, we are driven by the shared experience that healing is a group effort that thrives on open minds and open hearts.
Functional Medicine
Functional Medicine approaches both wellness and illness by asking, “Why is this happening? What are the root cause(s)?” This system biology-based approach, advanced specialized testing, and deep listening to your story, leads to superior and lasting results. Our functional medical team is dedicated to working closely with you to optimize your lifestyle, prevent disease, and uplevel your life in the areas that matter to you.
Dr. Andrew Wong, MD, IFMCP
Integrative and Functional Medicine, CEO and Medical Director
Candace (Candy) Willett, MSN, MPH, RN, PPCNP-BC
Pediatric Functional Medicine, Lyme Disease & Tick-borne Illness expert.
Dr. Claudia Bustamante, ND, MScN
Naturopathic Doctor and MScN
Jenessa Mayer, PA-C
Integrative and Functional Medicine
Elizabeth (EJ) Schaefer, MPAS, PA-C, IFMCP
Integrative and Functional Medicine
Dr. Denia Tapscott, MD
Internal Medicine, Functional Medicine
Katie Ritchie, MS, PA-C
Integrative and Functional Medicine
Functional Nutrition
Hippocrates said that the road to health starts with the gut! Functional nutrition is a core part of the functional health approach, and is a holistic, scientific and personalized approach to nutrition, utilizing food as medicine. Beyond nutrition alone, our functional nutrition team assesses your lifestyle, genetic makeup, internal and external environments, and motivation for change to create an individualized plan that restores and maintains optimal health. Our team also uses specialized testing such as gut microbiome testing, breath testing, food sensitivity testing, and micronutrient testing to truly personalize and optimize your approach to digestive health. Learn more here.
Araceli Benavides, MS, CNS, LDN, IFMCP
Integrative and Functional Nutrition, Director of Functional Nutrition
Patty McManamee, MS, CNS, LDN, INHC
Integrative and Functional Nutrition
IV Nutrition Therapy
IV nutrition therapy is the most effective way of getting the micronutrients you need directly to the bloodstream. IV therapy is appropriate for general wellness, boosting energy and immune system function, true hydration, as well as accelerating healing from chronic illness. Learn more here.
Laura Parkins, RN, BSN, MS
IV Nutrition Therapy, Director of IV Nutrition
Holly McKnight, RN
IV Therapy Nurse
Diamina Sanchez
Nutritional Infusion Registered Nurse
Integrative Wellness, Acupuncture + Traditional East Asian Medicine
Acupuncture uses qi (the word for “life energy” in Traditional East Asian Medicine) to activate the body’s natural healing response. Acupuncture is an amazing holistic treatment that has been shown to lower the stress hormone cortisol, improve immune system function, balance the nervous system, and relieve pain and improve overall functioning. Learn more here.
Dr. Yangyi Chen, L.Ac, D.O.M.
Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine, Chinese Bodywork
Cory Jecmen, L.Ac., M.Ac.
Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
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