When you make an appointment, you will be sent a link to your online consultation room. We use ZOOM for our video consultations, and suggest downloading their app for your computer, tablet, or mobile device prior to your visit.
Catholic Addiction Medicine positions itself uniquely by providing proper evaluation, treatment, and ongoing support to aid in one’s recovery, while integrating religion to find the root cause of these addictive behaviors and ultimately, find healing through a strong relationship with Christ.
We are sorry, but at this time MyCatholicDoctor does not have any participating Addiction Medicine providers licensed in the state of California. For most clinical services, our providers are required by law to be licensed in the state where you are located. We are recruiting new providers all the time, so check back soon.
Please see our complete list below of MyCatholicDoctor providers currently available in California.
CHAIR OF THE DEPT. OF ENDOCRINOLOGY━ Dr. Krutzik sees adult patients with endocrine disorders starting at 18 years of age.
Dr. Abesa sees children 0 through 18 years of age, for medical and behavioral/developmental concerns.
Dr. Davenport is an OB/GYN and integrative medicine physician who sees women and girls of all ages for OB/GYN issues, women 16 and older for primary care and integrative medicine, and male partners of infertility patients. She has special training and interest in infertility therapies, pregnancy loss, chronic fatigue, bioidentical hormone replacement, and nutritional approaches to medical problems. She is member of a group of physicians with expertise in Covid prevention and early ambulatory treatment, and will treat all adults for this diagnosis.
CHAIR OF DEPT. OF WOMEN'S HEALTH, FERTILITY CARE, & ABORTION PILL REVERSAL━ Dr. Chasuk sees patients from adolescence through adulthood for general primary and urgent care. He has a special interest in restorative women’s health care using NaProTECHNOLOGY.
Dr. Marsh provides general medical care for patients of all ages. She also specializes in menstrual cycle disorders, fertility concerns, and menopause concerns. She is certified both as a NaProTechnology Medical Consultant and as a Creighton model Fertility Care practitioner.
Dr Currlin treats patients from birth through young adulthood for medical and behavioral concerns.
General practice: Primary Care women and men, urgent and chronic conditions (age 13 and up), urgent care age 13 and up, palliative care, end of life discussions, planning. OB/GYN: Board certified, NFP trained, Women’s health and telehealth OB, STI's, obstetrics, gynecology, infertility, menopause, bioidentical hormones.
Dr. Grootegoed sees patients for family care: Pediatrics to Seniors in health and acute and chronic sickness as well as Covid and Covid Long Haul.
CHAIR OF DEPT. OF PHARMACY━ Rev. Fr. Chris is a Doctor of Pharmacy who provides consultation regarding all medications and vaccines, especially regarding issues related to medical ethics.
Dr. Escalante is available for quick prescriptions, as well as managing chronic medical conditions. She also sees all ages for acute conditions and care for adults medical conditions.
Dr. Buete treats patients of all ages for urgent care needs, primary care, wellness and wound care.
Doctor of Advanced Nursing Practice, Family Nurse Practitioner
CHAIR OF DEPT. OF SPEECH THERAPY━ Katie sees patients of all ages from neonates to adults treating speech and language, voice, cognitive and swallowing disorders. She would love to discuss any potential concerns to determine if therapy is appropriate. She specializes in infant feeding and swallowing.
CHAIR OF DEPT. OF PODIATRY━ Dr. Ramos treats patients from birth to 100+ years old for all medical conditions of the foot and ankle. She also coaches on the prevention of foot deformities and chronic foot conditions for individuals and families. She is available for virtual consultations and in person in the CA Bay Area.
Dr. Oaferina offers both Physical Therapy and Natural Family Planning services. She is available for virtual teletherapy care and follow-up in a virtual setting.
Matthew coaches care partners (caregivers) of persons living with Alzheimer’s or related dementias in strategies to make the best of a challenging situation. Appointments are typically for care partners so that they can speak frankly, however, they may include the person living with dementia if that is preferred. He also facilitates care partner support groups online to help them find fellowship and brainstorm solutions together. Support groups are also offered for persons living with dementia in the early stages. To Matthew, it is a privilege partnering with families to see what can be done to live life to its fullest.
Jessica will see anyone looking to become a stronger version of themselves through nutrition and/or fitness education.
Darci partners with adults interested in improving health and wellbeing.
Aimee Gustitis advises those caring for an aging spouse, parent or sibling how to comfortably and confidently age in place. She offers both individual sessions and family conferences. Contact Aimee to see how she can aid your family to find peace during this difficult time.
CHAIR OF DEPT. OF MEN'S HEALTH & FERTILITY CARE━ Dr. Craig Turczynski is an expert in the field of reproductive physiology, having formerly run an IVF lab. He left IVF and now helps couples who desire to achieve pregnancy while under the guidance of the woman's physician. He will teach and coach the couple on use of the Billings Ovulation Method® or review other charting data and help them identify the peak period of fertility. When couples are experiencing infertility and one or both of them have an endocrine or metabolic issue, he will become a member of the health care team to expedite successful treatment. Having run an andrology laboratory, he is also able to provide feedback on previous semen analysis testing and the need for additional evaluation of the man. Dr. Turczynski is especially passionate about helping couples who are considering IVF or have used IVF in the past.
Dr. Colas is a family practice physician who sees patients of all ages for all general medical needs. Dr. Colas has a special interest in palliative and end-of-life care.
Dr. Nave sees children and adolescents for all medical and mental health needs.
When you make an appointment, you will be sent a link to your online consultation room. We use ZOOM for our video consultations, and suggest downloading their app for your computer, tablet, or mobile device prior to your visit.
We have created a video tutorial that demonstrates how to make an appointment online:
MyCatholicDoctor’s Partner Practices features our referral network of faithful established practices.