Pediatric and Adolescent Gastroenterology Clinicians in California

Rev. Fr. Chris is a Doctor of Pharmacy who provides consultation regarding all medications and vaccines, especially regarding issues related to medical ethics.

*Languages: English

Dr. Krutzik sees adult patients with endocrine disorders starting at 18 years of age.

*Languages: English, Spanish

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.

*Languages: English

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.

*Languages: English

Dr. Nguyen sees a wide range of patients from newborn to geriatric for general medical concerns such as acute illnesses, chronic conditions, and mental illness through telemedicine.

*Languages: English, Vietnamese

Dr. Nguyen offers adult patients (ages 18 and above) telehealth consultations for weight loss management and urgent care.

*Languages: English

Dr. Whittle sees patients of all ages for primary care concerns and acute visits. She is available for virtual primary care, urgent care, and selected in person encounters.

*Languages: English, Spanish

Dr. Buete treats patients of all ages for urgent care needs, primary care, wellness and wound care.

*Languages: English

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.

*Languages: English

Dr Currlin treats patients from birth through young adulthood for medical and behavioral concerns.

*Languages: English

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.

*Languages: English, Spanish

Dr. Abesa sees children 0 through 18 years of age, for medical and behavioral/developmental concerns.

*Languages: English

Dr. Nave sees children and adolescents for all medical and mental health needs.

*Languages: English, Spanish

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.

*Languages: English

Dr. Marsh provides urgent 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.

*Languages: English

Doctor of Advanced Nursing Practice, Family Nurse Practitioner

*Languages: English

Jenna Shurer, FNP-C treats adult women in the realm of restorative reproductive medicine. She is familiar with many methods of menstrual cycle charting including Marquette, Creighton, Billings Ovulation Method, and Sympto-thermal method.

*Languages: English

Maureen McCarthy, is a Family Nurse Practitioner emphasizing the importance in finding the root cause of a patients health issues. This is especially important in restorative, reproductive and fertility care, metabolic challenges and endocrinological issues using FEMM and RHRI protocols.

*Languages: English

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.

*Languages: English, Spanish

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.

*Languages: English

Dr. Donaldson see both children and adults with vestibular, balance, and facial nerve disorders. She sees adults with other neurological pathologies. See "Services Offered" on her profile.

*Languages: English

Sandy enjoys supporting teens and adults with their health challenges through a functional nutrition lens. She sees patients virtually via telehealth.

*Languages: English

Annie is available for telehealth visits for pediatric and adult clients seeking nutrition consultation for general wellness, weight management, chronic disease prevention/care and nutrition coaching.

*Languages: English

Crystal Hayes is able to treat patients ranging in age from neonate to geriatric with nutrition therapy for a wide variety of medical conditions.

*Languages: English

Karen Barragan sees children, youth, adults and seniors for mental health therapy. *Spanish, English

Dr. McNicoll is available for virtual visits for adolescents with or without a parent (with parental or legal guardian consent), and for adult patients. Family members and caregivers are also welcome.

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.

*Languages: English

Dr. Craig Turczynski is an expert in the field of reproductive physiology, having formerly run an IVF, andrology and assisted reproductive technology lab. He left the IVF field and now helps couples who desire to achieve pregnancy restoratively, while under the guidance of their physician. He offers counseling to men who are concerned about their fertility and provides consultation to the couple’s health care team for how to interpret semen analysis and other fertility test results. When male factor is identified, he will research specific diagnostic and treatment options which can get to the root cause but are sadly not offered because of the aggressive use of IVF. He can also teach and coach the couple on use of the Billings Ovulation Method® or review other charting data to help them identify the optimum time to conceive when male factor exists. Dr. Turczynski is uniquely qualified to help couples who are considering or struggling to understand assisted reproductive technology. He will provide information that fertility centers never tell their patients. 

Cassondra provides family planning education using sympto-hormonal methods with FEMM and Sympto-Thermal. She also provides lactation consultation and breastfeeding support.

*Languages: English

Stacey Nagle provides fertility awareness instruction and coaching to women through a lifetime of fertility (teens through perimenopause).

*Languages: English

Katherine Hernandez sees women from adolescence until menopause to address their fertility needs.

*Languages: English, Spanish

Gillian sees patients for Creighton Model natural family planning.

*Languages: English

Marilyn will see clients desiring to achieve or avoid pregnancy as well as women desiring to use CrMS and NaProTECHNOLOGY for gynecological issues.

*Languages: English

Therese sees couples facing infertility, subfertility, recurrent miscarriage for it's medical and spiritual relational implications. Teens, young & adult women seen for PMS, irregular & painful cycles. Cycle synching strengths of cycle patterns for women: teens through peri-menopause.

*Languages: English, Spanish

Rose sees women interested in learning how to monitor their hormones for health promotion and reach their fertility goals of avoiding or achieving pregnancy using the Marquette Method or STM Method of NFP. She has extensive experience with the Mira monitor and clear blue fertility monitor.

*Languages: English

Susan sees adolescents and adults for health and wellness coaching and weight management consultations. She also sees adolescent girls, adult women, and married women and their spouses for fertility education through FEMM.

*Languages: English

Gianna sees women and couples interested in the Marquette Method of NFP, including those with PCOS, endometriosis, PMS/PMDD, and those in the postpartum and perimenopause periods.

*Languages: English

Jamie Hobor sees all women anytime between their first and last period. Husbands/fiancé’s are encouraged to attend for natural family planning purposes. For young women (i.e., pre-teens and teens) mothers or another support person are welcome to come for health monitoring.

*Languages: English

Caitlin meets with pregnant women in all stages of pregnancy and until approximately 12 weeks postpartum for additional support as they navigate motherhood.

*Languages: English

Leah works with women and girls of all ages, from pre-puberty through menopause. She encourages women's partners to be involved in the sessions as well. Leah teaches clients from all states.

*Languages: English

Ana teaches couples and women to chart their menstrual cycles through the Billings Ovulation Method (BOM) to conceive or postpone pregnancy while also identifying potential reproductive or other health issues that a Fertility Awareness Methods (FAM) expert physician can promptly address.

*Languages: English, Spanish 

Vicki Braun sees patients who are interested or in need of fertility education, achieving or avoiding pregnancy, as well as understanding women's and teenagers' fertility. She is available for virtual education.

*Languages: English

Estela acepta a mujeres que desean conocer sobre su fertilidad y a parejas que desean utilizar Planificación Familiar Natural para concebir o posponer un embarzo.

*Languages: Spanish

Susan sees girls, women, and married couples who are wishing to learn to chart their cycles for medical knowledge or to avoid, postpone, or achieve pregnancy.

*Languages: English

Ferely works with couples/women who wish to achieve, postpone or avoid pregnancies, providing training on Natural Family Planning Billings Method.

Ferely trabaja con parejas/mujeres que deseen lograr, posponer o evitar embarazos, dando entrenamiento en el Método Natural de Planificación Familiar Billings.

*Languages: English, Spanish

Kim sees women and couples experiencing all phases of the continuum. Regular Cycles, Irregular Cycles, Breastfeeding, Coming off Hormonal Contraceptives, Perimenopausal and Stress. Couples wishing to achieve or avoid or looking for help understanding how to chart fertility.

*Languages: English

Monica provides Natural Family Planning training and FertilityCare education for women and couples using the Creighton Model.

*Languages: English, Spanish

Lynn sees male or female adults or youth, religious sisters, and couples for behavioral health needs assessment plus wellness-life coaching. Lynn’s care is deeply whole-person and roots-oriented; with specialties in family-related issues, sorrowfulness, and insecurities. PraiseMoves (or Latin) exercise may also be requested by women (at least age 8; may be wheelchair-bound).

*Languages: English

Darci partners with adults interested in improving health and wellbeing.

*Languages: English

Kristen sees adults and adolescents for health and wellness consultation and weight management.

*Languages: English