Education & Experience 

Education

Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine awarded January 11, 2002

Honors: 3.78 GPA and Outstanding Leadership Award

Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and Health Sciences

2140 E. Broadway Rd.

Tempe, Arizona 85282

 

Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry awarded June 9, 1979

College of Science and Engineering

Wright State University

Dayton, Ohio 45435

 

 

 

Recent Continuing Education

PRI-MED Western Annual Conference (2020) - annual attendance

Phoenix Convention Center

Phoenix, Arizona

​

AZNMA Conference (2017)

Hilton Resort

6333 N Scottsdale Rd.

Scottsdale, Arizona

​

American Association of Naturopathic Physicians Annual Convention (2016)

Arizona Biltmore Resort

Scottsdale, Arizona

 

Southwest Botanical Medicine Conference (2020) annual attendance

Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine

Tempe, Arizona

​

CNDA Merging Medicine Conferences (2019)- annual attendance 

California Naturopathic Doctors Association

Palm Springs, California

 

 

Clinical Experience

Private practice of medicine - 2002 to present

Transformation Medical, LLC

4939 W Ray Road, Suite 4-345, Chandler, AZ 85226

 

Primary Student Physician - 2001 to 2002

Southwest Naturopathic Medical Center (Thomas Kruzel, ND, C.M.O.)

8010 East McDowell Road Suite 205 Scottsdale, Arizona 85257

 

Pain Management - 2001 to 2002

Medical Student Off-Site Rotaion

Valley Lutheran Hospital (Klee Bethel, MD, Attending Physician)

6644 East Baywood Avenue Mesa, AZ 85281

 

Cancer Treatment - 2000 to 2002

Medical Student Off-Site Rotation

Aidan Inc. (Daniel Rubin, ND, Attending Physician)

621 South 48th Street Tempe, AZ 85281

 

Radiologic Oncology - 2000 to 2001

Medical Student Off-Site Roataion

Arizona Oncology Services (Emily J. Grade, MD, Attending Physician)

2080 West Southern Apache Junction, Arizona 85220

 

Obstetrics & Gynecology - 2001

Medical Student Off-Site Rotation

Medical Practice of Dr. Farra Swan, NMD

2435 East Southern Avenue Suite 8 Tempe, Arizona 85252

 

Geriatrics - 2001

Medical Student Off-Site Rotation

Springdale Village Residential Nursing Facility (Cheryl Derion, NMD)

7255 East Broadway Mesa, Arizona 85208

 

Family Medicine/ Urgent Care

Medical Student Off-Site Rotation

Mission of Mercy (William Schneider, DO, Attending Physician)

1500 East Maryland Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85015

 

 

Academic, Administrative, and Business Experience

 

Adjunct Professor of Naturopathic Medicine -  2018 to 2019

Bastyr University California

4110 Sorrento Valley Blvd.

San Diego, California 92121

​

Private label botanical products development and sales - 2003 to 2016

Polimedicus Formulations LLC

4035 West Chandler Boulevard Suite 1

Chandler, Arizona 85226

​

Radio programs and N-Touch and Echo magazine publications - 2003-2016

Polimedicus Communications, LLC

4035 West Chandler Boulevard Suite 1

Chandler, Arizona 85226

 

Clinical Laboratory Specialist II, Blood Banking - 1997 to 1999

Blood Systems Laboratories

2424 West Erie Avenue

Tempe, AZ 85282

 

Toxicology Division Laboratory Section Supervisor - 1986 to 1996

Toxicology Division of Laboratory Medicine (Amadeo Pesce, PhD, Director)

University of Cincinnati Medical Center

Cincinnati, Ohio 45221

 

Toxicology Staff Medical Technologist - 1982 to 1986

Toxicology Division of Laboratory Medicine (Amadeo Pesce, PhD, Director)

University of Cincinnati Medical Center

Cincinnati, Ohio 45221

 

Surgical Pathology Assistant Independent Contractor - 1986 to 1990

St. Francis and St. George Hospital

Cincinnati, Ohio 45211

 

Enviromental Scientist IV - 1980 to 1981

Ohio Environmental Protection Agency

250 William Howard Taft Road

Cincinnati, Ohio 45219

 

Production Chemist - 1979 to 1980

Avon Springdale Production Center (Chip Land, CEO)

Avon Products Company

Springdale, Ohio 45268

 

​