Medicine Collab List
This resource includes both healthcare and non-healthcare professionals. The individuals featured were chosen for their expertise, experience with complex challenges, collaborative approach, demonstrated competence, accessibility, and commitment to providing a compassionate experience. Below is SALo Collaboratives, a resource and contact list, compiled by Tam.
Based on modern scientific research, biomedical knowledge, and evidence-based clinical practice.
Includes a broad range of non-mainstream healthcare approaches, including traditional, complementary, and alternative practices.
Focuses on diagnosing, treating, and preventing disease using scientifically validated methods.
Often emphasizes prevention, wellness, lifestyle, whole-person care, and supporting health through additional approaches.
Uses tools such as medical history, physical exams, laboratory tests, imaging, medications, surgery, medical procedures, and rehabilitation.
May use approaches such as acupuncture, herbal medicine, meditation, yoga, massage therapy, chiropractic care, nutrition-based approaches, and traditional healing practices.
Treatments are evaluated through clinical trials, scientific research, systematic reviews, and evidence-based guidelines.
Evidence varies widely by therapy; some approaches have research support for specific uses, while others have limited or inconclusive evidence.
Providers include physicians, nurses, pharmacists, therapists, and other licensed healthcare professionals.
Providers may include complementary medicine practitioners, traditional medicine practitioners, chiropractors, acupuncturists, herbal practitioners, and integrative healthcare professionals.
Often focuses on specific diseases, symptoms, and measurable biological changes.
Often emphasizes the relationship between body, mind, lifestyle, environment, and overall well-being.
The mainstream healthcare system based on modern scientific knowledge, medical research, and evidence-based practices. It focuses on preventing, diagnosing, treating, and managing health conditions using methods such as medical examinations, laboratory tests, imaging, medications, surgery, procedures, and rehabilitation.
Therapies or practices used alongside conventional medicine to support treatment, manage symptoms, improve quality of life, and promote long-term health and overall well-being.
Therapies or practices used instead of conventional medicine as a substitute for standard medical care.
A healthcare approach that thoughtfully combines conventional medicine with appropriate complementary therapies into a coordinated, patient-centered treatment plan that considers the whole person, including physical, mental, emotional, social, lifestyle, and environmental factors.
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Conventional Healthcare
Dr. Aakriti Carrubba, MDConsultant, Department of Medical and Surgical Gynecology, Complex Benign Gynecology
Dani De'Angelo, BSN, RN
Yolanda Cross-Craig, RDMS, BScUltrasound Made Easy
Dr. Deborah Ikhena-Abel, MD, MSCIAspire Fertility Austin
Dr. Kari von Goeben, MDIVF Florida Reproductive Associates
Dr. Adrienne Gentry, DO, MS, FACOGFIRM
Dr. Shermeeka Hogans-Mathews, MD, FAAFPFSU College of Medicine, ProfessorComplementary, Alternative & Integrative Healthcare (CAIH)
Rosemarie Allen, APA Balanced You Acupuncture & Wellness Center
Dr. Amy Galvan, DOM, L'Ac, FABORMGALVAN Precision Wellness, Acupuncture Fertility Specialist
Samantha Denäe, CCHPFull Spectrum Doula
Elena Alisma, NDNaturopathic Doctor
Cetera BuncheCeterajFitness, Sports Performance & Fitness Trainer; Life Wellness & Holistic Health CoachSELF-DEVELOPMENT
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