Tanya is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner with nearly 40 years of nursing experience and more than a decade of experience in independent medical practice. She earned her undergraduate degree from Western Kentucky University and her graduate degree from the University of Louisville. Her diverse clinical background includes employment as a critical care hospitalist at Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center in the acute leukemia unit, as well as a provider in a physician owned integrative and functional medicine practice. Tanya also brings nearly 30 years of experience as a licensed massage therapist and is nationally board-certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (BCTMB), with additional certifications in dry needling and Graston Technique. She is certified in esthetics through the American Academy of Facial Esthetics (AAFE). Her areas of focus include hormone optimization for women and men, hypothyroidism-Hashimoto’s disease, nutritional and preventive lifestyle medicine. Tanya works with patients to identify underlying factors affecting health and develop individualized strategies that support long-term well-being. Her approach to aging well extends to aesthetic and therapeutic care, incorporating neurotoxins for orofacial pain such as TMJ, bruxism and migraine headaches as well as neurotoxins and dermal fillers for subtle, natural-looking aesthetic enhancement. Her goal is to soften signs of aging, restore facial balance, and enhance natural features while preserving expression and individuality. With a passion for nutrition science spanning more than 30 years, Tanya has developed a comprehensive approach to health that emphasizes prevention, education, and sustainable lifestyle changes. Rather than focusing solely on treating abnormal laboratory results or managing disease after it develops, she believes in identifying health risks early and addressing contributing factors whenever possible. Her philosophy is centered not simply on “anti-aging,” but on optimizing health throughout the lifespan and aging well. Tanya combines functional and holistic principles with evidence-based traditional medicine to develop individualized care plans that address the whole person and the underlying factors influencing health. A strong advocate for prevention, Tanya believes healthcare should be proactive rather than reactive. Whenever possible, she strives to identify and address health risks and imbalances early—before progressive disease develops—while empowering patients with the knowledge and tools to make meaningful changes that support long-term health and quality of life.