S. Edward Bradford, ND, PA

S. Edward Bradford is the Clinical Director for the Immune Recovery Centers of America as well as their Atlanta clinic’s Clinical and Managing Director. He received his Physician Assistant (PA) education at the University of Utah College of Medicine, Physician Assistant Program, Salt Lake City, Utah. He completed his internship in Las Vegas, Nevada and has practiced as a civilian Physician Assistant for more than 24 years. Mr. Bradford completed 22 ½ years of military service. Prior to his retirement from the armed forces, he served as a Senior Instructor at the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine and as a Medical Air Crew Member  with the Air Force Aero-Medical Evacuation System.

Mr. Bradford was the CEO of three out-patient primary care health facilities, which provided extensive care to indigent and gray area patients. Mr. Bradford is the recipient of the Howard County Maryland’s equivalent to the 1000 Points of Light Award for his outstanding contributions to community health care. He is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) and is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the Georgia Association of Physician Assistants.

The Immune Recovery Center

The Immune Recovery Center specializes in immune  recovery, which relates to many diseases that we treat. We use an integrative  approach, using alternative and conventional medicine with an emphasis on  recent research discoveries.  For further information or to talk to a  member of the staff, please call us at our Atlanta Clinic at 866-471-4743 (toll  free). The clinic is located in a semi-residential area of northeast Atlanta with convenient access to shopping, restaurants  and the rapid transit system.

Nearby Lodging

The Residence  Inn by Marriott located near our clinic offers a preferred rate to our  patients. Please call us for further information.

The Holiday Inn Perimeter offers  all prospective or current patients of the Immune Recovery Foundation a Special  Rate of $69.00 plus 12% tax with no minimum stay requirement.

This rate will be for a king or a room with two double beds.   We offer a full service hotel.  You will enjoy free internet, an outdoor  pool, and a fitness center.  We offer a free hotel shuttle to the Immune  Recovery Foundation from 7 am – 10 pm. The hotel is # 1 in Trip Advisor in Atlanta out of 195 hotels.  We also enjoy a AAA 3.5  Diamond Rating.

Enjoy the casual atmosphere, personalized service and  unbeatable location.  The property offers close proximity to Perimeter  Mall, MARTA Transit System, 50+ restaurants, with convenient access to I-285,  GA400, I-85, and I-75.

For information and reservations please call your host  Michael Vescio @ 770-296-6001.

Russ Canfield, MD

As an integrative family physician, I am aware of the physical and biological elements that influence health such as diet, exercise, and nutritional supplements, as well as the internal, felt dimensions of mental, emotional and spiritual health. Both those dimensions exist for us on the individual level, but also on the collective levels of family, community and even the biosphere as a whole.  Our physical environment is becoming increasingly toxic and our culture increasingly stressful.

In my successful application essay to the University at Buffalo School of Medicine, I wrote about my commitment to both the art and the science of medicine. I saw how conventional medicine focused on the physical aspects of physical illness, but didn’t seem to appreciate that one’s inner emotions, attitudes and intentions also play a vital role in the cause and cure of physical illness.  I became convinced that the healing partnership between patient and physician, acknowledging the patient’s goals and concerns, was as important as the doctor’s knowledge base in anatomy, physiology and pathology.  I learned and identified with the “Biopsychosocial Model,” which recognizes not just the physical side of health and disease, but also the psychological, social, and environmental aspects of health.

At the University of New Mexico, I did my residency training in Family Medicine because I was interested in learning all aspects of medicine.  I couldn’t see how the body could be divided into specialties. Clearly, the various organ systems are interrelated, and it is important to see the whole.  Through my formal post-graduate training from the Institute for Functional Medicine, I have refined my understanding of how genetics, environment and lifestyle interact as a total system.  I now diagnose and treat illnesses based on patterns of imbalance and dysfunction, rather than treating the symptoms of the illness specifically.  Functional Medicine goes beyond the quick fix of masking symptoms with medication; rather, it treats the unique individual who has the disease.

After ten years of experience in working with patients of all ages, and specializing in this integral, 360° approach to health and well-being, I tend to recommend a foundation of naturopathic therapies and, when indicated, complement them with powerful conventional medical treatments.

I have earned and maintain board certification from both the American Board of Family Medicine and the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine.  I have further formal training in mindfulness meditation and in transpersonal studies from Naropa University, and am a Certified Diabetes Educator. I am deeply committed to teaching and I take the time to educate my patients.  In the past, I was a Clinical Assistant Professor at the UNM School of Medicine, teaching this holistic approach to medical students and residents.  I have written for and have been quoted in newspapers and magazines including Natural Health.

During an office visit, we will likely discuss your health concerns on multiple levels and from different perspectives.  Some treatments may serve to immediately control the concerning medical symptoms while other strategies may serve to balance both body and mind in a detoxifying and replenishing way.  I am accepting new patients who are looking for a holistic primary care physician or just want a 360° Medicine consultation.

Nooshin K. Darvish, ND, FICT

Dr. Nooshin Darvish is the Medical Director and founder of Holistique Medical Center. A Washington State Board Licensed Naturopathic Physician and a Fellowship Candidate in Anti-Aging Medicine, Dr. Darvish is a Physician, Writer, Lecturer and Educator in the field of Naturopathic, Integrative and Anti-Aging Medicine.  She has completed a Fellowship in Integrative Cancer Therapies.
As a holistic clinician, she integrates Western and Eastern medicine, combining the care of mind and body to address chronic illness, cancer, women’s health, allergies and physical pain.

Dr. Darvish specializes in providing adjunctive holistic and alternative supportive therapeutics for patients fighting cancer.
A graduate and former chief resident and faculty member of Bastyr University, she has trained with medical doctors, osteopathic physicians, chiropractors and holistic practitioners across North America and Europe.
She has extensive training in a variety of holistic therapeutic, anti-aging, and diagnostic techniques; bio-identical hormone therapy, spinal manipulation, bio-energy medicine, functional medicine, detoxification, nutrition, homeopathy and chronic disease including Lyme disease.
She is one of very few physicians nationwide who is well-versed in several therapeutic injection techniques for pain management, aesthetics, scar therapy, tissue and organ stimulation and healing.  These specialty injection techniques include Neural Therapy, Prolotherapy, Mesotherapy, and Lipodissolve.
She is a member of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, Washington Association of Naturopathic Physicians, the American Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians, the American Academy of Pain Management, the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, the International Meso-Lipotherapy Society, and the Naturopathic Association of Therapeutic Injections.
Dr. Darvish is regularly interviewed on various radio and TV shows and has written several articles for various magazines and newspapers. She is a frequent speaker at conferences and special events. For more information on having Dr. Darvish as a speaker, please contact our office.

Education:

• Washington Licensed Naturopathic Physician (Bastyr       University Graduate 1995)
• Naturopathic Family Medicine Residency (Bastyr       University 1995-97)
• Fellowship in Integrative Cancer Therapies (American       Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine)
• Masters in Science in Integrative Cancer Therapies       (University of Florida 2014)
• Insulin-Potentiation Therapy

Advanced  Certification and Training in:

• Biofeedback Therapy
• Bio-Oxidative Medicine
• Biopuncture
• European Biological Medicine
• Homotoxicology
• Insulin Potentiation Therapy
• Mesotherapy
• NAET
• Neural therapy
• Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy
• Prolotherapy
• Prolozone Therapy
• UNDA Number Therapy

Member  of:

• Editorial Board of Journal of Alternative Medicine       Review
• Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians
• American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
• Washington Association of Naturopathic Physician
• Vice President World Federation of Chinese Medicine       Societies – Natural Medicine Committee
• American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine
• Association of Complementary and Alternative Medicine       (ACAM)
• Academy of Environmental Medicine
• Academy of Pain Management
• International Organization of Integrative Cancer Physicians (IOICP)
• International Meso-Lipotherapy Society
• Naturopathic Association of Therapeutic Injections
• Member of The Academy of Comprehensive Integrative       Medicine

Using her vast array of knowledge and extensive training of European, Eastern, and Western Medicine, Dr. Darvish and her highly trained staff create a comprehensive integrative treatment plan to: 1) address root causes of disease processes, imbalances and dysfunctions, 2) improve immunity including immunotherapy, 3) reduce tumor load, 4) identify and detoxify, deputrify, and drain toxins, 5) resolve physical/mental/emotional blockages 6) re-establish hormonal and functional balance, 7) improve quality of life, 8) reduce medication and conventional therapy side-effects, and 9) teach a transformative way of eating, being and living.

Dr. Darvish, medical director, has been practicing integrative and naturopathic medicine for over 18 years. She is the first naturopathic physician to receive her Fellowship in Integrative Cancer Therapies and is one of only three licensed naturopathic doctors in the USA to be certified in insulin-potentiation therapy (IPT).

Dr. Devlin is a board certified Family Physician and board eligible in Emergency Medicine. He also is board certified and fellowship trained in Anti-Aging and Regenerative medicine and fellowship trained in Integrative Cancer Therapeutics. He currently works in the field of Integrative Medicine providing care for patients with chronic medical conditions including cancer, chronic infections like Lyme Disease and co-infections as well as caring for patients with chronic pain.

Dr. Devlin has been practicing Integrative Oncology for the past 12 years and is a Certified Instructor of Fractioned Chemotherapy with a Biological Response Modifier Therapy (FCBRM), a procedure that makes chemotherapeutic drugs target cancer cells, making the drugs tougher on the disease and easier on the rest of the body. He is a founder and current Advisory Board Member of the International Organization of Integrative Cancer Physicians Foundation (IOICP), which is a non-profit cancer research and educational foundation.

Dr. Devlin is a recognized expert in the field of integrative medicine and oncology. He is an avid researcher, always investigating the newest and most successful therapies for this patients.

Ted L. Edwards, Jr., M.D., has been treating patients in Austin since 1964. He is an internist with extensive training in Internal Medicine, Anti-aging Modalities and Gastroenterology. He has served the medical profession and Austin community over the years as Chairman of the Texas Medical Association Section on Digestive Disease, Team Physician and Chairman of Sports Medicine for the U.S. Cycling Federation, Chief of Staff at Holy Cross Hospital and Chairman of the Texas Governor’s Commission on Physical Fitness.

His pioneering concept of “Wellness” led to the honorary title of “The Father of Wellness in Texas” during his tenure as Chairman of the Texas Governor’s Commission on Physical Fitness. In addition to serving the community, he is an acclaimed author and radio talk show host. Dr. Edwards has written two books, Power Aging and Weight Loss to Super Wellness. He has educated the public through his radio show and has been a featured speaker on the topics of Alternative Medicine, Gastroenterology and Wellness.

Dr. Edwards is an ordained Minister through the Sacred Medical Order of The Knights of Hope and the Pastoral Medical Association which falls under a Christian  International Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. He believes deeply that the power of prayer, gratitude and forgiveness is essential to healing.

A Different Approach to Health

Why should I consider alternative health medicine? Can a holistic doctor really help me? Does natural health healing actually work?

At the Hills Medical Group, we know you have many questions about holistic alternative medicine. We also know that you have real health problems or concerns about conventional medical treatments – or you wouldn’t be investigating holistic medicine in Austin.

Maybe you’ve reached the point where traditional medicine no longer offers a viable solution to your symptoms. Perhaps you are tired of the “take two and call me” one-size-fits-all approach to physical ailments. Or perhaps you just want to take charge of your health by helping your body to do work the way it’s designed to. Whatever your reasons for investigating alternative medicine in the Austin area, we invite you to make an appointment with one of the alternative doctors at our holistic healing center.

Whether you’re an Austin resident seeking a Christian medicine treatment or an allergy sufferer looking for an Austin-area allergy doctor willing to try something other than the latest medication, the Hills Medical Group offers you a new way to think about wellness — one that puts the emphasis on you, not your symptoms.

What We’re About

At the Hills Medical Group, we believe that the best person to make decisions about your physical health is you. Unlike traditional medical practices, which often relegate patients to a passive role, Hills Medical Group’s Austin-area naturopathic medicine specialists seeks to unite patients and doctors in a partnership to improve overall health by treating the person, not merely the disease. Practitioners of integrative medicine believe that true healing treats the whole person, aiming to achieve emotional and spiritual, as well as physical well-being.

Services We Offer

At the Hills Medical Group, we offer a range of services to our patients, ranging from natural hormone replacement to well woman exams. If you are an Austin resident seeking preventative medicine, we invite you to give us a call.

Wellness clinic Services at our Austin location include:

• Insulin Potentiation Therapy
• natural hormone replacement
• bioidentical hormone replacement
• thyroid imbalance treatments
• chelation therapy
• weight loss
• detox
• allergy testing
• FAA pilot exams

If you’ve tried everything conventional medicine has to offer, maybe it’s time to seek an alternative. Whatever your physical problem, natural healing proposes a solution that is tailored to you as an individual.

Are you an Austin resident who wants to try preventive medicine for a change? Do you need a Texas medical facility to help you with detox? Do you wish you had a Christian doctor whose bedside manner reflects your values? We offer food allergy testing for Austin residents and Class 1 pilot exams for Austin aviators.

Take charge of your well-being, and make an appointment with the Hills Medical Group today: (512) 327-4886