From family medicine to preventive health, these frontline health-care fields help keep the other doctors away.
FAMILY MEDICINE
Modern family medicine doctors are better-trained versions of the general practitioners of yesteryear – your trusted physicians for checkups and early detection.
Phoenix/Central Valley
Samina Ayub MD
Dignity Health Medical Group-Ahwatukee
4545 E Chandler Blvd, Ste 104
Phoenix, 480-728-4400
Claire Bowey MD
HonorHealth Medical Group-Bethany Home
1515 E Bethany Home Rd,
Ste 120A
Phoenix, 602-812-3080
Natasha Bhuyan MD
One Medical-Biltmore
2201 E Camelback Rd,
Suite 101A
Phoenix, 602-218-4075
James Corcoran DO
Sunny View Medical Center
4400 N 32nd St, Ste 110
Phoenix, 602-956-9595
Kumar Daulat DO
Sun Valley Family Care
16601 N 40th St, Ste 121
Phoenix, 602-504-6058
Peter Reed DO*
Moon Valley Health
14045 N 7th St, Ste 3
Phoenix, 602-795-5505
Yarden Tahan MD
HonorHealth Medical Group-Bethany Home
1515 E Bethany Home Rd,
Ste 120
Phoenix, 602-812-3080
Scottsdale
Dee Allred MD
HonorHealth Medical Group-Thompson Peak
20745 N Scottsdale Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, 480-882-7500
Morgan Lobe DO
One Medical-Kierland Commons
15210 N Scottsdale Rd, Ste 275
Scottsdale, 602-218-4075
Mila Lopez MD*
One Medical-Kierland Commons
15210 N Scottsdale Rd, Ste 275
Scottsdale, 602-218-4075
Zoe Linda McMillen MD
LifeScape Premier
8757 E Bell Rd
Scottsdale, 480-860-5500
Laurie Pozun DO
LifeScape Premier
8757 E Bell Rd
Scottsdale, 480-860-5500
Susan Wilder MD
LifeScape Premier
8757 E Bell Rd
Scottsdale, 480-860-5500
East Valley
Jessica Blanco MD
Desert Foothills Family Medicine
5505 W Chandler Blvd, Ste B13
Chandler, 480-361-4780
Sunita Gupta MD
East Valley Family Practice
3885 S Val Vista Dr, Ste 103
Gilbert, 480-269-8436
Homan Hajbandeh MD
Family Medicine
255 S Dobson Rd, Ste 1
Chandler, 480-722-2595
Norma Perales MD*
Live Well Family Medicine
2320 W Ray Rd, Ste 1
Chandler, 480-800-3561
Christine Tymczyna DO
Partner in Health
4450 S Rural Rd, Ste C230
Tempe, 602-237-5088
West Valley
Ravi Bajpai DO
Optum Primary Care
14973 W Bell Rd, Ste 100
Surprise, 623-815-2900
Jesse Bracamonte DO
Mayo Clinic Family Medicine-Arrowhead
20199 N 75th Ave
Glendale, 623-561-5252
John Monroe MD
Healthy Life Family Medicine
750 N Estrella Pkwy, Ste 40
Goodyear, 623-889-3477
Christopher Pullins MD
Mayo Clinic Family Medicine-Arrowhead
20199 N 75th Ave
Glendale, 623-561-5252
Patrick Roscetti MD*
HonorHealth Medical Group-North Peoria
7831 W Deer Valley Rd
Peoria, 623-312-2265
GERIATRIC MEDICINE
Known as geriatricians, doctors in this field care for aging adults who often are beset with complex medical issues.
Nimit Agarwal MD
Banner University Medical Center
1111 E McDowell Rd
Phoenix, 602-839-2000
Helene Labonte DO
Mayo Clinic
13400 E Shea Blvd
Scottsdale, 480-301-8087
Donald Opila MD
3260 N Hayden Rd, Ste 103
Scottsdale, 480-994-1166
Namita Sachdeva MD*
Surraj Medical Associates
9401 W Thuwnderbird Rd, Ste 155
Peoria, 623-249-2100
Amit Shah MD*
Mayo Clinic
13400 E Shea Blvd
Scottsdale, 480-301-8087
Helene Labonte, D.O.
Geriatric Medicine
Med School/Year Graduated: Midwestern University, 2001
Years in Practice: 23
Like many geriatricians, you first trained as an internal medicine doctor. What additional training does one receive to work in geriatrics?
Both internal medicine and family medicine physicians can pursue additional fellowship training in geriatrics, most often through a one-year fellowship… which focuses on geriatric syndromes, chronic disease and socio-economic challenges found in a variety of health-care settings. There are geriatric research opportunities available as well.
What inspired you to specialize in geriatric medicine?
It was a calling I felt even before starting medical school. As a geriatrician, it is deeply rewarding to make a difference in the lives of
older adults.
What are some practical tools or exercises people can do to stave off dementia?
Preventive measures are largely the same as prevention of heart disease and stroke. Engage in regular physical activity, avoid smoking and excess alcohol intake, focus on good blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes management, and enjoy a socially stimulating lifestyle.
As a palliative care specialist, have you worked with death doulas or midwives? If so, how was that experience?
They provide companionship and support to people who are dying. Although I have not personally collaborated with one, this work is complementary to what primary care physicians, geriatricians and palliative medicine specialists do when supporting their patients in goals of care, quality of life and guidance near the end of life.
Are there any books, movies, TV shows or podcasts that have impacted your work as a geriatrician? Stories that have given you new insights or made you think about your practice differently?
We love learning new ways to help patients in medicine. The GeriPal and The Curbsiders podcasts are favorites on long drives.
What interests and hobbies do you have outside medicine?
Reading, hiking and spending time with family.
“If I wasn’t a doctor, I’d be…”
I think I would still be connected to health care in some way. I started out as a nurse and just kept going back to school because I love the work.
INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
This emerging field aims to coordinate conventional health-care approaches with complementary therapies such as acupuncture and yoga. Honorees must have completed a fellowship in integrative medicine.
KeriLyn Bollmann MD
Vital Integrative Medicine
801 W Maryland Ave
Phoenix, 480-460-8485
Cheri Dersam MD
Integrative Medicine of Arizona
3295 N Drinkwater Blvd, Ste 3
Scottsdale, 480-621-8638
Denise M Millstine MD
Mayo Center for Women’s Health
13737 N 92nd St
Scottsdale, 480-614-6001
Onyemaechi Okolo-Taku MD
Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers
3686 S Rome St
Gilbert, 480-890-7705
Jyoti Patel MD
Arizona Integrative Medicine and Spa
11648 E Shea Blvd, Ste 115
Scottsdale, 480-837-1000
Heidi Rula MD*
Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers
685 S Dobson Rd
Chandler, 480-821-2838
Shalini Singh-Karnik MD
Honor Health
8405 N Pima Center Pkwy
Scottsdale, 480-587-6930
TOP NATUROPATHIC DOCTORS
Naturopathy is an alternative medicine that uses natural remedies to help the body heal itself and prevent illness. It can serve in a positive complementary role to traditional allopathic care. The following Valley naturopaths were selected by their peers in a secure online vote similar to Top Doctors. Each is certified by the Arizona Naturopathic Physicians Medical Board.
Keith Chambers NMD
Chambers Clinic
20801 N Scottsdale Rd, Ste 205
Scottsdale, 480-571-0794
Melissa Coats ND
Naturopathic Specialists
10250 N 92nd St
Scottsdale, 480- 990-1111
Shawna Eischens NMD
Hope and Healing Naturopathic
8080 E Gelding Dr, Ste D-101
Scottsdale, 602-836-4673
Suneil Jain NMD
Rejuvena
7514 E Camelback Rd
Scottsdale, 480-551-9000
Thomas Kruzel ND
Rockwood Natural Medicine Clinic
9755 N 90th St, Ste A-210
Scottsdale, 480-767-7119
Danielle Lewis ND
Harmony Integrative Healthcare
210 E Morris Dr
Phoenix, 602-888-6883
Morgan Massingale NMD
Ethos Integrated Medicine
13402 N Scottsdale Rd, Ste A120
Scottsdale, 480-418-0330
Jennifer Nevels NMD
East Valley Naturopathic Doctors
5416 E Southern Ave, Ste 109
Mesa, 480-985-0000
Dan Rubin ND
Naturopathic Specialists
10250 N 92nd St
Scottsdale, 480- 990-1111
Leila Turner ND*
Living Wellness Medical Center
4440 N 36th St, Ste 110
Phoenix, 480-588-6856
