I constantly talk to my patients about how keeping your gut healthy is essential to clear skin, whatever your actual skin issue is. Simply put, the gut lining houses very important metabolites that are important to maintaining the body’s inflammatory response.
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Dr. Ray graduated Valedictorian from her Medical school and did 2 years of General Surgery residency at Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, NY (affiliated with Columbia University).During her training, she was involved in clinical studies during her residency in Anesthesiology and fellowship at the John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County. Notably, she was selected as one of 2 Chief Residents in a program with 30 residents.
Throughout her career, Dr. Ray received multiple honors during her residency, including Resident of the Year in 2006 and 2007 and First Prize designations for Midwest Anesthesia Resident Conferences of 2006 and 2008. She has extensive research experience and publications. Her current medical practice focuses on acute pain, interventional pain management for headaches, radio-frequency ablation, thoracolumbar fascia injections, ultra-sound guided procedures and Platelet rich plasma joint injections.
In her clinical practice, Dr. Ray treats cancer-related pain, post-operative pain, patient with complex spine issues.
To achieve optimal outcomes, she uses non opioid medications like anti-convulsants, ketamine and anti-inflammatory medications for treating patients.
Because of her extensive training in critical care she is able to take care of end stage cancer pain and extremely frail patients. As a result, Dr. Ray has excellent patient satisfaction scores and is well known for her expertise in both acute and chronic pain. Additionally, she currently serves as Treasurer of American Society of Anesthesiology, Kansas state society.
Outside of medicine, Dr. Ray developed an early interest in golf and dancing and has lived in the Kansas City area for over 14 years.
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Allison’s approach to eating healthy focuses on adding affordable, nutritious, and delicious dishes and food items to your daily meals. No matter what your medical needs or budgeting realities are, Allison believes that everyone can and should find joy through food. Allison commonly offers advice and counseling on:
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Hi! I’m Dr. Serena Martin, your naturopathic doctor and nutrition expert in New York City
Here’s my story. As a young girl and teen, I felt the pressure to be thinner. Although I spent my adolescence feeling alone, now I understand that whether you’re struggling with weight loss, your relationship with food, or a negative body image you are not alone and neither was I.
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I spend a lot of my days deep diving on cases of patients who come to me with hormone imbalance. For every person I work with, there’s a whole new and different picture. No one is the same, even if they have the same problem.
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The good news is that we can improve the terrain so that your gut heals faster and more permanently. I think this is why my docs and I are successful at treating patients who have all but given up. Yes it’s possible: no relapsing back into symptoms every few months — isn’t this what we all want?
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