Joann Gruber, DNP, FAARFM, ABAAHP

  Education: I have trained as both a Family Nurse Practitioner (Florida Atlantic University) with a minor in Gerontology, and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (State University of New York). I completed my Doctorate (Case Western Reserve University) in 2010 with a focus on mental health barriers for children in rural health communities, and am currently completing a Masters In Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine (University of South Florida).

  Certifications: I am Board Certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner, and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner through American Nurse Credentialing Centers. I’m an active Fellow with A4M (Academy Of Anti-Aging Medicine). I am Board Certified as an Anti-Aging, Regenerative and Functional Medicine Clinician.

  Experience: I have 26 years experience working in healthcare in many different settings both inpatient and outpatient, my patient’s range in age from 4 to 99. I have had 3 successful practices in South and Central Florida since 1999 and am pleased to announce my new location in Ashland, Oregon.

  Clinical Focus: I become frustrated with the cookie cutter treatments that were being offered in today's healthcare environment, thus my pursuit for additional more encompassing education to actually assist my people in healing. I operate under a humanistic* philosophy, which means I am able to use whichever modality best fits your needs. I incorporate a functional, integrative, and regenerative approach that includes finding, then treating “causes” rather than “conditions”. This requires very specific education and experiences, which I have attained over the past 28 years. My goals are to get a complete picture of your symptoms through various modalities, educate you, and become your partner in improved health.

  You are not just a medical or psychiatric patient, you are an integrated, unique human being who may or may not have health concerns that need to be addressed. Together we can accomplish this so you can live a more comfortable, productive and peaceful existence. I look forward to working with you :)

  * humanism; an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. Humanist beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs, and seek solely rational ways of solving human problems.