Dr. Roxana Cham
Credentials:
Diplomate of American Board of Obesity Medicine
Board Certified Family Medicine
Having a consultation with Dr. Roxana Cham is like chatting with your best friend, you’re immediately at ease and can tell her anything. But then she will surprise you with an “out of the blue” comment that is so spot-on. It is as if she went through an encyclopedia amount of knowledge in her head, no big deal. This is what Dr. Cham’s patients love about her. Dr. Cham co-founded pillarMD with Doctors Chen and Safdarian after working in primary care for over 15 years. She witnessed every day the effects of what we eat on our health. She strongly feels most illness is preventable if we focus on the root of the problem.
Dr. Barbara Chen
Credentials:
Diplomate of American Board of Obesity Medicine
Board Certified Obstetrics & Gynecology
Dr. Barbara Chen should have been born during the Victorian era. She cuts no corners and goes above and beyond in every aspect. She loves to do things the hard way, but for her patients, that is a good thing. She is an extremely thorough physician and examines all aspects of her patients life. The history taking and questions that she asks are all part of her keen ability to truly get at the bottom of many health issues that others may overlook. Through her near 20 year medical career taking care of women and their babies, so many ailments kept coming back to problems with nutrition and lack of basic knowledge she felt everyone had regarding their own bodies. Once she began teaching her patients these concepts and having very positive results, she knew she wanted to cast a wider net. It was through this desire to get the message out to more people that pillarMD was created.
Dr. Nastaran Safdarian
Credentials:
Diplomate of American Board of Obesity Medicine
Board Certified Allergy & Immunology
Board Certified Internal Medicine
Dr. Nastaran Safdarian co-founded pillarMD with Doctors Cham and Chen out of a desire to truly help others with their health and weight taking a more proactive approach. Early in medical school Dr. Safdarian realized how much of medicine is reactive--treating the symptoms of the disease was taught, instead of learning how to prevent the disease. She also struggled first hand with her weight, and it only became harder after her three consecutive pregnancies. She brings a personal level of expertise to pillarMD as she not only knows the science behind obesity, weight gain, insulin resistance, and behavioral issues that lead to them through her obesity medicine board certification, but also through her personal experience. Dr. Safdarian was and still is “in the trenches” with her patients and able to provide practical tips on your journey to better health.
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