Healing Traditions’ Mission Statement

• The Goal of Healing Traditions Integrated Wellness is to provide quality holistic and integrative health care with the intent of helping people improve their quality of life & well-being.
• Through the integration of Functional Medicine, Metabolic, Diet, Lifestyle & Nutritional counseling, combined with Classical Chinese Herbal therapy and Acupuncture, the body’s innate sense of balance & wellness can be restored.
• Our integrative and holistic wellness approach recognizes the body as an integrated whole and addresses each patient’s health situation in a unique & individual manner.
• Our intention is to discover & treat the root cause of our patient’s illnesses & discomforts, as well as, alleviate the accompanying symptoms.
• We use the ancient wisdom from Classical Chinese Medicine coupled with Evidence-Based Functional Medical knowledge to promote health, wellness & overall physical balance.
• We also believe in an integrated & cooperative healing community in which we will refer patients to other doctors/medical practitioners &/or therapists as their needs dictate.
• We will make every effort to communicate and educate in a clear manner, take the time to listen to questions & concerns and thoroughly explain all aspects of our treatments to each & every patient.
• We will make it our duty to provide treatment with respect, & strive to improve the quality of life of every individual we have the honor of serving.

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In practice, Dr. Gina specializes in:

• Support for common Gynecologic, Menopausal/Peri-Menopausal, Obstetric and Post-partum health issues
• Reproductive Health and Fertility Support
• Balancing of Hormones (Sex hormones, Adrenal, Thyroid, Metabolic)
• Autoimmune, Digestive and Dermatological conditions

Education:

• B.S. in Kinesiology – Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, The University of Colorado at Boulder. 1995-1999
  
• MSOM – Master’s of Science in Oriental Medicine (MSOM – 4 year degree) from South West Acupuncture College in Boulder, Colorado. 2003-2007
  
• DAOM – Doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM – 2.5 year Didactic and Clinical Residency), Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2013-2015, Los Angeles, California – Specialty in Reproductive Medicine, Women’s health-OBGYN and Men’s Urologic and Reproductive Health.
  
  
  • Dr. Mortellaro-Gomez’s Capstone Thesis Research Title was: Infertility and Autoimmune Hypothyroid (Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis): Neuroendocrine-Immune modulation and fertility support utilizing Traditional Herbal Medicine (THM). A Systematic Review.
    
  • To view Dr. Mortellaro-Gomez’s Doctoral Dissertation and Defense, please visit https://healing-traditions.com/dissertation/
    
    
• NCCAOM Dipl. OM – Nationally Board Certified Diplomat in Oriental Medicine by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). 2007-Present. License #: 31611
  
  
  • Includes National Board Certifications in both Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine, as well as, certification in Clean Needle Technique and the passing of 5 National Board Examinations (Consisting of: Chinese Medical theory and diagnosis board exam, Western Biomedicine board exam, Acupuncture point location board exam, Acupuncture point energetics board exam and a Chinese Herbal Medicine board exam).
    
    
• L.Ac (Colorado) – Licensed Acupuncturist in the State of Colorado, 2008-Present. License #: CO1371
  
• Post-graduate diploma in Chinese Herbal Medicine from the Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences in Beijing, China, 2007 – included interning at Tong Ren Hospital, in Beijing China.
  
• Post-graduate Diploma and Advanced clinical externship in “Ancient Chinese Medicine” (ACM) specializing in Acupuncture and Classical Chinese Herbal Medicine, The Shanghai Insight Ancient Chinese Medicine Training Center in Shanghai, China, 2007.
  
• Advanced clinical apprenticeship in Acupuncture Sports Medicine with Whitfield Reaves, OMD 2008-2009.
  
• FABORM – Board Certified in Integrative Reproductive Medicine and a Fellow of the Acupuncture and TCM Board of Reproductive Medicine (FABORM) – includes advanced competencies in both Western Bio-Medical and Chinese Medical Reproductive Endocrinology, Gynecology, Obstetrics, Male Urology, Reproductive Medicine and Infertility and the passing of a National Board Examination. 2012-Present.
  
• Kalish Method Functional Medicine Mentorship under Dr. Daniel Kalish, D.C., IFMCP, Kalish Institute for Functional Medicine. 2015-2016.
  
• Diplomat (Dipl.) in Chinese Medicine Dermatology – Board Certified in Chinese Medical Dermatology by The International TCM Dermatology Association (www.tcmdermatology.org). Five Branches University of Chinese Medicine, San Jose, California. Avicenna – Mazin Al-Khafaji. 2018-2019
  
• Graduate Mentorship Program (GMP) – Classical Chinese Herbal Mentorship under Sharon Weizenbaum, White Pine Institute, 2018-Present.
  
• Clinical Mastership Program – Kharrazian Institute Functional Medicine Clinical Training. 2022-Present.
  
• IFMCP (Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner)
  • Completed all of The Institute for Functional Medicine required course work which includes:
    • “Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice” (AFMCP) 90 day module course. 2018.
      
    • 7 separate 3 day didactic modules (2018-2021):
      • Gastro-Intestinal Module, Immune Module, Cardio-Metabolic Module, Adrenal-Thyroid Hormone Module, Male-Female Hormone Module, Bio-Transformation & Detox Module, Bio-Energetics Module.
        
  • 4 Month IFMCP Review Course
    
  • Successfully submitted and passed the Case Study required to sit for the IFM Board Exam.
    
  • Dr. Gina successfully passed her IFM Certification Board Exam in December 2022.
    

Dr. Mortellaro-Gomez also lectures and instructs on the integration of Chinese Medicine and Functional Medicine. Dr. Gina has a recorded CEU Webinar on Healthy Seminars titled, “How Chinese Herbal Medicine Enhances Fertility Potential in Patients Diagnosed with Hashimoto’s (Auto-Immune Hypothyroid)”. This course is based on a combination of, Dr. Gina’s years of clinical experience and her formal doctoral research and Capstone thesis which looked at how “Traditional Herbal Medicine modulates the Neuro-Endocrine-Immune System in patients diagnosed with Hashimoto’s (Auto-immune Hypothyroid) who are also struggling with infertility”. The course also provides an in-depth look at Thyroid physiology and patho-physiology, and details an abundant amount of evidence-based resources for providing support and treatment to the Hashimoto’s patient, specifically struggling with infertility.

In addition to her formal studies, private practice and lecturing, Dr. Mortellaro-Gomez has spent an extensive amount of time traveling abroad in Italy, China, Nepal and Thailand and strives to take her experiences and time from being abroad and apply them not only in her day-to-day life, but also within her medical practice. Dr. Gina’s favorite things in life are spending time and going on adventures with her husband, Gary, and their two dogs, Zen and Zola Lou, most preferably, somewhere in the Colorado mountains!

Dr. Mortellaro-Gomez Holds Specialties In the Following Areas:

• Obstetrics & Gynecology (OBGYN)
  We are Board Certified Specialists in Integrative Reproductive Medicine integrating together Acupuncture, Classical Chinese Herbal Medicine, Metabolic, Dietary & Nutritional Therapies and Functional Medicine to support common OBGYN health issues, such as, hormonal & menstrual irregularities and menopause, general health and wellness during pregnancy, as well as, during the post-partum period; Includes support for Gynecologic and Reproductive Endocrine and Auto-immune related issues.
  
• Reproductive Medicine – Fertility
  We are Board Certified Specialists in Integrative Reproductive Medicine integrating together Acupuncture, Classical Chinese Herbal Medicine, Metabolic, Dietary & Nutritional Therapies and Functional Medicine to enhance Reproductive Health and Fertility Potential in both men and women. Includes support for Gynecologic/Urologic and Reproductive Endocrine and Auto-immune related issues, as well as, support for IVF/ICSI/IUI & Male Factor.
  
• Chinese Herbal Medicine
  We are Nationally Board Certified in Chinese Herbal Medicine by the NCCAOM (Dipl,. OM). Chinese Herbal Medicine is the main modality or treatment method within Classical Chinese Medicine and is especially effective for promoting the body’s ability to heal and recuperate via addressing the body’s underlying imbalances, as well as, relieving symptoms. Prescribed Chinese Herbal formulas are individually tailored for our patient’s specific and individual health care needs. Healing Traditions Integrated Wellness houses both extensive Chinese Bulk and Granule Herbal Pharmacies.
  
• Nutrition and Dietary Support
  A Balanced Nutritional State is essential for achieving and maintaining health! We coach and educate our patients on their specific and individual Nutritional and Dietary needs. Using a “Functional Nutrition Approach”, we are able to help our patients modify and individualize their diets, as well as, offer nutritional & targeted supplement advice with the goal of addressing the “Root” and achieving optimal health and well-being.
  
• Functional Medicine
  We are Board Certified in Functional Medicine through “The Institute for Functional Medicine”. The goal of functional medicine is an “evidence-based” and “whole body-systems” approach in both disease prevention and in the management of chronic health issues. Functional medicine addresses the underlying clinical and physiological imbalances that may be leading to any number of chronic illnesses, utilizing Dietary, Lifestyle, and Nutritional counseling and Functional blood chemistry and laboratory analysis.  Integrating Functional Medicine with Classical Chinese & Traditional Asian Medicine serves to be a powerful combination in addressing and treating the patient as a “true whole”.
  
• Dermatological, Allergy and Immunology Support
  Dr. Gina is Board Certified in Chinese Dermatology and integrates Chinese Herbal Medicine, Functional Medicine and Functional Dietary & Nutritional Therapies to address a wide range of intractable skin, allergic and irritable bowel conditions such as:
  – Atopic Eczema, Acne, Peri-Oral Dermatitis, Urticaria, Psoriasis, Lichen Planus, Lichen Simplex, Rosacea, Alopecia Areata, Impetigo, Seborrhoeic Dermatitis, Viral Warts (Common, Plane, Molluscum Contagiousum), Fungal Infections, Herpes Simplex (HSVI, HSV2), Herpes Zoster, Pompholyx Eczema, Nummular Eczema, Stasis Eczema, Steroid Withdrawal Syndrome, Asthma, Allergic Rhinitis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Including Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis).

Dr. Mortellaro-Gomez is a member of the following organizations:

• Acupuncture Association of Colorado (ACC)
• American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AAAOM)
• Acupuncture and TCM Board of Reproductive Medicine (ABORM)
• American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
• American Pregnancy Association
• The Institute for Functional Medicine Institute for Functional Medicine 
• The International TCM Dermatology Association (www.tcmdermatology.org)