Welcome to Medical Wellness Associates, one of only a few Integrative Medical facilities in the U.S.
Integrative Medicine combines conventional Western medicine with alternative or complementary treatments, such as acupuncture, chiropractic, prolotherapy, homeopathy, botanical medicine, etc.—all in an effort to treat the whole person.
As our name suggests, we are dedicated to helping you achieve optimum health---not just the absence of disease, but a state of physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellness.
Medical Wellness Associates, established in 1996, was an outgrowth of our original clinic Chiropractic Nutritional Associates, which was created in 1977. Treating thousands of patients successfully with alternative medicine, utilizing chiropractic manipulation, nutritional therapies, detoxification, botanical medicine, and homeopathy. Complementary medical services, including Medical Acupuncture, IV Nutritional Therapies, Chelation, Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapies, and many others, expanded the options for patients to receive individual, cutting edge health care in one facility.
Using a team approach, patients receive the best of Western Medicine combined with alternative or complementary treatments. Within this framework, we continue to be dedicated to our primordial intent, “To help sick people get well and educate each person to stay well.” We continue to evaluate our patients from the wellness model of, “Natural Remedies First, Drugs Second, and Surgery Last.”
Since Medical Wellness Associates was created in 1996 over 35,000 patients per year have been treated at MWA, including those with serious health challenges such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, allergies, and chronic pain.
Some patients consult with MWA because they are hoping to avoid a scheduled surgery or reduce their reliance on prescription drugs. Others become patients because they want to adopt a healthier lifestyle to prevent illness.
Whatever your reason for considering MWA, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your health goals.
Medical Director, Medical Wellness Associates
Dr. Mark Gerold is the Medical Director at Medical Wellness Associates, with 20 years of experience in family and urgent care medicine. He graduated from the University of Michigan in biochemistry and obtained his medical degree from Michigan State University. Dr. Gerold is trained in acupuncture and certified in integrative oncology, cognitive medicine, and functional medicine, and is board certified in Family medicine. He has a special interest in integrative medicine, functional medicine, acupuncture, and various forms of regenerative medicine, including PRP and ozone therapy.
Dr. James S. Millen graduated Cum Laude from Palmer College of Chiropractic, where he earned admission into the National Chiropractic Honors Society, and received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree in 2000. Dr. Millen is certified in Chiropractic Adjunctive Procedures and is a member of the American Chiropractic Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ACRRT). He has been practicing Chiropractic for over 20 years, and successfully treated thousands of patients, with a specialization in corrective care techniques which reduce reinjury while promoting permanent patient improvement.
