Cathy Head, DNP, ANP-BC - Proficiency Partners Diplomate

Dr Cathy Head is a doctoral-prepared adult nurse practitioner. She has been in clinical practice for over 20 years. Dr. Head has worked in various aspects of obesity medicine and lifestyle medicine with a focus on assisting her clients in achieving a better state of health. She became a diplomate, American Board of Obesity Medicine in 2009.

Dr Head believes obesity is a multisystem disease and her approach has been to uncover contributing factors and remove barriers to health and to optimize the functioning of all body systems. She believes in an integrative approach of prevention and restoring health by determining root causes of illness. Dr Head transitioned to functional medicine to better address root causes of a dysfunctional metabolic system. She finds is very rewarding to see people have long term success without multiple medications and be able to discontinue some medications. Dr Head enjoys the process unraveling complex cases, using evidenced based research. She addresses obesity, fatigue, reflux, gastrointestinal dysfunction (leaky gut syndrome), and biotoxin illness.

Dr Head is a proficiency partner diplomate for Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS). Dr Head follows the peer reviewed, researched based protocols of Dr Ritchie Shoemaker. The Shoemaker protocols have evolved from has a standardized process of peer reviewed research offering healing to many people affected by chronic inflammatory response syndrome (CIRS). The systemic inflammation caused by CIRS can impact all body systems.

Cathy Head, DNP, ANP-BC Doctor of Nursing Practice cathy@drcathyhead.com

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