A native of Southern California, Dr. Marco Zahedi could hardly wait to return to his home state following medical school. A graduate of California State University, Dr. Zahedi earned a BS with honors in Biochemistry and Medical Psychology and then continued his education at Chicago Medical School completing his MD training.

Dr. Michelle Schrader set out in life to help others. With a bachelor’s degree in social work, a master’s degree in psychology and a heart for those living in traumatic environments, she went to work with high hopes of making a positive impact. Shortly after beginning her career, she had witnessed so much loss and so many deeply wounded children that she knew she would never be able to make this her life’s work for the long haul.

For Dr. Steve Haltiwanger, implementing integrative treatments began when he was fresh out of medical school and completely by accident.