MEET THE TEAM

DEBORAH GORDON, MD

Deborah Gordon, M.D, is the founder and medical director of Northwest Wellness Center, LLC. She has had a lifelong interest in health and wellness, which she has incorporated into an integrative medical practice in southern Oregon for more than thirty years. She has a strong interest in finding the lifestyle choices that can prevent and reverse health problems, avoiding medications where possible and using them wisely where necessary. For the last decade, she has worked with a particular focus on cognitive health. More

MONIKA MEHRENS, DO

Dr. Monika Mehrens is a board-certified family medicine physician with a unique background that bridges conventional, functional, and regenerative medicine. After over a decade of work in hospital medicine, infectious disease, critical care, and hospice settings, she now focuses on helping patients uncover the root causes behind their symptoms and reclaim a stronger, healthier relationship with their bodies. Dr. Mehrens believes that evidence-based medicine works best when paired with time, curiosity, and genuine partnership. Her goal is simple: to help people feel better, age well, and to live fuller, more joyful lives. More

MAGGIE IBA, Front Office Manager + Health Coach

Maggie serves as both the Front Office Manager and Health Coach at Northwest Wellness Center. In this dual role she is uniquely able to support patients with the nuts and bolts of their care so that they can make tangible progress towards their health goals. She integrates her knowledge of nutrition, supplementation, somatic awareness, mindfulness, positive psychology, and the Bredesen Protocol to partner with patients.
-expanding garden, cooking delicious food, wildcrafting herbs, dancing, yoga and traveling whenever possible. More

AMY JOY SNYDER, Office Assistant

Amy has always been drawn to a natural, “crunchy” lifestyle and spent many years questioning the conventional healthcare system. Joining the team at Northwest Wellness has been a breath of fresh air, renewing her hope that medicine can be practiced with integrity, compassion, and a strong foundation in the latest research. In her role as office assistant, Amy enjoys helping things run efficiently behind the scenes. More

RACHEL LEE, Operations Coordinator

Rachel’s introduction to the medical community began when she was a small child as my father was first an EMT then transitioned to be a RN. She did not question the institution he was a part of until she was deep into her undergraduate degree and taking classes from an Anthropologist MPH who exposed her to the work of Robbie Davis-Floyd’s concept of technocratic birth and the industrialization of medicine. After graduating, she pursued being a birth doula because she wanted to help people feel empowered by their childbirth experiences. More