BIOTE PROVIDER

Sarah grew up in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. She graduated in 2011 with her Associate of Science in Nursing degree from St. Catherine University in Minneapolis and then in 2014 with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Purdue University. She continued through Purdue University and completed the Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner program in 2017.

Sarah has over 10 years of experience in the medical field and has worked with patients of all ages in multiple different specialties. She has worked in pre-operative, post-anesthesia and outpatient surgery centers and has worked in home care with pediatric patients. She has also worked in oncology and hospice care.

Through her many years of experience in many different fields of medicine, she found her passion in holistic and functional medicine. She has extensive training, certification and experience in primary care, regenerative medicine (including stem cell and amniotic allograft injections), viscosupplementation, neuropathy and hormone optimization through bioidentical hormone replacement therapy.

In her free time, she enjoys cooking, hunting, fishing, camping, and being on the lake. Sarah’s been coming up to the Brainerd lakes area since she was a child to visit her family’s cabin. Sarah’s happy to have settled close to family and the lakes area. The Brainerd Lakes area has always been her second home and she’s excited to be able to serve the area one patient at a time.

Brian is a physician assistant who believes in evidence based patient centered healthcare. He places patient education as a top priority. He works hard to integrate the best therapies from Eastern and Western medicine, and his mission is to find practical solutions to best address chronic painful conditions.

Brian works hard to provide his patients with cutting edge, holistic, preventative medical care. His treatments are rooted in the principles of evolutionary biology, backed by extensive peer-reviewed scientific research, and based on protocols created by leading medical experts. He specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation with a focus in diet, nutrition, supplementation, chronic pain management, postural restoration, and bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT). His goal is to identify dysfunction, imbalance, and the underlying disease process and create a path to optimal health and wellbeing.

Brian graduated from PA school at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Boston, MA. He has completed extensive training in postural restoration from the Postural Restoration Institute (PRI). He practices Dr. Gary Donovitz’s industry leading BioTE Method to optimize hormone levels using biologically human identical hormone replacement therapy. He is currently working to become trained and certified in functional medicine through the Functional Medicine University. Prior to joining the Axness Integrative Medicine team in 2020, he treated patients with chronic pain at Twin Cities Pain Clinic in Edina, MN.

In his free time, Brian enjoys spending time with his wife Grace and dog Popcorn while relaxing by the lake. He loves to read and listen to lectures, books, and podcasts. He also enjoys playing board games and cribbage, USTA tennis, exercising with gymnastics rings, sitting by a campfire, and socializing with family and friends.

Brian looks forward to meeting you and seeing how he can best optimize your health and wellbeing. It’s time to stop surviving and start thriving.