Meet Our Practitioners
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Sage Wheeler, N.D.
Founder and Medical Director
In 2011, Dr. Wheeler established SageMED with the guiding principle that every patient deserves high quality, effective, and comprehensive medical care. Dr. Wheeler’s holistic approach helps patients achieve exceptional health.
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David Deichert, ARNP, N.D.
Independent Contractor
Dr. Deichert’s practice is founded on the idea that working with patients throughout their life is a privilege, and the most effective therapies are individuized to meet the needs of each patient.
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Eva Miller, N.D.
Independent Contractor
Dr. Miller believes that being accessible to her patients in a meaningful and time-sensitive manner is of the utmost importance, and offers flexibility in her schedule to accommodate patients with acute needs.
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Ashok Bhandari, N.D.
Physical Medicine and Ayurvedic Practitioner
Dr. Bhandari believes that all treatments must be built on top of a strong foundation of health. Dr. Bhandari strives to provide each patient with their own unique treatment plan that will help them achieve lifelong change and wellness.
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Maiko Ochi, N.D. L.A.c.
Independent Contractor
Dr. Maiko Ochi is a dually licensed Naturopathic Doctor and Acupuncturist. In practice, Dr. Ochi strives to understand and treat the underlying cause of a patient’s symptoms, rather than masking the symptoms through medications.
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Hilla Asadi, N.D.
Independent Contractor
Dr. Asadi’s philosophy is to treat every patient like family. She works with her patients to create customized treatment plans that allow patients to achieve their optimal health.
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Tiffany Althaus, N.D.
Independent Contractor
Dr Althaus is passionate about educating and empowering her patients to take an active approach to their own health, helping patients to live dynamic and optimally healthy lives.
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Kiran Bhandari, M.D.
Independent Contractor
Dr. Bhandari focuses on providing comprehensive care to patients, beginning with identifying the root cause of ailments in order to treat patients' health as a whole rather than a collection of symptoms.
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Jené Ferrante, N.D.
Independent Contractor
Dr. Ferrante focuses on providing patients with high-quality care that’s tailored to meet their unique needs. Dr. Ferrante specializes in hormone optimization and regenerative medicine, in addition to providing primary care services.
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Steven LaBrecque, N.D.
Independent Contractor
The foundation of Dr. LaBrecque’s clinical practice is disease prevention and health promotion, with the goal of helping every patient to optimize their health and wellness.
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Michael Brawner, N.D.
Second-Year Resident
Dr. Brawner addresses his patient’s diet and lifestyle, focusing his efforts on educating them to make informed decisions about their health journey moving forward.
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Hannah Bressler, N.D.
First Year Resident
Central to Dr. Bressler's practice is the establishment of meaningful connections with her patients, allowing her to tailor her care to meet their unique needs.
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Marrie Ketchum, LICSW, Integrative Nutrition Coach
Independent Contractor, Comprehensive Wellness NW Founder
Marrie’s therapy practice is currently full, however she is accepting new nutrition and life coaching clients through Comprehensive Wellness Northwest. For more information, contact Marrie here.
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Nicole Lee, LMHC
Employee, Comprehensive Wellness NW
Nicole Lee’s practice centers around empowering clients in their journey toward comprehensive mental health, resilience, and growth, Nicole’s practice is currently full, and she is not accepting new patient appointments.
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Brittany Rogers, LMHCA
Employee, Comrehensive Wellness NW
Brittany Rogers’ herapeutic approach is founded on the belief that therapy should be a personalized and collaborative experience, and that each client knows themselves best.
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Charlie P. Wigglesworth
Personal Helper Dog
Charlie is SageMED’s resident therapy dog. Joining our counselor Marrie Ketchum in many of her visits, Charlie provides patients with a calm, comforting presence as they engage in therapeutic work.
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Katherine "Kay" Kim, DPT
Independent Contractor
Dr. Kim strives to help her patients achieve overall wellness. Recognizing that every patient has unique goals and abilities, Dr. Kim expertly tailors her treatments to reflect the needs of each patient.
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Jeannete Whitefield, DPT, CSCS
Employee of Dr. Katherine Kim
Dr. Whitefield believes in treating patients with a whole-body approach to bring awareness to not only addressing the injury at hand, but also bringing to light preventative care for long lasting results and improving quality of life.
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Madison Urtusuastegui, PTA
Employee of Dr. Katherine Kim
Madison enjoys working with a wide variety of injuries and is keen on applying manual techniques. She focuses on body mechanics and creating targeted home exercise programs for each of her patients’ specific needs.
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Phi Lan Nguyen, L.A.c., EAMP
Founder of Zen Attitude Acupuncture
Phi Lan’s focus is on effectively increasing her patients quality of life. Phi Lan welcomes any issue patients may be experiencing, and focuses on treating each patient as a whole not symptomatically.
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Jeff Kehoe, ND, L.A.C, MSAOM
Zen Attitude Acupuncture
Jeff’s treatment approach centers the importance of the mind-body connection. He enjoys treating a broad range of conditions with including mental health concerns, chronic pain, digestive issues, and reproductive health concerns.
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Cheyne Valentine, L.A.c.
Zen Attitude Acupuncture
Cheyne is committed to creating personalized treatment plans that cater to patients’ individual needs, enabling them to actively manage their well-being. He feels privileged to be a part of each patients healing journey.