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Heart of Tabor Functional Medicine

Dr Aleksandra Giedwoyn founded Heart of Tabor Functional Medicine to offer patients a comprehensive approach to healing. Our goal is to assist you in feeling your best by searching for the root causes of your symptoms and assisting in dis-ease prevention. We team up with each patient to create a tailored treatment plan that considers both internal and external factors affecting your well-being. While we use cutting-edge diagnostic tests, we also dig deeper to uncover and address potential health drivers that might not show up on standard tests. It's like being a health detective -- we leave no stone unturned in our quest to optimize your health!

Aleksandra Giedwoyn, MD

Physician

Born and raised in east Portland, I graduated with a BS in Biochemistry from Lewis & Clark College. As a first generation Polish-American, I received my M.D. from Karol Marcinkowski Medical School and finished my Family Medicine internship and residency at Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. I am both board certified in Family Medicine & a certified practitioner with IFMCP (Institute for Functional Medicine). For several years I have participated in advanced mentorship programs and continue to deepen my knowledge and keep pace with the scientific advances.

When I opened my solo micro Family Medicine practice in 2017 to offer slow medicine, I discovered functional medicine along the way. Both as an employed physician and as a patient, I have experienced mainstream medicine to resemble an assembly line form of care. Patients who are motivated to understand why they have a medical problem, rather than just wanting a pill to solve the problem, often need longer appointments than a typical 10-15 minute visit.

Since the 1990's I have been commuting to work by bicycle year round. I am an avid outdoor adventurer and enjoy yoga, meditation, and foraging wild foods.

My last name is pronounced with a short vowel in the first syllable, and the later part rhymes with "coin" -- "Ged-voin".

Shelby Garay, Health Coach

NBC-HWC, FMCHC

Shelby is a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC), Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach (FMCHC), and National Diabetes Prevention Program Lifestyle Coach (NDPP). She is passionate about coaching and helping people discover their strengths, purpose, self-worth, and tools for lifelong health and well-being. Shelby focuses on helping people care for their holistic health and cultivate a strong sense of self, well-being, and joy.

Shelby believes that play and humor are important parts of optimal health and looks for ways to be playful and laugh as much as possible every day. Her top VIA Character Strengths are Gratitude, Love of Learning, Kindness, and Fairness.

She holds a Master of Education in Higher Education and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, along with graduate studies in Psychology and General Counseling at Concordia University Chicago. Her education and 30+ year career in healthcare have deeply informed her work as a coach, educator, and program leader.

In her free time, Shelby enjoys hanging out with her four adult children, walking her dog, talking with friends, neighbors, and strangers, and reading newspapers and books every day.

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