Dr. Brown has spent the last 30 years working in the nursing field. For almost 20 of those years, she has practiced as a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She has recently received her certification as a Doctor of Integrative Medicine.

Dr. Brown has primarily served in the role of primary care practitioner, caring for pediatric to geriatric patients. She has specialized in not only an integrative approach to medicine, but also in autoimmune disease, dementia, hospice, and palliative care. She is recognized as a certified dementia provider and has served on the board of several local chapters of the Alzheimer’s Association. She is also a recognized and accepted community provider for the Veterans Association for primary care, as well as for disability exams. Dr. Brown has been an instructor for undergraduate and graduate-level nursing programs, as well as taught medical students and interns through the University of Texas and Simmons College.

Dr. Brown, a mother of 4, was born and raised in Maine. She graduated from St. Joseph’s College- Maine with a bachelor’s degree in nursing, the University of Texas Health Science Center of San Antonio with a master’s degree in nursing, the University of Phoenix with her master’s degree in clinical psychology, and the Quantum University of HI with her PhD and clinical doctorate of Integrative Medicine.

She currently resides in Az with her husband and 4 fur babies. She enjoys spending time outside, painting, reading, playing with her animals, doing volunteer work, kickboxing, and taking day trips to new places.

Alani Kalfayan is a board-certified nurse practitioner. She earned her Master’s of Science in Nursing from Seattle University and received training through the Institute for Functional Medicine.

Alani’s dedication to serving the underserved brought her to nursing. While becoming a nurse practitioner, Alani co-directed a volunteer homeless clinic and spent time in rural Bolivia helping impoverished women become healthcare workers. After graduating, Alani worked in HIV vaccine research, which included study protocol work and patient care. That experience compelled her to sharpen her focus on primary care.
Alani worked in various primary care roles before deciding to direct her practice toward disease prevention and root cause medicine. She is furthering her education by pursuing a certificate in functional medicine – medicine that seeks to heal the root cause of disease and uses the interconnectedness of mind, body, and soul to restore well-being.

Alani is conversant in Spanish having earned a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from the University of Washington and studied at the Universidad de Granada, Spain. She later completed a Graduate Certificate in Public Relations and went on to have a fruitful career promoting technology start-ups as part of Edelman Public Relations and Communiqué Public Relations.

Alani Kalfayan, NP-C, is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and Institute for Functional Medicine. She lives in Seattle, WA with her husband and two children. In her spare time, you can find her flamenco dancing, dreaming of tropical locales, and cooking
paleo meals and treats.

Lorie Pistone, APRN, AANP-BC is a leading medical provider who has graduated with distinguished honors from Vanderbilt University. Ms. Pistone is board certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and specializes in Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Medicine. As a clinician who is dedicated to being your healthcare partner, Ms. Pistone will focus on optimizing your health and well-being, while providing a holistic and integrative approach to managing chronic and acute illness. Your health care needs will be approached with professionalism and compassion and your care will always be built on a foundation of respect, while providing you with the personalized attention that you deserve!