Dr. Derelyne Gandia Optometrist Interviewed By Amanda C. Gregg What was your life before being an optometrist? Fun. While at University of California at Santa Barbara, I developed awesome friendships and a love for surfing. My friends and I would travel all over the California coast, Mexico, Central America and Europe for surf and cultural [...]
Dr. Willis Chang Infectious diseases specialist at Pali Momi Where did you receive your schooling and training? I attended the UH John A. Burns School of Medicine. Then I went to the UCLA-based hospital system in California for my infectious diseases fellowship. I have been in practice since 1992. What causes food poisoning? There are [...]
Miles Greenberg, N.D. Naturopath, Natural Health Clinic What is a naturopath? A general practitioner who uses natural medicine. The natural therapeutics are manipulative therapy like chiropractic, nutritional therapy, herbal therapy and homeopathy. It’s a complete system of natural medicine using micro-dosages of animal, vegetable or mineral substances. What is the difference between those who practice [...]
Robert T. Mathis, M.D. OB/GYN at Kaua‘i Medical Clinic and Wilcox Memorial hospital Originally from Illinois, Dr. Robert T. Mathis is a board-certified staff physician who has been at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Kaua’i Medical Clinic and Wilcox Memorial Hospital since November 2005. He was a major in the U.S. Army Medical [...]
Molly Jones Acupuncturist Molly Jones is a licensed acupuncturist who has been helping patients heal from ailments such as allergies and chronic pain since 1989 on Kaua’i. While she still occasionally uses the traditional method of needles placed at various points on the body to restore energy flow, Jones has been practicing a newer form [...]
Steven D. Kline, ORT/CEAS Occupational therapist at West Kauai Medical Center/Kauai veterans Memorial Hospital Steven D. Kline is an occupational therapist who helped give his profession some attention last month by lobbying to have the county proclaim April as Occupational Therapy Month on Kaua’i, which at his clinic was celebrated with a cognitive training and [...]
Dr. Jeff Eckerd Acting program manager for Indoor and radiological Health with the DOH How did you end up in the radiation field? I’ve been working with the Department of Health for a little over 21 years. I started in the noise section and then became an indoor air quality specialist. After the events of [...]
Dr. Mary Pixler Director, Health Advantage Program Interviewed By Amanda C. Gregg Dr. Mary Pixler is an internist at Kaua’i Medical Clinic who directs the Health Advantage Program, which aims to improve the quality of care that doctors give to patients by measuring against national benchmarks. The first woman president of the Alpha Omega Alpha [...]
Dr. Kerry And Dustin Dillberg Dillberg Integrated Healthcare Introducing Dr. Kerry L. Dillberg, D.C., L.Ac, FASBE, D.C., L.Ac, FASBE, and Dustin Dillberg, L.Ac, PAS, of Dillberg Integrated Healthcare in Po’ipu. The father-son duo offers a holistic approach to traditional Chinese medicine, neuro-emotional techniques to health, sports therapy and postural integration chiropractics. The Dillbergs run a [...]
