Jeffrey M. Bloom, M.D., likes to delve into the minutiae of all aspects of primary care. A graduate of Brown University B.A. Political Science in 1984, Dr. Bloom attended medical school at New York University School of Medicine before completing an Internal Medicine residency at the USC-affiliated Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in 1993. He's had a busy practice in San Luis Obispo ever since. Dr. Bloom met his wife in San Luis Obispo through swing dancing; they have 4 children. He coaches their soccer, basketball, and hockey teams. Examine Dr. Bloom's recent publication in The Lancet Rosuvastatin, C-reactive protein, LDL cholesterol, and the JUPITER trial.

Dr. Gmeiner has practiced Holistic Family Medicine for 10 years. Never one to throw out a tool, she uses a blend of botanical medicines, nutrition and nutritional supplements, and pharmaceuticals. Of course, almost all dis-ease originates in the way we live our lives, so she concentrates heavily on healthy lifestyle change and personal transformation. For more details on her philosophy of medicine, see Vision and Principles of the American Holistic Medical Association