Melissa Burton, RDN, RYT-200 is a second career Registered Dietitian Nutritionist that is passionate about empowering people to break free from diet culture and finally feel positive about their relationship with food and their bodies. Melissa has over 15 years of nutrition experience in various areas including clinical inpatient and outpatient, corporate wellness and substance use and eating disorders recovery.
Melissa’s first career was in Marketing and Communications, and she leverages her expertise in psychology and targeted messaging to educate individuals and groups regarding food, nutrition, body image and overall health. In her spare time, Melissa likes to travel, engage in fitness activities and go to concerts.
Dr. Shahrzad Tabibi is a board-certified Ob/Gyn with over 20 years of experience in the field. She grew up in New England and attended the University of Massachusetts, Amherst for her bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry. After a year of bench research at the National Institutes of Health, she went on to obtain a medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and continued there for her specialty training in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She has been enjoying her career in women’s health ever since. Following the buyout of her successful practice in Northern Virginia, Dr. Tabibi fulfilled a long-standing dream to move to the desert Southwest. She has a thriving Gyn practice in southern New Mexico and is involved in leadership at the hospital level. In addition, she maintains Obstetric privileges as an Ob Hospitalist in El Paso, TX where she trains Ob/Gyn residents and serves as the Maternal Medical Director. She currently lives in Las Cruces, NM with her twin daughters, where she enjoys traveling, hiking, cooking, knitting, and shopping for shoes.
Dr. Kumar is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist specializing in perimenopause and menopausal management. She earned her medical degree from Texas A&M College of Medicine, and finished her residency at St. Joseph Hospital in Denver, Colorado.
Dr. Kumar believes in a holistic approach to menopause management. She emphasizes the importance of understanding each patient’s unique experience and offers a range of treatment options, including hormone therapy, lifestyle modifications, and alternative therapies. Her goal is to help women transition through menopause with confidence and comfort.
In her spare time, she loves spending time with her kids, traveling, and cooking.
Dr. Swenson is a board certified OBGYN at Gennev who has been providing care to women for more than 20 years. She has learned that women are genuinely interested in their own health and want to understand the science behind their medical conditions. Originally from Iowa, she completed her medical training in Northern California where she still lives with her husband and two daughters. She has been with the Palo Alto Medical Foundation for her entire career and has taught OBGYN residents as an Adjunct Clinical Faculty Member of Stanford University. Now with a practice focused on both telehealth and outpatient gynecology, she is excited to use her clinical experience to help patients during their mid-life transition, finding solutions that work for each woman individually.