Chronic Depression Dysthymia near Parker, CO

Biography: This physician is accepting telehealth visits.Dr. Jessica Ridgley received her medical degree from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences. She continued her training with an Internal Medicine Residency at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. After residency, she did a fellowship at Berkshire Medical Center for Neuromuscular Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulation. She is board certified in both Internal Medicine and NMM/OMM.Prior to medical school, Dr. Ridgley received a Bachelor of Science in Economics at the United States Naval Academy. She completed six years of military service after graduating from the Naval Academy as a Surface Warfare Officer specializing in communication, navigation and surface tactics. During her shore duty, she decided to learn about manual medicine by completing a massage degree and became a licensed massage therapist during medical school.Dr. Ridgley's passion in medicine is utilizing nutrition and manual therapies to improve overall health and wellbeing. Prior to working at Lone Tree Internal Medicine, Dr. Ridgley worked as a hospitalist, admitting and managing patients in acute need for chronic illnesses. She utilized manual therapies in the hospital setting to facilitate the other medical therapies. Working in a clinic based practice, she enjoys partnering with patients to improve their health through a holistic approach and increasing patients' quality of life. Dr. Ridgley believes strongly in educating patients and utilizing a hands on approach to improve health. When not in the clinic, Dr. Ridgley enjoys spending time with her family. She can be found hiking and skiing most weekends and enjoys traveling, reading about self-improvement and nutrition and experimenting with practical side of food in the kitchen.

Biography: Dr. John Willard, DO is a Family Practitioner who practices in Centennial, CO. He is 73 years old. Dr. John Willard, DO is affiliated with HCA HealthONE Aurora, HCA HealthONE Swedish and HCA HealthONE SKY Ridge.

Biography: Jerry was born in Ogden, Utah. He finished his premedical education at Weber State College. He attended medical school at the University of Utah, graduating in 1977, and completed his internship and residency in pediatrics at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. In 1980 he joined Dr. Jordan Klein (our now retired founding doctor) in practice at Partners in Pediatrics. He is married and has three married children and two grandchildren. He enjoys sports (especially triathlons), wood-working and gardening. His areas of special interest are integrated medicine and behavior management.

Care Philosophy: I consider patient care to be part of a healthcare relationship. I'm here to provide options for treatment and evaluation and assist the patient in making the best choice for them.

Care Philosophy: I hope to offer medical and parenting advice consistent with the most up to date medical recommendations. Whenever possible, I try to provide parents with information about available options in their child's medical care and discuss the best choice for them. As a father of three, I have come to appreciate that ``one size does not fit all``. So, I seek to work collaboratively with families to come up with approaches best suited to their goals.

Biography: Lisa was born in Delta, Colorado. She received both her B.A. in Economics and her Medical Degree from Tulane University in New Orleans. She returned to Colorado to complete her internship and residency at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Lisa is married and has two sons. In her free time, she enjoys mountain biking, kayaking, and fly-fishing. She is also an avid traveler and a diehard Bronco fan. Lisa's primary area of interests are newborn and toddler care.