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I am a board-certified Nurse practitioner with years of experience in family medicine that began as a registered nurse and nurse supervisor in a rehabilitation hospital. I hold a ADN from Calhoun Community College Tanner, AL and a BSN from Chamberlain University. I also graduated with a Master of Science in Nursing from Walden University. As a committed primary Care provider with great analytical skills, I provide patient centered care across the life span from initial patient assessment, patient wellness visits, pre and post cosmetic surgical clearance through annual physicals to Compensation and Pension (C & P) Veteran Affairs disability evaluation. I am committed and dedicated to the care of my patients by collaborating with patients to evaluate, perform diagnostic tests, develop treatment plans for chronic illnesses. I am accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

Dr. Rory Allen is the Medical Director at MyFitMed and a highly respected physician specializing in Family Medicine, Occupational Medicine, and Preventive Health. With decades of experience and a passion for helping patients live longer, healthier, and happier lives, Dr. Allen ensures that MyFitMed continues to deliver the highest standards of functional and regenerative medicine, hormone therapy, and weight loss care across North Texas.

Graduating with his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth, Texas, Dr. Allen brings a comprehensive, whole-person approach to health and wellness. His foundation in business administration (BBA), combined with his medical expertise, gives him a unique perspective on leadership, patient care, and innovation in modern healthcare.

Dr. Allen strongly believes that preventive medicine is the key to optimal health. His philosophy centers on empowering patients through lifestyle optimization, hormone balance, and personalized treatment plans that address the root causes of illness rather than just symptoms. As Medical Director, he not only guides the clinical team at MyFitMed but also ensures that each patient receives superior care, individualized attention, and exceptional service.

Beyond his medical career, Dr. Allen’s life reflects his dedication to family, community, and wellness. While in college, he served on a church mission in Japan, an experience that deepened his appreciation for culture, service, and global health. Today, he continues to live a vibrant lifestyle that includes scuba diving, snow skiing, and outdoor fitness.

Dr. Allen is also a proud husband to his wife, Ashley, and a father of eight children, four of whom are currently in college. His growing family now includes four grandchildren, with three more on the way, bringing him great joy and fulfillment.

At MyFitMed, Dr. Allen is more than a medical director. He is a leader in preventive medicine, a mentor to providers, and a trusted partner in patient care. His mission is simple yet powerful: to help every patient achieve their best health so they can enjoy life to the fullest.

Patients seeking expert guidance in preventive medicine, hormone optimization, functional health, and weight management in Dallas, Frisco, Heath, and Southlake, TX can feel confident under the care and leadership of Dr. Rory Allen.

Dr. Julio C. Olivieri, MD
Medical Director, MyFitMed

Dr. Julio C. Olivieri is a Medical Director at MyFitMed and a highly experienced physician specializing in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and Preventive Health. With more than 30 years of clinical experience treating complex medical conditions—including diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and metabolic disorders—Dr. Olivieri brings unmatched knowledge and dedication to helping patients achieve long-term health, vitality, and wellness.

Dr. Olivieri graduated from the University of Puerto Rico Science Campus in 1992 and completed his Internal Medicine residency at Damas Hospital in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Since then, he has cared for patients across the Dallas–Fort Worth area through both private practice and hospital care, including at Mesquite Community Hospital and Dallas Regional Medical Center. In addition to clinic work, he has provided house calls for patients in need and continues to serve multiple hospice agencies due to his deep commitment to palliative and compassionate care.

At MyFitMed, Dr. Olivieri is recognized for being highly knowledgeable and up to date with the latest research, studies, and protocols in weight loss medicine, hormone optimization, and regenerative care. His patients benefit from his evidence-based approach, where he combines advanced treatment strategies with decades of hands-on experience. Whether guiding patients through complex hormone cases, metabolic health concerns, or customized weight management programs, Dr. Olivieri is dedicated to delivering safe, effective, and cutting-edge care.

As Medical Director, Dr. Olivieri ensures that MyFitMed patients receive personalized treatment plans tailored to their unique health needs and goals. His philosophy is rooted in going above and beyond to help patients live not just longer, but healthier and happier lives.

Outside of medicine, Dr. Olivieri enjoys traveling abroad, spending quality time with his wife and three children, and exploring cultures that inspire his lifelong passion for health and wellness.

Patients seeking an expert in hormone therapy, advanced weight loss protocols, internal medicine, and geriatric care in Dallas, Frisco, Heath, and Southlake, TX can trust in the leadership and expertise of Dr. Julio C. Olivieri.

"Helping patients back on their feet for over 20 years!"

Michael V. Tran, DPM, is a board-certified podiatrist and certified wound care specialist in Arlington and Dallas, Texas. With 20 years of experience, Dr. Tran serves the Dallas-Ft. Worth & Arlington, using a broad range of innovative foot and ankles treatments. From everyday foot and ankle ailment and trauma to diabetic and wound care. 

Dr. Tran first completed his undergraduate studies at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. After graduating he enrolled in Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine.  Upon graduation, Dr. Tran completed a three-year foot and ankle medicine and surgery residency in Pennsylvania and Ohio, where he treated thousands of complex foot and ankle disorders. He later sought advanced training in ankle arthroscopy, foot and ankle reconstruction, trauma, and complex deformity correction utilizing the Ilizarov External Fixation Method—used to treat a breadth of bone and soft tissue problems in patients.

With a strong interest in diabetic limb salvage, Charcot reconstruction, sports medicine, and flat foot correction, Dr. Tran ultimately continued his education and became a board-certified wound care specialist, giving him the skill and experience to treat his patients with the highest quality care possible.

Despite working on extremely complex cases, Dr. Tran treats every patient with the utmost care and respect. Whether they arrive at his office with an ingrown toenail or a complicated ankle deformity, Dr. Tran creates the perfect individualized treatment plan for any foot and ankle ailment.

Dr. Tran is always acquiring new techniques to treat his patients and shorten their recovery time. That’s why he created a new stem cell therapy technique for bunion surgery that leaves patients with minimal scarring. Under Dr. Tran’s care, patients can rest assured that they are in good hands.

Mansfield Urgent Care & Family Medicine in Mansfield, Texas, is there to care for you when you need to see a doctor immediately. With a full team of healthcare professionals directed by Dr. Jeffrey James Fisher, Mansfield Urgent Care & Family Medicine can diagnose and treat nearly any condition you have, including fractures, cuts, cold, ear infections, strep throat, and flu.

The family medicine team at Mansfield Urgent Care & Family Medicine is focused on and dedicated to disease prevention through immunizations, annual physicals, biometric screenings, and more. These professionals have dedicated their careers to improving your health and wellness and stopping diseases before they dramatically impact your life.

Because Mansfield Urgent Care & Family Medicine is credentialed as a family practice with most insurance providers, you can avoid the cost of an urgent care visit when you choose this clinic. Extended evening and weekend hours ensure you have access to care when you need it. To learn more about Mansfield Urgent Care & Family Medicine or schedule an appointment, contact the practice today! We are conveniently located in the strip center in the same parking lot as the Super Target.

A graduate of UT San Antonio, “Dr. J” (as she is known to her patients) joined us in 2004. Dr. Jaiswal heads our care coordination and outreach program that ensures the highest quality of care and customer service. She gets much joy in caring for those who are in need, and is known for her loving and compassionate bedside manners, especially when caring for the elderly. Her clinical emphasis is on managing hypertension and heart disease. Outside of work Dr Jaiswal enjoys spending time with family and friends.

 

 Sarah Ashitey, MD is board certified in Family Medicine and provides comprehensive care both for the individual and family. She brings a patient-centered personal touch into every encounter and believes that each patient’s unique story is central to the healing process and path to wholeness and wellbeing.

She obtained her medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and completed her residency at the esteemed John Peter Smith Hospital residency program. It is here that she gained the tools needed for broad spectrum family medicine as well as an unparalleled experience in procedural training.

Consequently Dr. Ashitey is able to offer her patients a wide array of services from her skill set including but not limited to chronic disease management, joint injections and dry needling, laser therapy and hormone therapy.

She heads up the Sexual Healing and Wellness programs at Southwest Family where we offer Adam and Eve packages using laser and PRP shots for Penile Enhancement and Vaginal Rejuvenation.

Dr. Sarah has an integrative philosophical background, so she works with the whole person to combine meds, and other natural modalities to get the best results.

In her spare time, she enjoys storytelling, travel, and playing tennis. She has a special interest in community health and development and lends her time outside of clinical hours to community-based research and various community health initiatives.

After completing her residency in 1999 at St. Paul’s Hospital in Dallas, Dr. Dharma single handedly grew her small medical practice into Southwest Family Medicine Associates (SFMA). As the medical director, she brings her passion for innovative and cutting edge technology to the practice, and worked to secure recognition of SFMA as a “medical home” from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)-an elite accreditation which only 1,500 clinics in the nation hold. Dr. Dharma has a “no stone left unturned” philosophy to medicine, which has earned her a strong following of patients. She also believes that prevention is the key to good health, which lead her to establish our on-site wellness center in 2014. Her dedication to medicine is represented by the multiple board positions she holds, including president of her local chapter to being on the board of the national Texas of Physicians- (TAFP). As an associate clinical faculty member at UT Southwestern, she has taught medical student for over 15 years. In her spare time, she enjoys cross-fit, Capoeira martial arts, and spending time with ther family.

Dr. Monica Ramirez is a Dallas native who has just completed her residency at UT Health San Antonio.  She is excited to be back in Dallas and thrilled to be joining Southwest Family Medicine Associates. 

Dr. Ramirez pursued Family Medicine as it allows her to form trusting and long-lasting relationships with patients and their family members. She is a strong believer of the “whole person” approach which is at the heart of family medicine and an advocate of education and preventive medicine.

Empower your health with Dr. Shari Spitzer. Dr. Spitzer is a board-certified family physician whose career has spanned more than 25 years guiding patients through recovery from cardiac surgery, coronary artery stenting, and post-myocardial infarctions using the power of exercise. As she observed how lifestyle changes positively impacted her patients' overall health, Dr. Spitzer decided to pursue the field of lifestyle medicine.

Now fully certified in both family medicine and lifestyle medicine, Dr. Spitzer is passionate about providing holistic healthcare and lending her expertise to Southwest Mind & Body Care in Dallas, TX. She leads a team of holistic wellness specialists using clinically proven therapeutic lifestyle interventions alongside natural medicine to treat and prevent chronic conditions. Dr. Spitzer is ready to help you make some positive changes to your health and wellness. She can help set goals and make life-changing choices.

When she’s not helping patients, Dr. Spitzer is exercising, cooking, traveling, and spending time with her family.

Dr. Niti Randhawa is a Board Certified in Family Medicine and has been a practicing physician for 20 years. She is a proud native of Plano, Texas where she graduated from Plano Senior High School in 1988. She did her undergraduate training in pre-med at Baylor University in Waco, Texas where she earned a BA in Biology in 1992. She earned her medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio in 1996 where she was classmates with Dr. Chrisette Dharma. She then completed her residency in family medicine in 1999 at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, one of the most prestigious family medicine programs in the state of Texas. 

Dr. Randhawa chose medicine as her lifelong calling at a very early age when it became clear that she had a deep desire to help others, especially those who suffered from illness and disease. Throughout her medical training and career, she developed a deep interest in combining traditional, natural medicine with proven complementary and alternative methods for healing. She continues to study and pursue this exciting side of medicine, because she feels strongly that both sides are necessary for helping patients to achieve optimal health and well-being. After completing her medical training, Dr. Randhawa was honored to work with a well known Complementary and Alternative Medicine physician in North Texas to hone in on this cutting edge aspect of medicine. Dr. Randhawa brings her insight and training to Southwest Family Medicine Associates so we can continue to offer our patients the most advanced medicine. 

When Dr. Randhawa is not working, she enjoys spending time with her husband, her son, and her dog, a 200-pound Great Dane. She enjoys traveling, exercising, playing the piano and has an ongoing quest and thirst for knowledge.

 

About Dr. Lopez

Dr. Jaxel Lopez-Sepulveda is a board-certified family medicine physician serving men, women, and children at Clinica tu Salud in Irving, Texas. Dr. Lopez-Sepulveda is dedicated to providing his patients with compassionate, affordable, and individualized care. He founded Clinica tu Salud in 2017.

Dr. Lopez-Sepulveda was born in Puerto Rico and grew up interested in medicine and helping others. He looked up to his father, Dr. Angel Luis López Ruiz, a well-established surgeon in Puerto Rico.

At a young age, Dr. Lopez-Sepulveda realized his vocation to become a physician. His childhood brimmed with trips to the hospital where he would accompany and observe his father at work.

Since his early years, Dr. Lopez-Sepulveda has found the field of medicine riveting and believes the experiences with his father taught him the framework and principles of methodical, empathetic, and efficient care. His primary goal is to enhance patient wellness overall.

Dr. Lopez-Sepulveda aims to help men, women, and children in Irving, Texas, and the surrounding areas. His premise is that it doesn’t matter where you stand economically, you deserve access to the highest standard of medical care.

Fluent in both English and Spanish, Dr. Lopez-Sepulveda can effectively communicate with a diverse group of patients. He also specializes in the prevention and management of chronic diseases.

Clinica tu Salud offers an innovative weight-loss program and has an in-office laboratory for faster test results and convenience.

When he isn’t in the office, Dr. Lopez-Sepulveda cherishes spending time with his family, friends, and his dogs. He also enjoys working out, biking, and traveling.

Maryline Ongangi, APRN, FNP-C, is a board-certified Primary Care Practitioner at the private medical practice Primecare Family Practice in Arlington, Texas. Ms. Ongangi, who also goes by “Maryline,” is a trusted and reliable nurse practitioner based in the Arlington area. She feels fortunate to be serving the community she calls home.

Maryline attended Texas Tech University (TTU) in Lubbock, Texas, where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree. Next, she attended Texas A&M University in College Station, where she achieved her Master’s Degree in Family Nursing.

Patients see Maryline for various reasons, including chronic disease management, acute visits, sports physicals, well woman exams, testosterone therapy, minor procedures, and pediatric consultations.

She is sensitive to the uniqueness of each patient's situation, and she adapts her consultations and treatment options appropriately to accommodate individual needs and concerns. She believes in listening to each patient and creating a partnership to maintain and improve lifelong health.

Besides caring for patients, Maryline enjoys spending time with her family and gardening. She has two dogs, and they, too, like to help in her garden, especially when they decide to sample a few of her vegetables. Maryline has a wonderful husband and three beautiful kids.

She is currently accepting new patients.

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Lewis Nyantika, APRN, FNP-C, is a board-certified Family Practice Nurse Practitioner and Primary Care Practitioner at Primecare Family Practice in Arlington, Texas. Mr. Nyantika, who also goes by “Lewis,” prides himself in providing high-quality, compassionate, and individualized care that is both accessible and affordable.

He earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from Texas Tech University (TTU) in Lubbock, Texas. Next, he achieved a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA).

Lewis holds a national certification with the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) as a family nurse practitioner.He thoroughly enjoys his work, helping patients in different areas of medicine, including the Emergency Room, Outpatient Urgent Care, and Primary Care. He specializes in Chronic Disease Management, Primary and Multi-Specialty Care, and Family Medicine. Lewis is fluent in both English and Swahili and looks forward to serving you.He is currently accepting new patients.

 

Nadeen Soederbaum, MD, is a Board-Certified Family Medicine and Internal Medicine Physician specializing in Aesthetic Medicine. Dr. Soederbaum provides whole-person and patient-centered care for all patients and their families at LIV MED in Arlington, Texas.

Born in El Paso, Texas, and raised in the DFW area, Dr. Soederbaum is a true Texan born and bred. She attended James Bowie High School in Arlington and completed her Bachelor's in Biology from the University of North Texas (UNT).

She completed her intern year at the University of Mississippi in Internal Medicine before transferring to complete her training in Family Medicine at the prestigious UT Southwestern Medical Center/Parkland. 

Since residency, Dr. Soederbaum has been practicing in Mansfield and has spent over six years building relationships with her patients while training UTSW medical students. She also received private hands-on aesthetic training under Cosmetic Surgeon Dr. Doohi Lee.

Over the years, Dr. Soederbaum has developed a passion for helping patients achieve their own unique and highly personalized aesthetic goals. Her technique of administering injectables like botox and dermal fillers prioritizes a natural result, giving patients a more refreshed and youthful look. She makes these aesthetics services available to patients at LIV MED family practice. 

Dr. Soederbaum is also a diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. She comes from a large, loving, diverse family and speaks Spanish fluently. 

In 2016, Dr. Soederbaum married her Swedish soul mate, Joakim, and together they have three beautiful little boys. Dr. Soederbaum enjoys traveling, trips to the park or zoo, running, and every opportunity to spend time with her boys.

Daphne Jones-Black, FNP-BC, is a board-certified and highly accomplished family nurse practitioner, certified case manager, and certified occupational hearing conservationist. Daphne leads the expert team at Heart of Hope Housecalls, a patient-centered practice specializing in telehealth and house calls around the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex region of Texas.

Daphne’s educational journey began at Concorde Career Institute-Arlington, where she completed a vocational nursing program that laid the groundwork for her career. She further honed her nursing skills at Excelsior University in Albany, New York, earning an Associate of Arts and Sciences in Registered Nursing in 2011.

Driven by a passion for nursing and a commitment to excellence, Daphne continued her education at Chamberlain University in Downers Grove, Illinois, where she achieved a bachelor’s degree as a registered nurse in 2014.

With a thirst for knowledge and a desire to expand her scope of practice, she pursued a master’s degree in family practitioner nursing at Chamberlain University, solidifying her expertise in primary and ambulatory care delivery.

Daphne has earned a reputation as a strategic nursing leader with a focus on achieving award-winning patient experiences. She prioritizes patient care above all else, understanding the importance of taking a holistic approach to care in a concerning, challenging, and heartfelt environment. She strives to deliver high-quality care at Heart of Hope Housecalls and welcomes the opportunity to connect with new and returning patients.

I graduated as a doctor in Cuba at the University of Havana in 1986.I have been working since that date without interruption. In 2007 I arrived in this wonderful country. I got ARNP in 2018. and I'm working as a FNP since that date.

For patient-centered, comprehensive family medicine care, trust board-certified practitioner Vijaya Nama, MD, at her practice in Mesquite, Texas. Dr. Nama offers a compassionate touch when it comes to her patients, ranging in age from 2+.

Regardless of who you are, Dr. Nama makes you feel like a member of her own family. She provides expert medical care with a smile and has a tangible compassion for everyone.

Dr. Nama completed her family practice residency at St. Louis University in Missouri and is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, and she is the recipient of numerous teaching awards, including “Best Teacher for Nurse Practitioners.” Dr. Nama is also fluent in English, Hindi, and Telugu.

Dr. Nama lives in Plano, Texas, with her husband, two daughters, and elderly mother, who she cares for daily. Make an appointment at her office for efficient, affordable, and complete family medical care.