Christian Wessling, M.D.

A native of Germany, Dr. Wessling graduated from the United World College of the Atlantic in Glamorgan, South Wales in 1974 and the University of Düsseldorf Medical School in Düsseldorf, Germany in 1981.

He completed a three-year residency in family medicine at Lutheran Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri and a one-year fellowship in holistic medicine at the Ita-Wegman Klinik at Arlesheim, Switzerland.

He is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Institute of Homeopathy, the American College for the Advancement of Medicine, the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, and the Physicians' Association of Anthroposophical Medicine, having served as its Secretary and President. He is board-certified in Family Medicine, Homeotherapeutics and Anthroposophical Medicine, and is a past chairman of the Department of Family Practice at St. Joseph Hospital in Kirkwood, Missouri. He has lectured locally and nationally on a variety of health-related topics. He is also the Medical Director of Oakwood Lifesharing Services, Inc., a community serving the needs of handicapped youth and adults.

He and his wife have lived in Webster Groves since 1983 and are parents of three children. His hobbies include piano performance, woodworking and organic beekeeping.

Mary E. Hart, R. N., F.N.P. (Family Nurse Practitioner)

Mary has been with our practice since 1995. She trained extensively at St. Louis University School of Nursing after receiving a Master's degree in English. She is certified as a OB-GYN Nurse Practitioner and Family Nurse Practitioner through the University of Missouri-St .Louis. Under Missouri law, this enables her to see patients while in collaborative agreement with a physician. Mary received her training in Homeopathy through the International Foundation for Homeopathy in Seattle, Washington and the New England Academy of Homeopathy. Her areas of special interest are women's healthcare and homeopathic constitutional consultations. In addition to her work at this office, she is a clinical instructor at Maryville University School of Nursing.

Mary and her husband have four children and live in South County. On weekends, she likes to garden and spend time with her two horses.

Carey L. Patton, R.N., F.N.P. (Family Nurse Practitioner)

Carey joined our practice in 2008 as a Family Nurse Practitioner. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Indiana State University on a full academic scholarship and Masters of Science in Nursing from Maryville University. She is nationally certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Under Missouri law, this enables her to see patients while in collaborative agreement with a physician. Her nursing background includes intensive care, research in the areas of asthma and emphysema, home health and noninvasive cosmetic procedures. Her areas of special interest are obesity and diabetes which are ever growing issues in America, and halting chronic disease through lifestyle modification. Carey is certified as a Lifestyle Educator in First Line Therapy. She is goal oriented an determined to provide you with the best care possible.

Carey has lived in St. Louis since 1992. She has been an avid athlete, both as a marathon runner and an intercollegiate soccer player. She enjoys taking her Labrador retriever for walks and spending time with friends.

Cindy Willbrand

Cindy Willbrand graduated from Bastyr University School of Naturopathic Medicine in Seattle, Washington with a doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine in 2004.

A native Missourian, Cindy grew up in a small farming community outside of St. Louis. She received her Bachelor of Science in Biology with a minor in Art History from Truman State University in Kirksville, MO, in 2000. After graduation, she followed a lifelong interest in holistic medicine by moving to Seattle to begin her Naturopathic studies at Bastyr University, one of the world's leading institutions in Naturopathic medicine and one of the only five accredited Naturopathic medical schools in North America. Her clinical training focused on family medicine including specialty rotations in women's health, geriatrics, pediatrics, ADHD, and AIDS. After graduation, she served a residency at Dancing Horizon Health Center in Boonville, MO. Cindy is a member of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians.

Cindy has been with Webster Family Physicians since 2005. Special areas of interest include women's health, pediatrics, chronic disease, ADHD, allergies, cardiovascular, and gastrointestinal health. She utilizes dietary changes, nutritional supplementation, counseling, craniosacral, botanical medicine, and homeopathy to help support the spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical well-being of patients. In doing so, she is dedicated to working creatively with each individual to find a greater state of health and
happiness. Cindy is trained in the FirstLineTherapy™ therapeutic lifestyle program designed to help people achieve optimum weight and body composition.

As defined by the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, naturopathic medicine "is a distinct method of primary health care, an art, science, philosophy and practice of diagnosis, treatment and prevention of illness...emphasizing nature's inherent self-healing process...through education and the rational use of natural therapeutics."

Having completed a four-year graduate-level naturopathic medical school, Cindy has been educated in the same basic sciences as physicians and has also studied holistic and non-toxic approaches to therapy with an emphasis on disease prevention and wellness. She has completed four years of training in clinical nutrition, homeopathic medicine, botanical medicine, psychology and lifestyle counseling for personal health. She has completed the Naturopathic Physician Licensing Examination (NPLEX) which is required to gain licensure in any of the states which currently license naturopaths. This exam covers anatomy, physiology, psychology, pathology, biochemistry, microbiology and immunology as well as clinical and physical diagnosis, laboratory diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, pharmacology, nutrition, physical medicine, homeopathy, psychology and lifestyle counseling. She is now licensed as a Naturopathic Physician in the state of Kansas. At the present time, Missouri is not one of the states that recognize or license naturopaths or naturopathic physicians. Under Missouri law, she therefore functions as an assistant to Dr. Wessling, and any services she provides are under his direction and supervision.

Cindy enjoys cooking, reading, and spending time with her husband, two daughters and friends.

Staff

Our office manager and medical assistants have been with the office for a number of years and will try to asist you in any possible.