Dr. James Farmer is a transplanted Texan who has lived and practiced in Salem since 2008. He grew up in Katy, Texas, where he played baseball and swam competitively in high school. He graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy. After practicing P.T. in the U.S. Air Force, he returned to medical school and graduated from Baylor College of Medicine with honors. He completed his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at Wake Forest University. Following residency, he practiced for six years in the U.S. Navy at Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune where he specialized in sports medicine. Dr. Farmer achieved the rank of Commander before resigning his commission to enter civilian practice.
Sheila received her BSN from Clarkson College in Omaha, NE in 1996. In 4 years following, she gained valuable Medical, Surgical and Neuro Intensive Care experience at the University of Missouri’s Truman Medical Center and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Sheila received her MSN from University of North Carolina-Greensboro and completed her Nurse Anesthesia Residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center/Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC in 2002. Sheila is Certified by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthesiologists (NBCRNA). She is a member of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiologists (AANA), the Virginia Association of Nurse Anesthetists (VANA), and the American Society of Ketamine Physicians, Psychotherapists & Practitioners (ASKP3). Sheila has completed training with the Ketamine Academy, IV Therapy Academy, and is Certified in the Biote Method of Hormone Optimization.
We are a clinic that believes strongly in Integrative Medicine. With over 56 combined years of experience in healthcare, our clinicians firmly believe that traditional medicine does not necessarily produce better living. Although sometimes helpful and necessary, health cannot always be found in the form of a pill or surgery. We incorporate several non-surgical treatments into our practice because health issues are multi-faceted. Many wide-spread clinical diagnoses such as depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and obesity are inter-connected and can affect treatment outcomes. A healthy diet, vitamin supplementation, lifestyle choices and avoidance of toxins can make a huge difference in one’s health and recovery.
