Dr Jose G. Montoya and Physician Associate Amity Hall

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

— Amity B. Hall, PA

MEDICALLY BASED WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM

We believe everybody can live a happier and healthier life through lifestyle changes, movement and proper nutrition. The weight loss journey isn’t easy for everyone, and you shouldn’t have to wait years to get your life back. We focus on:

Meals – We want you to eat fresh and whole foods, but also meals that fit into your lifestyle. There are many ways to achieve this and we will integrate individual plans that is the right fit for you.
Exercise – Even just a few times a week exercise can help you keep weight off for the long term, stave off heart disease, type II diabetes, decrease high blood pressure and greatly enhance a general sense of wellbeing. An incredible long term mood booster!
Changing habits – Check in counseling sessions allow you to change habits for the long term. These new habits you learn will become automatic, ensuring success in your new lifestyle forever.
Medicine – As a medically-supervised program, optional FDA-approved medication can be prescribed to supplement your efforts and attain your goals. We currently offer these weight loss medications:
– Wegovy (semaglutide)
– Ozempic (semaglutide)
– Mounjaro (tirzepatide)
Long term weight management – We want lasting lifestyle changes, not quick fixes. Our programs are designed to help you develop better habits to ensure success for the long term.

Start now, you won’t regret it! Contact Amity today.

LIFESTYLE MEDICINE

A medical approach that uses evidence-based behavioral interventions to prevent, treat and manage chronic disease. This includes consultations on healthful eating/nutrition, physical activity, stress management and sleep.

PERI-MENOPAUSE AND POST-MENOPAUSE SYMPTOMS

Fatigue and other debilitating symptoms are a common experience during perimenopausal and postmenopausal years, which often goes unrecognized in the medical community. This can happen for a variety of reasons. People may feel physically or mentally tired, or both. This includes consultation on managing and alleviating fatigue and other symptoms. A white paper on “Menopause: Symptoms & Underrepresentation” written by our intern Macey Dowd.

GERIATRIC EXERCISE AND AGING

Extending independence in older adults.
Exercise plays an important role in enhancing the quality of life of the older patient. Improved physiologic and psychological function helps to maintain personal independence and reduces demands for acute and chronic care services. This includes consultation in exercise and prescription for the older adult.

CANCER RELATED FATIGUE

The vast majority of people with cancer report having fatigue. This fatigue can occur during treatment and can persist for months, even years post-treatment. Cancer-related fatigue is different from fatigue experienced by people without cancer and often is not improved with rest. Our work includes consultation on managing cancer-related fatigue through evidence-based exercise programs.

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Dr.Jose G. Montoya is a globally recognized leader in infectious diseases with more than three decades of clinical, research, and teaching experience. Board certified in infectious diseases and a Fellow of both the American College of Physicians and the Infectious Diseases Society of America, Dr. Montoya has led groundbreaking efforts in diagnosing and managing complex infections, particularly in patients with compromised or abnormal immune systems. He founded Stanford University’s Infectious Diseases Immunocompromised Host Service and has authored over 200 scientific publications. His contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic—including directing high-throughput diagnostic testing and studying immune responses to mRNA vaccines—underscore his dedication to advancing global health

TOXOPLASMOSIS

An internationally acclaimed authority on toxoplasmosis, Dr. Montoya directs the Dr. Jack S. Remington Laboratory for Specialty Diagnostics—the U.S. National Reference Laboratory for Toxoplasmosis. With over 20 years of intensive clinical and research training under the mentorship of Dr. Remington, Dr. Montoya has advanced the field’s understanding of toxoplasmosis across the lifespan, including in pregnancy, infancy, adolescence, and in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals. His pioneering work has set new standards for the diagnosis, management, and treatment of this complex parasitic disease, positioning him at the forefront of specialty care and innovation in the field.

LONG COVID/MYALGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS (ME)/CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME (CFS) RECOVERY

Once long COVID, ME, or CFS is being effectively treated and the patient is on a path of healing and recovery, a gradual exercise program can be started to improve independent function, strength, and resilience.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

— José G. Montoya, MD

ASSESSMENT, CARE, AND TREATMENT OF LONG COVID, MYALGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS (ME), OR CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME (CFS)

At our practice, patients suffering with long COVID, ME, or CFS will receive the compassion and dignity they deserve. We validate their symptoms. We understand that their illness is biologically rooted in an inflammatory process that can go unabated for years or even decades. Our tripartite approach has resulted in significant recovery of hundreds of patients. The three components include:

I. Lifestyle modifications focused on decreasing inflammation through changes in diet, good sleep hygiene, and creating low-stress environments. Avoiding post-exertional malaise episodes (PEMs) is critical.

II. Modulation of the hyperinflammatory milieu underlying ME/CFS/Long COVID symptoms by the introduction of anti-inflammatory drugs.

III. Suppression of herpes viruses that periodically reactivate and perpetuate the hyperinflammatory milieu.

Although, we cannot guarantee that our approach will work in every patient we see, we stand by each of the patients who entrust their health with us.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

— Amity B. Hall, PA

LIFESTYLE MEDICINE

A medical approach that uses evidence-based behavioral interventions to prevent, treat and manage chronic disease. This includes consultations on healthful eating/nutrition, physical activity, stress management and sleep.

PERI-MENOPAUSE AND POST-MENOPAUSE SYMPTOMS

Fatigue and other debilitating symptoms are a common experience during perimenopausal and postmenopausal years, which often goes unrecognized in the medical community. This can happen for a variety of reasons. People may feel physically or mentally tired, or both. This includes consultation on managing and alleviating fatigue and other symptoms. A white paper on “Menopause: Symptoms & Underrepresentation” written by our intern Macey Dowd.

GERIATRIC EXERCISE AND AGING

Extending independence in older adults.
Exercise plays an important role in enhancing the quality of life of the older patient. Improved physiologic and psychological function helps to maintain personal independence and reduces demands for acute and chronic care services. This includes consultation in exercise and prescription for the older adult.

CANCER RELATED FATIGUE

The vast majority of people with cancer report having fatigue. This fatigue can occur during treatment and can persist for months, even years post-treatment. Cancer-related fatigue is different from fatigue experienced by people without cancer and often is not improved with rest. Our work includes consultation on managing cancer-related fatigue through evidence-based exercise programs.

LONG COVID/MYALGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS (ME)/CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME (CFS) RECOVERY

Once long COVID, ME, or CFS is being effectively treated and the patient is on a path of healing and recovery, a gradual exercise program can be started to improve independent function, strength, and resilience.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

— José G. Montoya, MD

ASSESSMENT, CARE, AND TREATMENT OF LONG COVID, MYALGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS (ME), OR CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME (CFS)

At our practice, patients suffering with long COVID, ME, or CFS will receive the compassion and dignity they deserve. We validate their symptoms. We understand that their illness is biologically rooted in an inflammatory process that can go unabated for years or even decades. Our tripartite approach has resulted in significant recovery of hundreds of patients. The three components include:

I. Lifestyle modifications focused on decreasing inflammation through changes in diet, good sleep hygiene, and creating low-stress environments. Avoiding post-exertional malaise episodes (PEMs) is critical.

II. Modulation of the hyperinflammatory milieu underlying ME/CFS/Long COVID symptoms by the introduction of anti-inflammatory drugs.

III. Suppression of herpes viruses that periodically reactivate and perpetuate the hyperinflammatory milieu.

Although, we cannot guarantee that our approach will work in every patient we see, we stand by each of the patients who entrust their health with us.