MEET THE TEAM

Michaela Robbins, DNP, APRN , Founder of East x West Med

Michaela Robbins is a Doctor of Nursing Practice, Board-Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner, and Women’s Hormone Expert. She has over a decade of experience in medicine with a background in hormone health, longevity health, functional and lifestyle medicine. Dr. Robbins is recognized for providing exceptional hormone and metabolic medical care, as well as promoting awareness and education through her contributions to media outlets, publications, and consulting/advisory projects. 

Prior to founding East x West Med, she led the functional wellness direct patient care as well as the longevity coaching program at Modern Age in New York City. Aside from running East x West Med she currently acts as the primary in-house Medical Advisor for Truemed Payments and is a key contributor to accredited research and publications on evidenced-based medicine, including one of the leading training textbooks in Adult Medicine, Primary Care & Multimorbidity Management.

With exposure working at and consulting for some of the largest hormone health companies, Dr. Robbins aimed to start a company that fused boutique longevity medicine with approachable and compassionate care.  

Dr. Robbins pulls from different areas of medicine to offer people an individualized approach and help people become wellness-focused instead of disease-focused.

  • Dr. Robbins received her masters and doctoral training at Columbia University and has completed additional training and education through the Hormone Health Institute, the Institute for Functional Medicine, the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health (ISSWSH).

Torrie Clontz, DNP, APRN

Dr. Torrie Clontz, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, MSCP is a board certified family nurse practitioner and a menopause society certified practitioner on a mission to help women achieve a healthspan that matches their lifespan. Torrie runs her own private practice focused on longevity and regenerative medicine serving the west coast while managing her east coast patients at East x West Med. Her own struggle with diagnosis and management of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome inspired her journey towards advocacy for other women to have holistic care that focuses on hormone health, nutrition, activity, and stress resilience because a woman is more than her hormones. She integrates technology and biofeedback devices along with longevity modalities like peptides, red light, sauna, and cold plunging to help create more encompassing treatment plans. 

She believes that biohacking is for boys but longevity is for the ladies.

  • Torrie has over 14 years of healthcare experience culminating with earning her Doctor of Nursing Practice at UNLV in 2022. She has also completed trainings through the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health (ISSWSH), the North American Menopause Society (NAMS), and the Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM).

Chelsea Mejuru

Chelsea is the welcoming face behind your onboarding experience at East x West Med. Holding a Master of Laws (LLM) and bringing over 6 years of administrative, operations and management experience, Chelsea combines a sharp understanding of confidentiality and compliance with a proven ability to keep operations running smoothly.Chelsea oversees patient’s onboarding and administration, ensuring that every patient feels supported, informed and in safe hands. With a passion for elevated women’s healthcare, her commitment is to make every step of your journey with us seamless, professional, and personal. 

  • Chelsea received her Master of Laws (LLM) at the University of Cape Town and her Bachelors of Law at Stellenbosch University.