Melissa LeMay Bachman ND, APRN

Melissa Bachman is a Family Nurse Practitioner and a  Naturopathic Doctor  that specializes in integrative and functional medicine. With training in both western medicine and natural therapies, she has a comprehensive and unique perspective on health and wellness. She believes there is a time and place for everything, and often combines the best of both worlds, integrating conventional medicine with evidenced-based natural approaches, to achieve optimal health.

She helps her patients restore their health by addressing the root cause of their symptoms. She takes a special interest in women's health and hormone balance; including PMS,  PCOS, perimenopause and menopause, and thyroid function. She orders comprehensive testing from both routine and functional medicine labs to thoroughly investigate the root cause of the problem. Often starting with optimizing gut health, sleep and nutrition, Melissa Bachman utilizes evidence-based natural treatments including diet,  lifestyle medicine, vitamin and mineral supplements, herbal medicine, and bio-identical hormone therapy to create a complete medical wellness approach to help patients restore their energy, mood, and vitality.

 Education 

Melissa Bachman was born and raised in Reno, Nevada. She attended the University of Nevada, Reno, where she earned her bachelors in psychology. She has a masters and bachelors degrees in nursing from Azusa Pacific University, a small Southern California Christian school where she earned the prestigious ‘Outstanding Graduate’ award. She completed a five-year, accredited, residential doctorate program in 2013 at  Bastyr University  and passed extensive licensing exams to become a  Naturopathic Doctor . She has completed additional training through the Institute of Functional Medicine and the North American Menopause Society. She is licensed as an Advanced Practiced Registered Nurse (APRN) in Nevada, and as a Naturopathic Doctor (ND) in California, as Nevada does not yet have a licensing board for NDs. She enjoys bridging the gap between conventional and alternative medicine for Nevada residents.

Certifications, Professional Affiliations, & Service 

She is certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) and the American Nurses Credential Center (ANCC). She is a member of the AANP, Nevada Advanced Practices Nurses Association (NAPNA), the California Naturopathic Doctor’s Association (CNDA), the North American Menopause Society (NAMS), and the Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM).

When not in the office, she enjoys being a wife and mother to two young daughters, and spending time outdoors.