Meet Your Team

Providers

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.

Dr. Bachman 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, perimenopause and menopause, PCOS, fertility, and thyroid function. Dr. Bachman frequently 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 and nutrition, Dr. Bachman utilizes evidence-based natural treatments including nutrition, vitamin supplements and 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  , where she earned the ‘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 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), and the California Naturopathic Doctor’s Association (CNDA).

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

Chad Bachman is an Oriental Medicine Doctor (OMD) specializing in pain management. He graduated from  Bastyr University  with a masters in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and a bachelors in Natural Health Sciences. Before becoming an Acupuncturist, he practiced as a licensed massage therapist for five years, specializing in sports massage and rehabilitation. He attended the University of Nevada, Reno, where he studied engineering before discovering his passion in Chinese Medicine.

 Special Training 

Upon completion of his formal training in the United States, he traveled to the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chengdu University of Chinese Medicine in China, where he received certificates of Advanced Studies in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine. He learned specialized techniques for pain reduction, fertility promotion, and gastrointestinal concerns. He completed advanced training and is certified in  Acupuncture Injection Therapy (AIT)  for pain management.

 Certifications & Licensure 

He has undergone extensive national and state board examinations to become nationally board certified, a  Diplomate of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Dipl.Ac.O.M., NCCAOM)  , and licensed in the states of Nevada, California, and Washington. He has founded and grown two practices in both Seattle and San Diego, before returning to his hometown of Reno.

 Specialties 

Chad Bachman, OMD, takes a special interest in pain management. He utilizes many different techniques to alleviate pain, including cupping, electro-acupuncture, infrared heat therapy, Gua sha, deep tissue and Tuina massage. He is also one of the few acupuncturists in Nevada with specialty certification to offer  Acupuncture Injection Therapy  (AIT). He provides pain management solutions for many common musculoskeletal conditions such as back pain, neck pain, knee pain and other joint pain, rotator cuff injuries, tennis elbow, strained muscles, plantar fasciitis, nerve pain or neuropathy, and sciatica. He also enjoys treating a wide range of other conditions with Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, including but not limited to: digestive complaints, headaches and migraines, hormonal imbalances, fertility challenges, stress, anxiety, and insomnia.

When not in the office, Chad enjoys being active outdoors, and spending time with his wife and their two young daughters.

Chad is an in-network provider with most major insurance companies. Click  HERE  to learn more.

Christine Mahone MSN, FNP-C, CCM

Primary Care, Endocrinology, Weight Loss

Reno Health Institute

Christine Mahone is a Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C) and chose to focus on Endocrinology early in her career as a provider. With the Endocrinology focus Christine soon realized that a person’s primary condition is not the only part of the person that requires attention. Treating the whole person, not the disease process, is ultimately more beneficial, providing better outcomes and health longevity. 

She takes a special interest in thyroid issues such as Hashimotos and Graves disease, diabetes and pre-diabetes, bio-identical hormone replacement therapy for men and women, adrenal problems, osteopenia and osteoporosis, and resistant weight loss.

She also provides general primary care, using an integrative approach: incorporating nutrition, lifestyle medicine, and evidence-based nutraceutical supplements and/or prescription medications when needed.

Education

Christine is a proud Native Nevadan. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Nevada, Reno receiving her Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree. Christine practiced as a RN for over 20 years primarily in acute care, outpatient cardiology, outpatient endoscopy and case management. These years of service provided Christine with a strong foundation of patient care while being an active listener and interviewer that assisted her in creating a customized treatment plan for the patient. 

Christine completed her Master of Science in Nursing Degree at the University of Phoenix. Her preceptor hours were completed in Washoe County with a focus on community health groups. She was introduced to Integrative Medicine during these training hours and learned to incorporate those methods into her daily patient practice. 

She is licensed to practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in Nevada and Texas with California licensure to be approved in 2023.

Certifications, Affiliations & Service

Christine is certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). She is a member of the AANP, Nevada Advanced Practice Nurses Association (NAPNA), American Association of Endocrinology (AACE) and Sigma Theta Tau International. 

When not in the office Christine enjoys time with her beautiful family, going to UNR sporting events, Vegas Knights games, outdoor activities of any kind and most of all traveling. 

Hopi Wilder, OMD

Reno, NV Acupuncturist

Reno Health Institute

Hopi Wilder is an Oriental Medicine Doctor (OMD) specializing in pain management and holistic medicine. Hopi completed her Master of Science degree in Oriental Medicine at the Southwest Acupuncture College in Boulder, Colorado in 2010. She began her career as a shiatzu and sports massage therapist, practicing for 15 years in California and Colorado.

Special Training
In 2000 Hopi began a life-long apprenticeship with Michael Turk, L.Ac., a pioneer in the field of orthopedic acupuncture and author of Pain’s Healing Secret. She is highly trained in the use of heat in conjunction with acupuncture needles to melt adhesions in the body and stimulate the body’s natural healing ability. While in acupuncture school, Hopi also ran the herbal apothecary for the clinic of Jake Fratkin, O.M.D., L.Ac., internationally renowned teacher and author
of Chinese Herbal Patent Medicines. She mastered Fratkin’s method of making custom Chinese herbal tinctures and completed his year-long Functional Medicine for Acupuncturists course.

Certifications and Licensure
Hopi is licensed by the Nevada Board of Oriental Medicine and also holds a national license from the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (https://www.nccaom.org). She established successful practices in her hometown in Northern
California and more recently in Eastern Oregon.

Specialties
Hopi Wilder, O.M.D. is primarily focused on relieving chronic pain and sports injuries. She utilizes a number of Traditional Chinese Medicine modalities including: acupuncture, cupping, gua sha and tuina massage as well as modern additions such as electric stimulation and infra-red therapy. A special interest of hers is “glued fascia” or scar tissue from surgeries, injuries, accidents, c-sections, childbirth and other musculoskeletal issues in the neck, back and joint pain.
Nerve pain such as neuropathy, shingles, trigeminal neuralgia and sciatica are other health problems she treats effectively. If you are needing fertility, pre-natal or induction treatments, Hopi has a lot of knowledge and resources to share with you. Mental health issues such as PTSD anxiety and depression are also often treated alongside other ailments. Lastly, she assists many patients with nutrition and digestive health issues. Hopi believes that food is medicine!
 
Hopi enjoys spending time hiking and gardening with her husband. She is a life-long student of yoga and martial arts.