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What is Forum Health Akron?

Forum Health Akron is led by board-certified providers who specialize in hormone replacement therapies and women’s wellness medicine. Many providers practice functional medicine after short weekend courses. We have completed extensive training, including a board certification from the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine and the IFM’s AFMCP course among many others. At Forum Health Akron, we have the ability to access all available resources when creating treatment plans for our patients.

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How is Forum Health different than other providers of wellness care?

Forum Health Akron is led by board-certified, fellowship-trained physicians who specialize in hormone replacement therapies and women’s wellness medicine. Many providers practice functional medicine after short weekend courses. We have completed extensive training, including a board certification from the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine and the IFM’s AFMCP course among many others. We have the ability to access all available resources when creating treatment plans for our patients.

Meet our Providers

Learn more about Tara Scott

Dr. Tara Scott graduated from Northeast Ohio University College of Medicine and completed her residency with Summa Health Systems at Akron City Hospital in Ohio. She recently “retired” from OB/GYN after almost 20 years to focus on functional and integrative medicine. She is an Associate Clinical Professor at Northeast Ohio Medical University, where she teaches OB/GYN residents.

Dr. Scott is a certified menopause practitioner with the North American Menopause Society and a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She first became involved with hormone and integrative medicine while practicing as an OB/GYN. Her empathy for patients experiencing hormone-related issues led her to become trained as an advanced fellow and certified by the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. In 2015, she obtained an additional board certification in Integrative Medicine. She has been consulting with other companies in the industry since 2020, offering her knowledge in the hormone/ wellness/ menopause space to help enhance their business.

Dr. Scott is passionate about educating the medical community on the advances in evidence-based hormone therapy. She lectures around the community to raise awareness about wellness and hormone balance. Dr. Scott has been speaking and educating for over 10 years and has taught doctors her approach in 5 continents. For her expertise, she has been featured on The List TV, Women’s Health, Shape, The List, Newsweek, Parents, Authority Magazine, a recent TEDx talk, and on numerous podcasts

Learn more about Tammy Guseman

Tammy Guseman is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from Walsh University. As a nurse and nurse practitioner, Tammy has worked in a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings. Additionally, Tammy received her Master’s Degree in Healthcare Administration from Ohio University. Tammy’s personal experience with Functional Medicine and hormone balancing influenced her decision in becoming a nurse practitioner using an integrative approach. Tammy is continuing to expand her education in Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy from the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M). Tammy is married and is a mother to one adult daughter, who is also pursuing a career in nursing. She enjoys spending time with her husband, family, friends, her two German Shepherds, and caring for her many plants.

Learn more about Dawn Nabors

Dawn is a native to Akron, working as a nurse for 32 years and Lactation Consultant for 22 years. Due to circumstances with her family’s health, she developed an interest in the holistic approach to health and wellness. She decided to advance her education and become a nurse practitioner. Dawn is a mother to three college-age sons and an avid outdoor enthusiast. She enjoys trail running and cycling along with completing several marathons and 50k trail races. After years of running with Dr. Scott and hearing about functional medicine and hormone issues, she decided to come work for us!

Learn more about Elizabeth Novy

Elizabeth Novy is a dedicated advocate for proactive, individualized, and transformative care, deeply committed to fostering collaborative partnerships with patients to develop personalized plans of care. With a comprehensive understanding of the complexities surrounding midlife women’s health, Liz holds certification as a Menopause Practitioner through The Menopause Society.

Liz’s journey into healthcare was catalyzed by personal and professional experiences, including navigating her own health challenges and the loss of a family member to cancer. Motivated by a desire to effect meaningful change, she transitioned from a career in interior design to pursue nursing, ultimately earning a Master of Science in Nursing from Ohio State University.

Drawing upon a diverse background that encompasses roles as a medical education specialist with Genova Diagnostics and extensive training in functional and integrative medicine, Liz brings a unique skill set to their practice. Proficient in advanced laboratory testing commonly utilized in functional medicine, they are equipped to offer comprehensive insights into patients’ health needs.

In addition to her clinical practice, Liz is deeply committed to education and advocacy. Leveraging her expertise, she actively participates in health and wellness coaching programs, where she strives to make complex health information accessible and actionable for individuals seeking to optimize their health.

Learn more about Beth Kaczmar

Beth is a married mother of four children, loves to cook, especially transforming favorite dishes into low-calorie, low-fat, healthy recipes for family and friends to enjoy. She got a bachelors degree from the University of Akron in Nutrition and Dietetics. She has worked at both Akron Children’s Hospital as a diet tech and at Weight Watchers. More recently, she created Kaczmar’s Chocolate Covered Cookie Co. with her daughter after being runner up in Mrs. Field’s cookie contest. She has always stressed good health and nutrition without deprivation. Exercising is also a very big component in her life. While she had more time before having kids to regularly compete in triathlons, she has found a little time over the last few years to still participate in a few races, and have her daughter train with her to participate! She feels working out is one of the most important parts of her day still finds time between juggling her four kids and going through training to be a health coach for the Precision Nutrition team.

Beth will be spearheading Forum Health Akron’s online coaching for nutrition and exercise starting in January 2018. She will also be having group classes once a month to share tips and recipes.

Learn more about Salena Rothenberger

Salena is married with two living children. She and her husband spent many years struggling with infertility, losing their first four children. In 2014, her oldest living child was diagnosed with autoimmune type 1 diabetes. This caused her to delve headfirst into natural and functional medicine, and later nutrigenomics, as she pursued answers to why her perfectly ‘normal’ child developed a chronic health disease.

During that journey, her family physician strongly encouraged her to become involved in teaching others about natural health solutions. She became a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, Certified Health Coach and obtained certification in Nutrigenomics through NutriGenetic Research Institute. She has studied an additional 300+ hours in Functional Immunology, Autoimmunity Clinical Strategies, and other Functional & Herbal Medicine related training.

She is the founder of The Functional Perspective where she teaches individuals how to connect their genomics with their health to create a strategy for a clear path to restored wellness. Her mission is to redefine healthcare by providing others Clarity, Action steps, Resources, and Empowerment. (C.A.R.E)

Salena is the creator of Forum Health Akron’s nutrigenomic program that launched in January 2020.

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