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Houston Medical Partners Who Trust OsteoStrong With Their Patients
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Osteogenic loading gives bone the signal to rebuild. These Houston practitioners work alongside OsteoStrong Houston to support the whole picture.
Dr. Amanda Canto, DDS
GENERAL & COSMETIC DENTIST
Founder and lead dentist, practicing since 1989. She earned her undergraduate degree at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas and her DDS at the University of Texas Dental Branch in Houston, then completed a year-long private fellowship in cosmetic dentistry. She describes her work in terms of artistry and architecture — building a long-range plan for a patient's dental health rather than treating one restoration at a time. She lectures internationally and has appeared in New Beauty and on Fox's Ambush Makeover. She was among the first dentists in the country to adopt the Oral ID cancer screening device, is FACT-certified, and has served on 3M's Council for Innovative Dentistry and the Catapult evaluation group. Memberships include the ADA, AACD, Academy of Laser Dentistry, AGD, Texas Dental Association and the Greater Houston Dental Society, and she is a founding member of the World Clinical Laser Institute. Her pro bono work includes the AACD's Give Back a Smile program for survivors of domestic violence, her own Gift of a Smile program for at-risk youth, and a dental mission to Ecuador with the Ecuadent Foundation.
1900 W Loop S, Suite 1150
Houston, Texas 77027
Dr. Kelly McCullagh, MD
GYNECOLOGIST
Board-certified OB/GYN with more than three decades in women's health. She holds a BA from Texas A&M and her MD from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, and completed her internship and residency at the University of Kansas. Her practice now centers on gynecology, with particular emphasis on menopause management and minimally invasive treatment and surgery; she is a member of the North American Menopause Society. She has a stated personal interest in intimacy and quality-of-life issues for breast cancer survivors, an area she describes as under-discussed after treatment ends. Hospital affiliations include Memorial Hermann Katy, Houston Methodist West and Memorial Hermann Memorial City. Speaks Spanish. Mother of three daughters.
21700 Kingsland Blvd., Suite 201 & 202
Katy, Texas 77450
Dr. Nasiya Ahmed, MD
INTERNAL MEDICINE DOCTOR
A Houston native, triple board certified in internal medicine, geriatrics and hospice and palliative medicine. She holds an undergraduate degree in mathematics from the University of Dallas and her MD from McGovern Medical School at UTHealth (2002), and completed both residency and geriatrics fellowship at the University of Arizona in Tucson. She was previously an Associate Professor at UTHealth in the Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, where she directed the inpatient Acute Care of the Elderly unit and worked extensively in grant-funded research and in physician and nursing education locally and internationally; her paper on frailty as an emerging geriatric syndrome has been cited several hundred times. She later served as medical director for transitional care clinics at Intercede Health. Her clinic was built around longer appointment times and continuity of care, and offers house calls to homes, assisted living and retirement communities, telemedicine anywhere in Texas, and mobile phlebotomy.
9111 Katy Freeway, Suite 220
Houston, Texas 77024
Dr. Natalie Cordova, DC
CHIROPRACTOR
Dr. Natalie serves as the Clinic Director at CORE Chiropractic’s Galleria location, where she specializes in addressing posture-related concerns commonly experienced by professionals who spend long hours at a desk. She frequently works with engineers, accountants, and programmers experiencing rounded shoulder syndrome, neck tension, headaches, and carpal tunnel symptoms. Dr. Natalie and her husband, Dr. Philip Cordova, are co-owners of CORE Chiropractic. The two met while attending Parker College of Chiropractic, graduated in January 1997, and married the following day. In 2000, they relocated to Houston, where they continued building their careers in chiropractic care.
Galleria Area
1770 Saint James Place, #210
Houston, Texas 77056
Greenway Plaza
3334 Richmond Ave., #107
Houston, Texas 77098
Memorial City
10497 Town & Country Way, #100
Houston, Texas 77024
Dr. Paula Howell, DC, DACBN
Dr. Paula Howell was inspired to pursue chiropractic care after a chiropractor helped resolve her husband’s back injury. She attended Wichita State University and Texas Chiropractic College, with additional studies in nutrition and chronic stress. Today, she co-owns the practice with her son, helping patients improve their health and well-being.
952 Echo Lane, Suite 115
Houston, Texas 77024
Dr. Payel Banik, DO
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN (OMM / NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL MEDICINE)
Dr. Banik completed her undergraduate degree at Trinity University in San Antonio and earned her DO at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, UNT Health Science Center, in 2009, followed by family medicine residency training at San Jacinto Methodist and Florida Hospital East Orlando. She is dually board certified, one of roughly twenty physicians in Texas holding her particular specialty combination. She and her husband spent five years saving to open a practice built deliberately against what frustrated them as patients: on-time appointments, transparent pricing and enough time to actually treat. The work is hands-on osteopathic manipulative medicine across a wide age range — infants and children with recurrent ear infections, congestion, colic and constipation; pregnant and postpartum women; and adults with back pain and sciatica seeking alternatives to surgery. Selected by peer physicians as a Houstonia Top Doctor in neuromusculoskeletal and osteopathic manipulative medicine.
2056 Sul Ross Street,
Houston, Texas 77098
Dr. Philip Cordova, DC
CHIROPRACTOR
Dr. Philip Cordova's passion for chiropractic care began at age 13 after seeking treatment for a back injury. He graduated from Parker College of Chiropractic in 1997 and married his wife, Dr. Natalie Cordova, the following day. Together, they moved to Houston in 2000 and now co-own CORE Chiropractic. Recognized as Best Houston Chiropractor by the Houston Press in 2009, Dr. Philip is also certified in RockTape fascial movement taping. In 2022, he and Dr. Natalie co-authored the Amazon bestselling book Better Posture Fast, sharing their expertise in spinal health and posture.
Galleria Area
1770 Saint James Place, #210
Houston, Texas 77056
Greenway Plaza
3334 Richmond Ave., #107
Houston, Texas 77098
Memorial City
10497 Town & Country Way, #100
Houston, Texas 77024
Dr. Phillip Gallegos, MD
ANESTHESIOLOGIST & REGENERATIVE MEDICINE DOCTOR
Dr. Phillip Gallegos is a board-certified anesthesiologist with advanced training at UTHealth Houston and co-founder of THRIVE, a functional, integrative, and regenerative medicine practice in Houston Heights. Inspired by his own journey to restore his health after experiencing burnout, Dr. Gallegos focuses on helping patients improve their overall wellness and long-term health. In November 2023, he and Dr. Langley opened THRIVE with a shared vision of providing personalized, proactive care focused on longevity, hormone optimization, metabolic health, and regenerative medicine.
802 W. 18th Street
Houston, Texas 77008
Dr. Rhet Langley, MD
REGENERATIVE MEDICINE DOCTOR
Dr. Rhet Langley is the co-founder of THRIVE Medicine Clinic and a board-certified physician in Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology. His background includes serving as Chief Resident during his medical training and completing a combat tour in Afghanistan with the U.S. Air Force. Specializing in precision medicine, regenerative therapies, performance optimization, and longevity, Dr. Langley focuses on helping patients improve their health and long-term well-being. In 2023, he co-founded THRIVE with Dr. Phillip Gallegos to provide personalized, proactive healthcare in Houston Heights.
802 W. 18th Street
Houston, Texas 77008
Dr. Shane Howell, DC, DACBN
Dr. Robert “Shane” Howell discovered chiropractic care at age 16 while his mother attended chiropractic college. Initially skeptical, he became passionate about the field after witnessing patients improve without drugs or surgery. He holds a Diplomate in Chiropractic Nutrition (DACBN) and specializes in Activator Methods, functional medicine, and nutritional counseling. Today, he co-owns Houston Holistic Doctors and Alternative Health Management with his mother, Dr. Paula Howell, providing personalized, holistic care focused on improving patients’ overall health and well-being.
952 Echo Lane, Suite 115
Houston, Texas 77024
Dr. Tracy Southwick, ND (Trad.), HHP, DNM
TRADITIOANL NATUROPATHIC / HOLISTIC HEALTH PRACTITIONER
Founder and owner of Heights of Health, which she opened in 2007. Her path into the field began in the 1990s with a debilitating health condition of her own; after recovering through holistic means she opened a natural health store in Fredericksburg, Texas, hosted a local radio show, and worked as staff naturopath at an integrative medical clinic. During that period she earned her doctorate in naturopathy from Trinity College of Natural Health. She sold the Hill Country business in 2002, returned to her hometown of Houston, and opened the Heights clinic five years later when demand outgrew a solo practice. The clinic now runs seven practitioners and serves both Houston and virtual clients. Its stated approach is mind-body-spirit and root-cause rather than symptomatic, using bio-resonance technology, muscle response testing, functional medicine lab work and holistic behavioral counseling. Southwick developed two proprietary techniques used throughout the clinic — Energetic Cellular Release and Mind-Body Release — and in 2020 opened the Mind Body Spirit Release Academy to train and certify other practitioners in them. She is also co-founder of TriVibrance, a line of frequency-imprinted essential oils and diodes, and co-creator of the Wellbeing, Simplified program with colleague Heather Goodwin. She speaks regularly at conferences, on podcasts and on radio.
2233 Yale Street, Suite 110
Houston, Texas 77008
Dr. Trevor Hurtig, DC, MSFN
CHIROPRACTOR
Founder and owner of Heights of Health, which she opened in 2007. Her path into the field began in the 1990s with a debilitating health condition of her own; after recovering through holistic means she opened a natural health store in Fredericksburg, Texas, hosted a local radio show, and worked as staff naturopath at an integrative medical clinic. During that period she earned her doctorate in naturopathy from Trinity College of Natural Health. She sold the Hill Country business in 2002, returned to her hometown of Houston, and opened the Heights clinic five years later when demand outgrew a solo practice. The clinic now runs seven practitioners and serves both Houston and virtual clients. Its stated approach is mind-body-spirit and root-cause rather than symptomatic, using bio-resonance technology, muscle response testing, functional medicine lab work and holistic behavioral counseling. Southwick developed two proprietary techniques used throughout the clinic — Energetic Cellular Release and Mind-Body Release — and in 2020 opened the Mind Body Spirit Release Academy to train and certify other practitioners in them. She is also co-founder of TriVibrance, a line of frequency-imprinted essential oils and diodes, and co-creator of the Wellbeing, Simplified program with colleague Heather Goodwin. She speaks regularly at conferences, on podcasts and on radio.
Galleria Area
1770 Saint James Place, #210
Houston, Texas 77056