Meet Our Team

Dr. Starritt attended medical school at the University of Texas, graduating in the top five percent of her class and a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. She completed her residency at the University of Colorado and was invited in her first year of residency to do a presentation for a national meeting of her peers. In 1996 after completing her Board Certification in Internal Medicine, Dr. Starritt opened a private practice at Rose Medical Center. During her 15 years of private practice, she held a teaching position as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado and frequently sponsored medical students in her practice. Dr. Starritt has also been actively involved in clinical research and served as a principal investigator for a variety of subjects ranging from asthma to diabetes and hypertension. She was a member of the Governor’s Council for Physical Fitness for many years and is a current member of the American Medical Association. In 2011 Dr. Starritt decided to close her private practice to spend more time with her children. In addition, she had found that patients were unhappy with the treatments that traditional medicine offered. She had worked closely with alternative practitioners for the past 10 years of private practice and thought that the patients who used alternative and western medicine together were overall healthier - - that she could help more patients by focusing on the “whole patient” as opposed to continuing solely in the private practice model. She had been studying integrative medicine for years and decided that she could benefit more patients with integrative medicine and therapy than with traditional methods alone. She currently works with integrative medicine, as well as in an intensive care setting in a hospital. By doing both, she feels she can keep abreast of the most current developments in both areas of medicine. In her free time Dr. Starritt enjoys running, biking, reading, and traveling in the United States as well as abroad. She is also interested in research and in how technology can help patients in managing their own health care in conjunction with their physicians.

Dr. Edgar Kahn is a transplant from the San Francisco Bay Area. He became familiar with Chiropractic Medicine from numerous sports injuries. After a serious mountain bike injury that shattered his helmet and crushed a vertebra in his neck, Chiropractic medicine enabled him to fully recover without drugs or surgery. Dr. Kahn received his Undergraduate Degree from San Jose State University and his Doctorate from Life West Chiropractic College in 2005. While completing his clinical coursework, Dr. Kahn had the opportunity to work with Dr. Ronald Mitchel, Chiropractor for the San Francisco Giants. In this setting, he learned about sports injury rehabilitation and worked with advanced neuromuscular and musculocutaneous injuries. The experience allowed Dr. Kahn to effectively treat a variety of injuries with consistently successful results. Dr. Kahn and his lovely wife, Jill, are local residents and are very committed to the community and the well-being of others.

Dr. Haywood received his Doctorate in Chiropractic from Palmer College of Chiropractic and his Bachelors of Science in Exercise Science from Ball State University. He is skilled in multiple Chiropractic techniques including Gonstead, Activator, Flexion Distraction, Sports Chiropractic, and Myofascial Release. In addition, Dr. Haywood is a Certified Personal Trainer and CPR and AED certified. Dr. Haywood uses Chiropractic as a means to achieve optimal health and wellness for his patients as well as himself.  He chose Chiropractic as his profession because of his belief that Chiropractic is the most effective method of non invasive health care.  He has a passion for helping others achieve a higher standard of health. When Dr. Haywood is not helping his patients achieving optimal health he enjoys the great outdoors, snowboarding, mountain biking, hiking, playing banjo or guitar, bodybuilding, CrossFit, and cooking. Dr. Haywood resides in Wheat Ridge, CO with his wife, daughter, and two dogs.

Alison Brown, MSN, WHNP-BC, completed her advanced Nurse Practitioner education and training at the University of Cincinnati School of Nursing in Ohio. She is a Nationally Board Certified Nurse Practitioner and is a member of the American Nurse Practitioner Association, the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health, and the American Holistic Nurses Association. Alison was raised with holistic values and, after years of exposure to various areas of conventional medical care, was hungry to treat patients as a whole, considering mind-body-spirit and nutrition. She is thrilled to work with men and women of all ages to reach their health and wellness goals. Alison became a Nurse Practitioner after years of working as a Registered Nurse in a variety of specialties including psychiatry, eating disorders, neonatal intensive care, medical-surgical, pediatrics, labor and delivery, and postpartum care. She chose the Nurse Practitioner profession because she enjoys the challenge that medicine has to offer. She likes caring for people and working in a practice where she can give individual attention to each patient, focusing on preventive medicine whenever possible.

Varity Riggs has been a Massage Therapist for seven years, working primarily in the medical environment with a range of patients - - athletes, joint replacements, and pre/postnatal women. Varity specializes in neuromuscular technique, Swedish Massage, and pre/postnatal massage. She attended Boulder College of Massage Therapy in Colorado and is nationally certified. Varity grew up in Boulder County, Colorado, and now lives in Arvada. In her free time, Varity loves having time with her two young sons and her husband. When she has time to herself, she enjoys reading and making jewelry.