Integrative Medicine, Primary Care + Addiction Medicine
360-MD is a premiere primary care, integrative and addiction medical practice in Mill Valley, CA, in Marin County, just north of San Francisco. We have joined forces with Whole Family MD in San Francisco and Dr. Alex Zaphiris sees patients in both Mill Valley and in San Francisco.
We offer comprehensive and a whole-patient approach to medical care. At 360-MD, patients have access to world-class Western medicine and the best of integrative medicine, including safe and effective alternative treatments, in a comfortable and professional setting.
This unique practice was created when founder, Alex Zaphiris, MD, MS, identified a need for comprehensive integrative medical care in Marin County. She found that many patients were seeking the guidance from both western MDs and alternative practitioners and so she created a practice where they can get both in one place. We help patients navigate the often confusing maze of conventional and alternative treatments to find the best approach for each patient's needs.
OUR MISSION:
Our mission is to transform patient's medical experience. By providing comprehensive, personalized medical care through effective evidence-based and integrative approaches, we prevent and treat disease and addiction so that our patients can live full, active, and healthy lives.
Hi, I’m Dr. Alex Zaphiris (Zuh-FEAR-is), MD MS. From working with patients over the last 20 years I have seen what works and what doesn’t work. When I started out, meds like buprenorphine to help with detox and recovery were not available yet. They made a big difference for a lot of people and saved a lot of lives. It was the tip of the iceberg though. It bought time for people to recover but did not address any of the underlying issues that brought someone to addiction. Taking medication like buprenorphine instead of opiates is healing for the brain. Each day you don’t use opiates your brain recovers a little bit. But it is just the beginning.
To finally get back your life, and get off any substance, you require more. I should know, after working with many patients and seeing addiction in my own family, right?
When I started seeing more and more patients with opiate addiction, it became obvious that they also struggled with depression, anxiety and insomnia. When I applied other tools - diet, nutrition, and mindfulness - that I had been using, they quickly started to feel much better. Cravings were less, they slept better, with less anxiety and depression.
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I help people struggling with addiction and their loved ones who feel stuck and frustrated with their lack of progress in recovery. Despite trying mainstream solutions like detox, rehab, or 12-step programs, it still feels like something essential is missing. Through my work, I bring together the missing pieces to offer an integrated, whole-person approach that not only supports healing but helps prevent relapse so individuals and families can finally experience true freedom from addiction and lasting transformation.
ABOUT DR ALEX
Dr. Zaphiris specializes in integrative medicine which brings together traditional western medicine with the best of alternative approaches. In addition to her western medical training, Dr. Zaphiris draws on expertise in functional medicine, classical homeopathy, and osteopathic manual medicine.
Dr. Zaphiris has been in practice 10 years and is board certified in Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine. She graduated from the UCSF-UC Berkeley Joint Medical Program and completed a 2 year fellowship in Integrative Medicine under Dr. Andrew Weil.
Dr. Zaphiris takes care of infants, children, women and men for primary care and integrative medical consultations.
Areas of expertise:
autoimmune disease
back/neck pain
prescription pain medication addiction
integrative treatments for depression and anxiety, insomnia, fatigue
hormone imbalances, including thyroid, adrenal, sex hormones
gastrointestinal problems
preventative medicine including family history of cancer and heart disease
As Clinical Faculty at UCSF in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, she enjoys teaching the next generation of medical students. She maintains staff privileges at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco.
Outside of seeing patients, she enjoys bicycling and going for walks.
1286 Sanchez Street, San Francisco, CA 94114 Phone (appointments): 415-642-0333| Phone (general inquiries): 415-642-0333 www.alexzaphiris.com
