Hormone and Wellness Services Near Hillcrest

Serving Hillcrest from our Mission Hills clinic

Hillcrest and Mission Hills are neighbors. The City of San Diego places both inside its Uptown community planning area, which the city describes as sitting just north of Downtown and near Presidio and Balboa parks. Our Mission Hills location is the SDBody clinic for people who live or work in Hillcrest, and SDBody’s Mission Hills testosterone page names Hillcrest among the neighborhoods the clinic is convenient from.

SDBody does not have an office in Hillcrest. Hillcrest patients who book with SDBody have their consultations, lab draws and follow-up visits at the Mission Hills clinic on Hancock Street, or at the La Jolla clinic if they prefer.

SDBody, founded in 2018, is a physician-led hormone and wellness practice with two San Diego clinics. At Mission Hills, a clinician starts by reviewing each patient’s goals, symptoms, history and other clinical details before deciding whether to move to an examination, further testing or a treatment evaluation.

Hormone and wellness services for Hillcrest patients

Unless a service is marked otherwise, it is offered at the Mission Hills clinic. Each medical service carries its own candidacy questions, evidence, risks and monitoring needs, which a clinician explains before treatment begins.

Hormone replacement therapy

SDBody’s hormone replacement therapy includes testosterone, DHEA, thyroid, estrogen and progesterone care. Depending on the hormone and the patient, the delivery options a clinician may discuss include creams, injections, pills and patches. SDBody describes this care separately for men and women, and states that it approaches both the same way, beginning with a physician evaluation.

Testosterone replacement therapy

Our Mission Hills testosterone replacement therapy page, medically reviewed by Dr. Shawn Vedamani, MD, explains that low testosterone is confirmed with blood work, typically over more than one draw, and read together with symptoms, medical history and current medications. It also notes that testosterone levels follow a daily pattern, so testing is generally done in the morning. Labs are drawn on site at Mission Hills, and the clinic opens at 8am Monday through Friday.

There is also a testosterone replacement therapy page for Hillcrest patients.

Medical weight loss

Medical weight loss starts with a clinician reviewing weight and health history, previous attempts, medications or conditions that can affect weight, and the patient’s goals. If a medical plan is a good fit, the clinician explains what follow-up involves and how progress will be measured.

Peptide therapy

Peptide therapy starts with a physician evaluation covering candidacy, the available evidence, safety and how treatment would be monitored. Whether a peptide is appropriate at all is decided patient by patient.

IV and NAD+ therapy

IV and NAD+ therapy is given in the Mission Hills clinic’s IV suite with provider oversight.

Diagnostic labs

Testing is chosen around the clinical question. Mission Hills offers three panels: Hormone, Core and Advanced. Medical staff go through the options in the clinic, and a clinician confirms or adjusts the panel with the patient. Results are then read alongside symptoms, history and medications. See diagnostic labs in Mission Hills, or compare the panels with the lab assessment.

Recovery and wellness at Mission Hills

The Mission Hills clinic has a cryotherapy chamber, along with red light therapy and an infrared sauna and cold plunge. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy and PEMF therapy are listed at SDBody’s La Jolla clinic instead.

What a first visit looks like

SDBody publishes a four-step path for new patients. Hillcrest patients follow the same path at Mission Hills.

1. Intake. The patient explains their goals and what feels off, with room for a real conversation.
2. Lab draw. The patient chooses a lab panel, and staff are on hand to explain the options.
3. Consultation. A clinician goes over the lab results alongside the patient’s symptoms and history, then walks through the options.
4. Next steps. If care makes sense, the clinician sets out the proposed plan along with alternatives, possible risks and how progress would be monitored.

The full process is on the how it works page.

Who you’ll see at Mission Hills

SDBody’s three named providers each see patients at both clinics, Mission Hills included. Meet the providers.

• Dr. Shawn Vedamani, MD, Co-Founder and Medical Director. A board-certified anesthesiologist with an MD from Loma Linda University School of Medicine and more than 10 years of experience, he founded SDBody in 2018.
• Dr. Alex Roher, MD, Co-Founder. A board-certified anesthesiologist in San Diego practice since 2012 who still practices anesthesiology.
• Brooke Stearns, PA-C, Lead Medical Provider. A physician assistant with more than 9 years of experience who began in emergency medicine and now works with men and women on hormone optimization, weight management and longevity care.

Visiting SDBody Mission Hills from Hillcrest

SDBody Mission Hills
1747 Hancock St Ste C, San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: (619) 772-0252

Hours
Monday to Thursday: 8am to 4pm
Friday: 8am to 3pm
Saturday and Sunday: closed

The clinic sits on Hancock Street with street and lot parking nearby, and the front desk can give current parking guidance at booking. Get directions to SDBody Mission Hills.

If La Jolla is more convenient, the same hormone care is available at SDBody La Jolla, which has its own phone number and hours.