Hormone and Wellness Services Near Little Italy

Where Little Italy patients are seen

The City of San Diego counts Little Italy as one of the eight neighborhoods that make up Downtown, and it describes the Uptown planning area, which includes Mission Hills, as sitting just north of Downtown. Our Mission Hills location is the SDBody clinic for Little Italy. SDBody’s own Mission Hills testosterone page also names Little Italy among the neighborhoods the clinic is convenient from.

SDBody does not have an office in Little Italy. Consultations, blood draws, and follow-up appointments for Little Italy patients happen at 1747 Hancock St Ste C, unless a patient chooses the La Jolla clinic instead.

SDBody opened in 2018 as a physician-led hormone and wellness practice and now runs two clinics in San Diego. At Mission Hills, care starts with a clinician looking at goals, symptoms, health history, and other clinical details, and only after that deciding whether an exam, lab work, or a treatment evaluation comes next.

What the Mission Hills clinic offers Little Italy patients

The services below are available on Hancock Street unless a section says otherwise. Medical treatments each carry their own questions about candidacy, evidence, risk, and monitoring, and a clinician covers those first.

Hormone care for men and women

Hormone replacement therapy at SDBody includes testosterone, DHEA, thyroid, estrogen, and progesterone care, with delivery options such as creams, injections, pills, and patches, chosen case by case for the hormone and dose. The practice presents separate pages for men and women and applies the same physician evaluation to both.

Testosterone testing and therapy

The Mission Hills testosterone replacement therapy page, medically reviewed by Dr. Shawn Vedamani, MD, describes low testosterone as a diagnosis confirmed through blood testing, typically across more than one draw, and interpreted with symptoms, history, and medications. That page also makes a practical point for people who work downtown: the clinic opens at 8am, which suits a downtown work schedule and lines up with testing, since testosterone is generally measured in the morning. It flags, too, that testosterone therapy can suppress sperm production, which is worth raising before starting.

There is also a testosterone replacement therapy page for Little Italy patients.

Weight, Peptides, and IV therapy

For medical weight loss, a clinician starts by reviewing weight and health history, earlier attempts, medications or conditions that affect weight, and personal goals, then explains follow-up and progress tracking if a medical plan fits. Peptide therapy begins with a physician evaluation of candidacy, evidence, safety, and monitoring. IV and NAD+ therapy takes place in the clinic’s IV suite under provider oversight.

Lab testing

Little Italy patients have their blood drawn on site at Mission Hills. SDBody offers three panels: Hormone, Core, and Advanced. Staff explain them in the clinic, and a clinician confirms or adjusts the choice before results are read against symptoms and history. Diagnostic labs in Mission Hills have the detail.

Recovery services

Mission Hills also has a cryotherapy chamber and red light therapy, and both SDBody clinics offer an infrared sauna and cold plunge. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy and PEMF therapy sit with the La Jolla clinic.

How a first appointment works

SDBody’s how it works page lays out four steps. It opens with an intake conversation about goals and what feels off. Next comes a lab draw, with the patient choosing a panel after staff explain the options. At the consultation, a clinician reviews results against symptoms and history and talks through choices. If treatment is appropriate, the last step covers the plan, alternatives, risks, and monitoring.

Clinicians at Mission Hills

The three providers below all work at both SDBody 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 who has practiced 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.

Getting to SDBody Mission Hills from Little Italy

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

Street and lot parking are available near the clinic on Hancock Street, and the front desk can confirm current parking details when booking. Get directions to SDBody Mission Hills.

Anyone who would find La Jolla easier can get the same hormone care at SDBody La Jolla, which has a separate phone line and hours.