Doctor

JAN RYDFORS

Dr Rydfors received his Medical degree and specialization training from Stanford University Medical Center where he is an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor. Dr Rydfors has extensive experience in the workup and treatment of unexplained infertility and unexplained early pregnancy losses (Miscarriages) and has founded the Freyja Early Pregnancy Loss Clinic, where he, Dr Swiersz and Dr Asiaii offers these services. Over many years, within this clinic, Dr Rydfors has developed with Dr Swiersz and Dr Asiaii, the Freyja protocol®, a successful multidisciplinary and integrative program to prevent recurrent miscarriages and to solve unexplained Infertility, which attracts patients from all over the US. He is the initial creator and current Co-Author of the popular “Handbook in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility,” now in its sixth edition, the main handbook used by the majority of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in training in the US. He is a cofounder of Bonafia® an AI company which is using retinal imaging and AI interpretation to evaluate and reduce Chronic systemic inflammation. It is using its technology for Endometriosis detection, Preterm Birth risk detection, IVF success prediction and Miscarriage risk prediction. He will stop doing deliveries after October 1, 2024 but continues to see pregnant people through their first trimester. Dr Rydfors is fluent in French, Spanish, Swedish and is proficient in Mandarin as well as other languages.

Doctor

AARTI NASTA

Dr Nasta received her Medical degree from Brown University and her specialization training from Children’s Hospital- Los Angeles. Following her training, she spent close to a year in India where she among other projects, founded the HIV/AIDS Holistic Treatment & Care Initiative in Mumbai, a Clinton Foundation program. Upon her return to the US, Dr Nasta worked at the Children’s Hospital Oakland for several years. She eventually joined the well known GetzWell Pediatric practice in San Francisco where she provided personalized and holistic Pediatric healthcare by combining Western medicine with complementary and alternative healing modalities. She has additional training in functional and integrative medicine and has completed the Institute of Functional Medicine’s core curriculum and Food as Medicine course. Dr Nasta embraces a truly holistic approach in the care of children. She is fluent in Hindi and Spanish. Dr. Nasta lives on the Peninsula with her husband and three little children.

Doctor

Atena Asiaii 

Dr. Asiaii has a medical degree from Brown, a Master’s in Public Health from Harvard, and an OB-Gyn specialty training from Harvard (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center). Following her specialty training, she completed a fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic and Robotic Surgery under the world-renowned Dr. Camran Nezhat where she trained to perform advanced laparoscopy and hysteroscopy. 

Dr. Asiaii has a special interest in reproductive immunology, unexplained infertility, pregnancy loss, fibroids, endometriosis, PCOS and uterine anomalies. She is a member of the Freyja Early Pregnancy Loss Clinic. She will stop doing deliveries in January of 2025 but continues to see pregnant patients through their first trimester.

Dr. Asiaii was nominated into the Gold Humanism Honor Society for incorporating humanism in the practice of medicine. Her philosophy of care centers around empathetic and personalized care where her patients will feel validated and heard. Dr. Asiaii speaks Persian fluently as well as conversational French.

Doctor

CARMEN YARLAGADDA

Doctor Carmela Yarlagadda received both her undergraduate and medical degrees from Brown University. She completed her pediatrics residency at Children’s Medical Center Dallas and then moved to Boston. Dr. Yarlagadda spent over 10 years working in the Boston area in the Harvard system. She relocated to the Bay Area in 2014 and most recently worked for Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. Dr. Yarlagadda is dedicated to providing comprehensive and compassionate care to her patients. She cares for and treats the whole child and works alongside the family towards this goal. Dr. Yarlagadda is board certified in pediatrics. She is a native Spanish speaker. She lives on the Peninsula with her husband and two children.

Doctor

Inna Strugatsky

Dr. Strugatsky was initially a Board-Certified Internal Medicine physician but soon became increasingly disillusioned with only treating her patients’ symptoms and not the true causes of their illnesses.

She, therefore, went through additional training in integrative medicine to evolve into a Functional Medicine/Integrative physician, allowing her to investigate and treat the whole person along with the actual root causes of all these illnesses. This led to much more success.

She assesses the whole person through extensive history taking and evaluates their diet, exercise, sleep, and stress. She complements the information she gains from this with a wide range of laboratory testing (may include blood, stool, urine, and saliva testing) that looks for imbalances in intestinal permeability (leaky gut), digestive enzymes, vitamins, adrenal hormones, thyroid hormones, sex hormones and microbiome composition/diversity and genetic mutations.

She then treats the root causes of her patients’ issues with various lifestyle and dietary modifications, along with nutritional supplements, herbal supplements, bioidentical hormones, and other novel therapies.

Dr Strugatsky’s special interests include Gastrointestinal health, autoimmune diseases, increased chronic inflammation, hormonal imbalances, and cognitive health issues. She is Bredesen Protocol® trained, enabling her to help people with early Alzheimer’s.

Nutritional Therapy Practitioner

JESSICA CAMPBELL

Jessica is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner with a Masters in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine from University of Western States. In 2014, Jessica started FoodFoundation.com to enter the complicated crossroads between holistic and conventional medicine. Jessica leans on the integrated approach of Functional Medicine to write evidence based healing protocols using diet, lifestyle, and natural supplements customized to each client’s needs. She has been a trusted guide at the Freyja Clinic since 2014 to follow a medically safe, holistic plan using delicious comfort food as preventive medicine. 

Jessica’s special interests are insulin resistance, inflammation, PCOS, acid reflux, gut health, and food sensitivities. She speaks Spanish, is trained in Ayurveda, yoga, and specialized lab testing. Active on YouTube and Instagram, you can find her 1-minute Healthier Series @jessicafoodfoundation.

Website: foodfoundation.com

Phone 650.763.0007

Doctor

LILLIAN SWIERSZ

Dr Swiersz received her Medical training from Loyola Medical School in Chicago and her Specialization training at the Kaiser foundation in Oakland. She completed her fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Stanford Medical Center and thereafter started the In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) program at the Palo Alto Medical foundation in Palo Alto. After having worked there for over 15 years, she chose to come to the Freyja Clinic and start their IVF program in order to complement their already existing strong fertility program. As a seasoned Reproductive Endocrinologist, Dr Swiersz has extensive experience in reproductive issues and with In-Vitro-Fertilization. She provides individualized and compassionate care for all forms of fertility issues and offers egg freezing as well as in vitro fertilization services.

Beyond this, she also has a strong interest in understanding and explaining unexplained infertility and miscarriages. She is a co-founder of the Freyja Early Pregnancy Loss Clinic, where she, Dr Rydfors and Dr Asiaii offers these services. Over many years, within this clinic, they have developed the Freyja protocol®, a successful multidisciplinary and integrative program to prevent recurrent miscarriage.

Doctor

LORI BLUVAS

Dr. Lori Bluvas is a Board-Certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist who has been in private practice on the Peninsula since 1999. During her career, she has participated in over 2000 births and has played a major role in the growth and success of Sequoia Hospital’s Birthing Center. She is an advocate of minimally- invasive surgery for gynecologic conditions and is skilled in advanced laparoscopic procedures. Born in Omaha, NE and raised in Mankato, MN, Dr. Bluvas attended Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island where she received undergraduate degrees in both Human Biology and Women Studies. She then returned to the midwest for medical school and residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Minnesota. While there, she was appointed to serve as Chief Resident at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis and received the Distinguished Teaching Award from her medical students and junior residents. In private practice, she continues her role as educator and strives to apply common sense and compassion to the medical and personal concerns other patients. She has been a member of the professional staff at Sequoia Hospital for over ten years and frequently receives referrals from her fellow physicians and health care professionals. She will stop doing deliveries after Jan 1, 2025 but continues to see pregnant people through their first trimester. Outside of her medical practice, Dr. Bluvas enjoys spending time with her children Jacob and Anna who were both born at Sequoia Hospital.

Acupuncturist

MALU RYDFORS

Malu Rydfors has a Master’s of Science degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Five Branches University in San Jose, CA. She also holds a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Psychology from Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT. She is licensed as an acupuncturist, herbalist and primary care giver by both the State Board of California and the National Certification Commission of Alternative & Oriental Medicine. Malu takes a holistic and integrative approach to health and works in concert with Western medical practitioners to provide comprehensive care to her patients. Her specialty lies in Women’s Health, particularly issues relating to emotional wellness, menstrual irregularities, PMS, hormonal imbalance, pre and post birth balancing and fertility enhancement for both women and men. She also has a deep interest in low carb/ketogenic diets which she incoroporates in her Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment plans to reduce Insulin resistance and chronic Inflammation for Infertilty and miscarriage prevention. Information and to make an appointment, please go to: cliniqueasiatique.com

Doctor

Mary Pravdin

Dr. Mary Pravdin is a board certified obstetrician-gynecologist who has extensive experience in high risk obstetrics and fertility treatment. She received her undergraduate degree from Stanford University, her medical degree from USC School of Medicine in Los Angeles and her specialization training from Kaiser Medical Center in San Francisco. Her interests are infertility, high risk obstetrics and minimally invasive gynecology. She has a special interest in Menopausal Medicine and Sexual Health. She will stop doing deliveries after Jan 1, 2025 but continues to see pregnant people through their first trimester. She strives to practice in a compassionate and nonjudgmental style and finds an individualized approach to care for each patient. She is well known for her warmth and outstanding bedside manners. Dr Pravdin is fluent in Russian and also speaks some French and Spanish. She lives on the Peninsula and in her spare time, Dr Pravdin enjoys tavel, reading, dancing, and
spending time with her husband, 2 kids and their cat.

Therapist

ROSEMARY MAYER HINTZ

Rosemary is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has provided counseling services since 2004. She trained at Stanford and Notre Dame University and has extensive training and experience in a wide variety of areas. She is particularly interested in fertility, pregnancy and marriage related issues. She sees, children, men and women individually as well as couples.

Doctor

Shihtien (Tientien) Wang

Dr. Shihtien (Tientien) Wang received her undergraduate and medical degrees from Northwestern University.  She completed her pediatric residency at Medical College of Wisconsin and her pediatric nephrology fellowship at Northwestern University.  Following her training, Dr. Wang worked as a pediatric kidney sub-specialist and taught at the University of Illinois, Chicago.  She moved to the Bay Area in 2017 and lives in San Francisco with her husband and 2 young children.