Our Team

The People
Behind Your Care.

Every plan at Nova is built and followed by a named person, not a portal. This is the team you will actually see, in the clinic on E. Shea Blvd in Scottsdale.

Licensed and certified
In clinic and online
One team, start to finish
Scottsdale, Arizona
Known Faces. Personal Care.
The team greeting a client at Nova Health and Wellness Center
A treatment room at the Scottsdale clinic
Scottsdale
Arizona
Since
Day One
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In Clinic and OnlineFree body scan, plus physician-guided telehealth
Physician-Guided Care

Meet Your Medical Team

Every prescription written through Nova is reviewed by a licensed provider. These are the clinicians behind that review.

Dr. Gerald Stipanuk, MD, Medical Provider at Nova Health and Wellness Center

Dr. Gerald Stipanuk, MD

Medical Provider

Dr. Stipanuk graduated from the University of Illinois Medical School in Chicago with honors, as a James Scholar of Independent Study. While in medical school he also received an MS and a PhD (ABD) in electrical engineering.

Before medical school he took a BS in Chemistry and an MS in geography and meteorology at the University of Illinois, Champaign and Urbana. He worked as a fog research assistant at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, and as a visiting scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado.

He has been in practice for 45 years, and received national recognition for quality as a hospitalist medical director for Emcare.

He lives with his wife Kellie, who is a missionary, and their daughter in Memphis.

Amanda Tuel, FNP-C, Medical Director at Nova Health and Wellness Center

Amanda Tuel, FNP-C

Medical Director

Amanda has been an RN for 18 years and a Certified Family Nurse Practitioner for 11 years, with experience across emergency medicine, family practice, dermatology, obesity medicine, telehealth, wellness and aesthetics.

She has nine years of med spa experience, including starting her own practice and helping clinics and companies across the country build their own platforms, policies and procedures. Amanda offers medical directorship in applicable states, consulting, and good faith exams.

In her free time you can usually find her hiking with her dogs or cuddling her rescue donkey.

Meet the Team

Care Has a Face Here.

Licensed aestheticians, medical assistants, laser technicians and wellness coordinators, all under one roof in Scottsdale.

Tonita, Clinical Manager at Nova Health and Wellness Center

Meet Tonita

Clinical Manager, Licensed Aesthetician and Certified Medical Assistant

Tonita leads the clinical side of Nova, with 27 years in the esthetic and medical industry behind her. Her favourite treatments are the HydraFacial and microneedling, because of the skin rejuvenation results they deliver. She is happiest building long term relationships with clients and guiding them through peptide therapy toward their wellness goals.

Jayme, Aesthetician and Medical Assistant at Nova Health and Wellness Center

Meet Jayme

Aesthetician and Medical Assistant

Jayme’s favourite treatment is the microneedling RF machine, which she believes gives the best results for skin rejuvenation and lasting glow. She is a firm believer in skincare at home as well as in clinic, and her goal is simple: skin her clients actually love.

Natalia, Wellness Consultant at Nova Health and Wellness Center

Meet Natalia

Wellness Consultant

Natalia builds personalised wellness plans and stays with clients through the whole journey. She takes pride in making the experience comfortable and well informed from the first visit onward, and works closely with the rest of the team so nobody falls between the gaps.

Grace, Wellness Consultant at Nova Health and Wellness Center

Meet Grace

Wellness Consultant

Grace’s favourite treatment is the ExoPod, for the way it supports collagen and lymphatic drainage and leaves people feeling refreshed. What she enjoys most is watching clients walk out feeling like themselves again.

Danyelle, Wellness Coordinator at Nova Health and Wellness Center

Meet Danyelle

Wellness Coordinator, Licensed Aesthetician and Licensed Laser Tech

Danyelle brings expertise in advanced skincare and laser treatments, and builds customised plans for healthy, radiant skin. Her favourites are laser hair removal, skin rejuvenation and facials, because she gets to see the results and the confidence they give people.

Sydney, Wellness Coordinator at Nova Health and Wellness Center

Meet Sydney

Wellness Coordinator

Sydney looks after the experience end to end, from the first conversation to ongoing check-ins. She focuses on making sure every client has the guidance, the education and the support they need to reach their goals.

Amanda, Wellness Coordinator at Nova Health and Wellness Center

Meet Amanda

Wellness Coordinator

Amanda is usually the first welcome you get at Nova, and she stays involved well past it. Her favourite part of the job is seeing the confidence clients gain, inside and out, and she keeps the guidance and follow up consistent throughout.

How We Work

The Same Team, Every Step.

Your free body composition scan, the plan built from it, and the check-ins that follow are handled by the people on this page. Prescribed treatment is reviewed by a licensed provider, and the team here keeps the rest of it moving.

Our Location

Proudly Serving Arizona.

On E. Shea Blvd in central Scottsdale. Phone appointments accepted when coming in is not practical.

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Healthier People Brighter Lives SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA E SHEA BLVD N 74TH ST N 76TH ST Nova Health & Wellness Suite 112 · Scottsdale
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