(415) 839-8399 / (707) 247-4060

West County Integrative Medicine – Robert A. Schulman, MD – Santa Rosa, CA

Return to improved function

The goal with every encounter and intervention is:​

  • Patient education
  • Early return to function
  • Improve quality of life
  • Reduction in pain

Illness is not caused by a medication deficiency.

Fewer pills, less surgery.

Treat causes, not conditions. 

At West County Integrative Medicine, we take the time to listen to your concerns, evaluate your medical history, conduct a thorough physical examination and plan an individualized course of treatment.

We strive to diagnose and treat the specific pain generators and/or the source of dysfunction.

Our specialties are:

Our treatments Include:

*(note that we do not prescribe opioid or benzodiazepine medications for chronic non-malignant pain)

Regenerative medicine provider in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County and the North Bay

Accepting New Patients

Contact us to schedule an appointment:

or call (415) 839-8399 or (707) 247-4060

Robert A. Schulman, MD

Dr. Schulman has been in in private practice since 1997 (Sonoma County and Manhattan).   

He was voted Sonoma Magazine’s Top Doctor in 2016 and 2018 for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Medical Board Certifications:

  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR)
  • Pain Medicine (ABPRM)
  • Integrative Medicine (ABPS)
  • Medical Acupuncture (ABMA)

Additional certifications:

  • Interventional and Regenerative Orthopaedic Medicine Certification (IROM – C)
  • Registered Herbalist, American Herbalists Guild

Medical Training:

Read more about Dr. Schulman’s biography.

 

Dr. Robert Schulman, Regenerative Medicine doctor in Santa Rosa and Sonoma County

Conditions we treat non-surgically

  • Acute and chronic injuries
  • Acute and chronic pain
  • Post surgical pain
  • Arthritis
  • Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid and Psoriatic Arthritis
  • Spine pain
  • Neck pain, upper back pain, lower back pain, sacroiliac pain
  • Nerve pain
  • Entrapment Neuropathies
  • Headaches
  • Migraine headaches, tension headaches

View a more comprehensive list of conditions treated

 

What to expect on your first appointment

Your care in our office will be comprehensive, and based on the entirety of the training and experience of Dr. Schulman.

Initial Comprehensive Office Visit:

The initial appointment for all patients is a one-hour consultation and exam conducted personally by Dr. Schulman.

The visit begins with an interview covering the following topics:

  • comprehensive personal health history
  • discussion of current health issues
  • discussion of past medical and surgical problems
  • review of prior diagnostic tests
  • “review of systems” (questions regarding the health of the entire body)
  • discussion of psychosocial issues
  • family health history
  • obtaining of names and phone numbers of prior and current doctors
  • review of current and recent medications and supplements with attention to possible interactions
  • diet, including intake of caffeine, alcohol, refined carbohydrates

Following the interview, a physical examination is conducted.

At the end of the initial visit, Dr. Schulman makes recommendations for further diagnostic testing, treatment, and referral to appropriate providers.

In most cases, treatment is not provided during the initial visit. If you would like to have a treatment immediately following the initial visit, please let us know so that we can block out a larger period of time in the schedule.

For more details, visit the New Patient info page.

What to expect at our office in Santa Rosa

Insurance plans accepted

  • Traditional Medicare
  • SCAN Health Plan

Meritage Medical Network Plans accepted:

HMOs

  • Anthem
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Blue Shield
  • Canopy
  • CIGNA
  • Health Net
  • United Healthcare
  • Western Health Advantage

Senior HMOs

  • Health Net (Sonoma County only) 
  • United Healthcare

PPOs

  • CIGNA PPO
  • Galaxy Health PPO
  • Interplan PPO/North Bay Health Partners
  • Multiplan PPO
  • PHCS PPO
  • Sutter Select PPO
  • USA MCO PPO

 

 

Sutter Health Network plans accepted:

AETNA

  • Aetna Value Network (AVN)
  • HMO
  • HMO Deductible Plans
  • Health Fund HMO
  • Jackson Labs – Tier Two Provider
  • US Access

ANTHEM BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA

  • Anthem Blue Cross HMO, also sometimes known as California Care or Rural Cal Care (includes CalPERS Traditional HMO)
  • Anthem Blue Cross HMO/POS (California Care Plus)

BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA

  • Blue Shield Access+ HMO Plan

CIGNA

  • Commercial HMO/POS
  • Network HMO/POS

HEALTH NET

  • ELECT Open Access POS, Large and Small Group
  • ELECT POS, Large and Small Group
  • HMO – Flex Funded
  • Health Net HMO: Large Group (101+ employees) & Small Group (2-100 employees)
  • SELECT three-tier POS and SELECT two-tier POS, Large and Small Group
  • Salud HMO Plus Large/Custom Group

SUTTER

  • Sutter Health Plus 

UNITEDHEALTHCARE

  • AARP Healthcare Options Medigap Policy
  • AARP Medicare Complete Secure Horizon (HMO)
  • AARP Medicare Complete Secure Horizon (HMO) Employer Group
  • AARP Medicare Complete Secure Horizons Plan 1 (HMO)
  • AARP Medicare Complete Secure Horizons Plan 2 (HMO)
  • Signature POS
  • Signature Value (HMO)