Welcome to The Marigold Clinic
Welcome to a specialty telemedicine clinic curated by Dr. Caroline Cook specifically for younger women after a breast cancer diagnosis. The Marigold Clinic focuses on managing menopause symptoms, developing a solid lifestyle foundation based on the 6 pillars of lifestyle medicine, and addressing recurrence risk and the long term health concerns associated with breast cancer treatments and early menopause. Our goal is to enhance your quality of life starting today.
Who we are
Dr. Caroline Cook, DO is a triple positive breast cancer survivor. She was diagnosed at age 37. She is a menopause society certified physician and is board certified in lifestyle medicine. She also works as a practicing board certified emergency physician. While going through active treatment and premature menopause she realized there is a gap in care for many young women with breast cancer so it became her passion to fill that void. She has always had an interest in using lifestyle to manage medical conditions in addition to traditional care. When lifestyle is coupled with appropriate pharmaceuticals women can feel so much better. She now pairs her professional interests with a fierce love for and understanding of the young breast cancer survivor. Most simply, she wants the absolute best quality of life for all women surviving breast cancer. Her interests outside of medicine include cooking, reading, hiking, biking, skiing, coffee, yoga, traveling, time with friends and her husband, and sleeping. She also helps to lead a young adult breast cancer social group in her local community
Schedule a time with us
We will start with a no cost 15 minute phone or video call to discuss your needs and what services we offer as well as answer any general questions. This is an opportunity for us both to decide if this will be a therapeutic relationship. No medical advice will be given during this appointment, but we will discuss what your priorities in care are. You can click the link to the left to schedule.
If you choose to schedule an intake appointment, I will need you send me a short check list of medical records and a detailed patient intake form. It will take me a week or so to review your records
Your intake visit will take at least full hour investment of your time. We will set up a plan to start managing any concerns you have at this first visit
Follow up visits will likely take between 30 - 50 minutes and we will continue to refine your management.
If you are interested in weight management with GLP1 medications I will initially need to see you every 6-8 weeks to discuss diet, physical activity, side effects, and weight to help with anevidence based approach that optimizes your succes with this treatment.
FAQs
What services do you offer?
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We offer telemedine visits in menopause and lifestyle medicine for breast cancer survivors. We also offer coaching for weight loss and GLP1 medications. I am also open to discussion about HRT.
What is Lifestyle Medicine
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Lifestyle medicine is an evidence based field of medicine that focusses on preventing and treating disease using the six pillars of lifestyle medicine. These include: physical activity, food and nutrition (whole food plant predominant), restorative sleep, stress management, social connections, avoiding risky substances,
Do you take insurance
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We are out of network with all insurance currently. However, you will receive a superbill with codes that you can submit to your insurance for reimbursement depending on your policy. You can use HSA/FSA for all care at The Marigold Clinic
Are you accepting new patients?
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Yes, at this time we are accepting new patients. We are keeping the practice small at this time but have several spots open and will also start a waitlist.
Contact Us
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