As your Naturopathic Doctor, I listen to your health story and other important details of your life such as family relationships, community ties, and how you feel about the world around you.
How Appointments Work
Free Meet & Greet
Schedule a free 15-minute telephone meet & greet. This allows me to hear a brief summary of your health concerns and goals. We establish if we are a good fit to collaborate together on your health. This appointment does not establish a doctor-patient relationship
New Visit
Schedule a comprehensive initial visit. Here I listen to your full story. Here we get a deeper understanding of your health. I may include any of the following approaches: nutritional planning, mindfulness, practices for self-care, lifestyle recommendations, nutraceutical or pharmaceutical medications
Follow-Up Visit
Follow-up visits are an essential part of restoring health. At these visits you and I will monitor health symptoms, progress, and modify your treatment plan as needed to reach your health goals. We may also implement additional healing tools such as acupuncture, cupping, hydrotherapy, biofeedback, homeopathy, additional lab testing, and more
“Medically trained with a natural focus.”
– Dr. Adriana Berusch Gerardino
My Story
Dr. Adriana Berusch Gerardino
I came across Naturopathic Medicine after a rewarding but cumbersome career in the fashion industry. I enjoyed the work and lifestyle, but knew it wasn’t sustainable for me. I traveled home from NYC and decided to spend time with my family, community, and focus on healing my spirit through yogic practices.
Naturally, within healing communities, people discuss their own healing journey and things that have worked for them. People mentioned all sorts of things. Many healing therapies sounded interesting, but none quite caught my attention. One day someone mentioned Naturopathic Medicine. It was something I had never heard of and it piqued my curiosity. I spent the afternoon into the evening learning all I could about it. Once I felt familiar with the philosophy and training of Naturopathic Medicine, I was hooked. It simply made sense. A year later I packed up and moved to Colorado to finish my bachelors degree and cold-called a local Naturopathic Doctor. She answered the phone and gave 23-year-old me a chance. Ever since then Naturopathic Medicine has been a part of my life and I am forever grateful.
My Education
Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, Sonoran University of Health Sciences
Honors focus in Community Medicine
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology with emphasis in Health & Healing, Naropa University
Associate of Arts, General, St. Petersburg College
Additional Training
Resident Naturopathic Doctor, University of California Irvine, Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute
Group Medical Visit Fellowship
Psychiatry Redefined Fellowship
Perineural Injection Therapy, Naturopathic Mastery
Academy for Addiction & Mental Health Nutrition Amino Acid Training
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy, Polaris Insight Center
Shambhala Warrior Training, Naropa University
Permaculture Certificate, Naropa University
200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga Alliance
Fashion Design Certificate, Altos de Chavon
Professional Associations
Integrative Medicine for the Underserved (IM4US)
Integrative Center for Group Medical Visits (ICGMV)
Psychiatric Association of Naturopathic Physicians (PsychANP)
Homeopathic Academy of Naturopathic Physicians (HANP)
National Association of Environmental Medicine (NAEM)
Arizona Naturopathic Medical Association (AzNMA)
American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP)
My Interests
Art of nearly all kind, hand-building ceramics, abstract art, mosaic, watercolor
Lounging with loved ones over tea or a meal
Identifying and wild-harvesting edible food and medicinal plants
Seeing spectacular sights in nature through hiking, kayaking, and camping
Traveling to colorful places like back home in Dominican Republic
Entomophagy, eating insects as food