Melissa Shays

Naturopathic Doctor, Acupuncturist, Certified Sports Nutritionist

Melissa has a drive to optimize performance and an uncanny intuition when it comes to bodies. We think she inherently understands treating athletes, because she is constantly moving or thinking about how bodies move.

Her adventures climbing in Thailand, trekking in Nepal, pedaling in Europe and training with the Medicine of Cycling Conference at USA Cycling and US Ski & Snowboard Sports Medicine give her a unique perspective. She’s even bouldered in climbing legend Tony Yaniro’s basement — in exchange for coffee ice cream. Now, she spends many of her days searching for the best, (and occasionally the worst), snow on Mt. Hood, and working her way through Harvard Medical School’s Effective Writing for Health Care program. We couldn’t be more thrilled to have her practicing [exclusively] at Brimstone.