Dr. Yelena Lapidus

By MARY FOPPIANO For

Dr. Yelena Lapidus started her medical career in Europe in the family gynecology business. Yelena was outstanding in many facets of life before entering medical school: She was a scholar and embraced many sports competing as a cross-country skier, runner, swimmer, and fin swimmer. She also played piano and has danced every day of her life.

As she grew older, she did some modeling and even co-owned a disco as she was going through school. She maintained highest grades throughout her studies. She graduated with honors from medical school after forsaking her outside activities in order to put total focus on studying and subsequently on her residency. She completed her residency at the young age of 25. She immigrated to the U.S. to be married to her good friend while he was serving in the U.S. Navy and they had their wonderful son Nicholas.

When Nick grew old enough, Yelena tackled a new residency that was required for her to practice medicine in the U.S. Her residency was in family practice with obstetrics in a rural setting. She quickly learned the drawbacks in the family medicine system in which she worked and vowed to find a better way to help patients with a functional and regenerative medicine approach. She became a member of the World Hormonal Society, joined a mastership in anti-aging medicine in Europe, and shortly after that an anti-aging and regenerative medicine fellowship in the U.S. She got her board certification in this specialty right after her family medicine board certification, which was her third one at age 38.

Since finishing her residency, Yelena earned two more certifications in regenerative and anti-aging medicine as well as completing 22 additional certifications and fellowships. From bio-identical hormones, genetics, and the microbiome, to neurotherapy and infectious diseases and beyond, she never stops learning. She uses the most cutting-edge diagnostic testing that there is today and keeps up with the best technology by dedicating her life to continuing to learn. She does all of this for one reason — to help every patient be pain and disease free to achieve their best, healthy life. Medicine is ever-evolving and continuously providing us with a better understanding of the human body and mind.

Yelena founded The Lapidus Clinic and

Med Spa, which is a unique personalized concierge medical practice and full-service med spa that is specifically designed to help patients live their healthiest lives. Prolonging their patients’ lifespan has been made possible thanks to their own proprietary program developed of the last 15 years called “The Lapidus Method.” They use personalized precision medicine based on individual genomics, cell science, and advanced diagnostics to promote healthy longevity. Thanks to their work in the field, they have been able to provide each patient with the best possible roadmap for living a long and healthy life with a sharp brain, strong immune system, and heart while also maintaining great energy levels.

The Lapidus Clinic operates on several key elements to ensure that its patients and concierge members are living healthier lives.

The Lapidus Method starts with state-of- the-art diagnostics, from mapping the brain to bio-identical hormones to testing every major system in the body. They also include the latest cardiovascular, genetic, and cancer prevention testing. The foundation for this method is to never settle for just treating symptoms but to always find the root cause of any health problem so that they can properly fix it.

The Lapidus Clinic implements what is the future of family medicine today to improve their patient’s lives with every member having a custom health plan, direct 24/7 access to clinic for emergency/urgent care, enhanced coordination of referrals and specialist visits, and discounts on med spa treatments and products, vitamins, supplements, and other essential products.

The Lapidus Clinic and Med Spa now offers a comprehensive Functional Integrative Medical Program member - ship for their patients in the San Luis Obispo and Avila Beach area. The med spa offer advanced treatments and experienced cosmetic RN services for anti-aging results. The program of individualized, integrated care, led by Emily Dantes, NP, is in keeping with the overall Lapidus Clinic mission of personalized medicine for healthy longevity. These functional and integrative programs are extensive and beyond the scope of normal and customary care covered by insurance.

Emily Dantes started her career in healthcare 17 years ago from the bottom up, first as a nurse’s aide, then as a registered nurse, and finally as a family nurse practitioner. Throughout her many experiences in hospital wards, long-term care facilities, and home health settings, she developed a passion for health optimization to prevent disease because it occurs with a focus on feasible lifestyle changes and simplified health modifications that make big impacts. In meeting Dr. Lapidus, Emily found a kindred soul with the desire to promote patient health, vitality, and longevity using the most up-todate research and state-of-the-art developments in health care to date.

After moving to the Central Coast to partner with Dr. Lapidus, Emily has been pleasantly surprised and profoundly grateful to find she was welcomed with the friendly smiles and open arms of residents in Avila Beach and the San Luis Obispo areas. With her belief that exercise should be fun, she was quickly immersed in the many dance groups, camping, and hiking events the Central Coast has to offer. In her downtime, Emily enjoys dancing various styles of dance, including some latin, ballroom, country western, and swing. She loves to spend time with her kids and 2-year-old Goldendoodle exploring the outdoors, finding new cuisines to try, curling up with a good book, and deep conversations with good friends over coffee … and looking forward to sharing many of these experiences with new friends here.

As busy as she is, Dr. Lapidus also loves to dance at every chance she gets and to play golf, which is her new passion, with her new husband, Gary Brown.

Please join Dr. Lapidus and Emily Dantes on Tuesday, July 11, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Avila Beach Community Center to learn more about The Lapidus Clinic, The Lapidus Method, and reversing diabetes. For more information, please call Chad Lamon at (805) 608-1195.