Meet the Doctor
Dr Jana Bunsic
I believe that a person’s philosophy determines their behavior. My philosophy is that God created each and every one of us with the capacity for health and healing. It should be the physician’s purpose to restore health and wellbeing to every patient.
I began my educational journey by studying Ecology and Biology. Although extremely interested in health and wellness, I did not know I wanted to become a doctor. I just wanted to help people and the environment. As I went on with my studies, however, I found that it was the dis-ease within each person that made the world unhealthy. I studied herbal medicine but it seemed too limited, whereas allopathic medicine seemed too artificial.
I simply looked at the world around me as a young adult and felt that doctors did not really help people. Of course, if you were diagnosed with some serious illness like cancer or heart disease the medication, surgical intervention, and follow up could be life saving or add precious months or years. I always maintained a fascination with science and learning. It is that interest that kept me searching.
While in Honduras for biological field research during my undergraduate years, I encountered a group of doctors on a medical mission and in need of a translator. As I am fluent in Spanish, I volunteered my day to translate for them. At the end of that day I remember leaving truly moved. I felt that a shift had occurred in the lives of each of the people the doctors had treated. I was part of that shift and that was exciting. Upon returning to the USA, I volunteered as a translator and patient advocate at the local emergency room. Once again, I felt a sense of accomplishment at the end of each day, but did not feel I had met my full calling in life.
The problem was I was working in a system that treated disease but did not work to get people well. My focus has always been on optimum health - feeling well, energetic, balanced, fully alive! That is when I found Osteopathic Medicine. The local paper published a front page article about Nova Southeastern University’s Osteopathic Medical School (NSU-COM).
Upon discovering that Doctors of Osteopathy (D.O.s) learned all the anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, pathology and biochemisty that allopathic doctors (M.D.s) do, but diagnose and treat in a more integrative and holistic way, I was intrigued. I found out they also learn techniques called osteopathic manipulative techniques that help the body to heal.
I felt like a light had lit my path…an answer to my prayers! The more I learned about Osteopathic Medicine, the more I felt like it was what I was destined to do. After completing my residency at Palmetto General Hospital, I became board certified in Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulation. I continued my studies and received a second board certification in Clinical Nutrition.
After completing both board certifications, I practiced medicine in South Florida for three years. I enjoyed the diversity and beautiful weather I had grown up in, but as our family grew, my husband and I decided we were ready for a change. That journey led us to East Tennessee, a beautiful place with kind and warm-hearted people. I have enjoyed treating infants, children, adolescents, adults and elderly over the last 8 years in the Lakeway Area of Tennessee.
Likewise, I have enjoyed teaching medical students from Lincoln Memorial University’s Osteopathic Medical School as a member of the teaching faculty. I feel a strong commitment to open other physician’s minds to a more integrative and osteopathic healing philosophy.
In my own learning journey I have traveled throughout the country over the last two decades to study under the best integrative doctors and osteopathic physicians. I have completed intensive studies in bioidentical hormones, functional medicine, cranial osteopathic techniques (craniosacral), visceral and pelvic treatment, treatment of traumatic brain injury, osteopathic treatment of infants, myofascial release, nerve release, prolotherapy injections, neuroprolotherapy injections, prp injections, neural therapy and medical nutrition, to name a few.
I have an ongoing commitment to learn, apply the best medical science has to offer, and remain committed to my medical oath to “do no harm”. I feel that by restoring balance to the body - physically, biochemically, emotionally, spiritually, and hormonally, each person can be all they were created to be. I blend the best of pharmaceuticals, compounded medications, nutrients (nutriceuticals), nutritional recommendations, lifestyle changes, emotional and spiritual wellbeing, and physical wellbeing/osteopathic treatment to help my patients achieve their health goals.
I believe that a person’s philosophy determines their behavior. My philosophy is that God created each and every one of us with the capacity for health and healing. It should be the physician’s purpose to restore health and wellbeing to every patient.
I began my educational journey by studying Ecology and Biology. Although extremely interested in health and wellness, I did not know I wanted to become a doctor. I just wanted to help people and the environment. As I went on with my studies, however, I found that it was the dis-ease within each person that made the world unhealthy. I studied herbal medicine but it seemed too limited, whereas allopathic medicine seemed too artificial.
I simply looked at the world around me as a young adult and felt that doctors did not really help people. Of course, if you were diagnosed with some serious illness like cancer or heart disease the medication, surgical intervention, and follow up could be life saving or add precious months or years. I always maintained a fascination with science and learning. It is that interest that kept me searching.
While in Honduras for biological field research during my undergraduate years, I encountered a group of doctors on a medical mission and in need of a translator. As I am fluent in Spanish, I volunteered my day to translate for them. At the end of that day I remember leaving truly moved. I felt that a shift had occurred in the lives of each of the people the doctors had treated. I was part of that shift and that was exciting. Upon returning to the USA, I volunteered as a translator and patient advocate at the local emergency room. Once again, I felt a sense of accomplishment at the end of each day, but did not feel I had met my full calling in life.
The problem was I was working in a system that treated disease but did not work to get people well. My focus has always been on optimum health - feeling well, energetic, balanced, fully alive! That is when I found Osteopathic Medicine. The local paper published a front page article about Nova Southeastern University’s Osteopathic Medical School (NSU-COM).
Upon discovering that Doctors of Osteopathy (D.O.s) learned all the anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, pathology and biochemisty that allopathic doctors (M.D.s) do, but diagnose and treat in a more integrative and holistic way, I was intrigued. I found out they also learn techniques called osteopathic manipulative techniques that help the body to heal.
I felt like a light had lit my path…an answer to my prayers! The more I learned about Osteopathic Medicine, the more I felt like it was what I was destined to do. After completing my residency at Palmetto General Hospital, I became board certified in Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulation. I continued my studies and received a second board certification in Clinical Nutrition.
After completing both board certifications, I practiced medicine in South Florida for three years. I enjoyed the diversity and beautiful weather I had grown up in, but as our family grew, my husband and I decided we were ready for a change. That journey led us to East Tennessee, a beautiful place with kind and warm-hearted people. I have enjoyed treating infants, children, adolescents, adults and elderly over the last 8 years in the Lakeway Area of Tennessee.
Likewise, I have enjoyed teaching medical students from Lincoln Memorial University’s Osteopathic Medical School as a member of the teaching faculty. I feel a strong commitment to open other physician’s minds to a more integrative and osteopathic healing philosophy.
In my own learning journey I have traveled throughout the country over the last two decades to study under the best integrative doctors and osteopathic physicians. I have completed intensive studies in bioidentical hormones, functional medicine, cranial osteopathic techniques (craniosacral), visceral and pelvic treatment, treatment of traumatic brain injury, osteopathic treatment of infants, myofascial release, nerve release, prolotherapy injections, neuroprolotherapy injections, prp injections, neural therapy and medical nutrition, to name a few.
I have an ongoing commitment to learn, apply the best medical science has to offer, and remain committed to my medical oath to “do no harm”. I feel that by restoring balance to the body - physically, biochemically, emotionally, spiritually, and hormonally, each person can be all they were created to be. I blend the best of pharmaceuticals, compounded medications, nutrients (nutriceuticals), nutritional recommendations, lifestyle changes, emotional and spiritual wellbeing, and physical wellbeing/osteopathic treatment to help my patients achieve their health goals.