Our Staff N. Elizabeth Markovich, DNP Elizabeth completed the Masters of Science in Nursing and Family Nurse Practitioner certification in 1993 after many years as an RN. She recently completed a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Florida State. She has extensive experience in general family practice medicine and in rheumatology. She has a special interest in treatment of hormone imbalance, thyroid problems, reducing heart disease and diabetes risk, arthritis, and pain. She has education and experience in functional medicine, use of special testing, and working on certification with the Institute for Functional Medicine. Read more about the services Elizabeth offers in Patient Resources & News/Information Dr. John Ness, MD

Dr. Ness is our consulting physician and medical director. He is a popular local family doctor, well known for his interest in integrative medicine. He is an adjunct professor at the FSU school of medicine. He hasapractice on Universal Drive in Tallahassee and is one of the founders of the Healing Arts Alliance an organization to promote cooperation and learning among health professional interested in alternatives.

Martin Markovich is Elizabeth's husband and a partner in IHC. He has a background in business and public policy and has a PhD from RAND. He is involved in personnel and strategic planning and many other areas.

Crystal is the office manager and handles our billing. She does some in-house procedures such as venopuncture, EKG's, and nebulizer treatments. She is a certified Phlebotomist.

Erika is our anchor person at the front desk. Scheduling is her main task, taking most phone calls and routing messages. She is usually the first and last person you see in the office.

Joanna is our medical assistant. She works in the lab and is trained in phlebotomy, administers shots, nebulizer treatments and EKGs. She also takes care of referrals, patient files, faxes, Rx refills, as well as returning patient calls, assisting in reception and occasionally billing.

Please welcome our newest member to the IHC Team!! Michelle is our Office Assistant, taking over some of Joanna's responsibilities like importing documents, taking care of medical records, and checking faxes.

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