Dr. Elizabeth Coté M.D., M.P.A., was born in Maine. She earned a B.A. at Wellesley College magna cum laude, an M.D. at Harvard Medical School and a Master’s of Public Administration at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. She did her post graduate internship at Harvard Medical School affiliate Massachusetts General Hospital and residency training in Anesthesia, Pain and Post-Operative Medicine at Harvard Medical School affiliate Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA.

Her career focused on alleviating pain and suffering, especially for the most vulnerable, which has taken her all over the world to provide direct patient care and improve health care systems. Since returning to Maine to raise her family her practice has focused on primary care, with a special focus on helping individuals living with acute and chronic pain and recovering from opioid addiction.

She has earned national recognition for her clinical outcomes. She is delighted to expand access to regenerative medicine in Maine.

Dr. Herzog is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with the added distinction of being a fellow in the college of orthopedic surgeons. He is a true pioneer in regenerative orthopedics, by having utilized the techniques over the last 20 years, which are now becoming more common place.

As a third-generation osteopath it is ingrained in him that medicine should be natural and simple. Believing that drugs are dangerous and overprescribed makes regenerative orthopedics a natural for him to practice.

Essentially Dr. Herzog’ believes that your body’s own custom compounding pharmacy is the right prescription for you. With thousands of satisfied patients treated with compassion, honesty, and a dose of humor, you will find your time well spent and health improved.

Kristen Knopp has been a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner since 2016. She graduated with highest honors obtaining her Masters in Nursing from St. Joseph’s College of Maine. Kristen was born and raised near Bangor, Maine. She began her nursing career in 1993 after graduating from Hampton University in Virginia. She has worked in critical care, home health quality assurance, med surgical units and spent over nine years serving Maine Veterans as an Assisted Living Residential Care Director. As a Nurse Practitioner, she focused on geriatrics and chronic pain management, primarily managing opiates and non-narcotic medications. Throughout her career as a nurse, Kristen has recognized the need for alternatives to our traditional health care system approach of prescribing “a pill for every ill.”

Kristen believes in an individualized, patient centered approach to health and is extremely excited to offer regenerative medicine to our population in Maine. She feels it is a refreshing opportunity to improve quality of life in a less invasive way than more traditional approaches. She is excited to partner with QC Kinetix which complements her practice philosophy to honor the individual and honor the body’s innate ability to heal.

Kristen lives in Western Maine with her husband. She has two adult sons, three adult stepsons, a loyal dog, and a horse. She enjoys being in nature, hiking, horseback riding, healthy cooking, and reading.

Natasha (Tasha) Williamson is a board-certified nurse practitioner born and raised in Maine. She earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern Maine and her master’s degree from Walden University. Natasha has more than 8 years in orthopedic medicine, working on the outpatient and inpatient side of orthopedic surgical medicine.
She developed a passion for medicine and nursing very early in life, often taking care of others and trying to improve their quality of life. Since the start of her career, she’s had a special interest in regenerative medicine, as a better option for her patients than surgery or steroids, which degrade tissue rather than heal and repair.

Natasha has lived in Maine most of her life and lives in Gorham with her husband of ten years, also a lifelong Mainer. They have three children and in her spare time she enjoys reading, traveling with family and friends, and learning new things.