Meet Our Team
Meet Our Providers at The Thyroid Place
Dr. Ruben Valdes, DC
Dr. Ruben Valdes and his team at The Thyroid Place offer several thyroid treatments such as functional and integrative medicine, FDA cleared laser (LLLT) assisted weight loss, Low-Level Laser Therapy for low thyroid, functional medicine health coaching, and thyroiditis treatment.
Dr. Ruben Valdes DC founded The Thyroid Place to create a clinical home for women dealing with Low Thyroid and finding no relief through conventional care.
Dr. Valdes got to see from direct experience the devastation that low thyroid produces in individuals and in families. Growing up in a home where multiple family members dealt with this disorder and received the conventional model of care to "manage" it, he quickly realized that this issue was very poorly understood and that as a result patients and their families suffered immensely.
Whether from the lack of drive and energy, the depression, the irritability, the added health challenges, the future auto-immune diseases, and the massive frustration he knew something better had to exist. It was from this passion that Dr. Valdes and his wife Melanie founded The Thyroid Place. That purpose has evolved into the greater mission of transforming thyroid health in America – beginning with our central Florida community.
Dr. Ruben Valdes DC is a three times published author, including his amazon best-selling book, the Thyroid Hack.
Melanie Valdes
Melanie Valdes at The Thyroid Place in Winter Park, FL, is a guiding star for many women. She is a functional health coach and offers a wide range of services for her clients mainly nutritional guidance.
Melanie, a mother of three, is currently training as a Functional Health Coach beyond her formal education and has a deep passion for helping women achieve their inner and outer beauty.
Melanie Valdes is dedicated to helping women at improving the quality of their lives in many different ways.
She has a strong track record using her own experience in guiding women to become fitter, more aware of their nutritional choices, and stronger spiritually in their Faith.
Cristina Sanchez, ARNP
Cristina Sanchez is a board-certified adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner (AGACNP-BC). She has over 8 years of nursing experience working with critical care patients.
Cristina E. Sanchez, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) is an experienced and attentive nursing professional with a high level of knowledge in patient-centered care. She has over 8 years of nursing experience working with critical care patients.
She holds two bachelor's degrees, one in healthcare administration and the other in nursing. She received her Master's in Nursing from Nova Southeastern University with honors.
She understands the importance of health and looks at the full picture of lifestyle factors when providing treatment. Her interests include low thyroid conditions, staying active, dancing, and spending time with her family.
Yes, Cristina Sanchez is accepting new patients.
Alexandra Zurita, MD
Alexandra Zurita, originally a medical doctor and decorated surgeon, is a certified functional medicine health coach dedicated to empowering individuals to reclaim their health through food. Her passion lies in guiding people towards a holistic approach to wellness, emphasizing the transformative potential of nutrition.
Alexandra is originally a medical doctor and decorated surgeon in her home country of Ecuador. Her training is her foundation and love for healing, learned from her father (also a surgeon). She has since sharpened her skills as a certified functional medicine health coach.
Her main passion is helping people restore health through food as medicine.
Her greatest loves are Jesus, her husband Paul, and her son Matias.
Donielle Green, DO
Dr. Donielle Green, DO is a medical director and internist at The Thyroid Place in Winter Park, FL. She has expertise in treating aneurysm, depression, and chronic high blood pressure, among other conditions.
Dr. Donielle Green is an internist and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center and Piedmont Medical Center.
She received her medical degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years.
Dr. Donielle Green accepts Medicare, Aetna, Humana, Blue Cross, United Healthcare.
Yes, Dr. Donielle Green is accepting new patients.
Our Location
1555 Howell Branch Rd, Suite A-1
Winter Park, FL 32789
Hours of Operation
Mon-Thurs: 9AM - 5:30PM
Fri: 9AM - 2PM
Sat-Sun: Closed