About Freedom Healthcare
family practice • wellness • bioidentical hormones
Freedom Healthcare’s Story
Utah’s Wellness Doctor: Jeffery S. Nelson
Freedom Healthcare (FHC) was started in 2010 by Dr. Jeffrey S. Nelson. The Clinic was founded with the objective to provide a preventative and personal healthcare approach. Dr. Nelson’s passion to provide evidence-based medicine brought Freedom Healthcare into fruition. Prior to the emergence of FHC, Dr. Nelson practiced family medicine in Germany. While he was in Germany, his mom told him about the innovative treatment of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT).
Dr. Nelson later attended his first evidence-based medical education series on bioidentical hormones in 2008 by Dr. Neal Rouzier. At the conference, Dr. Nelson was shocked at the sheer volume of scientific evidence there was for bioidentical hormones. This information was not taught in medical school or residency. After the education series with Dr. Rouzier, Dr. Nelson changed his patients’ treatments from synthetics to bioidentical hormones and all of them felt better.
Dr. Nelson continued to study bioidentical hormones and became an expert in this area of medicine. Freedom Healthcare continued to grow as patients saw incredible results through functional medicine and bioidentical hormones. In addition, Dr. Nelson’s innovative approach to healthcare attracted other providers, who trained under him. Freedom Healthcare is now quickly expanding with locations in Layton, Ogden, and Sandy, Utah. However, FHC’s passion for evidence-based medicine remains the catalyst for the Clinics’ tenacity and success in the healthcare sphere.
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Meet the Team

Staff members at the Sandy Location

Dr. Nelson
Jeffrey S. Nelson, D.O., graduated with a B.S. in human biology from Brigham Young University and then received his D.O. from Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2001. Dr. Nelson completed his residency in Family Medicine at St Louis University Hospital in St Louis, MO and Scott Air Force Base in Belleville, IL.
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Melissa Lonnecker, PA-C
Melissa Lonnecker is Freedom Healthcare’s (FHC) Physician Assistant PA-C. She has worked for Freedom Healthcare since 2012. Melissa received her Associate’s Degree in Biology from RICKS College and a Bachelor’s Degree in Zoology with an Emphasis in Human Biology from Brigham Young University. She later attended Physician Assistant School from Western University of Health Sciences.
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Melissa worked in Family Practice/Urgent Care from 2001-2012. Her personal philosophy is to live well until you die. Melissa’s professional philosophy centers around “Functional Medicine, which is to make sure the body has the building blocks it needs so it can heal and thrive. These building blocks include nutrients, hormones and lifestyle factors.”
She said, “I love FHC because we are able to practice healthcare in a much more comprehensive way. It’s a relaxed environment and we have time to really help our patients to thrive and live well.” Melissa is a space nerd. She follows astronomical events and enjoys anything on the topic.

Shaune Bullock, NP-C
Shaune Bullock is Freedom Healthcare’s (FHC) Nurse Practitioner (NP-C). She spent greater than 100 hours with Dr. Nelson for her final preceptor in the FNP program. Shaune is bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) certified through Dr. Rouzier, an expert in the field. She was a registered nurse for 27 years. She worked in long-term care, medical-surgical, IMC/ICU, home health, radiology, dialysis and refugee healthcare.
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Shaune wanted to make a bigger impact in people’s lives so she decided to become a nurse practitioner. She discovered BHRT through two preceptors, one of which was Dr. Jeff Nelson, and became passionate about this transformative field of healthcare. Shaune values people, compassion and diversity. Her life motto, tattooed in Thai, reads, “love never fails.” Shaune’s passion is to provide her patients with the resources they need to improve their health in a dynamic way. She loves to see patients live their lives to the fullest. She knows hormone balance is a key factor to reach optimal health.
Shaune said, “Freedom Healthcare is all about radically transforming patients’ lives and I am thrilled to be a part of the team! From getting labs drawn to the exam room, everyone is so professional and friendly and genuinely cares about others.” Shaune lived in Thailand for 10 years and volunteered in refugee camps. There she taught community health workers how to prevent disease and illness. She understands the importance and the privilege it is to have access to preventive healthcare.

Gavin Woods, NP-C
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Staff members at the South Ogden Location

Kenzlee Wooden, NP-C
Kenzlee Wooden in Freedom Healthcare’s Nurse Practitioner (NP-C) at the South Ogden location. Kenzlee has greater than 12 years of experience as a healthcare professional. She attended University of Utah for all general education prior to her acceptance into Western Governors University Nursing Program. After graduation, she worked as a Registered Nurse at McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, UT. She soon transitioned her focus to care for elderly patients in their homes as a hospice nurse.
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Kenzlee’s time as a hospice nurse taught her the value of disease prevention. She grew tired of “quick, band-aid” fixes when it came to a person’s health. This became the number one reason she returned to school. Kenzlee attended the University of Cincinnati, Ohio where she received a Master’s of Science in Nursing with a specialty focus in Adult-Gerontology Primary Care. She completed two years of graduate coursework with over 600 hours of clinical experience. Over one third of those hours were focused on the use of hormones and other methods to prevent disease. Prevention is one of her biggest passions in healthcare.
Kenzlee was born and raised in Northern Utah. She enjoys hiking, running, playing sports, and spending time in the sunshine. She and her husband (also a Utah native) have spent the majority of their marriage in Utah with a three-year adventure in San Francisco, California. Kenzlee is a mother and owns two Labradoodle puppies.

Staff members at the Layton Location

Aaron Butcher, PA-C
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Aaron values FHC because of its natural approach to healthcare, ability to identify the cause of disease and restore the body to its natural capabilities. In addition, he likes FHC’s focus on genetic testing where gene mutations are identified and natural genes are put back in their place.
Aaron lives by the quote “Life is ten percent what happens to me and ninety percent how I react to it,” by Charles Swindoll. Aaron enjoys dirt biking, snowboarding, traveling with family and golf. He is fluent in spanish and portguese. He has five kids, three boys and two girls with his wife Monica who he has been married to for twenty-six years.

Heather Amante, NP-C
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Heather’s focus is in holistic and preventative care. “The greatest wealth is health.”- by Virgil is one of her favorite quotes. She enjoys not only making her patients healthier but educating them with the most up to date guidelines in modern medicine. Heather values Freedom Healthcare because it incorporates traditional and modern medicine. She said, “We are given the freedom to present the facts to our patients and enable them with proper resources so they can make the best decisions in their health and for their unique, specific needs.”
Beside her love for helping others achieve their health goals, she enjoys staying physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually active. Heather is a road cyclist, enjoys outdoor trail running, hiking, reading and joining in community events. Her future goals include yoga, a triathlon and a marathon.

Jennifer Castillo, FNP-C
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Jenny was drawn to BHRT after she experienced improvements in her life from the treatment. Her experience motivated her to pursue an education in the healthcare sphere and put herself in a position to help others achieve similar results. She lives in Huntsville, Utah on a small family farm with her husband and two sons.

Freedom Healthcare
Sandy
8899 S 700 E
Suite #250
Sandy, UT
(801) 996-4306
Freedom Healthcare
Layton
Suite B
(801) 845-2190
Freedom Healthcare
South Ogden
Suite #104
South Ogden UT 84403
(801) 605-3801

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