BIOTE PROVIDER

After working in a large group setting for four years, Dr. Hausman-Cohen opened Balcones Woods Family Medicine in 2001 to practice the “Art of Medicine.”

Dr. Sharon Hausman-Cohen obtained both her Master””s and Medical Degree from Harvard Medical School. She enjoys staying current in the medical field and spends a tremendous amount of time reading medical literature to keep the office up-to-date. Some of her favorite topics include nutrition, cardiac health, osteoporosis, mental health, and more. She also enjoys office orthopedics and musculoskeletal complaints, and endocrinology – including thyroid issues and stage of life hormonal changes.

Although dedicated to science and evidence-based medicine, Dr. Hausman-Cohen, like all of our providers, has a special emphasis on emotional and personalized needs for patients. She also has a strong interest in alternative and complementary medicine which she shares with the practice as a whole. She is the mother of 3 children in their teens and 20s.

CREDENTIALS
Dr. Gabriela Pichardo, MD, is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and has also completed the formal training in Integrative Medicine through The Academy of Integrative and Holistic Medicine Fellowship. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Louisiana State University, and has been practicing medicine since 2013. She moved to Texas with her family, in 2015.

Dr. Pichardo previously worked with Baylor Scott and White in Round Rock, Texas where she was the Medical Director for the Primary Care Department from 2016-2018. She is a member of the American College of Physicians, The Texas Medical Association and The Hispanic Physicians Association of Austin. She has been a mentor for The National Hispanic Health Foundation and is currently active within the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Her previous patient’s have exclaimed, “She was one of the best!” “I would give 100 stars if I could!” “She is willing to learn and is SUPER knowledgeable, compassionate and just truly a wonderful person.” “I wish I could carry her in my pocket!”

INTEGRATIVE INTERESTS

Dr. Pichardo has a wonderfully wide knowledge base and her experience in both integrative and conventional training help her to provide intuitive and compassionate care. She began studying with Dr. Hausman-Cohen even before she finished her Integrative Medicine Fellowship and this supported her decision to join Resilient Health and support her passion for personalized medicine and genomics.?

She has particular interest in Women’s Health, hormone and adrenal issues, autoimmune and rheumatologic disorders and in mental health. She also loves working with older adults to help keep them healthy and feeling well during their senior years. She is passionate about best practices, finding root causes and employing a mind-body approach.

NEW WORK
Dr. Pichardo believes that the nature of health and wellness is complex and interdependent. As such, she has worked closely with Dr. Hausman-Cohen to expand her knowledge of medical genomics, which lends itself to the understanding of the unique variables that each of us carry. With this knowledge, she can provide more personalized and highly tailored treatment plans for her patients. She has enjoyed incorporating the use of medical genomics in practice and looks forward to educating her patients on the benefits.

Consultations with Dr. Pichardo are available in person or by telemedicine and can be offered in English and Spanish.