Our team
Jacob Rickoll, DNP, AGNP-C, AAHIVS, FNMP
I am a Louisiana licensed APRN, an AANP board certified Adult/Geriatric Nurse Practitioner with Doctorate in Nursing Practice, an HIV Specialist certified by AAHIVM, and a Functional and Nutritional Medicine Practitioner certified by AAFH. Born and raised in New Orleans, I am a graduate of Jesuit High School (‘98), University of New Orleans (‘03), and Louisiana State University Health Science Center (‘16 and ‘20). I love to help people achieve their performance goals (physical, sexual, and cognitive). I assess progress with as many objective metrics as possible, and I assume all deficiencies in performance are a result of metabolic dysfunction until proven otherwise. I do not want to me your psychiatrist, therapist, mommy, or friend. I want only to help you achieve the optimal health results you want and deserve. My other obsessions include training for CrossFit, Hyrox, Ironman, and U.S. Masters Swimming events. I live in MidCity with my husband, Jason Schayot, who won’t let me get a dog.
Jason Landry, MD, AAHIVS
Member of AAHIV (American Academy of HIV Medicine), IDSA (Infectious Diseases Society of America), and IAS-USA (International Antiviral Association-USA). Board certified in Family Medicine with specialization in Chronic Disease Management. Attended Louisiana State University studying microbiology with particular interest in virology. Accepted into medical school at LSUHSC in New Orleans, Louisiana. Completed 3 year family medicine residency in Lafayette, Louisiana. Focused on chronic disease management and risk reduction by implementing dietary and lifestyle modification in conjunction with medical management. Particular interests include diabetes and its associated complications (chronic kidney disease, coronary artery disease, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease), thyroid dysfunction, rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis, liver disease (hepatitis C, hepatitis B, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis), and HIV.
Arwen Podesta, MD, ABPN, FASAM, ABIHM
Arwen Podesta, MD is a New Orleans based board-certified adult psychiatrist with sub-specializations in addiction medicine, forensic psychiatry, and integrative medicine. A graduate of the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Dr. Podesta completed her psychiatry residency at Louisiana State University before pursuing fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry at Tulane University. Dr. Podesta serves as medical director and consultant to addiction treatment programs throughout Louisiana. She consults for the courts and is an expert witness. Her private practice, Podesta Wellness, is a e multi-disciplinary collaborative model that embodies Dr. Podesta’s wellness model for whole health. Across all contexts and venues, Dr. Podesta’s primary focus has been and continues to be access to integrative mental health and addiction treatment, and rational prescribing practices. She is a national speaker and teacher, and on the steering committee for Psych Congress. www.PodestaWellness.com