Dr. Bryan McConnell has been a student of holistic medicine since his teen years.  Teen-age acne motivated a keen interest in the body’s ability to heal itself and but more importantly, patient responsibility for a healthy body.  
Dr. McConnell was raised on a rural farm in northeast Colorado, lived three years in Oregon while growing up, and graduated from high school in Fort Collins.  After working for about a year in construction, he entered the ministry at the age of 19, and spent the next 5 years of his life traveling and preaching the gospel, most of this time in Kansas.

Bryan was married to Teresa in 1988 where they lived in the Denver area for eight years.  During this time he attended the community college of Aurora and then enrolled in the University of Colorado at Denver, working on premedical studies.  He also attended Colorado School of Healing Arts for massage therapy training while working in the copier repair service business.

He enrolled in the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in 1995 in Tempe, Arizona, and upon graduating in 1999, he and his wife started the first naturopathic medical clinic The First Resort, in Green Valley, south of Tucson.  Treatments for the mostly geriatric population included lifestyle counseling, nutraceutical and botanical medicine, detoxification therapies, and heavy metal reduction.  Dr. McConnell’s love continues to be centered on lifestyle choices, and the summary of his mission statement is inspiring others to make healthier choices in the realm of diet and exercise.  Having a desire to further his education, he began his journey in osteopathic medicine in 2004, and moved to the Phoenix area.  One of his primary goals for the upcoming fourth year of school, in addition to focusing on family medicine, is to specialize in osteopathic manipulative medicine.

A lifelong student of optimum nutrition and exercise, Dr. McConnell portrays a healthy example and is an avid cyclist, having participated in El Tour de Tucson among other group rides for the last seven years.  Last fall he completed the 252 mile Cochise County bicycle ride.  Plans of Dr. and Mrs. McConnell include offering a triad of medical choices for their patients:  osteopathic medicine, naturopathic medicine, and in-patient programs.  The in-patient programs will emphasize optimum nutrition and movement/exercise/sport to optimize patients’ health and wellness. 

Dr. McConnell obtains certification in massage therapy, a doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine from the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, additional certifications in, Cranial Osteopathy, Environmental Medicine, Oxidative Therapies, ACAM Chelation Therapy, Sanum Remedies, and a special interest in cellular detoxification therapies.  Currently, Dr. McConnell is enrolled as a 4th year student at Midwestern University in the Osteopathic Medicine program.  He will enter his residency in Family Medicine in June of 2008.

Dr. McConnell still takes time to see patients referred by health practitioners for nutritional & chelation IV’s for heavy metal reduction .  He is available for consultations to discuss naturopathic alternatives with allergy tests, hormone panels, and heavy metal challenges. He is currently involved in controlled double blind/crossover with placebo research at Midwestern University of Osteopathic Medicine to determine the effectiveness of Amazon herbs in a group of male cyclists.  The research will measure the increase in performance and recovery time over a period of 2 months.