Joanna Cheever

Joanna has over 30 years of experience as a nutrition coach and MA. She assists and supports each client with goal setting, meal planning, and a lifestyle structure that fits the needs of each person.

Brid Sheehan, MA, RAS, CAS

Brid is a specialist in eating disorders and weight management, with over 40 years of intensive structural therapy experience in the Santa Clarita Valley. Brid offers individual and group nutrition therapy and nutrition education classes. and has extensive experience working with eating disorder patients and clients in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Services are located in her office.

Mother and daughter team at Breaking Free Medical Weight Loss

Dr. Marina Gold, MD

Dr. Gold has been practicing medicine for over 39 years and conducting clinical research since 2008. She graduated from medical school in Moscow, Russia, and completed her fellowship at Martin Luther King Hospital. She is board certified in family practice and has extensive experience in neurosurgery and epilepsy management, emergency medicine, geriatrics, cardiology, endocrinology, metabolic and GI complications, pain management, and anti-aging therapy. Dr. Gold is affiliated with four hospitals in the greater Los Angeles area and is on staff at Glendale Memorial Hospital. She also serves on several boards in the area of healthcare management and reform.

Dr. Marina Gold maintains two health clinics, PC Medical Clinic, in Los Angeles County, one in Santa Clarita and the other in Glendale.

Diane Shields, Nutritionist

She has been with the team for 10 years and been a great help with our patients about their wellness and with nutrition. Diane has 38 years of healthcare experience and 14 years in weight loss management 

Mother and daughter team at Breaking Free Medical Weight Loss