Dr. Walton is an Arizona girl, born and raised. Since she was a young girl, she always knew her life purpose was to be a physician and this was the sole focus of her education. When the time finally came to apply for medical school, she was faced with personal and family health crises that gave her no other option but to delay this step. Through a very arduous journey of caring for her mother during her battle with cancer, Dr. Walton was ultimately led to naturopathic medicine. It was through this process that it became evident that true healing has been lost in modern medicine and she decided to pursue the journey to become the physician and healer she was meant to be.

During naturopathic medical school, Dr. Walton began studying oncology and planned to become an integrative oncologist. However, she realized that her gifts and experience were more in alignment with the preventative side. She quickly fell in love with physical and regenerative medicine. Dr. Walton spent the majority of her clinical clerkships working in the Neil Riordan Center for Regenerative Medicine, where she trained under some of the nation’s most experienced physicians in non-opioid pain management. She also completed several intensive training programs in regenerative injection techniques including Prolotherapy, Prolozone®, Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP), and Autologous Stem Cells. Dr. Karissa loves using regenerative medicine to help patients get out of pain so that they can move freely and live the life they love.

In addition to regenerative medicine, Dr. Walton has studied many other ways to optimize human performance including Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Ozone Therapy, Neurofeedback, and Functional Neurology. She specializes in treating a variety of conditions including autoimmune disease, chronic infectious illness, endocrine disorders (adrenal, thyroid, male and female hormones), musculoskeletal disorders, and neurodegenerative disease (Alzheimer’s, MS, Parkinson’s Disease).
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Dr. Walton believes that medicine is rooted in both nature and science, and true health stems from combining them to treat the individual—not the condition. She believes in treating the underlying cause of illness, rather than suppressing symptoms. Using this functional approach to medicine, she is able to develop customized, targeted therapies for every patient. She is also able to help her patients understand the “why” behind their symptoms and teach them how to regain an optimal level of health.

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Education:

• Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, Tempe AZ

• Graduate Coursework in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ

• Bachelor of Science in Physiology, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ

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Additional Training/Certifications:

• Advanced Clinical Endocrinology / Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy
• American Academy of Ozone (AAO) Ozonotherapy and Prolozone® Certification
• Functional Neurology Apprenticeship (ACNB certification in progress)
• ISNR Neurofeedback Apprenticeship (BCIA certification in progress)
• IVNTP IV Nutrient Therapy Certification

• Kinesio University Kinesio Taping® Courses, KT1-KT4 
• Selective Functional Movement Assessment Certification, Level 1
• Stop the Bleed Campaign Instructor Certification
• Strength Matters Kettlebell Instructor Certification, Level 1

Dr. Newell is from New England. She has always known that she wanted to be a doctor with her favorite childhood toy being a child’s doctor kit. She completed her undergraduate degree in Biology and Biotechnology at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI).  During her time there she worked as a First Responder on campus. She wrote a paper on the potential uses of stem cells in medicine and the potential impact the use of stem cells might have on society. For her senior project, she worked with the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Pediatric Behavioral Follow-up Unit at UMass Memorial Center on a bridge project to help them track which NICU treatments resulted in better long-term outcomes. Through her journey to naturopathic medicine, she also worked in a lab performing genetic testing. Through her research, it was her personal and family health conditions that led to naturopathic medicine. Naturopathic medicine was an immediate fit for her because of her interest in prevention and her philosophy that the “pill for an ill” is not the only or best way for medicine to help people.

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During naturopathic medical school Dr. Newell became passionate about many areas of medicine and ultimately decided to focus her clinical experience in regenerative medicine, non-opioid pain management, dermatology and minor surgery. She is dedicated to finding the cause of disease as well as the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes. She spent a lot of time working at the Neil Riordan Center for Regenerative medicine while in medical school. There she trained extensively in Prolotherapy, Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP), and Perineural injection Therapy (PIT) for management of numerous conditions including joint pain, instability, muscle pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and sports injuries. She enjoys treating different dermatological conditions, performing scar therapy, and has done additional training in neuromodulators (Botox).

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Education:

• Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, Tempe AZ

• Bachelor of Science in Biology and Biotechnology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA

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