Your Team
The Team at Signature Wellness is here to help you reach your health goals!
You’ll benefit from the clinical experience of our founder, Dr Deb Matthew MD, as well our other experienced health care practitioners. Our team will provide you with a personalized wellness plan to address the imbalances that are holding you back from feeling your best. We’ll work together to help you rebalance, restore and rejuvenate!
We are here to support you 100% in your journey to optimal health!
Wellness Providers
Founder and Medical Director
Dr. Matthew has completed a 2 year advanced fellowship program in Anti-Aging, Functional and Regenerative Medicine and passed both written and oral exams offered by the A4M. She is a national and international oral board examiner for the A4M and is a Diplomat of the American Board of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine as well as the American Board of Integrative Medicine.
Dr Matthew is the Past-President of the North Carolina Integrative Medicine Society (NCIMS), member of the Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM), and is Board Certified by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
AJ Bales NP-C
Certified Nurse Practitioner
AJ has his Masters in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner. He was a Recon Scout Sniper who served 15 years in the United States Marine Corps with multiple combat deployments and awards. He completed training with The Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Training Academy and is enrolled in the fellowship training program with the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M)
AJ believes that true preventative medicine should address sleep, stress, nutrition, exercise and sexual health before a prescription should be written.
Nicole Bentivegna NP-C
Certified Nurse Practitioner
Nicole is passionate about finding the root cause of her patient’s concerns, focusing on a comprehensive wellness approach to foster overall health and longevity.
Staci Burrell FNP-C
Certified Family Nurse Practitioner
Staci has been a Family Practice Nurse Practitioner since 1998, focusing mainly on women’s health issues. She is Board Certified by the ANCC. In an effort to provide more holistic care to her patients, she began working with bio-identical hormones in 2009. She has participated in the fellowship training program with the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M).
Staci sees both men and women for hormone replacement and nutritional medicine. She enjoys helping to transform lives using the Signature Wellness approach.
Health Coaches
Marci Cheney ND
Naturopath / Patient Educator
Marci brings extensive knowledge of naturopathic medicine and clinical nutrition to the practice. She is a graduate of the doctoral program at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and Health Sciences, and has been an instructor for Hawthorn University’s Master of Science in Holistic Nutrition Program.
Marci provides expanded clinical education with a calm approach to help our patients understand and implement our recommendations successfully.
Helen Gardiner-Parks FNTP
Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner / Health Coach
Helen is passionate about food and healing; she believes in Hippocrates’ adage about food being medicine and is committed to supporting people in eating as close to the earth as possible.
Helen has a Masters degree in education and is certified as a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (FNTP). She has training in Positive Intelligence and transformational coaching and is here to support you in achieving optimal health in mind, body, and spirit.
Melissa Hipsher RN, BSN
Nurse / Patient Educator
Melissa is a Registered Nurse with over 20 years of nursing experience. She has experiencing caring for a diverse population including medical, surgical, emergency, and cardiac patients.
Melissa has a passion for wellness as well as keeping people healthy using food as medicine. In April of 2022 she became a certified Health Coach through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition.
MedSpa Providers
Elissa Bolling PA-C
Clinical Aesthetics Physician Assistant
Elissa is a Physician Assistant specializing in aesthetic medicine. She has a strong passion for what she does and helping patients become their naturally beautiful selves. She is an artist and focuses on the details and intricacies that make each patient beautiful.
Elissa has been a Physician Assistant since 2016 and is certified by the NCCPA. She has trained along side plastic surgeons and has over 4 years of injectable experience.
She also provides evaluation and treatment of sexual health issues for both men and women with a functional wellness approach.
Andie Sloan
Holistic Esthetician
Andie is a licensed esthetician with a passion for helping people and making them feel and look their best. She brings a wealth of experience of customer service from the beauty industry, where she excelled at patient education, services, and care.
She aspires to make every patient feel special and provide a great experience from beginning to end.
Office Leadership
Marissa Moshonisiotis
Office Manager
As a management professional Marissa’s journey has been fueled by a commitment to excellence and an innate passion for forging meaningful connections with others. Beyond the day-to-day spreadsheets and business plans, lies her true passion: connecting with people. Driven by a genuine desire to empower and uplift, she is dedicated to leveraging her background in holistic health and business management to serve our Signature Wellness community in meaningful ways that she hopes will resonate long after the first interaction.
Rachel Dixon
Assistant Office Manager
Rachel is a dedicated assistant office manager and certified personal trainer with a passion for health, fitness, and holistic wellness.
With extensive experience in the health and fitness industry, Rachel has been actively involved in promoting well-being and empowering individuals to lead healthier lifestyles for several years.
Patient Care Coordinators
Suzie Freitag
Patient Care Coordinator
With a compassionate approach and dedication to enhancing our patient’s experience, Suzie has been instrumental in her role as Patient Care Coordinator to build connections with patients throughout the course of their journey at Signature Wellness. Suzie came to us with a long standing background in sales and customer service along with a passion for physical healing and emotional wellbeing. Suzie has been able to share her experience through the lens of being a patient of our practice prior to starting her career with us in 2021.
Christina Linkowski
Patient Care Coordinator
Patient Liaison and Concierge
Madison Polite
Patient Liaison
Madison is a Patient Care Coordinator whose passion is to help others get the care they deserve. If you have called into the office, you have probably had the chance to speak with her!
Madison has always had a passion for functional medicine. After struggling with her own health challenges, she finally got the answers she needed from the team at Signature Wellness. As such, she strives to help others receive the same care and experience the same welcoming arms she had when she started her journey!
Jane Pavlish
Patient Liaison
Jane feels blessed to be an integral part of the team here at Signature Wellness that you trust to guide you on your journey towards better whole health and quality of life. She brings over 25 years of outstanding customer service, nutrition and education. Originally, as a Patient, she experienced my own transformation under the guidance of our team who brought their talents together to guide her through her own journey. She provides a unique skill set through all her life experiences that allow her to naturally connect to our patients and put them at ease. She looks forward with eagerness to helping to guide you through your journey.
Emma Gardiner-Parks
Supplement Concierge
While her background is in history and statistics, she enjoys finding ways to apply her experience with organization, communication, and spreadsheets to her work.
She has been interested in supplements and integrative medicine for years. She enjoys interacting with patients and making sure all orders are filled as quickly as possible. She also helps keep the rest of the office running smoothly by keeping it fully stocked!
Clinical Support
Caitlyn Costa
Clinical Assistant
Dedicated to women’s health and promoting longevity, Caitlyn brings a compassionate and patient-centered approach to her role as a Clinical Assistant at Signature Wellness. Her passion for building meaningful connections with patients drives her to ensure that every individual feels heard, respected, and guided throughout their wellness journey. Committed to a career in medicine, Caitlyn’s goal is to make every visit a positive and empowering experience.
Angelica Sandiford
Clinical Assistant
Angelica is a committed clinical assistant who is dedicated to promoting wellness and providing compassionate care to patients. Currently pursuing a career in medicine and women’s health, she is deeply committed to the principles of functional medicine and its holistic approach to wellness
Arianna Delts
Clinical Assistant
As a clinical assistant, Arianna is driven by the desire to cultivate an atmosphere where patients feel truly seen and appreciated. Her commitment to empathetic support ensures that each person’s journey towards well-being is met with thoughtful attention and care. With plans to pursue PA school, she aspires to integrate holistic approaches into mainstream medicine, enhancing patient care with a blend of traditional and alternative practices.
Take The First Step
On Your Journey To Optimal Health
Looking to explore our programs? Our patient coordinator is standing by, to help you to learn more about our process.
