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Weight Loss + Wellness

Kure Medical Group is proud to announce this new partnership with Premiere Weight Loss + Wellness, the leading weight loss center on the East Coast.

“Kure is excited to strengthen its pledge to health and wellness by offering excellent service alongside key partnerships like Premiere Weight Loss & Wellness. This additional service will provide great relief to our clients,” stated Dr. Steve Yun, Kure’s Medical Director, “Leveraging state-of-the-art diagnostic tools, the latest advancements in weight loss medications, and contemporary nutritional science, we are dedicated to providing an accessible, validated, and holistic weight loss solution. This is bolstered by ongoing support from our devoted medical professionals during regular weekly visits”

Want to Lose Weight?

Semaglutide

GLP-1 Weekly Treatments

$99: Initial Health Assessment
No charge 90-Day Assessment
$110: Weekly Visit

What is Semaglutide?

A powerful weight loss solution, Semaglutide is a cutting-edge medication that provides impressive weight-loss results. Semaglutide drastically reduces hunger, diminishing your desire for food, while also balancing your blood sugar levels vanquishing your carbohydrate cravings. Losing weight and adopting new dietary habits can be an intimidating task, but the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) latest prescription medication, Semaglutide, can help make the process easier and more successful. This drug works by replicating the action of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP-1), an important factor in insulin production, sugar balance, and metabolism. Semaglutide is a type of medication used for treating type 2 diabetes and works by increasing insulin secretion and reducing glucose production in the liver. It is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist and is available as a once-weekly subcutaneous injection. It has been shown to effectively cause weight loss in patients with type 2 diabetes. There are several expensive brand-named products currently on the market, such as Ozempic and Wegovy. We are excited to offer this same powerful medication in an affordable compounded version that provides the same amazing benefits at an affordable price.

Semaglutide is the FDA-approved active ingredient used in Wegovy® and Ozempic® that has helped thousands of people lose and maintain weight loss when combined with a healthy diet and regular exercise.

Tirzepatide

GLP-1 Weekly Treatments

$99: Initial Health Assessment
No charge 90-Day Assessment
$150: Weekly Visit

What is Tirzepatide?

Recently approved for weight loss, Tirzepatide is an advanced GLP-1 medication that provides up to 30% weight loss with sustainable results, when combined with diet, exercise and positive lifestyle changes. Tirzepatide drastically reduces hunger, diminishing your desire for food, while also balancing your blood sugar levels and vanquishing your carbohydrate cravings. Tirzepatide works to decrease blood sugar levels by increasing insulin production and also lowering the amount of sugar the liver makes. It also slows the rate food passes through your body which makes you feel full longer. Tirzepatide is a single molecule that activates the body’s receptors for GIP and GLP-1, which are natural incretin hormones. Both GIP and GLP-1 receptors are found in areas of the human brain important for appetite regulation. Tirzepatide replicating the actions of naturally occurring Glucagon-like Peptides in the body, an important factor in insulin production, sugar balance, and metabolism. Tirzepatide is currently marketed under the brand name Mounjaro. At Premiere Weight Loss + Wellness, we are excited to offer this same powerful medication in an affordable compounded version that provides the same amazing benefits at an affordable price.

Tirzepatide is the FDA-approved active ingredient used in Mounjaro.  Recently approved for weight loss, Tirzepatide is a single molecule that activates the body’s receptors for GIP and GLP-1, which are natural incretin hormones. Both GIP and GLP-1 receptors are found in areas of the human brain important for appetite regulation. In clinical trails, Tirzepatide achieved up to 30% body weight loss for patients when combined with a healthy diet and regular exercise.

Kure Medical Group

Valentina Ira, MSN, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Valentina is a board certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner dedicated to treating depression, anxiety, addictions, PTSD, and trauma. She has 14+ years of experience in healthcare with specialties in addiction medicine, psychiatry and mental health, as well as emergency department, surgery, and oncology. She received post-graduate degree in Psychiatric Mental Health at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions in Utah. She is a Clinical Faculty at Moorpark College nursing program and a Nurse Practitioner at Los Angeles addiction treatment centers. Valentina believes in the integrative approach that mergers best of Western and Eastern medicine and she has a holistic view on healing all aspects of life that contribute to mental illness. She believes that each client is unique so every treatment plan should be uniquely tailored to that individual; her goal is also to make clients feel accepted and safe. Valentina has been practicing transcendental meditation, yoga, and Ayurvedic lifestyle for many years. She enjoys living in the Santa Monica Mountains and hiking local trails.

Steve Yun, M.D.

Anesthesiologist | Medical Director

Dr. Yun is Board-Certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology and Certified in Adult and Pediatric Advanced Life Support. He received his B.S. with Honors from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his M.D. with Honors from the University of Southern California in 1996, followed by three years of additional training in Anesthesiology at the UCLA Medical Center. He has been in private practice since 2000. For the last 15+ years, he has served as Director of Anesthesia for Dr. Daniel Kharrazi, – Former Team Physician for the Los Angeles Lakers. ​Dr. Yun is a Clinical Professor at Western University of Health Sciences and a Lecturer at the Loma Linda School of Dentistry. He has received the Physician of Excellence Award multiple times from the Orange County Medical Association. He has been recognized as “Anesthesiologist of the Year” by the Fresh Start Surgical Charity and is a proud supporter of the So Cal Bulldog Rescue Organization.

Andy Rimando, MSN, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Andy has built a solid experience in health care in the last 18 years, with specialties in sleep medicine, critical care, anesthesia and post anesthesia care, as well as psychiatry and mental health. He graduated from California State University Los Angeles, and attended schools in University of Scranton in Pennsylvania, and Stevenson University in Maryland. He completed his nursing residency in Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, and has worked in University of Maryland Medical Center, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, and recently at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland. He loves to hike big mountains in his free time, and has traveled to several countries to experience other cultures. He currently resides in Los Angeles California.

Janet Sharma, MSN, PMHNP-BC

Medical Advisor

Janet is a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner focused on treating anxiety, depression, and women’s mental health. She believes that inner work is critical to one’s mental health journey, as it helps solidify new views and coping skills.  Janet has experience doing critical care in the emergency department. She has also worked with patients in inpatient and outpatient mental health settings. She has worked with individuals from diverse backgrounds across all age groups using a holistic therapeutic model. She is passionate about restoring personal health and wellness. Janet understands that growth is not linear and that the ability to change remains with us. Janet enjoys teaching and learning from others, spending time with her family, and learning new things along the way. She is also fluent in Spanish.

Erica Weiszmann

Office Manager

Erica’s passion for healthcare stems from the insatiable curiosity she has for humans and her belief that everyone deserves freedom from the chains of mental illness. She became immersed in the world of mental health afflictions during employment as a pre-medical student, and this interest extended into a desire to assist all kinds of patients in accessing the most appropriate mental health resources for them.  She has seen the positive and frankly, life-changing, effects of ketamine treatment firsthand during her time as a medical assistant at a clinic providing infusions for individuals with treatment-resistant depression and chronic pain.  She is proud to be serving the community of southern California with the services here at KureKetamine as Business Office Manager.  Armed with an extensive background in behavioral health to best complement the care you receive here, she holds certifications in Brain Health, as well as Meditation.  When she is not working, you can catch her at hot yoga, biking through LA, body surfing at the incredible beaches here, trying out a new Pinterest recipe, and reading about neuroscience.

Steve Yun, M.D.

Anesthesiologist | Medical Director

Dr. Yun is Board-Certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology and Certified in Adult and Pediatric Advanced Life Support. He received his B.S. with Honors from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his M.D. with Honors from the University of Southern California in 1996, followed by three years of additional training in Anesthesiology at the UCLA Medical Center. He has been in private practice since 2000. For the last 15+ years, he has served as Director of Anesthesia for Dr. Daniel Kharrazi, – Former Team Physician for the Los Angeles Lakers. ​Dr. Yun is a Clinical Professor at Western University of Health Sciences and a Lecturer at the Loma Linda School of Dentistry. He has received the Physician of Excellence Award multiple times from the Orange County Medical Association. He has been recognized as “Anesthesiologist of the Year” by the Fresh Start Surgical Charity and is a proud supporter of the So Cal Bulldog Rescue Organization.

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