Founder

Meet

Dr. Brittany Blockman, MD, MA, FAAP

Clinical Focus

Education & Advanced Training

  • Integrative Medicine Fellowship — UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
  • Pediatric Residency — UCSF Pediatric Leadership for the Underserved (PLUS)
  • M.D. — Tulane University School of Medicine • Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society
  • M.A., Medical Anthropology — Harvard University (Highest Honors)
  • B.A., Anthropology — Princeton University (Highest Honors, Senior Thesis Prize)
  • Functional Medicine Training — Institute for Functional Medicine
  • Certified Practitioner — Center for Mind-Body Medicine
  • Pediatric Hypnosis Training — National Pediatric Hypnosis Training Institute

Leadership, Innovation & Academic Impact

Dr. Blockman has held leadership and faculty roles at nationally renowned institutions and hospital systems. She previously served as a faculty member, researcher, and medical educator at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, where she established the Integrative Pediatric Chronic Illness Clinic and co-led neurodevelopmental and mind-body clinical programs.

She later became the Founding Medical Director of the Pediatric Integrative & Lifestyle Medicine Program at St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital, where she developed multidisciplinary clinical services, group medical visit programs, and community-based health initiatives designed to improve access and outcomes for children with chronic illness.

She is also the Founder and Director of Communitas Health, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization supporting youth living with chronic illness and their families through evidence-based mind-body skills, peer connection, and resilience-building programs that have demonstrated measurable improvements in physical and emotional wellbeing.

Dr. Blockman is a frequent invited speaker at medical conferences and hospital grand rounds and has contributed to pediatric integrative medicine curriculum development, research, and mentorship of medical trainees.

Awards & Recognition

  • American Academy of Pediatrics — Anne E. Dyson Child Advocacy Award
  • American Academy of Pediatrics — Section on Integrative Medicine Research Award
  • Tulane 34 Award for Leadership & Academic Excellence
  • Excellence in Medical Student Teaching Award — UCSF Department of Pediatrics
  • Glasgow-Rubin Award — American Medical Women’s Association

Additional Ventures & Advisory Work

  • Founder & CEO — MotherWit Wellness
    A science-backed pediatric supplement company offering premium supplement kits designed to support developing brains and bodies from prenatal life through adolescence.
  • Clinical Advisor & Consultant to healthcare and family-health product companies, including Lovevery and Happy Family Organics.
  • Former Clinical Service Line Director & Consultant — Maven Clinic, the world’s largest virtual clinic supporting women and families across fertility, pregnancy, parenting, pediatrics, and menopause.

A Personal Note

Beyond her professional roles, Dr. Brittany is a nature-loving mother of three who can often be found gardening, cooking, hiking, or exploring the outdoors with her children.