West Holistic Medicine

Our Story

Dr. Pollard earned her medical degree from the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School in Dallas in 1998. She completed her residency in Family and Community Medicine at Columbia University-New York Presbyterian Hospital in 2001, serving as Chief Resident in her final year. Her training in Family Medicine emphasized illness and health in the context of genetics, family, environment, community and spiritual life. In 2009, she obtained a Master’s Degree in Public Health in South America, and conducted research on primary care-oriented health systems and primary care evaluation. Dr. Pollard is a Diplomate of the American Board of Integrative and Holistic Medicine. She serves as Co-Chair of the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine's (AIHM) Austin Chapter. She has additional training in cross-cultural medicine, mind-body medicine, nutritional medicine and functional medicine. Dr. Pollard has practiced Iyengar yoga since 1989. She enjoys cooking with whole foods and going to Austin’s farmers’ markets, as well as gardening and walking in her neighborhood with her husband and two young sons. She is fluent in Spanish. Dr. Maltz was born and raised in Houston and is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. She earned her MD and Master in Public Health from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston. She completed her residency in Internal and Preventive Medicine at UTMB in 2011 and then a 2-year Integrative Medicine Fellowship at Stamford Hospital in Stamford, CT. Dr. Maltz has been trained in trigger point injections, meditation, spirituality, nutrition, mind-body therapies, botanicals and herbs via an intensive 1000-hour curriculum created by The University of Arizona Integrative Medicine Program founded by Dr. Andrew Weil. She completed a 300-hour Medical Acupuncture course through the State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate. Most recently, she was living in Albuquerque, NM, working as an Assistant Professor at the University of New Mexico's School of Medicine. Dr. Maltz is a member of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, for which she served on the Board of Directors from 2013 - 2015. Dr. Maltz's specific interests include helping her patients improve their health through lifestyle interventions including, but not limited to, eastern medical practices, nutrition, botanicals, mind-body techniques and by decreasing environmental exposures. Welcome back to Texas! http://www.ashleymaltzmd.com After completing undergraduate studies in Bioengineering and Chemistry in 2000, Kevin started to pursue a career in the field of medicine. He discovered acupuncture while applying for medical schools. Acupuncture appealed to his calling to assist healing in the most natural and non-invasive way. In 2005, Kevin graduated from AOMA in Austin with a Masters in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. He continues intensive studies to this day. His teachers are Dr. Jeffrey Yuen (88th generation lineage holder, Daoist Jade School of Purity) and Dr. Arnaud Versluys, (20th generation lineage holder, Tien-Zeng Shang Han Lun Herbalism). Both are renowned experts, emphasizing teachings from the classical writings of Chinese Medicine dating from over 1000 years ago. Kevin's studies have cultivated a deep ability to promote healing from a variety of physical, emotional and spiritual conditions. For more information, go to http://www.healingwayaustin.com. ​In his personal time, Kevin enthusiastically practices Yoga, Meditation and Qi Gong. He also loves to swim, cook and listen to music. He enjoys a loving family life that keeps him happily and smiling daily.