Our Values
Knowledge is Power
We believe that truly personalized healthcare motivates individuals with detailed information and advice that is relevant and specific to them, and their unique health challenges, and thereby, empowers change.
Health is Greater than Wealth
We believe that good health is foundational and more impactful than material wealth, and we invest in others by sharing knowledge and personalized recommendations.
We Are All Connected
We embrace the reality that we exist in a common space and time with all that surrounds us, flora, fauna, organic, and inorganic, and we accept responsibility for the effects of our actions on the world at large.
About Us
We are so happy you found us! Whatever your current health struggles, challenges, or concerns, however minor or major they may be, we are here to help. Our Founder & CEO, Dr. Jennifer Cann, is a board-certified pathologist specializing in comparative and translational pathology who also enjoys an active and fulfilling avocation as a clinical herbalist. She has had a long successful career in biomedical research working in academic, government, and pharmaceutical R&D environments. She has authored >30 peer-reviewed scientific publications and 3 book chapters.
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Dr. Cann earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 2001, her PhD degree in Molecular & Cellular Pathobiology in 2006, and has been board-certified in Anatomic Veterinary Pathology since 2008. Most recently, in December 2023, she completed her Master of Science in Clinical Herbal Medicine degree, In her full-time career she specializes in comparative and translational pathology, and her therapeutic areas of expertise include women's reproductive health, including menstrual, perimenopausal, and menopausal challenges; cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, including diabetes and NASH; neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases; autoimmune diseases, including MS, lupus, and Sjögren's syndrome; respiratory diseases, including asthma, COPD, IPF, and viral pneumonias; inflammatory bowel diseases, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis; ocular diseases; and cancer.
At Before Virchow, Dr. Cann provides expert consulting in all matters of health & wellness from common conditions, such as perimenopause, insomnia, obesity, metabolic syndrome, cancer, and depression, to the ultra rare. Whatever your struggles, you are not alone, and Dr. Cann can help you better understand the biological processes behind your experiences and diagnoses. With your permission, she can also team up with your other healthcare providers to help determine the etiology of your struggles if you are still searching for a definitive diagnosis, or the best path forward if you are dealing with a complex condition.
Dr. Cann works with individual clients one-on-one by appointment only via HIIPPA-compliant video conferencing, or in person in her private office. She helps clients define individual short and long-term goals, and formulates a detailed plan for improved health & wellness, including support from safe and effective medicinal plants. So, if you or someone you love are struggling with a health or wellness issue that is not responding to conventional therapy, please reach out, we would love to help.
Our Mission
We aim to empower people with relevant and helpful information about their own bodies and specific ailments; and to provide personalized, science-based, actionable advice that includes safe and effective use of medicinal plants, to support optimal health.
Our Vision
We envision a world in which good health and well-being are prioritized at all levels: personal, societal, and planetary.