About us

DR. SEAN BREEN

FOUNDER & MEDICAL DIRECTOR

Dr. Breen is board-certified in Anti-Aging, Regenerative, and Functional Medicine and is internationally recognized as an expert in Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) for both men and women.

He has established a world-renown medical practice that implements proprietary methods that truly give people back their health and their lives. He has helped thousands of patients from all over the world achieve the level of optimal health they've always wanted. From his progressive, preventive approach, Dr. Breen and his team of experts transform lives and preserve health.

Before his successful private practice, Dr. Breen served in the United States Marine Corps and has been awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with Valor. For nearly a decade, he served as a Naval medical officer and battalion surgeon both stateside and overseas during his deployment in Iraq, supporting US Marines.

Dr. Breen is happily married to the love of his life, Erin. He and his wife have been blessed with three wonderful children. They currently reside in Orange County, California.

CAT EDGERTON, CN

CERTIFIED NUTRITIONIST

Cat Edgerton is a Certified Nutritionist and serves as our in-house, Lead Nutritionist. She’s the creator of our proprietary FEED THE SOUL Nutrition Program™. Participation is included for all our wellness program patients. FEED THE SOUL™ is also available separately and will soon be offered to people around the globe with our online, virtual version, FEED THE SOUL ONLINE™.

Helping others achieve optimal health and reach their full potential fuels Cat’s undying passion for nutrition education. She strongly believes in the transformative and healing power of a whole foods diet. In addition, she experienced her own personal transformation on every level – body, mind and spirit, using the exact practices she promotes.

Cat has worked with Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign, a non-profit organization dedicated to ending childhood hunger. Currently, she’s contributing her time and energy full time within our practice. Cat is also a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 200), an Integrative Neuro Linquistic Programming (NLP) Practitioner, board certified by the Association for Integrative Psychology (AIP). In her free time, Cat enjoys rock climbing, hiking, camping and all things interior design!

NANCY RUGO, NP

NURSE PRACTITIONER

Nancy is the women’s health specialist at the Breen Center for Optimal Health. Nancy is a nurse practitioner, board-certified in both adult and women’s health. She is also a health and wellness coach and a certified menopause educator. Nancy was trained at the teaching hospitals of both Dartmouth and Harvard and has more than 20 years of clinical experience in women’s health, integrative medicine, and pain management.

Nancy brings passion and excellence to her work. She especially loves helping women navigate through the menopausal transition and beyond using bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, mind-body medicine, and dietary and lifestyle counseling. Her compassionate presence makes a lasting impression on patients. She has had patients contact her after many years to tell her how much of difference she made in their lives.

Before entering a career in healthcare, Nancy was award-winning teacher, the recipient of a prestigious year-long fellowship that allowed her to travel throughout the world, an Outward Bound instructor, and an avid mountain climber. She lives in Orange County with her husband (a healthcare researcher), a son who is currently attending the University of California at Irvine, and her dog and cat. Nancy has a deep love of animals and nature. She enjoys mountain hiking, exploring the California seashore, traveling, doing yoga, and being with friends and family.

VICTORIA AVILA

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Victoria has a passion for leadership and making organizations thrive. This is especially true when she’s working on behalf of a company that is making the world a better place, helping one person at a time get their health and life back.

From personal experience as a patient, Victoria knows first-hand the type of miraculous transformation that’s possible with our practice. She completely transformed her own health and life through participation in our wellness program back in 2015. Since then, her husband started the program as well, and is THRIVING! She can often be seen shouting from the rooftops.

Victoria comes to us with a diverse background that includes a wide variety of experience in both the public and private sector, along with several academic degrees, credentials and certifications.

Victoria works to see our organization runs smoothly. From operations, marketing & business development to human resources and teambuilding, she is behind the scenes getting our message out to those who desire our services. She loves supporting our team and building capacity to ensure our mission is attained and our core values are evident in everything.

In her free time, Victoria enjoys travel, reading, exercise, yoga, meditation, gardening, nature, hiking and healthy organic foods. She is an avid advocate for health, wellness, & spirituality. She’s also a huge animal lover and lives with a menagerie of cats!

KRYSTON HONEA

ACCOUNT & DIAGNOSTIC LEAD

Kryston is our account lead and lead diagnostic technician who wears many hats. With a Masters of Science in Kinesiology and multiple certifications, she brings a wealth of knowledge and understanding to our practice. In addition, she provides ongoing, stellar support to all of our patients.

She interacts with many individuals who are affiliated with our practice. From administering medical diagnostics onsite to being a point of contact on accounts (patient, pharmacy and more), you’ll find her in many corners of the Breen Center for Optimal Health.

Kryston is an invaluable member of our team, and our patients love engaging with her. In her spare time, she loves riding her motorcycle. She also likes to exercise, go on hikes, travel and spend time with family and friends.

JOLENA HENRIKSEN

PATIENT COORDINATOR

Jolena is often the first person our patients meet. She onboards all of our new patients and roots for them, right from the start. Jo helps patients discern if our practice is the right fit. She walks them through the process every step of the way. No one is a number at the Breen Center for Optimal Health!

Jo has a big heart and patients feel her care and concern. They quickly find out she firmly believes in the power of our proprietary method, from first-hand experience and all the patient transformations she has witnessed.

She also provides exceptional, ongoing patient support, and is a member of our patient support team.

In Jo’s free time, she likes to create custom clothing, skateboard, play chess, read, and walk her tortoise, Hank.

BRITTANEY GARCIA

MEDICAL ASSISTANT & PATIENT CONCIERGE

Brittaney is the first person our patients see as they walk into our office. She is seated at our reception desk and greets everyone with a warm, friendly smile. She provides exceptional support to every single patient in our office, day after day.

Brittaney exhibits an optimistic, bubbly, energetic personality, takes the initiative on many projects in the office, and generously shares her brilliant ideas. We’re grateful to have her here, and our patients and vendors are, too. They don’t hesitate to tell us about it, either, as everyone enjoys their interactions with Brittaney!

In her spare time, Brittaney enjoys playing soccer, going to sports events (especially LA Dodgers games), reading, going to theme parks (Disneyland and Universal Studios), hanging out with her family and friends, working out, going to the beach, attending concerts and dancing.

AVERY HANSEN

CLINIC PHLEBOTOMIST

Avery is a highly-skilled, professional phlebotomist who comes to us with extensive experience in the hospital setting.

She provides both mobile and in-house phlebotomy services for all our local patients, and will soon be serving in our forthcoming IV Therapy Clinic.

We are fortunate to have found such a committed, honorable individual who provides competent services both clinically and in all her communication with patients, laboratories and vendors. Our patients love her technique, responsiveness, and how she naturally puts them at ease (as no one typically jumps for joy when they have their blood drawn)! She’s a wonderful addition to our team.

In her free time, Avery enjoys working out at Orangetheory, playing ball with her Labradoodle Scout, and going to concerts or the beach during the summer. She also loves planning LA excursion days with her friends and doing research to find fun, new places to sightsee or go to dinner.