Dr. Cristyn Watkins

Dr. Cristyn Watkins holds an MD and is double board-certified in Family and Integrative Medicine. She founded aNu Aesthetics & Optimal Wellness in Kansas City, where she is owner and Medical Director. Her early work was in family medicine, serving underserved communities in Brooklyn, New Jersey and Missouri. In 2011 she opened the first aNu location in the Northland area of Kansas City while still working at federally qualified health centers. According to the site, she was the youngest Chief Medical Officer at Northwest Health Services by 2014, overseeing nearly 20 providers across seven clinics. Her advanced certification is in Functional, Metabolic, and Nutrition Medicine, and she is certified as a Master Injector by the American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery. She completed advanced training at George Washington University's School of Medicine and Health Sciences. The site states she has over 15 years of expertise in medicine and aesthetics. After aNu moved into regenerative medicine in 2017, she was named a national trainer in PRP, peptide therapy, IV nutrition, ozone and advanced biologics. She mentors other providers and speaks at national conferences. The business describes her as a master injector and national educator, and as a nationally recognized leader in regenerative therapies, hormone care and root-cause diagnostics. Her clinical work covers hormonal imbalances, gut disorders and IBS, autoimmune diseases, infertility and cycle health, chronic infections and inflammation, and fatigue, burnout and metabolic dysfunction. She practices integrative and functional medicine alongside aesthetics and leads the practice's aesthetic services.