Chelsea began her career as a Registered Dietitian, specializing in pediatric surgery at the University of Michigan’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. It was during this time that she developed a deep appreciation for understanding medicine at a molecular level—how nutrition, physiology, and biochemistry intersect to influence healing.
After several years in clinical practice, Chelsea pursued her Master of Science in Medicine and became board-certified as a Physician Assistant. Throughout her training, she was known for her curiosity - constantly asking “why?” Why did a disease form? Why did a treatment work? Why was a particular study designed a certain way? She came to believe that without understanding the “why,” optimal care cannot be achieved.
For the past eight years, Chelsea has practiced in Critical Care Medicine, managing the most complex and acute cases. These experiences deepened her awareness of the long-term impacts of nutrition, chronic disease, environmental exposure, genetics, and lifestyle.
Blending her backgrounds in nutrition and medicine, Chelsea brings an integrative, evidence-based approach to patient care. She believes in thinking beyond conventional frameworks - using Western medicine when appropriate, while exploring the root-cause and incorporating functional perspectives to restore health. Her philosophy can best be described as open-minded, science-driven medicine.
Chelsea met Dr. Wolf in the hospital setting, where their long conversations revealed a shared passion for approaching medicine through both innovation and curiosity. She is thrilled and honored to join Synchrony Health, where she looks forward to helping patients uncover and address the “why” behind their health. Chelsea’s background fits well into the framework of Synchrony’s mission of providing balanced, sustainable, and effective results. Dr. Wolf chose Chelsea to continue the mission of helping those struggling with chronic disease because of her knowledge and passion for results-driven patient care.
Andrea Wolf, MD FACS – Dr. Andrea Wolf has been a respected member of the medical community in Grand Rapids since 2006. After completing surgical residency in GR in 2011 and a fellowship in Minimally Invasive and Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery (liver, pancreas, and bile ducts) in Philadelphia in 2012, she worked at Spectrum (Corewell) Health doing General Surgery and Surgical Oncology for over a decade. While continuing this work, she completed a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine in 2020 to deepen her connection with patients and expand her set of skills. During this time, Dr. Andrea Wolf was introduced to functional neurology and the manual therapies of craniosacral therapy, visceral manipulation, and somatoemotional release. She is also training in Integrative Health which combines many Eastern medicine practices and Functional Medicine. Using these new skills on top of those provided through her traditional medical education allowed Dr. Wolf to treat a variety of conditions successfully without the need for surgery. Her passion remains in treating chronic abdominal pain while also addressing other chronic health issues that haven’t been inadequately treated by mainstream medicine.
