Virginia albear thomas, m.d., abaarm
Dr. Thomas was born in 1959 Havana, months before the Cuban Revolution. Her family lived through the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban Missile Crisis, food shortages, rationing, and a crushing Communist Regime. In 1964, they received their visas to enter the United States as political refugees. The cost: everything they owned. The prize: Freedom. No contest. It was time to learn English, and become Americans.In 1981, Dr. Thomas graduated from Loyola University, then received her MD from the University of Illinois. She spent her internship in general surgery, working with the overwhelming trauma in the Chicago inner city. Dr. Thomas then completed an Anesthesiology Residency at U of I. Directly out of residency, she was recruited by St. James Hospital in Chicago Heights. After a few years of a busy Anesthesiology practice, Dr. Thomas’ family had grown to 4 children under the age of 8. Dr. Thomas chose to stay home for 10 years to devote her full attention to her children. When returning to Medicine, the exciting new specialty of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine drew her attention. She pursued this new field and became Board Certified in this specialty. AgeLess Medical was born to share her expertise and passion for all that is new and cutting edge in Wellness and Preventive Medicine. The field is exploding with amazing research, and changing everyday. It is now available right here, in Northwest Indiana. Why should New York and LA have all the cool stuff?
Vanesa Travin Baltensberger
Originally from Argentina, Vanesa attended the University of Buenos Aires where she majored in Accounting. After college in 1992, she moved to New York City , joining her parents in their thriving restaurant business. Two years later, Vanesa found herself in Munster, Indiana. She then studied Business Administration and Accounting at Robert Morris College in Chicago. Vanesa took time off from her career to raise her two sons in Northwest Indiana. Throughout her life, Vanesa has been passionate about health and exercise. She was an avid swimmer from the age of 5-17 in her native Buenos Aires. Her interest in health drew her to learn about diet and nutrition along with physical fitness as a way of life at any age. Vanesa and Dr. Thomas first met nearly 20 years ago. They found a bond with their similar heritage, intellectual curiosity, passion for health and wellness, and devotion to their children. When Dr. Thomas first opened AgeLess Medical she knew Vanesa was the perfect fit to manage her office and help bring the latest in Wellness, Weight Loss, and Anti-Aging Medicine to Northwest Indiana. Vanesa has since trained as an hCG Diet Coach, and continues her commitment to sharing her knowledge with patients as she helps guide them through their weight loss journey with sincere caring, empathy, and understanding.
Our office
AgeLess Medical is located in Saint John, Indiana, at the corner of Indianapolis Blvd. and 93rd St. We strive to provide a space that is not only aesthetically pleasing and comfortable, but also a welcome respite from the stress of daily life. Our office is private, personal, and professional. It is a boutique medical practice that offers the latest in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine, Wellness, Weight Management, and Hormone Replacement Therapy for both men and women. Appointments are never rushed, and patients are encouraged to ask questions and talk openly about their health and wellness concerns. We are committed to making our office a “no judgement zone”, where patients feel free to talk about whatever is on their minds. This is medicine as we feel it should be practiced. We take the time to get to know our patients, their particular life stresses, and their unique health issues. We partner with our patients by planning together with them to meet their needs. Rather than simply prescribing medications, we seek out the root cause of their symptoms and address those issues with the appropriate supplements and lifestyle changes that will provide them with real health for the long term. It is a joy to us that many of our patients feel free to stop by, just to say hello. They know we really care!