About Ailanto Group

Mission Statement

To assist our patients in achieving optimum health and well-being through a customized wellness program encompassing every aspect of a patient’s daily routine.

Dr. Roger Spahr

Dr. Spahr’s infatuation with medicine began in grade school. By high school he had decided to devote his life to helping others through the study of medicine and the science of the body. He completed his medical degree at Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Family Medicine at Community Hospitals of Indianapolis and was Board Certified by the American Board of Family Practice in 1986.

Over the following ten years Dr. Spahr grew his practice and developed strong relationships with his patients. He began to notice that a number of patients required more extensive diagnostic evaluations for asthma, chronic fatigue, Irritible bowel, fibromyalgia, and hormonal imbalances.  Despite referrals to excellent, reputalbe specialists or referral centers, the patient’s ailments persisted. However, now the patients found they were on more medications, often with side effects. His desire to help the person and not just treat the disease caused Dr. Spahr to seek better ways to move patients to wellness. .

In 1996 he began to learn of an emerging medical field called Functional Medicine. Functional Medicine is personalized medicine that deals with primary prevention and underlying causes instead of symptoms of chronic disease. Dr. Spahr decided this would be the best way to help his patients achieve optimum health and began shifting his practice in that direction.

Currently, Dr. Spahr operates a successful Functional Medicine practice on the north side of Indianapolis. Through the practice of Functional Medicine he has been able to help his patients bring their bodies hormones back into balance, allowing the bodies systems to function optimally, and the patients to achieve total wellness.

Dr. Angela LaSalle

    Angela LaSalle is board certified in Family Medicine with a fellowship in Integrative Medicine. She is a guest and keynote speaker on a variety of medical topics and women's health issues and provides interviews for radio and print media. A graduate of Indiana University School of Medicine, she received her fellowship in Integrative Medicine through the University of Arizona, a program founded by Andrew Weil, M.D. 
     Hailing from Fort Wayne, Indiana, Dr. LaSalle's focus has been in the field of Endocrinology, with special emphasis on the interplay of hormones, nutrition and lifestyle on the balance of the neurotransmitters and the immune system. Named “Readers' Choice for General Practice Doctor's Office” for 3 years in a row (2008-2010) and "2008 Readers' Choice for Top Physician" by the Fort Wayne News Sentinel and Journal Gazette, Dr. LaSalle brings her practice from Fort Wayne to Indianapolis in order to expand the delivery of Integrative Medicine services to Indiana and Midwest residents. 
      In the Spring of 2011, Dr. LaSalle began the second expansion of her Indianapolis practice by joining with Dr. Roger Spahr at the Ailanto Group. Together with a team that includes nutrition, chiropractic, physical training and life coaching, Ailanto Group works to provide a multidisciplinary approach and more comprehensive therapies for patients with mood and concentration issues, hormonal imbalances and metabolic or nutritional issues. Her practice includes assessment of thyroid, adrenals, treatment of metabolic syndrome, hormone replacement as well as comprehensive nutritional assessments. 
      Dr. LaSalle holds an A.A.S. and B.S. degrees in Nursing from Indiana University - Purdue University. She worked in Surgery, Burn Unit and inpatient Substance Abuse as a Registered Nurse prior to entering medical school. After her residency, Dr. LaSalle worked as an urgent care physician until her love of holistic medicine prompted her participation in the Integrative Medicine fellowship. "It felt like the best of both worlds," she states. “Finally, I could return to the holistic focus I had learned in nursing and combine it with the biochemical focus from my medical training”. 
      An avid patient educator, Dr. LaSalle is a columnist for “Current in Carmel” and “Indy’s Child”, and has been interviewed for national publications such as “Martha Stewart's Body and Soul” magazine. Dr. LaSalle is a presenter for medical and public conferences, been a repeat guest on WBCL radio's "Mid-Morning Show" and WISH TV’s “Indy Style” morning show. She also founded the "Integrative Health Series", a set of presentations for community education on various health topics. Dr. LaSalle also speaks for various women’s groups and organizations. For more information, see her website at www.angelalasallemd.com.

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Thomas K. Nottingham

Dr. Thomas K. Nottingham is a board certified chiropractor a senior partner of Circle City Chiropractic, as well as staff Chiropractor for the Ailanto Group. While playing football and attending Indiana Central University Dr. Nottingham decided he wanted to help people relieve their pain instead of inflicting more of it. He then transferred to the Palmer College of Chiropractic. He completed his doctorate in 1982 and has been in private practice ever since. In 1997, Dr. Nottingham moved to Indianapolis, started a partnership with Dr. James Rasp, and together they started Circle City Chiropractic. Throughout the course of his career, Dr. Nottingham has treated many professional, college and amateur athletes with chiropractic care and the proper use of nutritionals. His knowledge of nutraceutical and anti-aging nutrition, exercise rehabilitation, sports injuries and wellness chiropractic allow him to work within the BodyLogicMD system to help patients achieve optimal health and wellness through proper musculo-skeletal alignment.

Sue Beaudoin

Sue has been a medical administrator for over twenty years, but her first love and passion is cooking.  Sue was a home economics major in college, and went on to study cooking for many years.  She, herself, has gluten and dairy allergies, so she is very sensitive to the needs of those with food challenges.  Her focus is on using real food (fresh), emphasizing what you CAN have, and using those ingredients in new and delightful ways.

Sue Beaudoin, CMPE, CPC 

Vicky Hensley

Vicky Hensley became a Nationally Certified Therapeutic Massage Therapist in 1995 after completing the Advanced Clinical and Sports Massage Program at the Florida College of Natural Health. Incorporating neuromuscular therapy pain relief techniques, myofascial release, energy work and trigger point therapy into all her massages; she specializes in pain relief, post- op rehabilitation and sports massage for Olympic and professional athletes. Upon returning to Indiana in 1999 she maintained a “have table, will travel” practice until joining the Ailanto group in 2008. Vicky custom designs each patient’s massage treatment to work synergistically within the BodyLogicMD system so the patient can achieve optimal mental, physical and emotional health.