Dr. James ScribnerMD, FACEP, MPH

Dr. Scribner treats a wide range of conditions including perimenopause, menopause, low testosterone, erectile dysfunction, hypothyroidism, hormonal imbalance, brain fog, fatigue, insulin resistance, weight management challenges, depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, long COVID, post-viral syndrome, and osteoporosis. He approaches each condition with a functional medicine root-cause workup rather than symptom-only management.

Yes. Dr. Scribner holds board certification from the American Board of Emergency Medicine and carries the FACEP designation from the American College of Emergency Physicians. He also holds the ABAARM Diplomate credential from the American Board of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine and completed his A4M Fellowship in Anti-Aging, Functional and Metabolic Medicine.

Dr. Scribner earned his MD at Georgetown University Hospital and completed his Emergency Medicine residency at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth. He also holds a Master of Public Health from Georgetown School of Medicine. His undergraduate degree is from Creighton University.

Dr. Scribner has twenty years in medicine overall, with fifteen years devoted to emergency medicine. He accumulated roughly 50,000 patient encounters during that time and served as Medical Director of the emergency department at PeaceHealth St. Joseph in Bellingham. He founded Mt. Baker Medical in 2024.

Yes. Dr. Scribner offers IV ketamine therapy in-clinic for treatment-resistant depression, severe anxiety, and PTSD. He monitors patients throughout every session, including vital signs. The standard induction series runs six sessions. He does not offer mail-order or technician-only protocols.

Dr. Scribner prescribes bioidentical hormone therapy including estradiol, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA, and thyroid hormones. He also offers testosterone replacement therapy for men, gender-affirming hormone therapy on an informed-consent basis, and women's sexual health treatments including vaginal estradiol, oxytocin, and Scream Cream. He works with Empower Pharmacy for compounded medications.

Yes. Dr. Scribner supervises semaglutide and tirzepatide protocols compounded through Empower Pharmacy. He starts with a baseline lab panel, monitors patients quarterly with InBody body composition scans, and titrates dosing based on individual response. He treats GLP-1 therapy as a medical protocol, not a subscription service.

Yes. Dr. Scribner provides gender-affirming hormone therapy on an informed-consent model. No letters are required. He treats trans and non-binary patients within a full primary care relationship. Non-members can also access gender-affirming care with separate pricing.

Dr. Scribner holds full prescribing authority as an MD, including compounded medications, controlled substances, and hospital privileges at PeaceHealth St. Joseph. He pairs fifteen years of emergency medicine clinical rigor with A4M Fellowship training in functional and metabolic medicine. His workups include advanced panels such as full thyroid with reverse T3, SHBG, inflammatory markers, methylation, and micronutrient testing.

Yes. Dr. Scribner is the only physician at Mt. Baker Medical. He personally conducts every appointment, reads every lab result, and writes every protocol. Patients work with the same physician across all visits.