About Vitalpath md - THE PRACTICE
YOUR PATH TO VITALITY STARTS HERE
VitalPath MD is a Lifestyle Medicine telehealth practice serving adults located in Oregon at the time of their appointment.
Dr. Iris Schrijver meets you where you are — both in life and in your health journey. Telehealth offers the convenience of connecting from your home or another comfortable location, while a whole-person approach ensures your care is personalized to your needs, values, and goals.
The path to better health is rarely straightforward. You may have tried before to make changes, only to feel that your goals remain just out of reach. At VitalPath MD, your medical care is centered on you. Dr. Schrijver takes the time to understand your history, concerns, and current health conditions, and works with you to define meaningful, realistic steps toward lasting change — steps you can truly feel motivated about.
Here, you’re more than a set of symptoms. You’re a whole person with strengths, dreams, and the ability to create lasting change. Your doctor is here to walk with you — one step at a time — toward a healthier, more energized, and more joyful you. This practice is designed to help you optimize your health and wellbeing.
While VitalPath MD does not prescribe medications and is not a replacement for primary care, lab testing can be ordered and results interpreted to support your overall medical care.
Health is more than the absence of disease. At VitalPath MD, we uncover what’s truly going on, map out clear and achievable steps, and help you take charge of your wellbeing.
FOCUS AREAS
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE
At VitalPath MD, care is rooted in Lifestyle Medicine — addressing the whole person to create lasting change.
Dr. Iris Schrijver brings experience, interest, and expertise in the following areas:
Genetics
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE
Understanding your genetic diagnosis and reducing risk through lifestyle.
If you’ve received a genetic diagnosis, you may wonder about the role of “nature versus nurture” in your health.
Together, we explore how your genetics interact with your lifestyle, so you can take proactive steps to support your wellbeing and reduce your risks.
Healthy Aging
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE
Life Events & Chronic Stress
Thriving at every stage of life
Healthy aging begins with intentional choices—whether you’re building a strong foundation in your younger years, navigating midlife changes, or staying vibrant and resilient later on.
I work with you to create sustainable strategies —ranging from small daily habits to bigger lifestyle shifts. My goal is to help you maintain vitality at every stage, so you can feel strong, energized, and truly thrive, now and into the future.
Life Events & Chronic Stress
Chronic Disease Care & Support
Life Events & Chronic Stress
Navigating transitions, loss, and change
Major life transitions can affect every aspect of health.
Whether you’re navigating loss, facing a life-altering diagnosis, moving into a new life phase, or preparing for a fresh start, we address the impact of stress and change.
This may include support through grief, menopause, burnout, job changes, surgery preparation, or recovery after treatment.
Chronic Disease Care & Support
Chronic Disease Care & Support
Chronic Disease Care & Support
Lifestyle-first care for conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, and more.
Lifestyle Medicine can be a primary treatment approach or an important complement to existing care.
Whether you’re living with high blood pressure, prediabetes or diabetes, high cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, food sensitivities, digestive issues, arthritis, depression, or the long-term effects of cancer, surgery, or stroke — we work together toward better health, and where possible, toward reducing your need for medication.
Health Restoration
Chronic Disease Care & Support
Chronic Disease Care & Support
Regaining energy, balance, and vitality
If you’ve been feeling unwell, low on energy, or “not like yourself,” we identify the root causes and create a personalized plan for recovery.
This may include addressing fatigue, insomnia, brain fog, weight concerns, work-life imbalance, or social isolation — helping you regain vitality and confidence on your path to health.
About dr. iris schrijver
SCIENCE YOU CAN TRUST — SUPPORT YOU CAN FEEL
Dr. Iris Schrijver is a board-certified Lifestyle Medicine physician passionate about the possibility of better health and wellbeing for everyone.
Her medical background is rich and varied. In addition to her Lifestyle Medicine certification, she completed specialty training in Clinical Pathology and Clinical Molecular Genetics. She spent many years practicing at Stanford University, where she directed the Molecular Pathology laboratory at the Stanford Medical Center. This lab provides essential diagnostic genetic testing for inherited conditions and cancer patients, helping guide diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and disease monitoring.
Beyond clinical care, Dr. Schrijver’s research contributed to scientific discovery and improved diagnostic testing. She also served as director of residency and fellowship training programs in Stanford’s Pathology Department, led the Association for Molecular Pathology as its president, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the College of American Pathologists. She remains an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Pathology at Stanford University School of Medicine.
After relocating to Oregon, Dr. Schrijver embraced her commitment to healthcare as a human right by serving on the board of directors and as volunteer medical director of Clackamas Free Clinic (formerly Clackamas Volunteers in Medicine), a safety-net clinic providing free, inclusive care to uninsured and low-income patients. There, she also offered Lifestyle Medicine appointments, extending her dedication to whole-person care to underserved communities.
With a career spanning patient care, research, teaching, and leadership, Dr. Schrijver has published extensively and now focuses on Lifestyle Medicine as the foundation of her practice and speaking engagements — helping people take empowered steps toward vibrant health and wellness. She loves the great outdoors of the Pacific Northwest, fostering dogs for Guide Dogs for the Blind, and making delicious plant-based meals.