Meet the Founder of Compass Cellular Healing
ABOUT
THE PHYSICIAN
Dr. Lee Howard, MD, FACS
Dr. Howard founded Compass Cellular Healing, a Nashville alternative medicine clinic, to provide patients the tools needed to achieve optimal health and longevity.
Dr. Howard is a board certified general surgeon, a cosmetic surgeon, and a functional medicine practitioner. He encountered the effects of chronic disease and the shortfalls of modern medicine too frequently. He found that patients are not provided the proper tools and information to get well and stay well. Spurred on by his own desire to achieve health and wellness, he has dedicated his career to helping his patients achieve their unique health goals. At our Nashville alternative medicine clinic, we take a practical approach to health and provide our clients with proper education. We incorporate ways to improve their quality of life by treating the person as a whole and not simply putting a bandaid (a pill) on the symptom.
Meet the Team
Highly trained professionals ready to provide the best treatment, be gentle and give you a pleasant experience
Dr. Lee Howard, M.D., FACS
Physician
Dr. Howard is from Lawrenceburg, TN. He attended medical school at St. George’s University and completed surgical residency at Lehigh Valley Hospital. Dr. Howard is Board Certified in General Surgery. In 2018, Dr Howard started Compass Cellular Healing recognizing that healing, from any disease process, is best when approached at the cellular level. Dr. Howard saw that current treatments offered little hope to so many and he wanted to change that. Dr. Howard enjoy outdoor activities such as fishing and hunting. Dr. Howard is married to Kelly and they have 4 children.
Dr. Becca Ranz, D.O.
Physician
Dr. Ranz is from Murfreesboro, TN. She attended medical school at Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed a residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at Indiana University in Indianapolis. Dr. Ranz is Board Certified in PM&R, a specialty that focuses on optimizing a person’s function. Dr. Ranz has found her passion working at Compass by helping people optimize their health and wellness through regenerative and functional medicine. Dr. Ranz enjoys spending time with her family, hiking, gardening, and cooking. She is married with 2 children and 2 dogs.
Nathan Byrnes, APRN, FNP
Nurse Practitioner
Nathan was originally born in Turkey. He graduated from Arkansas State University in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management with an emphasis in Sports and Marketing. He enlisted active duty Air Force in 2015 as a public affairs specialist/photojournalist. While serving in the Air Force, he was accepted into an accelerated RN program and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Arkansas State University in 2019. He obtained his Master of Science in Nursing-Family Nurse Practitioner program in 2021. Nathan specializes in Mens health and wellness, joint injections, regenerative medicine, sexual wellness, and hormone management. He enjoys spending his free time working out, traveling, being outdoors, and photography.
Kelly Howard, RN, BSN
Registered Nurse
Katie Delinski, RN, BSN
Registered Nurse
Originally from Alabama, Katie attended The University of Alabama, graduating in 2014. She has worked as a nurse since on the cardiac unit, specializing in electrophysiology. Katie is passionate about educating her patients to live active and healthy lifestyles. Katie primarily helps with mixing and administering iv infusions, lab draws, and administering Ozone Therapy. In her free time she likes to hang out with her dog, Dobby, and her friends . She enjoys living a healthy lifestyle and traveling the world!
