Standard consultation
Parasitology evaluation, diagnostic test orders, prescription as clinically appropriate, and supportive guidance.
Telehealth parasitology · California
Parasitology, taken seriously.
A California telehealth clinic for people who think they have a parasitic infection — or know they were exposed. We evaluate, test, treat, and follow up.
Licensed in California. No referral required.
You're not charged until a clinician confirms your appointment.
What BraveWorms is
If your regular doctor hasn't been able to look at this, we can.
BraveWorms is the first dedicated US telehealth platform for parasitology. Patients complete a clinical intake, meet a nurse practitioner or physician assistant by video under the supervision of a California-licensed physician, and receive testing, treatment, and follow-up as clinically appropriate.
The service exists because parasitology evaluation is not a standard component of US primary care, and academic tropical medicine clinics are largely inaccessible without a referral. BraveWorms fills the middle.
Asynchronous messaging is available between appointments for clinical follow-up and questions about an active workup.
Pre-travel consultation
Prophylaxis and trip-specific guidance based on destination, exposure category, and individual history.
Pre-immunosuppression screening
Strongyloides clearance and related screening before initiation of biologics, chemotherapy, or transplant immunosuppression.
Second-opinion review
For patients who have received a parasitology diagnosis elsewhere and want a structured review by a dedicated clinician.
The clinical scope
A defined branch of infectious disease medicine.
Recognized organisms and clinical indications evaluated by this practice, when individual exposure history and clinical presentation warrant.
- Strongyloides stercoralis
- Schistosoma
- Giardia
- Hookworm
- Trichuris
- Toxocara
- Echinococcus
- Trypanosoma cruzi
- Trichinella
- Cysticercosis
- Leishmania
- Filariasis
- Ascaris lumbricoides
- Fasciola hepatica
- Cryptosporidium
- Entamoeba histolytica
- Pre-immunosuppression screening
- Post-travel evaluation
- Unexplained eosinophilia
- Household contact
- Endemic-region residence
- Occupational exposure
- Pre-biologic clearance
- Second-opinion review
The access gap
A defined branch of infectious disease medicine, and most clinics aren't set up for it.
Standard primary care in the United States does not include structured parasitology evaluation as part of routine workups. Specialty care exists at academic centers such as Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, but referrals are difficult to obtain and visits are scarce.
Published estimates from peer-reviewed public health literature place the number of Americans living with undiagnosed parasitic infection in the millions, with higher burden in lower-income populations and in regions including Texas and the Gulf Coast. We cite this as the context for why this service exists, not as a statement about any individual reader.
Hotez PJ, et al. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014 and 2018.
How it works
Three steps. That's the whole process.
01
Intake
Complete a structured clinical intake before booking. Indications, exposures, and medical history that the clinician needs.
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Why are you considering an evaluation?
- Travel history
- Pre-immunosuppression
- Eosinophilia
- Household contact
- Occupational exposure
02
Consultation
Schedule a video consultation with a nurse practitioner or physician assistant. Discuss history, symptoms, and a workup plan.
Choose a time
TUE
12
WED
13
THU
14
FRI
15
SAT
16
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
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Workup and follow-up
Lab and imaging orders if clinically appropriate. Prescription as needed. Recheck cadence set by the clinician.
Eosinophils, absolute count
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How the platform is built
Established infrastructure. Real medical records.
Service area
Licensed in California.
Patients must be located in California at the time of the appointment. Additional states will be announced as licensure is in place. No multistate claims are made.
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States at launch
100%
Telehealth, by design
Clinical and laboratory infrastructure
FDA-cleared assays. Established partners.
The platform is built on health-system-grade infrastructure. Names appear here as factual disclosures, not as endorsements.
- ChARM HealthEMR · scheduling · video · e-prescribing
- Quest DiagnosticsReference laboratory partner
- LabCorpReference laboratory partner
- BioFire GI panelFDA-cleared 22-target multiplex
Why this is credible
Real medicine. Plainly delivered.
Licensed clinicians under physician supervision
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants deliver care under standardized procedures and a delegation of services agreement with the supervising physician, Dr. Waltzman, MD.
Supportive supplements, sold separately
When clinically appropriate, supportive supplements may be recommended. They are billed separately from the visit fee and are never required for treatment.
What we won't do
Plainly stated, in advance.
The consumer parasitology space is crowded with products and protocols that lack evidence. The full reasoning is on the supportive care page. The short version:
No bentonite or zeolite cleanses
Documented quality-control concerns and limited evidence for the marketed indication.
No wormwood and black walnut protocols
No controlled-trial evidence. Wormwood carries known neurotoxicity risk.
No DTC PCR panels as standalone diagnostics
Confirmatory testing with FDA-cleared assays is the standard before any clinical decision.
A consultation is $120.
Flat, private pay, no insurance. Labs, imaging, and prescriptions are billed separately by the lab, imaging center, and pharmacy.