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Holistic Medical Doctor

Dr. Carmen Báez-Franceschi, Founder & CEO

Dr. Carmen Báez-Fraceschi, MD, MBA, is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Wellness Institute of Neurodevelopment (WIN). She possesses over twenty (20) years as a Board Certified Pediatrician and maintains her medical licenses in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico. She has spent over a decade specializing in the treatment of children and adolescence with neurodevelopment disorders which inspired the establishment of WIN. Learn more about our integrative medicine doctor.

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About Our Doctor

Dr. Baez-Franceschi’s initial desire to discover and develop new ideas occurred at the age of 13 during her research done with the National Forest Service scientists, published in 1979.

She majored in biology at the University of Puerto Rico and graduated magna cum laude in 1990. Her passion for research gained her national recognition including scholarships from the National Science Foundation, Minority Biomedical Research Support, and the National Institutes of Health.

She attended the Medical Sciences Campus at the University of Puerto Rico, received her doctorate degree with honors in 1994, and went on to complete her residency at the All Children’s Hospital, now known as Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, in St. Petersburg, Florida. The American Board of Pediatrics certified her in 1997 and 2015. After finishing her training, she started working in a private office and as a CMS physician where she was assigned to deliver care for children with severe chronic and developmental problems. While working on this assignment, she became very frustrated with the limited programs available to help these children improve their development.  Little did she know that this frustration would plant the seed that would eventually evolve in new developments and the center of her future professional life. In 2003, she received the title of Associate Professor from the University of Puerto Rico and has trained Pediatric residents.

Beginning in 2005 Dr. Baez Franceschi spent much of her time researching and traveling the world to train with the best so that when the center opened, she would be fully prepared to offer unique treatments.  She received training and certifications in multiple modalities of treatments: Homeopathic Medicine, Biomedical Treatments, Integrated Listening Systems, Advanced Practitioner, Hyperbaric Chamber, Neurofeedback professional training, etc.

For years, she was the Pediatric Medical Expert on a local TV station program that aired at noon. She has participated in a multitude of television appearances, radio interviews, written hundreds of articles where she demonstrates her expertise in treating children and adults with developmental delays. She has been invited as a speaker to numerous local and international professional and educational conferences for colleagues and patients.

Personal Accreditation

Fellow
American Board of Pediatrics (MOC 2015)

Full Medical Licensure
Florida

Full Medical Licensure
Texas

Full Medical Licensure
Puerto Rico

Professional Affiliations

  • Diplomat American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Center for Education and Development of Clinical Homeopathy (CEDH)
  • WIN Foundation

Following her desire to develop a center that will treat children with developmental and neurological problems, she decided to open her own private practice in 2005; which evolved into what the Wellness Institute of Neurodevelopment (WIN) is today, a multidisciplinary center to treat children and adults with developmental delays. In September 2019, WIN Houston was inaugurated.

Her protocols combine her experience in taking care of difficult cases in combination with her knowledge of multiple modalities of treatments.  The Franceschi MethodTM is the name of the compendium of her knowledge, which has resulted in a unique way of treating children with autism syndromes, attention deficit disorder (ADD), Down Syndrome, and other conditions that affect learning.  The protocols are secure, evidence-based, and grounded in the patient to achieve maximum potential in the least amount of time and are confirmed by standardized and quantitative testing. 

She has received recognition from colleagues and other organizations for her work in developing scientifically proven new ways of successfully treating children and adults with developmental delays - 2012 SME Top Management Award, 2013 Med Achievement Award, and The Legacy. Recently, she was awarded Top Doctor 2019-2020. 2020-2021.

In 2011, she created the Star Kids Foundation; a non-profit organization whose Board of Director is composed of parents that want other children that do not have the economic resources to benefit from the treatments offered in the clinic.

Franceschi Method™

She developed the Franceschi MethodTM, a treatment protocol for neurological conditions, that combines different methodologies of treatment and continually measures that the patient is achieving maximum progress utilizing quantitative and neurological evaluations.

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Books, Articles & Other Publications

  • Dr. Carmen Báez-Franceschi, Mi hijo tiene Autismo, Publication-2012
  • Dr. Carmen Báez-Franceschi, Franceschi MethodTM – Created effective protocol of treatment for children with Autism, ADD/ADHD and other developmental problems-2007
  • Dr. Carmen Báez-Franceschi, Franceschi Theory – Algorithm that tries to explain the etiology of developmental problems and the development of the Franceschi MethodTM – 2007
  • Dr. Carmen Báez-Franceschi, hundreds of articles for local newspapers, magazines, TV interviews, digital media-2001-2017
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Conditions Dr. Báez-Franceschi treats

WIN Wellness Institute of Neurodevelopment clinic is among the few in the world with interest of being a center of advanced investigation and treatment and one of the first pediatric clinics of integrity medicine in Puerto Rico. In our offices, we offer our patients the necessary services to identify and treat the different conditions that affect us today.

ADD/ADHD/CAPD

ADD/ADHD/CAPD

At the Wellness Institute of Neurodevelopment, we have been successfully treating children and adults with ADHD for the last 12 years using holistic ADHD treatments, oftentimes treating ADHD without medication.

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Autism

Autism

At WIN, we have successfully treated thousands of children and adults with Autism through our integrative autism therapy programs.

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Speech Delay

Speech Delay

Speech Delay is one of the most common symptoms initially identified in children.

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Dyslexia

Dyslexia

Dyslexia is a learning problem where the eyes have difficulty understanding letters, numbers, etc. when they read or when they hear them. It is a decoding problem.

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Autoimmune Disorders

Autoimmune Disorders

The common denominator in all these conditions is that the body attacks itself. The early signs of an autoimmune disorder vary and may present as fatigue, achy muscles, low-grade fever, among other symptoms.

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Neurological Disorders

Neurological Disorders

Neurological disorders are defined as illnesses that affect the brain, nerves, or spinal cord.

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Gastrointestinal Disorders

Gastrointestinal Disorders

Gastrointestinal disorders refer to diseases that affect the digestive system.

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Brain Injuries

Brain Injuries

A brain injury is caused by damage to the brain that results in a change of the brain's neuronal activity which disrupts the normal function of the brain.

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Academic Performance Improvement

Academic Performance Improvement

The Wellness Institute of Neurodevelopment is dedicated to improving brain performance at any age.

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Wellness

Wellness

The Wellness Institute of Neurodevelopment believes that if you want to live at your greatest you have to be as healthy as possible.

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Get in touch with WIN

Houston, Texas

Address 5757 Woodway Drive. Suite 190 E
Houston, TX 77057

Telephone 832-703-1090

Guaynabo, Puerto Rico

Address 101 San Patricio Ave. Maramar Plaza, Suite 1060
Guaynabo, PR 00968

Telephone 787-474-0400

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