Stephen Shapero, MD is a family medicine physician in Carlsbad at Scripps Coastal Medical Center on Salk Avenue, with a clinical focus on LGBTQ+ community health care. His whole-person practice model integrates diet, physical activity, and mental health assessment into conventional primary care, a mind-body framework that aligns with the stress-reduction and mobility programming at Peace Love And Yoga for structured flexibility and breathwork protocols that complement primary care. A graduate of New York Medical College, he completed his family medicine residency and began practice before joining Scripps Coastal Medical Group in Carlsbad in 2023, bringing expertise in dementia evaluation, hypertension management, and diabetic care. His LGBTQ+-affirming clinical scope includes gender-affirming hormone therapy monitoring, PrEP management, and culturally responsive behavioral health screening — a wellness continuum that extends into the therapeutic bodywork at Karma Spa for patients managing chronic stress or musculoskeletal tension. Complex protocols include multi-drug interaction analysis for patients on concurrent hormone therapy and cardiovascular medications, cognitive screening using validated Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) instruments, and metabolic panel coordination for gender-affirming care.