Doctors Accepting New Patients
EAST GREENWICH  ·  EAST PROVIDENCE
Laura Henseler MD
​(accepting new patients in East Greenwich for Primary Care)
BCFM, ASAM​
Dr. Laura Henseler is a board-certified family physician and addiction specialist, with expertise treating patients of all genders  from the early teen years through the twilight of life.  She strives to treat each person as a whole and responds to their individual needs.  She will guide patients through the management of both their physical and mental health needs. 
A native New Englander from the North Shore of MA, Dr. Henseler attended Clark University & then graduated from Boston University School of Medicine.  She is thrilled to call Rhode Island her home for the past 20 years.  She truly embraces the “Ocean State” and loves to spend time swimming, kayaking, boating and even “cold plunging” during the winter months.  Dr. Henseler and her husband Sean have three adult children spread across the globe.  While Dr. Henseler loves to travel with her family, she is also a homebody at heart and on off days you may find her tending to her garden, fruit trees, and backyard chickens. 
Emiko Ishihara DO
​(accepting new patients in East Providence for Primary Care - sign up now for start date 11/30/26 )
Dr. Emiko Ishihara is a board-certified family medicine physician with a passion for lifestyle medicine and whole-person care. She attended Des Moines University for medical school, then completed a dual residency program in Family Medicine and Preventive Medicine with a Master’s in Public Health in Population Medicine at Loma Linda University in California. Loma Linda is home to one of the world’s five original Blue Zones and her training there emphasized the powerful role lifestyle and community play in long-term health. Dr. Ishihara also specializes in addiction medicine, geriatrics, and aging well at home.
Dr. Ishihara lives on an intergenerational family farm in Tiverton, Rhode Island, with her parents, brother, wife, children, and lots and lots of chickens. When not doctoring, parenting, or washing dishes, she enjoys practicing yoga, meditation, and qi gong. When she has more time she aspires to learn the accordion. 

Not accepting Medicare patients - please join the waitlist to be notified when she is able to accept (likely late 2027).
Erin Kunkel ​MD
(accepting new patients for Women's Health membership in E. Greenwich)
FACOG, DABOM, MSCP
Dr. Erin Kunkel grew up in the DC metro area. She conducted her BA in Theater at Middlebury College, medical school at Brown University, and residency in OB/GYN at UPenn.  She returned to RI after residency and spent 7.5 years practicing as a board-certified general OB/GYN. Throughout her time in that practice, she fell in love with working with women in midlife, supporting them through the unique challenges posed by the late reproductive years, perimenopause, and  postmenopause.  She completed a professional training certification in Women’s Integrative and Functional Medicine, board certification in Obesity Medicine (DABOM), and became a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner (MSCP).  Her additional areas of expertise include general gynecology, PCOS, and abnormal uterine bleeding.  When not working, she can be found exploring new parks and hikes with her husband and daughter, browsing plant nurseries with aspirational garden visions in mind, cooking, or just drinking coffee with a good book or a good friend.​