About Us

At River City Wellness & Weight Loss, we are a team of women who are passionate about helping our patients achieve their personal health goals. Our commitment to providing high-quality care and support means that we work with you to develop a personalized weight loss and wellness plan. We understand that every patient is unique, which is why we offer a variety of services and programs to help you achieve your goals.

Meet the Team

RN, MSN, A-GNP-C

Lara V. Sanders

Lara is a primary care nurse practitioner based out of Little Rock, Arkansas. She earned a double masters degree in nursing and nursing education from the University of Central Arkansas (UCA). Lara has over 20 years of nursing experience, including five years of critical care nursing in the coronary care unit at Baptist Medical Center and ten years as a nursing instructor at Baptist Health School of Nursing. She has been a nurse practitioner for the last eight years, treating patients with chronic and acute conditions.

Lara's talent is looking at the entire picture for her patients to help them implement changes. Her knowledge and experience gives her the ability to think outside the box. She takes her time with her clients and tries to get to know them to present all the best options. It gives her patients the ability to make informed decisions for their health beyond the standard clinical experience. Her teaching is so much a part of any office experience with her. She truly wants her patients to be successful and it shows in the way she does her practice.

RN, BAN, CBN

Gae Fuller

Gae graduated in May 1991 from the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, MN as an RN, BAN. Her background includes oncology/hematology, hospice, and GI. She began working with Dr. Wellborn in 2010 and earned her Bariatric Nurse certification. She has over 14 years of weight loss experience.

Gae's specialty is treating everyone with warmth and compassion. She has a talent for getting to the root causes of why someone is struggling to lose weight and helps them formulate a better plan. Gae was the inspiration and the drive to start River City Wellness & Weight Loss so that Dr. Wellborn's patients could continue to receive the care they needed for their bands. She continues to be the heartbeat of our clinic.

Administrator

Amanda Alm

Amanda is the founder of River City Wellness & Weight Loss. She has a degree in Construction Project Management from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

After watching family members suffer from health issues related to weight and then undergo Lap band surgery, she experienced firsthand the transformative effects it can have on a person’s health and happiness. That’s why she started this clinic to provide continued expert care for Lap band patients around the state.