Our Team

The Hillsboro Naturopathic Clinic was started by Dr. Victoria Lutskovsky to achieve her goals of treating the whole person and helping the body improve itself. Dr. Lutskovsky works with other health care professionals, including Doctors of Naturopathic Medicine, Chiropractors, Massage Therapists and various laboratories.

Dr. Lutskovsky graduated as Doctor of Preventative Medicine in former USSR. Aside from traditional medicine, she studied and practiced acupuncture, acupressure, and laser therapy on acupuncture meridians.

After relocating to the United States, Dr. Lutskovsky pursued a course of study in Naturopathic Medicine, graduating from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in 1998. She currently is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor in State of Oregon, running a busy Naturopathic clinic in accordance with regulations about scope of Naturopathic practice.

Dr. Lutskovsky began her medical career in the city of Kharkov, Ukraine. Prior to beginning her post-graduate work, she worked in the Public Health Department, dealing with epidemiology and public health. Her experience with preventative medicine led her to Naturopathic and Homeopathic Medicine.

After receiving her degree from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in 1998, she opened the Hillsboro Naturopathic Clinic in Hillsboro, OR. 

Like any other doctor, the Hillsboro Naturopathic Clinic places the patient’s health as its number one goal. We cannot forget that we treat a person, not a disorder. To us, this means we keep in mind the overall well-being of the patient as we help him or her overcome anything they are dealing with.

Dr. Valerie Netherland has enjoyed practicing holistic family medicine at Hillsboro Naturopathic Clinic since 2006. She earned her Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine in 2005, and Master of Science in Oriental Medicine in 2006, both from the National University of Naturopathic Medicine (NUNM) in Portland, OR. She uses the principles of Naturopathy to treat patients based on their individual needs. Commonly used modalities include nutritional counseling, acupuncture, herbal medicine, and physiotherapy, along with pharmaceuticals when appropriate.
Dr. Netherland strives to help patients achieve health and balance by optimizing the intrinsic healing power of the body. As a primary care physician, Dr. Valerie treats both acute and chronic conditions. She commonly works with gastrointestinal disorders, women’s health, thyroid dysfunction, musculoskeletal injuries and chronic pain, anxiety and depression, HPA axis dysfunction (adrenal fatigue), allergies, autoimmune disease, environmental medicine (mold illness, heavy metal toxicity, other environmental toxins), type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and hypertension.

In her time away from practicing medicine, Dr. Netherland enjoys spending time with her partner, daughter, and community of friends. She finds joy and balance in hiking, yoga, and gardening.

Throughout her life, Kristin has always been drawn to working directly with people, inspiring change, personal growth, and a balanced lifestyle.  She has worked for many years as a social worker and coach, and now finds herself drawn into the healthcare field of holistic nutrition.  She believes in the power of whole foods as well as the body’s innate ability to heal, be well, and thrive.  By combining her previous social work experience with her nutrition knowledge, Kristin can work with you to develop customized nutrition plans that support a healthy relationship with food while improving your overall health and wellbeing. 

Kristin's path to nutrition starting with her own healing journey dealing with food sensitivities and SIBO (small intestine bacterial overgrowth).  Along this journey, she discovered the healing and nurturing power of food, as well as the importance of understanding and paying attention to her relationship to food. 

Kristin is passionate about working with others to discover their own individual path to health and vitality through nutrition and a positive relationship with food.  She believes there is no one-size fits all approach, so it’s important to discover what works best for you and your body.  

Kristin received her Master of Science in Nutrition from the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) in June 2019.  During her time at NUNM, she worked 3 terms in the NUNM student clinic and completed a clinical internship with Hillsboro Naturopathic Clinic providing nutritional counseling with clients.  Kristin also completed an internship with the Food As Medicine Everyday (FAME) program, providing nutrition education and cooking with participants.  Following her internship, she received formal training and became a FAME educator. Kristin also holds a Master of Arts in Social Work degree from Walla Walla College.  She worked in the social work field for almost 15 years, working in schools with children and families. Kristin looks forward to combining all these skills in working with you at Hillsboro Naturopathic Clinic.