Dr. Chrystal Coates-Gal is a board-certified family medicine physician and founder of Family First Health, which she opened in October 2019 with her husband, Dr. Almog Gal. Together, they envisioned a welcoming, family-friendly clinic dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate healthcare for patients of all ages.

Originally from Canada, Dr. Coates-Gal earned her undergraduate degree from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She went on to receive her medical degree from Saba University School of Medicine and completed her family medicine residency at St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Edgewood, Kentucky.

Dr. Coates-Gal is passionate about building long-term relationships with her patients and providing care that is both evidence-based and personalized. Her approach emphasizes preventive medicine, continuity of care, and treating the whole person—not just the condition.

Dr. Coates-Gal takes pride in forming lasting relationships with her patients and supporting them through every stage of life. Her warm personality helps foster a strong connection with her patients and the community she serves.

Outside of medicine, Dr. Coates-Gal enjoys practicing karate with her husband and three children, cooking, yoga, traveling, and spending quality time with friends and family.

Dr. Almog Gal is a board-certified internal medicine physician with over a decade of experience. Dr Gal started his career in hospital medicine. He found a passion for taking care of patients by getting to the root cause of their ailments. He was one of the driving forces for the creation of Family First Health Clinic and Unity Health Med Spa. He envisioned a place where patients could get full scope care - traditional primary care at Family First Health Clinic. Still, he could then explore further the root cause of their illness through Functional Medicine and hormone optimization at Unity Health Med Spa.

Originally from Israel, Dr. Gal earned his medical degree from the American University of Integrative Sciences, School of Medicine, Barbados, and completed his Internal Medicine Residency at The Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati, Ohio. He then pursued advanced training in functional medicine and bioidentical hormone therapy, which he practices at the Unity Health Med Spa.

Outside of medicine, Dr. Gal enjoys karate, travelling, movies, and spending quality time with his wife and three children.

Jessica Halford is a board-certified Physician Assistant specializing in Family Medicine. With a strong commitment to providing comprehensive, compassionate, and patient-centered care, she works collaboratively with patients of all ages to promote health, prevent disease, and manage both acute and chronic conditions.

Halford earned her Master’s of Physician Assistant Studies from South College-Knoxville in Knoxville, TN, and is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). She maintains active licensure in South Carolina and participates regularly in continuing medical education to stay current with advances in evidence-based family medicine.

With experience in a broad range of clinical settings, Jessica focuses on building strong, trusting relationships with patients and families. She takes pride in developing individualized care plans that emphasize preventive health, wellness, and long-term management of chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia, to list a few.

Outside of medicine, Jessica enjoys time with friends and loved ones, attending hot yoga and pilates classes, outdoor activities, eating pizza, and sitting on the couch watching football on Sunday with her Fiancé, reflecting her belief in maintaining balance and promoting overall well-being.

Karl completed his undergraduate degrees from Bethel University and Northwestern University of Saint Paul before receiving his graduate degree from Spring Arbor University. Karl is a board-certified family nurse practitioner through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. He completed his specialty rotations in pediatrics with an emphasis on ADHD and asthma management in young children.

Additional background includes seven years of bedside nursing and management, as well as previously being a certified personal trainer with an emphasis on weight loss and sports training.

In his free time, Karl enjoys spending time with his family and friends, golfing, reading and writing, learning history, and finding new restaurants to bring his family to.