The Chopra Center for Wellbeing Appoints Integrative Healthcare Expert Valencia Porter, M.D., To Serve As Physician and Educator at Their Mind-Body Healing Center in Carlsbad, California
CARLSBAD, Calif., May 28 /PRNewswire/ — Valencia Porter, M.D., M.P.H. has joined the medical staff of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing — the integrative wellness center founded by world-renowned mind-body physicians Deepak Chopra and David Simon.
Board-certified in both General Preventive Medicine and Integrative Holistic Medicine, Dr. Porter has an approach that incorporates many systems of health and complementary healing. A graduate of Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, she completed a residency in Preventive Medicine at U.C. San Diego in addition to her training in Pediatrics and Child Neurology at UCLA and UCSD. She has also received further education in medical acupuncture, Ayurveda, and Healing Touch — as well as earning a master’s degree in public health.
“Dr. Porter has a unique expertise that bridges the wisdom of the Eastern healing traditions with modern Western medicine,” said Dr. Chopra. “Her integrative approach fits perfectly with the philosophy and practices of the Chopra Center.”
Before coming to the Chopra Center, Dr. Porter served as a physician and researcher at the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine in La Jolla, where she provided integrative care to children and adults coping with ADD/ADHD, stress and anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and weight management. Dr. Porter is currently completing a fellowship at the Program for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, where she is a Bravewell Collaborative scholar.
Dr. Porter’s mind-body medical consultations are available for weekly guests of Perfect Health, daily out-patients, and visitors to the Chopra Center in Carlsbad, California.
To learn more, please call 888.736.6895 or visit http://www.chopra.com/medical.
About the Chopra Center
The Chopra Center for Wellbeing was founded by Deepak Chopra, M.D. and David Simon, M.D. in 1996. Located in Carlsbad, California, the Center offers a wide variety of programs, retreats, and teacher training programs that integrate the healing arts of the East with the best in modern Western medicine. The Chopra Center has helped millions of people around the world find peace of mind, physical balance, and emotional healing. The website http://www.chopra.com/ is your starting point on the path to wellness.
Dr. Deepak Chopra is co-founder of The Chopra Center for Wellbeing and a best-selling author who has written more than 50 books in 25 languages. He is acknowledged as one of the world’s greatest leaders in the field of mind-body medicine. Through The Chopra Center, Dr. Chopra is revolutionizing common wisdom about the crucial connection between body, mind, spirit, and healing.
Dr. David Simon is the co-founder, medical director, and CEO of The Chopra Center for Wellbeing — as well as a board-certified neurologist and a pioneer in the integration of Western medicine and the healing arts of the East. Dr. Simon is the recipient of a National Institutes of Health grant to study mind-body approaches to health, and has created initiatives to bring holistic health-care programs to medical institutions, community health centers, and health resorts. In addition, he is a best-selling author whose recent books include The Ten Commitments: Translating Good Intentions into Good Choices and Vital Energy: The 7 Keys to Invigorate Body, Mind, and Soul. His latest book is Freedom from Addiction, co-authored with Dr. Deepak Chopra.
The Chopra Center for Wellbeing
CONTACT: David Greenspan, +1-760-494-1610, for The Chopra Center forWellbeing
Web site: http://www.chopra.com/