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Board-certified in both General Preventive Medicine and IntegrativeHolistic Medicine, Dr. Porter has an approach that incorporates many systemsof health and complementary healing. A graduate of Keck School of Medicine atthe University of Southern California, she completed a residency in PreventiveMedicine at U.C. San Diego in addition to her training in Pediatrics and ChildNeurology at UCLA and UCSD. She has also received further education inmedical acupuncture, Ayurveda, and Healing Touch -- as well as earning amaster's degree in public health.
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"Dr. Porter has a unique expertise that bridges the wisdom of the Easternhealing traditions with modern Western medicine," said Dr. Chopra. "Herintegrative approach fits perfectly with the philosophy and practices of theChopra Center."
Before coming to the Chopra Center, Dr. Porter served as a physician andresearcher at the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine in La Jolla, whereshe 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 IntegrativeMedicine at the University of Arizona, where she is a Bravewell Collaborativescholar.
Dr. Porter's mind-body medical consultations are available for weeklyguests of Perfect Health, daily out-patients, and visitors to the ChopraCenter in Carlsbad, California.
To learn more, please call 888.736.6895 or visithttp://www.chopra.com/medical.
About the Chopra Center
The Chopra Center for Wellbeing was founded by Deepak Chopra, M.D. andDavid Simon, M.D. in 1996. Located in Carlsbad, California, the Center offersa wide variety of programs, retreats, and teacher training programs thatintegrate the healing arts of the East with the best in modern Westernmedicine. The Chopra Center has helped millions of people around the worldfind peace of mind, physical balance, and emotional healing. The websitehttp://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 abest-selling author who has written more than 50 books in 25 languages. He isacknowledged as one of the world's greatest leaders in the field of mind-bodymedicine. Through The Chopra Center, Dr. Chopra is revolutionizing commonwisdom about the crucial connection between body, mind, spirit, and healing.
Dr. David Simon is the co-founder, medical director, and CEO of The ChopraCenter for Wellbeing -- as well as a board-certified neurologist and a pioneerin 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 studymind-body approaches to health, and has created initiatives to bring holistichealth-care programs to medical institutions, community health centers, andhealth resorts. In addition, he is a best-selling author whose recent booksinclude The Ten Commitments: Translating Good Intentions into Good Choices andVital Energy: The 7 Keys to Invigorate Body, Mind, and Soul. His latest bookis Freedom from Addiction, co-authored with Dr. Deepak Chopra.
SOURCE The Chopra Center for Wellbeing
