Johanna fuentes-valdes md

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Welcome! My purpose is to use all the knowledge and experience I have acquired over time to address health concerns and issues and empower others to make healthy choices and ignite their natural healing abilities. This has been a healing journey for me as well and I am most grateful for the learning process. I work very hard every day to keep a connection with my inner wisdom and intuition which is a crucial aspect to my life and the practice of a holistic approach to medicine and healing.

This approach allows me to offer more freedom when working with others to address concerns regarding health and well-being, and for me to accompany others along their pathway.

With Love and Gratitude,
Johanna Fuentes-Valdes M.D.

Approach to Health and Medicine

As a board certified Internal Medicine physician, Dr. Fuentes-Valdes adheres to the professional guidelines and standard of care of the USA medical system and as such, recognizes both its value and limitations. Many of us experience barriers to health that are not in the form of a disease or syndrome as identified by the traditional style of medical training in the United States. As such, other healing tools and philosophical approaches are useful to support individuals who are experiencing such obstacles and help them learn tools and pathways that will guide them to a personalized state of health. A body-mind-spirit approach to health and healing is based on the principles of Integrative Medicine, empowering others, helping them to make better choices, and providing the best conditions for healing.

Background and Academic Training

Dr. Fuentes-Valdes is from Colombia and fluent in Spanish and English. She attended medical school in her home country then completed an Internal Medicine residency program through the University of Illinois at Chicago program at Advocate Christ Medical Center. Dr. Fuentes-Valdes is currently board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and holds active medical licenses in Utah and California. She started practicing medicine 19 years ago and lives in Sacramento, CA.

In 2013 Dr. Fuentes-Valdes was accepted into Andrew Weil's Integrative Medicine Fellowship through the University of Arizona and graduated in September of 2015. She has also completed the Structural Acupuncture for Physicians program through Harvard Medical School's department of continuing education.

Dr. Fuentes-Valdes has researched a number of mind-body-spirit approaches used to overcome barriers that individuals face in achieving a personal state of health. In that process she has studied yoga, meditation, breathing techniques, metaphysics and spirituality as ways to compliment the healing process and has received certifications in Self-Identity through Ho'oponopono ®, Healing sound, Angel, and Reiki therapies.

  • Words cannot express how positive my experience was in consulting with Dr. Johanna Fuentes-Valdes.  Although I had no major health issues, I had several questions and concerns that regular medical attention had not thoroughly addressed.  Dr. Johanna listened closely to all of my concerns, conducted a complete analysis of my medical history, and did a standard physical exam.  Then the consultation took an interesting turn as she asked me to “Sum up in a few sentences how you are feeling about your life at this time.”  From this point forward we discussed other life concerns such as issues that were causing me stress, nutrition, emotional and spiritual health, and exercise.  Dr. Johanna treated me as a “whole” being, rather than just another body seeking a medical professional for healing.

    - A recent patient

  • I LOVE DR. JOHANNA’S DETOUR FROM CONVENTIONAL MEDICINE, WHERE ONLY A FEW MINUTES OF TIME IS SPENT WITH EACH PATIENT.    I BELIEVE THE IDEA OF PAYING FOR A PHYSICIAN’S TIME AND EXPERTISE, RATHER THAN GOING WITH WHAT MY INSURANCE FEELS IS “ADEQUATE”, WILL RESULT IN A MUCH BETTER OVERALL EVALUATION AND OUTCOME.  BESIDES THE TIME WE SPENT IN THE OFFICE, SHE SPENT ADDITIONAL TIME RESEARCHING AND EMAILING ME STUDIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WILL ENHANCE MY PHYSICAL HEALING, AS WELL AS ALL OTHER ASPECTS OF MY LIFE.  TO SUM IT ALL UP, MY EXPERIENCE IN MEETING WITH DR. JOHANNA WAS “POSITIVELY LIFE-ALTERING!”

    - A recent patient

  • Dr fuentes-Valdes RECOMMENDED SUPPLEMENTS AND NATURAL REMEDIES FOR SOME PHYSICAL ISSUES.  SHE MADE RECOMMENDATIONS TO HELP BETTER HANDLE LIFE’S STRESS AND TO ENHANCE MY SLEEP.  SHE GAVE ME RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING EXERCISE IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THE TIME I CURRENTLY SPEND AT THE GYM AND IN OTHER ACTIVITIES.  AND PERHAPS MY FAVORITE RECOMMENDATION FROM HER WAS TO BE GRATEFUL FOR MY SOMEWHAT “FLAWED” BODY AND ALL IT HAS DONE FOR ME, AND TO ALSO TAKE MY HEALTH CONCERNS TO MY SOURCE OF SPIRITUAL SUPPORT, WHICH FOR ME IS MY GOD.

    - A recent patient

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