About
Root-cause, whole-person care tailored to you
At Summit Integrative Medicine, we provide naturopathic and regenerative medicine for pain, function, and vitality — with a root-cause, whole-person approach to healing. Our care blends modern science with natural medicine to address the underlying causes of illness, injury, and imbalance — not just manage symptoms. Whether you’re seeking non-surgical pain relief, hormone support, or a personalized plan for long-term wellness, our services are designed to restore function, vitality, and resilience at every stage of life.
We offer an integrative, evidence-based, whole-person approach to health grounded in the principles of naturopathic medicine: identify and treat root causes, remove obstacles to healing, and support the body’s innate ability to recover. We’re also committed to accessible, bilingual care that meets your needs.
Our Core Values
These values guide how we show up for every patient — with clarity, compassion, and a plan that makes sense for your real life.
Root-Cause Focused
We don’t just manage symptoms — we identify and address the underlying causes of illness, injury, and imbalance to create lasting healing.
Natural + Evidence-Based
Our therapies blend the wisdom of naturopathic medicine with advanced, evidence-based treatments to restore function and vitality.
Empowering Care
Patients are active partners in their health journey. We listen, educate, and provide personalized plans that support confidence and self-healing.
Whole-Person Healing
We care for the body, mind, and lifestyle, recognizing that true health means balance across all aspects of life.
Precision & Integrity
We provide results-driven, professional care grounded in clinical excellence, research, and ethical practice.
Community-Centered
We are committed to accessible healthcare and inclusive support for our community. With bilingual providers and a welcoming environment, we ensure that every patient feels seen, heard, and cared for.
Our Mission
At Summit Integrative Medicine, we are dedicated to helping patients overcome pain, restore function, and achieve lasting vitality. We blend the principles of naturopathic medicine with regenerative, functional, and traditional therapies to provide a root-cause, whole-person approach to healing.
As a practice, we are dedicated to restoring compassion, accessibility, and individualized care to modern healthcare. We combine comprehensive assessment, advanced diagnostics, evidence-based, innovative, and traditional therapies to support and enhance the body’s innate healing abilities by addressing the underlying cause and any obstacles to healing.
What is Naturopathic Medicine?
At Summit Integrative Medicine, we believe that true healing begins with supporting the body’s natural ability to restore balance. Naturopathic medicine combines time-tested natural therapies with the latest medical advances to treat illness and promote lifelong wellness. Instead of simply covering up symptoms, naturopathic doctors look deeper to uncover the root causes of health concerns and remove obstacles to healing.
Naturopathic care emphasizes the least invasive, most natural, and most effective therapies available, helping patients recover while minimizing side effects. This approach views each person as an integrated whole — body, mind, and lifestyle — and works to create individualized treatment plans that empower patients with the knowledge and tools to stay well.
The Six Principles of Naturopathic Medicine
Our doctors are guided by six core principles that shape every patient encounter.
Choosing the safest, least toxic, and most effective treatments possible.
Supporting the body’s innate wisdom and ability to heal.
Looking beyond symptoms to uncover and address root issues.
Educating and empowering patients to take an active role in their health.
Recognizing the connections between physical, mental, emotional, social, and environmental health.
Focusing on long-term wellness and reducing the risk of future illness.
At Summit Integrative Medicine, these principles guide everything we do — from integrative pain management and regenerative medicine to women’s health, hormones, nutrition, and preventive care. Our goal is to help you feel your best, not just for today, but for years to come.
Our Commitment to the Tucson Community
At Summit Integrative Medicine, we feel truly privileged to serve the Tucson community we call home. Tucson’s diversity, warmth, and resilience inspire us every day to make healthcare more compassionate, accessible, and personalized. Our mission goes beyond treating illness — we aim to empower, educate, and support the individuals and families who make this city so special.
Through bilingual care, community outreach, and a dedication to evidence-based, whole-person medicine, we are honored to help our neighbors live healthier, more vibrant lives. Serving Tucson isn’t just our profession — it’s our passion and purpose.
The Naturopathic Therapeutic Order
A helpful way to understand how naturopathic doctors prioritize care — generally moving from least to more invasive interventions, customized to each person.
For many first-time patients, a common question is how naturopathic care differs from conventional models. The Therapeutic Order is a framework that guides how naturopathic principles are applied, based on the idea that the body has an inherent drive to heal itself — and that we should use the least amount of force necessary to promote gentle, safe, long-lasting health and well-being. This approach is individualized, not rigid, and adapts to the patient and the moment. (Source: AANMC)
The first step is removing anything impeding healing — like poor diet, excessive stress, digestive disturbances, inadequate rest, toxic exposures, disruptive coping patterns, socioeconomic stressors, trauma, and more. Removing obstacles supports vitality and helps other therapies work better. (Source: AANMC)
Naturopathic medicine supports the “Vis Medicatrix Naturae” — the body’s innate healing ability. Therapies like nutrition, botanical medicine, physical medicine, lifestyle counseling, acupuncture, homeopathy, and hydrotherapy may be used to stimulate and enhance this process. (Source: AANMC)
Sometimes systems need more than stimulation — they need repair and support. Approaches can include botanical medicine, endocrine balancing, professional-grade supplements, homeopathy, counseling, manual therapies, acupuncture, and more, depending on what the person needs. (Source: AANMC)
Physical therapies such as spinal manipulation, massage therapy, electrotherapy, cranio-sacral therapy, therapeutic movement, optimizing biomechanics, physical therapy, and exercise may be used to improve and maintain structural function. (Source: AANMC)
When specific pathology must be addressed, naturopathic physicians may use dependable natural substances that are unlikely to add toxic burden or cause undue strain, while still relieving symptoms that cause suffering. (Source: AANMC)
In some cases, pharmaceutical or synthetic substances may be necessary to strongly manage symptoms or address pathology that impacts safety or quality of life. NDs recognize symptom suppression can reduce signals that help identify root causes, so this is used thoughtfully. (Source: AANMC)
Sometimes higher-force interventions are needed to stabilize a patient and minimize suffering. Even when appropriate, the long-term goal remains addressing underlying causes and restoring health once the person is stable. (Source: AANMC)
Naturopathic medicine is a distinct form of healthcare guided by its principles and the therapeutic order. Reference: aanmc.org
