Dr. Justin Taylor, ND has joined the primary care team at Summit Pacific Medical Center. He is now seeing patients at Summit Pacific Healthcare Clinic, located at 600 East Main St. in Elma.

Dr. Taylor specializes in family medicine, he sees infants over 6 months to older adults for preventive healthcare to more serious conditions. Prior to joining the Summit Pacific team, he operated his own primary care practice in Tucson, Arizona, for seven years.

Naturopathic physicians receive training in both traditional and alternative medical practices to provide a healthy, holistic and effective way to treat medical conditions. They serve as primary care physicians and as consultants for other providers looking for alternative or supplemental therapies for their patients.

NDs utilize a variety of therapeutic options including nutritional therapy, manual manipulation, prescription medications and other naturopathic modalities. NDs provide basic health screenings such as annual physicals and treat simple conditions such as cold and flu; they can also address chronic ailments such as diabetes, hypertension, chronic pain, irritable bowel disease, obesity and others. The treatment of chronic pain does not include narcotics.

Patients can call 360-346-2222 to schedule an appointment with Dr. Taylor.