Patient Experience

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Meet the Physicians

Dr. Timothy S. Peace

Dr. Timothy S. Peace received his BS in chemistry/biochemistry magna cum laude from Arizona State University in 1995 and his NMD (Naturopathic Medical Doctor degree) from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in 2001.  Dr. Peace is a fully licensed practicing naturopathic physician with prescriptive privileges here in Arizona.

Dr. Peace is a General Practitioner offering a wide selection of services including: Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement, Chelation Therapy, Stem Cell Procedures, Acupuncture, Vitamin IV therapy, Trigger Point injections, Prolo Therapy, Neural Therapy, B12 injections, HIV / HEP C - complimentary therapies and nutritional counseling.  Dr. Peace also has a full medicinary offering physician grade vitamins/supplements and a botanical pharmacy within his practice.

Dr. Peace’s approach to medicine utilizes all modalities to create a program that is specific to each person’s needs for healing to occur.  Dr. Peace understands that each person is different and unique so creating specific protocols is vital to that person’s health and healing.  Therefore, Dr. Peace specializes in personalized medicine.  It is this approach to healing and medicine that makes Dr. Peace’s practices such a huge success.

Dr. Julie Keiffer

Dr. Julie Keiffer earned her BA from the University of Michigan in 1993 and her doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in 2001. She completed a residency in general practice at SCNM in 2002. Dr. Keiffer has been involved with the minor surgery curriculum at SCNM since 2001 and continues as adjunct faculty teaching minor surgery to future physicians. Dr. Keiffer is a founding board member of NPBAM (Naturopathic Board of Aesthetic Medicine). As a practicing physician, Dr. Keiffer has served as medical director for five aesthetic and laser clinics in Arizona. She continues to focus on aesthetic and laser medicine as well as hormone therapy, neurotransmitter balancing, stem cell procedures and medically supervised weight management.

Dr. Keiffer understands that each patient is unique in their health and in their goals. The common thread is the desire to feel good. In assisting patients in their journey toward maximum vitality, she utilizes hormone balancing, neurotransmitter balancing, weight management and aesthetic procedures. 

Dr. Jaime Ewald

Jaime Ewald, NMD is a graduate of Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, where she received her Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine. In 2000, she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with a Minor in Business Management from the Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. Dr. Ewald is a certified tissue bank specialist and has over 15 years of experience recovering human bone, tissue and organs for transplant and research. She graduated from Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture (PIHMA) in 2009 with a Masters degree in Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine. Currently, Dr. Ewald has a primary care practice at Counsel Oak Acupuncture & Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona and is also on staff at Peace Wellness Center in Phoenix, Arizona.  She has been an adjunct faculty member at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe Arizona since 2008, where she teaches Grand Rounds and is a Clinical Supervisor for a substance abuse rotation.

Dr. Ewald is committed to treating the whole person as an individual and finding the root cause of the disease process. She works to use the simplest of medicines to remedy the most complex of disease processes and believes that what makes us can heal us. Dr. Ewald’s specialties include pain management, sports medicine, infectious disease, substance abuse, autoimmune/chronic disease, and allergies. She uses modalities such as acupuncture, botanical medicine, nutritional/lifestyle counseling, manipulation, homeopathy, stem cell procedures and IV therapy to support/cultivate a healthy/productive human experience.  

Naturopathic Medicine

Scope of Practice in AZ

Naturopathic Physicians are Licensed Primary Care Providers with Prescription Rights (prescribing up to DEA Class II narcotics), who are specialists in holistic diagnosis and natural therapeutics. Physicians are trained to seek out the least invasive intervention required to effect a cure. Often possible with diet counseling and lifestyle modification, and can requires the use of medication, physical therapeutics, or minor surgery. Naturopathic Doctors always look for the underlying cause of the illness and do not just focus on the most apparent symptoms. Naturopathic Physicians can refer to specialists as needed, either within the profession or to allopathic (MD) or osteopathic (DO)colleagues.
Licensed Naturopathic Physicians receive extensive didactic and clinical training in the following modalities:

• Pharmaceutical (Conventional) Medicines - DEA#'s and Prescriptions up to class II narcotics
• Clinical Nutrition
• Dietary Supplementation
• Clinical Psychology
• Naturopathic Manipulative Medicine
• Acupuncture
• Botanical (Herbal) Medicines
• Homeopathic Medicines
• Minor Surgery

What is Naturopathic Medicine?

Naturopathic medicine is a primary health care profession emphasizing:

• Prevention and treatment of disease
• Maintenance of optimal health
• Promotion of the individual's inherent self-healing process

Naturopathic medicine accomplishes health care using holistic diagnosis in conjunction with the following therapies:

• Clinical nutrition
• Botanical medicine
• Homeopathic medicine
• Physical medicine
• Lifestyle counseling
• Pharmaceutical medicine
• Minor surgery

How are naturopathic physicians trained?
All modern licensed naturopathic physicians have Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine degrees from federally recognized medical schools. Their education includes:

• The same premedical undergraduate coursework required by other schools of medicine
• A competitive application and admission process
• Graduation from a four-year, federally recognized, naturopathic medical school
• Two years of supervised clinical internship
• Residency programs

Naturopathic medical students study the same basic and clinical sciences as do other medical students, and in addition, a full spectrum of natural medicines and therapies.

How do naturopathic physicians diagnose and treat people?
As primary care providers, naturopathic physicians use:

• Standard medical diagnostic techniques such as extensive health history, physical examination, blood tests, radiology, and other standard laboratory procedures.
• Holistic interpretation in order to find the underlying cause of the disease process.
• Natural medicines and therapies as the first line of treatment, and rational use of drugs and surgery

With advanced board certifications, some naturopathic physicians also practice as certified specialists.