Jeana Kimball ND MPH
Dr. Kimball grew up in the state of Oregon. She explored her rural neighborhoods, learning to appreciate the power and beauty of nature. She trusts and uses the healing power of nature to help her patients find balance, get healthier and live life to its fullest. She began work as a dental assistant at age 16. Her parents urged her to learn a trade. At 19, she became one of the youngest persons in the state of Oregon to gain licensure as a dental hygienist. Her experience as a hygienist stimulated her interest in healthcare approaches that focused on systemic issues.
Naturopathic and Midwifery Education
Dr. Kimball earned her Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine (ND) from Bastyr University in Seattle, Washington in 1989. She graduated with honors in counseling. She believes relationships are central to healing processes. Believing that doctors should know how to deliver babies and desiring to learn the skills, she pursued a midwifery degree (LM, Bastyr, 1991). She travelled around the world after graduation from Bastyr, living and doing births in southern Texas, India, Holland and England. She soaked up different cultures while circumnavigating the globe.
First Practice
She returned to Seattle and joined West Seattle Natural Medicine in 1992. She created her first practice through developing a white paper on the systemic factors related to oral health. She used this as a calling card in creating relationships with Seattle dentists who saw how her care complemented theirs. In 1996, Dr. Kimball purchased WSNM. She grew it into a multi-practitioner integrative clinic focused on the primary care practice of naturopathic medicine. During this period, she served as vice-president of her profession’s state association and as co-chair of the insurance committee. She built a robust, insurance-based naturopathic medical practice, which taught her deeply about the strengths and misalignment with patient-centered, relationship-based, health-oriented care in the insurance model. She sold WSNM to a friend and colleague and is happy to see it continue to thrive to this day.
Naturopathic and Midwifery Education
Dr. Kimball earned her Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine (ND) from Bastyr University in Seattle, Washington in 1989. She graduated with honors in counseling. She believes relationships are central to healing processes. Believing that doctors should know how to deliver babies and desiring to learn the skills, she pursued a midwifery degree (LM, Bastyr, 1991). She travelled around the world after graduation from Bastyr, living and doing births in southern Texas, India, Holland and England. She soaked up different cultures while circumnavigating the globe.
First Practice
She returned to Seattle and joined West Seattle Natural Medicine in 1992. She created her first practice through developing a white paper on the systemic factors related to oral health. She used this as a calling card in creating relationships with Seattle dentists who saw how her care complemented theirs. In 1996, Dr. Kimball purchased WSNM. She grew it into a multi-practitioner integrative clinic focused on the primary care practice of naturopathic medicine. During this period, she served as vice-president of her profession’s state association and as co-chair of the insurance committee. She built a robust, insurance-based naturopathic medical practice, which taught her deeply about the strengths and misalignment with patient-centered, relationship-based, health-oriented care in the insurance model. She sold WSNM to a friend and colleague and is happy to see it continue to thrive to this day.