Dr. DJ Sims,
Naturopathic Doctor
Credentials, Education & Achievements
- Licensed by the State of California Naturopathic Medicine Committee
- Doctorate in Naturopathic from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine
- Bachelor of Science in Biology and a minor in Chemistry from Prairie View A&M University in Texas
- Published Author of the book, Your Healthiest Life Now: The Key To Your Total Health Transformation
- Associate Professor, Attending Physician and Core Faculty, Bastyr University California teaching Dermatology, Addiction Medicine, Community Medicine, Naturopathic Theory & Practice and Advanced Business & Leadership
- Member of California Naturopathic Doctors Association
- Member of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
- Immediate Past President of the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine Alumni Association
- Former Adjunct professor and Attending physician at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine
- Former Board Member for the California Naturopathic Doctors Association
- Training in Therapeutic Injections for Pain Management and Aesthetics
- Naturopathic Medical Student Association Teacher of the Year Award Recipient
- Advancing SCNM Alumni Award Recipient
Why I became a doctor?
- My parents are in healthcare and growing up with a mom who is a nurse and a dad who is does nurse anesthetist, I was inundated with medicine from the beginning on my life. However, my parents were ironically, not into using prescription drugs as the first line of treatment. So, when I decided to go to medical school, my dad suggested I try a different route. As he put it, “medicine in its current state is failing us and we will need another way and I think Naturopathic Medicine is that way.”
- Having already entered my last year of traditional medical school and going on residency interviews, I found myself at a crossroads of anger, confusion and sadness. How can I say that I want to treat the “whole person” with only the tools of drugs and surgery? In the face of fear, I decided to take the “Natural” path less traveled and have never looked back.
- Whether I am helping a busy entrepreneur have more energy, to increase their bottom line, or watching a young woman’s self-esteem blossom by helping her treat an unknown skin condition that no other doctor had been able to treat successfully, I believe that my role as a doctor is to inspire my patients to find true health. Health, in its truest form, is not just the absence of disease, but a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and I believe that the “art of medicine” is in the ability of the doctor to meet the patient where they are and give them an understanding of what optimal health means for them as an individual. Coupling this knowledge with support, encouragement and lots of laughs, my patients make the necessary lifestyle changes to improve their quality of life and that is why I became a doctor.
Conditions I treat:
- Skin Diseases such as acne, eczema and psoriasis
- PRP Micro needling/ “Vampire” Facials
- Hair Loss and Skin disorders in people of color
- Hypertension and Heart Disease
- Thyroid Disease
- Digestive Disorders
- Insomnia
- Acute Care
- Supportive Nutrient IV Care for those in Recovery from Opiate or Alcohol Dependence
Things you may not know about me:
- I am from Texas and speak with a slight southern accent
- I trained in Improv and Comedy writing at the infamous Second City in Hollywood.
- I created Voice Restore Throat Spray
- I am a prolific speaker and have spoken everywhere from churches to comic book conventions
- I worked 6 years in an inpatient Drug Rehabilitation Center
- I teach Improv to doctors to help them to learn empathy and better communications skills
