Dr. Deborah Anderson Keller

About Dr. Deborah Anderson Keller

 

 

Santa Fe Naturopathic doctor Deb Keller
Dr. Deb Anderson Keller

Dr. Deborah Anderson Keller earned her Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine at Bastyr University in Seattle, Washington. She is also a licensed midwife and a Certified Professional Midwife (NARM). Dr. Anderson Keller holds bachelor degrees in Nutrition and in Medical Anthropology. From 1991-1993 she spent time studying with Curanderos (healers) in South America while serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer, teaching family health and nutrition in rural Paraguay. More recently, Dr. Anderson  Keller spent five weeks in the Philippines delivering babies in a women’s free hospital. In her practice she incorporates principles of Western Naturopathic Medicine with Ayurvedic Medicine, Chinese and Tibetan Medicine, and other eclectic practices to maximize the benefits of each.


Credentials

Doctorate, Naturopathic Medicine, 1999
B.S., Nutrition, 1990
B.S., Medical Anthropology, 1990

  • Licensed Naturopathic Physician, WA State, 1999-present.
  • Licensed Midwife, New Mexico, 2002-present.
  • Member of Pediatric Association of Naturopathic Physicians.
  • Served as a Board Member of the New Mexico Association of Naturopathic Physicians, 2000-02015.
  • Passed Elective National Exam (NPLEX) in Pharmacology, 2020.
  • Passed National Exams (NPLEX)  to become licensed to practice as a primary care naturopathic physician, 1999.
  • Midwifery Preceptorship, Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital School of Midwifery, Manila, Philippines, 2000
  • Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine, Bastyr University, Seattle WA, 1999

 

What is Naturopathic Medicine?

Naturopathic medicine is a distinctively natural approach to health and healing which recognizes the integrity of the whole person and emphasizes the treatment of disease through the stimulation, enhancement, and support of the inherent healing capacity of the individual. Methods of treatment are chosen to work with the individual patient’s needs, respecting the intelligence of the natural healing process. Naturopathic medicine combines safe and effective traditional therapies with the most current advances in modern medicine. Naturopathic physicians (N.D.s) are highly trained family practice doctors who use a wide range of naturopathic medical modalities. In addition to the basic medical sciences and conventional diagnostics, naturopathic education includes therapeutic nutrition, botanical medicine, homeopathy, natural childbirth, classical Chinese medicine, hydrotherapy, naturopathic manipulative therapy, pharmacology and minor surgery.*Therapies may include the sciences of clinical nutrition, botanical medicine, homeopathic medicine, physical medicine, mind-body medicine and lifestyle counseling, minor surgery, and hydrotherapy. These approaches are combined and tailored to the needs of the individual patient, while emphasizing education and empowerment of the patient to participate actively in their own healthcare.

The licensed naturopathic physician has a Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine (ND) degree from a four-year post-graduate level naturopathic medical school. In states where naturopathic physicians are regulated, graduates of an accredited school must pass a national board examination. Once licensed, their actions are subject to review by a state board of Naturopathic Examiners in the state where they are licensed to practice medicine.

The following principles are the foundation that naturopathic medical practice is built upon:

First Do No Harm

Respect the Healing Power of Nature

Identify & Treat the Cause

Treat the Whole Person

The Physician as Teacher

Prevention is the Best “Cure”

*Naturopathic medicine has recently become licensed in the state of New Mexico. Dr. Anderson Keller has completed all the requirements to become licensed in NM, but while that license is pending she maintains her Naturopathic Medical License in the state of Washington. 

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