Dr. Jennifer Doan has had a successful Naturopathic Practice in Vancouver since 1998. As a Naturopathic Physician, Dr. Doan brings an integrated unique blend of skills and interests to her practice. She works with women and children, as well as men, who have health concerns, as well as the treatment of physical complaints due to injury/accident/chronic pain.

After graduating with her first Diploma of Naturopathy in 1993 from the Australasian College of Natural Therapies in Sydney, Australia.

She returned to Toronto, to complete local Canadian requirements, graduating from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in 1996, with a second diploma of Naturopathic Medicine.

Dr. Doan takes an integrative approach to fertility treatments using Traditional Chinese Medicine and draws on other modalities to naturally enhance fertility as well as support Assisted Fertility Treatments like In Vitro Fertilization. She also works with women and children post-partum.

She has completed extensive post-graduate studies. In the area of homeopathy, she has studied with Dr. H.L. Chitkara in Delhi, India and is presently studying under Lou Klein R.S. Hom. in his three year, post-graduate North American Homeopathic Master Clinician Course. She has a strong interest in meditation and energy work and has studied various approaches over the years, incorporating it as part of her philosophy.

In the area of sports injury medicine, she has worked with Osteopath and Naturopath Dr. Geoffrey Ward in Sydney, Australia. Along with acupuncture and craniosacral therapy, she brings a strong combination of alternative treatment and pain management.

Dr. Doan is a Registered Acupuncturist in British Columbia and is also licenced to practice Naturopathic Medicine in British Columbia and Ontario. She is a clinical supervisor and member of the teaching faculty of the Boucher Institue of Naturopathic Medicine in New Westminister and is a member of the British Columbia Naturopathic Association

To receive a doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine, candidates must complete a rigorous four-year post-graduate training program with a three-year undergraduate prerequisite. This training involves: counselling, physical medicine (massage therapy, naturopathic manipulation), naturopathic medicine (nutrition, botanical medicine, homeopathic medicine, traditional chinese medicine, acupuncture) basic medical sciences (anatomy, physiology, pathology, histology, microbiology, biochemistry, immunology), clinical medicine (lab diagnosis, radiology, gynecology, obstetrics, pediatrics, pharmacology, minor surgery, emergency medicine) and 1300 hours of clinical supervision.

Hippocrates, considered the earliest predecessor of the naturopathic physician, formulated the concept of vis medicatrix naturae---"the healing power of nature." This concept has long been the core of indigenous medicine in many cultures around the world and remains one of the central themes of naturopathic philosophy to this day.

Naturopathic Physicians treat both acute and chronic illnesses, and provide safe, natural alternatives to conventional medicines.