About
Meet our Team
Paula Marchionda MD, MPH, BSN
Medical Director
Dr. Marchionda focuses on providing care for the whole person by addressing the root cause of illness. She is passionate about supporting our bodies to heal themselves.
While board certified in Integrative Medicine she is also an expert in cancer survivorship, wellness, and functional ®enerative medicine. She is licensed in Arizona, Colorado and Utah with her clinic residing in Grand Junction, CO. She continues to pursue advanced training and believes in life-long learning. In addition, she is an Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist and provides Acudetox ear acupuncture in the clinic. Dr. Marchionda is also a 20+ year breast cancer survivor, which explains her enthusiasm for the care of cancer patients' and survivors'.
Board Certifications:
Integrative Medicine, from the American Board of Integrative Medicine (2018-2026)
Preventive Medicine, from the American Board of Preventive Medicine (2012-2022)
Education & Training:
Integrative Medicine Fellowship: University of Arizona, Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine
Preventive Medicine Residency & Master's of Public Health: University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Colorado School of Public Health
Medical School: University of Arizona, College of Medicine
Undergraduate Degree: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, University of New Mexico, College of Nursing
Additional Training and Memberships
American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine
American Academy of Stem Cell Physicians - Diplomate
Dr. Marchionda has worked with healers from many different traditions and modalities over several decades and does not align with any particular tradition or call herself by any traditional title other than physician and healer, striving to stay true to the original meanings.
Definition of Physician:
origin Latin physica meaning ‘things relating to nature’
"a person who is skilled in the art of healing" (http://www.dictionary.com/browse/physician, #3)
Ann Graham
CNA
Ann is a CNA and she is currently studying Medical Billing & Coding. She has worked as a home caregiver and in healthcare facilities. We are very excited to have her with us at MIMI's not only for her patient care skills, but also for her much needed organizational skills and her ever-present humor.
How We Work
Our Consultations Have Four Simple Goals:
Get to know you.
Understand what your health goals are.
Uncover what’s getting in the way.
Get started with the right testing.
Our Ideal Patient
We believe that for you to succeed with our, it is essential to establish a synergistic relationship, where we both achieve more together than we could on our own.
Please review our ideal patient characteristics to determine if what we deliver is what you’re looking to find:
Willingness to consider a natural strategy to acieve improved health
Belief that it’s possible to resolve issues without pharmaceutical drugs
Readiness to change your diet or lifestyle to achieve the desirable outcome
Understand health is your most precious asset
Trust in the innate power & intelligence of the body to heal
Our Office
Location
Our address is 106 Lorey Dr, Grand Junction, CO 81505. We invite you to schedule an appointment and come see us! Can’t make the trip? Schedule a virtual consultation, and we can learn about your story over the phone or via video chat. The goal of our consultation is a discovery process to uncover what your health goals are and what’s getting in the way.
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MIMI - 106 Lorey Dr - Grand Junction - CO - 81505
Contacts Us
For more information or to schedule an appointment:
call: 970 628-1624 for all MIMI information & offerings
email: mimi@mimicares.com
If you are a current patient, please message us via your online Patient Portal
House calls are available as well as phone and e-visits!