Natalie Talks Live with Dr. Jan E. Patterson Author and Physician

Our guest today, Dr. Jan E. Patterson, has been an infectious diseases physician and medical educator for more than 30 years. She has been involved with patient care, medical research, education, health care improvement, and administration during her career. Her most rewarding work endeavors have been in collaborative leadership of new programs.After some life-changing personal losses, she trained in integrative medicine. She is passionate about using holistic therapies to integrate with conventional medicine--using all the tools in the toolbox--for the care of the whole patient--body, mind, spirit, and soul.Dr. Jan underwent medical training at UT Houston, Vanderbilt, and Yale. She and her physician husband, Tom, returned to Texas 29 years ago to raise their sons and work in patient care, research, and teaching of infectious diseases at UT Health San Antonio. Jan's most proud accomplishments are her remarkable sons. The family enjoyed many travels as Jan and Tom shared research and medical education around the world.Jan was raised in Fort Worth, Texas, where she learned to milk goats and grow vegetables. She loved music and singing at an early age and taught herself to play guitar as a teenager. Faith, family, friends, and her love of music have strengthened her through difficult times in life. Her creative spirit results in artistic efforts that renew her perspective.She and her husband live in an historic neighborhood where they walk and jog along the San Antonio River with their two dogs. They enjoy gardening and grow vegetables, flowers, and a multitude of herbs. Jan loves to concoct essential oil preparations for family and friends.

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