Featured NESH Alumnus: Kristaps Paddock ND
Kristaps Paddock ND
Baltimore, Maryland
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After practicing in Oakland, CA and Washington, DC, I opened Charm City Natural Health in Baltimore in 2015, and we are rocking and rolling! I have a general practice seeing a lot of diabetes, hypothyroidism, fatigue, anxiety, autoimmunity and depression, and I use homeopathy in about 90% of my patients, with about 20% receiving homeopathy as the primary or exclusive intervention. I work hard to ‘keep my eye on the ball’ and know where herbal, nutritional and other interventions are working, so I can accurately assess response to the homeopathic remedy.
Just showing my Ella around the heavy machinery
Outside the practice, I love spending time with my beautiful wife and our two-year-old daughter; having a toddler is giving me a great excuse to visit the zoo and aquarium regularly, which I’m more than happy to take. We also love travel and good food, and I especially love cooking good food from our weekly CSA – even in the dead of winter, when the turnips seem endless! I love watching and playing soccer (Go Sounders!) and can’t wait for Baltimore to get a team, though in the meantime, I spend an inordinate amount of time checking scores between patients.
From NESH: Kristaps first studied with NESH at our 2008-2009 Two Year Course in Portland, OR, and again in 2010-2011 when the course was held in the Seattle, WA area at which he served as NESH’s student rep. Since then he has been a frequent participant at our Advanced Clinical Classes for NESH alumni at our home base in Amherst, MA. Hear what he has to say about studying with NESH.
Professional Highlights:
• 2010: Graduated Bastyr University School of Naturopathic Medicine
• 2011 – 2014: Secretary of Maryland Association of Naturopathic Physicians. Part of leadership team that secured licensure for naturopathic doctors in Maryland.
• 2014 – 2017: President of Maryland Naturopathic Doctors Association. Promoted rebranding effort under new name, initiated multiple association modernization efforts, spearheaded effort to institute Naturopathic Formulary Council and promote naturopathic prescriptive authority.
• 2015: Founded Charm City Natural Health in Baltimore, Maryland
• 2017: Elected to American Association of Naturopathic Physicians Board of Directors
Kristaps is our September 2017 Featured Alumnus. Return to NESH Alumni Spotlight page to learn about other distinguished NESH alumni.