Services Provided
The Integrative Medicine Clinic provides services to the Pascua Yaqui Tribal Community by offering care from a licensed Naturopathic Doctor, Chiropractor, and a Registered Dietician.
We work to find the best solutions to medical issues in order to decrease or eliminate the need for prescription medications with the help of:
- Acupuncture
- Botanical medicine (herbs)
- Nutritional supplements
- Homeopathy
- Essential Oils
- Flower essences
- Low level laser
- Frequency Specific Microcurrent
- Myofascial release techniques
- Nutritional Intravenous therapy
New and established patients:
Appointment scheduling:
30 minutes for Dr. Krause, ND
30 minutes for Dr. Garcia, DC
15 minutes for Dr. Peterson, DC
30-60 minutes RD (Nutritionist)
15-60 minutes for the Nurse’s clinic – run by staff Ruth Davis LPN, Ivy Valenzuela MA depending on treatment requested
Doctor visits:
Appointments may be scheduled for Dr. Krause and nurses (Monday-Friday), Dr. Peterson (Tuesdays and Thursdays), and Dr. Garcia (Wednesdays). RD schedule varies.
Nurse Clinic:
Appointments and limited walk-ins are accepted for Biometrics, Ear nada (ear acupuncture), and a variety of other simple acute issues (i.e. cold, allergies, styes of eye).
In order to have an appointment on the nurse’s schedule for an IM shot, IV, or Orthoplus laser and/or microcurrent, one must have a standing order from the Naturopathic doctor or the Chiropractor.
Refill line:
(520) 879-6271
Please leave your name and each supplement you need refilled. Refills will be completed within 3 business days. You will get a call when your refill is ready.
Practitioners:
- Dr. Apryl Krause – Naturopathic Doctor
- Dr. Jeff Peterson – Chiropractor
- Dr. Maria R. Garvia – Chiropractor
Support Staff:
- Evelyn Garcia – Front desk
- Ivy Valenzuela – Medical Assistant
- Ruth Davis – Licensed Practical Nurse
Apryl Krause, N.D.
Dr. Apryl Krause is the manager of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe Integrative Medicine clinic and practices medicine there as a Naturopathic Doctor. She has enjoyed working for PYT since 2007 in both the Integrative Medicine Clinic and as the manager of the Diabetes Program. Before coming to PYT she worked as a primary care practitioner in various offices in metro Phoenix, AZ. She has extensive experience working in Integrative Medicine and enjoys working in multidisciplinary clinics. In addition to clinical work she is the Accreditation co-coordinator for the PYT Health Department and participates on many committees for the PYT Health Department. She received a B.A. in English Literature from the University of Colorado, she completed studies in Naturopathic Medicine at the Southwest School of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, AZ, and received her Master’s degree in Public Health from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She is currently enrolled in The University of Arizona’s Fellowship for Integrative Medicine
Jeff H. Peterson, D.C.
Dr. Peterson attended the University of Nebraska at Kearney where he studied biology and pre-medicine. He continued his education at New York Chiropractic College in Seneca Falls, New York, graduating early with honors. He performed his internship in Cheektowaga, New York, a suburb of Buffalo, before moving to Arizona in 1996. Dr. Peterson began his first practice alongside his chiropractic mentor Dr. Mitchell, in Phoenix in 1996. He moved to Tucson and opened Superior Chiropractic on May 1st, 1998. His practice has evolved through the years from only chiropractic care, to adding acupuncture, and now massage therapy. Dr. Peterson was honored to join the Pascua Yaqui team in August of 2012, where he works two days a week in the Integrative Medicine Clinic.
Maria R. Garcia D.C.
Dr. Maria R. Garcia, is native to southern Arizona. She is a member of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and a Chiropractic Physician who has provided services to the Pascua Yaqui Communities since 1999. Dr. Garcia has provided services to the Yaqui communities in Tucson and Guadalupe-Phoenix areas. She was program manager of the Alternative Medicine Program and had the honor to work with Dolores Flores and the Traditional Healing Program. She received her higher education at Pima Community College, the University of Arizona and at Park University and Cleveland Chiropractic College in Kansas City, Missouri. She obtained degrees of Doctorate of Chiropractic, Bachelors in Human Biology and Associate Applied Science. She holds licenses to practice chiropractic medicine, acupuncture and physical manual modalities in Arizona; plus she holds certifications in acupuncture and as a Loomis digestive health specialist. Dr. Garcia enjoys learning how the human body functions, how to implement healing principles to maintain and restore health. She believes in the concept of holistic medicine and the innate intelligence of the human biology to heal itself.
