Our Team

Our patients are in great hands with our team of health experts, Dr. Edith Jones-Poland and Dr. Patricia VanSanten.

At Circe Healthcare, we believe in treating the whole person – mind, body, and the community in which they live. Knowledge is the key to better health and we are dedicated to promoting wellness and preventive care by assisting and educating our patients about lifestyle changes for healthy living.

Edith Jones-Poland, MD

Education
Medical Degree from University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tuscon, AZ

Bio
Dr. Jones-Poland believes that hearing about her patients’ lives is one of the most rewarding parts of being a Primary Care Physician. She enjoys working in tandem with each patient to help them become as healthy as they can be.

Her medical practice philosophy is to treat the whole person: “I enjoy science and have a heart for service. Medicine is the perfect marriage of the two. Healthy people build healthy communities.” Dr. Jones-Poland focuses on disease prevention, not just treatment, through the most natural and least invasive means possible. Following medical school, she completed a Fellowship at the internationally recognized Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, founded by Dr. Andrew Weil.

Dr. Jones-Poland is an ardent supporter of Go Red for Women, an American Heart Association initiative created in 2004 to end heart disease and stroke in women. In 2021, she was chairperson for the program in the Coachella Valley and Hi-Desert areas.

Believing that “food is medicine,” Dr. Jones-Poland’s passion for fitness and nutrition is evident in her practice and life. Not surprisingly, she likes to cook, exercise, read, and spend time with her husband of 16 years – a professional musician – and their four daughters.

Patty Van Sutton HS

Dr. Patricia VanSanten

Education
Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine

Bio
Dr. Patricia VanSanten is a doctor of Oriental Medicine with nearly three decades of experience as a wellness practitioner using multi-modality holistic methods to treat her patients. She received her Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and studied under at the Emperor’s College of Oriental Medicine for her Master’s Degree.

In addition to her extensive knowledge of acupuncture, herbal medicine, yoga, QiGong, she has earned certification in Mindfulness Meditation studying with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfeild.

Dr. Patty is an animal lover and carer for two beautiful cats and a rescue dog named “Chella”.

We are thrilled to have her share her knowledge and passion with Circe Healthcare. She will be offering consultation for Acupuncture services, please contact 760-773-4948 for more information.

Careers at Circe

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