Joanna Hooper, MD, is a board-certified family physician with more than 14 years of clinical and leadership experience. After college, she served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Malawi in southeastern Africa, teaching secondary school science. She also worked on public health projects in Central America, including training community health workers.

Joanna attended medical school at the University of New Mexico and completed her residency in family medicine at Providence Milwaukie in Oregon. She later joined the faculty as an attending at UNM school of medicine.

Eleven years ago, she and her husband Matt moved to the rural town of Taos, New Mexico, where she initially worked with a federally qualified health center before co-founding an integrative primary care practice that went on to serve more than 10,000 people in Taos County. 

Joanna values culturally grounded approaches to care 

As a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Joanna values culturally grounded approaches to care and is honored to have the opportunity to support the health and well-being of local tribal communities through her work with United Indian Health Services. She also speaks Spanish, which has allowed her to connect more deeply with patients in her past roles.

Outside of work, Joanna and Matt enjoy life with their three Labradors, love the outdoors, and look forward to new adventures exploring the Pacific Ocean, the redwoods, and the natural beauty of Humboldt County. UIHS is blessed to have Dr. Hooper joining our village.