Summary

Hello! I am a board-certified medical doctor with over a decade of experience and has been part of Stella's provider network since 2020. In 2024, my practice was acquired by Stella as a Center of Excellence. I specialize in treating an array mental health conditions, with a special interest in healing the physical and mental problems developed in people who work or live in high-stress jobs and environments. I received my medical degree at Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Loma Linda, California. From there, I completed a residency in emergency medicine at Ascension St. John Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. We offer in-office medical treatments for mental health paired with trauma-informed integration therapy to bring dramatic healing in the window of transformation following treatment. Our protocols include medical & biopsychosocial assessments, ketamine infusions, the dual sympathetic reset (an advanced stellate ganglion block (SGB), integration therapy, and more. Symptoms we treat include disrupted sleep, panic attacks, irritability, hypervigilance, and more.
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Quick Facts

  • accepting new patients
  • 4
  • 22 years of experience
  • 37 insurance plans accepted
  • speaks English
  • Loma Linda University School Of Medicine
  • 4 written reviews
  • 2 specialties
  • 1 area of expertise
  • 3 office locations
  • Male

Office Locations

Dr. John David How has 3 locations

Stella Center

700 Garden View Ct Ste 102Encinitas, CA 92024

Stella Center Irvine

15785 Laguna Canyon Rd Ste 125Irvine, CA 92618

Stella Center Certified Location

21 Tamal Vista Blvd Ste 206Corte Madera, CA 94925

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22 Years of Experience 21 Years of Experience 6 Years of Experience 19 Years of Experience
No Virtual Visit Option Virtual Visit Available Virtual Visit Available Virtual Visit Available
Speaks English Speaks English, Spanish Speaks English Speaks English
Encinitas , CASan Diego , CASan Diego , CALa Jolla , CA
Med School: Loma Linda University School Of Medicine Med School: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California Med School: Rush Medical College Of Rush University Medical Center
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Insurance Plans Accepted by Dr. John David How

  • Aetna
  • Aetna - HMO
  • Aetna Better Health
  • Alignment Health Plan
  • Allegiance Life and Health
  • AlphaCare
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • BLUE CROSS of CALIFORNIA
  • BLUE CROSS of CALIFORNIA - HMO
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Blue Shield of California - HMO
  • CalOptima
  • CareMore
  • CenCal Health
  • Cigna
  • Community Health Group
  • Health Net
  • Health Net - HMO
  • Humana - HMO
  • Inland Empire Health Plan
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • L.A. Care Health Plan
  • L.A. Care Health Plan - HMO
  • Medicare
  • Medicare - Medicaid
  • Medicare - Medicare
  • Meritain Health
  • Molina Healthcare
  • PacificSource Health Plans
  • SCAN Health Plan
  • SCAN Health Plan - HMO
  • Sharp Health Plan
  • Tricare
  • Triwest Healthcare Alliance
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • UnitedHealthcare - HMO
  • Wellcare

Medical Specialties

Dr. John David How has the following 2 specialties

Specialty Expertise

Dr. John David How has the following area of expertise

  • Emergency Medicine

Certifications, License, & Education

22 Years Experience

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Medical School

Loma Linda University School Of MedicineGraduated in 2004

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