Julia Danforth, MD

Dr. Julia is a board-certified family and lifestyle medicine physician. She believes that health includes more than just physical, but social, mental and spiritual wellness as well. Dr. Julia earned her medical degree from the Loma Linda University School of Medicine in California followed by a residency in family practice at Florida Hospital in Orlando. She is a member of the American Academy of Family Practice and the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Julia was board-certified in Lifestyle Medicine in 2017 and is blessed to be able to formally pursue her lifelong career passion, sharing principles of health that she has learned.

Dr. Julia has a certification in plant-based nutrition and loves leading a monthly lifestyle support group called Living Well, in Calhoun, GA, particularly focused on Whole Food Plant Based (WFPB) eating. She has helped with several community-based lifestyle improvement programs, such as Diabetes Reversal and Depression & Anxiety Reversal programs. Dr. Julia enjoys participating in the healing process when people make choices that enable them to thrive in every way, particularly drawing closer to our wonderful & healing Creator.

When not seeing patients in the office, Dr. Julia can be found hanging out with her husband, experimenting with WFPB recipes to share with friends, and spending quality time with friends. She is delighted to be closer to her daughter, son-in-law and new granddaughter and be able to see her regularly. Dr. Julia loves walking, especially in the woods when possible, hanging out with Jesus in His Word and praising Him in singing, piano or organ.