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Dr. Dawn Motyka, MD

Concierge Functional Medicine physician, Santa Cruz, CA

Optimage Health

Dr. Dawn Motyka is a Concierge Functional Medicine physician who also practices acupuncture and is president of Optimage Health.

930 Mission St, Unit 5, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
At a glance
Practice model
Optimage Prime membership program
Individual fee
$200 a month or $2,400 a year
Insurance
Members should have Medicare or PPO insurance
Acupuncture
Practicing since 1999
Languages
French and Spanish

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About Dr. Motyka

Dr. Motyka practices Holistic, Functional and Integrative Medicine. She is president of Optimage Health, Inc. She holds full hospital privileges at Dominican Dignity Santa Cruz Hospital.

She received her medical education at the University of California at Davis. Her residency in family practice was at San Bernardino County Medical Center. She trained in acupuncture at the Helms Institute at UCLA and has practiced acupuncture since 1999.

She is certified in Functional Medicine and Hypnosis. In 2013, she was in the first group to qualify for certification by the Institute for Functional Medicine. Dr. Motyka is on the faculty of the Institute for Functional Medicine and helps educate other physicians.

She is fluent in French and Spanish.

Membership and fees

Optimage Prime is a membership program billed with an annual or monthly fee.

The Optimage Prime Individual membership costs $2,400 a year or $200 a month, and the Optimage Prime Family membership for couples costs $3,840 a year or $320 a month.

With Optimage Prime, a child up to age 21 can be added for $960 a year or $80 a month per child.

Services

Holistic medicine Functional medicine Integrative medicine Acupuncture
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Education and credentials

Degree
MD
Medical school
University of California at Davis
Residency
Family practice, San Bernardino County Medical Center
Other certification
Functional Medicine, Hypnosis
NPI
1114001674

Hospital and practice affiliations

President of Optimage Health, Inc
Faculty member, Institute for Functional Medicine

Location

930 Mission St, Unit 5, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
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Recognition and research

Media and books

Has hosted a health podcast where she discusses health news and research and answers listener emails.
Hosted the health radio program Health Dialogue on KNRY, nationally syndicated on Talk America in 1996.
Was a special guest in episode one of NPR's The DNA Files in 2001.

Teaching and research roles

In 2018, was part of a group working with the US Department of Defense to train military physicians in using Functional Medicine for pain management.
Taught Western Medicine to acupuncture graduate students at Five Branches College of Chinese Medicine.

Publications

Co-authored "Growth Enhancement of Prolactin Sensitive Mammary Tumors by Periaqueductal grey stimulation" in Life Sciences, 1982.

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Questions patients ask

Does Dr. Motyka take insurance, or offer a membership?

Optimage Prime is a membership program billed with an annual or monthly fee. Optimage Prime members should have Medicare or PPO insurance alongside their membership.

How much does an Optimage Prime membership cost?

The individual Optimage Prime membership costs $2,400 a year or $200 a month. The couples membership costs $3,840 a year or $320 a month. A child up to age 21 can be added for $960 a year or $80 a month per child.

Where did Dr. Motyka train?

She received her medical education at the University of California at Davis. Her family practice residency was at San Bernardino County Medical Center, and she trained in acupuncture at the Helms Institute at UCLA.

Does Dr. Motyka have hospital privileges?

She holds full hospital privileges at Dominican Dignity Santa Cruz Hospital.

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