Marcus Higi, MD

"Dr. Higi attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and received a B.S. in Biology as an undergraduate, followed by a Medical Doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – School of Medicine. His internship and residency training in Family Medicine was at the Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg, Florida. He is certified in Tapas Acupressure Technique, known as TAT, which is an affirming psychological process to help individuals process and heal from anxiety, trauma and other health issues.

Dr. Marcus Higi has experienced the challenges and joys of practicing in urban, rural and hospital settings as a primary care physician for more than two decades. He staffed an emergency department before relocating to the American Southwest, where he served as an emergency and family medicine physician in small clinics and hospitals in the Four Corners area and the Dakotas. He then opened a solo family practice and performed hospital work in Cortez, Colorado. In 2010, Dr. Higi and his wife moved to New Mexico to be closer to family. Before opening ABQ Integrative Family Medicine, he worked in outpatient family medicine for Presbyterian Medical Group."

"Albuquerque Primary Care Dr. Treating Your Mind and Body as an Interconnected System

Integrative medicine emphasizes a patient-focused approach to health and wellness—including mental, emotional, functional, spiritual, social and community aspects—and treating the whole person. It aims for well-coordinated integrative medicine between different providers and institutions by coordinating conventional and complementary medical approaches.

As a primary care physician, Dr. Higi’s family practice takes the time to get to know you and enlist you as a partner in your good health. You’ll work together to solve problems and maintain a healthy lifestyle to feel energetic in your career, hobbies and relationships.

AT ABQ INTEGRATIVE FAMILY PRACTICE, YOU CAN EXPECT:

1. A family doctor near me dedicated to the healing process, health promotion and illness prevention
2. Consideration of all factors that influence health, wellness and disease, including mind, spirit and community, as well as the body
3. Conventional and alternative methods to facilitate the body’s innate healing response
4. Effective interventions that are natural and less invasive whenever possible
5. Inquiry-driven, science-based family medicine that is open to new paradigms
6. Self-exploration and self-development to better the practice of family medicine"