Dr. April Soto (she/her) MD, FAAFP, ABOIM, AAHIVS was born in Guatemala City to Puerto Rican parents doing missionary work. In 1976, when a major earthquake struck Guatemala City, 2-year-old April and her 2-month-old brother rode it out together in a van, swaying along with the rocking earth. Since then, she's enjoyed dancing and swaying to Mother Earth's rhythms. She moved to the US at 18 for college, working jobs like restaurant server, night janitor, tutor, and live-in maid to pay her way.

Dr. Soto attended medical school at UC San Francisco, completed a family medicine residency at White Memorial Medical Center, a fellowship in HIV-medicine at LA County-USC Medical Center, an integrative medicine fellowship via the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine in San Diego, CA, and trainings in ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) through PRATI and MDMA-assisted therapy through MAPS.

Board-certified in family medicine and a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice, Dr. Soto takes an integrative approach to medicine. She believes in helping patients connect with their inner healer, as they know best what serves their health. Mindfulness and presence guide her practice. She warmly welcomes LGBTQIA2S+ folks, all genders and identities, neurodiverse minds, and is bilingual in English and Spanish.

To nourish her own inner healer, Dr. Soto enjoys nature, boogie boarding, hiking, laughter, writing, reading, movies, travel and loved ones. She finds beauty in each patient's unique story.