Dr. John How, MD

JOHN HOW
JOHN HOW, MD is an EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN
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 organized as one of Stella’s 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 intake 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.
Stella Center
Are you experiencing anxiety, depression, or PTSD? We can help.
Stella Center provides cutting-edge treatments for emotional trauma and mental health challenges across 20+ locations nationwide. We specialize in biological protocols like stellate ganglion block (SGB), ketamine therapy, Spravato, TMS therapy, integration therapy and more. Founded in 2020, Stella Center has become the No.1 provider of SGB for PTSD and anxiety, treating over 8,500 patients to date.
We treat mental health challenges as injuries, not disorders. Stella Center aims to heal the injury instead of just managing the symptoms. Our protocols pair in-office medical treatments for mental health with virtual integration therapy to bring dramatic healing in the window of transformation following treatment.
Get relief from symptoms like disrupted sleep, panic attacks, irritability, hypervigilance, difficulties concentrating, sexual dysfunction, and more.
Work directly with Stella Center’s Advanced Practice Provider to come up with a custom care plan with safe and effective treatment modalities at our Encinitas, CA location , including:
Dual Sympathetic Reset (Advanced SGB)
Ketamine infusion therapy
Integration therapy
Intake Assessment
What Patients Like the Most:
Fast and long-lasting relief
Trauma informed approach
Continuous patient care pre and pro treatment
Integration sessions after treatment
Advanced practice provider follow ups
What Stella Center Patients Report:
Better sleep and fewer nightmares
Feeling less irritated and jumpy
Better concentration at work
Regained interest in fun activities
Driving is less stressful
Financing options
Insurance covered services – Spravato, TMS therapy, intake assessments, integration therapy and follow-up appointments maybe eligible for insurance coverage depending on your location and plan.
Interest-free in-house financing
Financing through Rectangle Health
Insurance Reimbursable Services – Medical & Biopsychosocial assessments, Psych-Medical Appointments and Integration Sessions may be eligible for insurance reimbursement.
SuperBills are available for residents in most states, additional terms and conditions apply.
Accept Credit Cards, FSA, HSA and CareCredit

Stella Center San Diego

700 Garden View Ct Ste 102

Encinitas

CA

92024

USA

(908) 838-4422

https://www.stellacenter.com/?utm_source=webmd&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=How

• Interventional Psychiatry
• PTSD
• Anxiety
• Depression
• OCD
• Stellate Ganglion Block
• Ketamine Therapy
• Integration Therapy
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• Dual Sympathetic Reset
• Stellate Ganglion Block SGB
• Ketamine Infusion Therapy
• Integration Therapy
• Intake Assessment
• Mental Health Medication Management

• PTSD
• Secondary PTSD
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Stress
• Long COVID