Dr. Nzinga Teule-Hekima, affectionally known as "Dr. T" understands that life is complex and people need to take a break to heal, rejuvenate, and relax their bodies and their souls.
Dr. T's passion as a physician comes from her belief that being a doctor allows her to enter people's lives and fill it with hope by giving compassion, empathy, and Healthcare with Heart!
She often states that she is in love with being a part of the connectedness of the human experience.
She knows that no single approach is the right one for every individual, and she also understands that the healthcare field offers many different modalities (from conventional medicine to a more holistic approach) that promote different types of healing and address different types of issues.
Dr. T offers a refreshing wellness and repair aspect to the health experience. Her educational background includes being a board certified Family Medicine physician with special interests in Women's Health, Wellness, Integrative Medicine, Mental Health, and Hospital Medicine. Her business and leadership background includes being the medical director of a chronic disease medical practice for 6 years and being the district director of the entire public health system for a region which included 5 cities and 2 counties in the Hampton Roads area for 5 years.
Dr. Teule-Hekima is also a seasoned entrepreneur as co-owner of a group of businesses that collectively present themselves as a Lifestyle Hospitality brand, Simply Panache Groupe, which include a medispa, boutique hotel, event venue, private social club and bistro style restaurant that offers French, Creole, Neo-Soul cuisine and anti-inflammatory food options curated by Dr. T.
Dr. T is also affectionately known as one of the 3 Mango Ladies who Spread it, Mix it, Shake it, Stir it with their flagship product, 'Mango Mango' Mango Preserves, which was featured on ABC’s Shark Tank, QVC, and Food Network just to name a few.
Dr. T believes a person can maintain a healthy lifestyle while actively pursuing multiple interests and passions, finding fulfillment, not just from one area of life, but from a diverse range of activities and experiences and this is why Dr.T and Mango Medical, DPC is the Perfect Tango to Wellness!