Dr. Laurent Chaix is a 1995 graduate of NCNM (now NUNM), a licensed naturopathic physician, and is an attending clinical faculty supervisor at NUNM Health Centers – Beaverton. Born in France and raised in Nicaragua, Dr. Chaix (pronounced “checks”) is multicultural and fluent in Spanish, French and Portuguese. He is a longstanding NUNM faculty member and a founding member of Natural Doctors International. He also worked alongside a small group of NDs in the 1990s to develop NUNM’s first community clinics.

Dr. Chaix is one of a select group of physicians certified by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to perform Department of Transportation medical examinations for the trucking industry. He also has a private practice in Portland.