Dr.Calderon is the creator and co-founder of Mind-Body Medicine-Recovery (MBM-R), a holistic life-program of sustainable recovery for individuals seeking to change their relationship with substances or behaviors, and for those with co-occurring conditions. Dr. Calderon is a psychiatrist with a subspecialty in Addiction Medicine and Mind-Body Medicine and more than 25 years of experience expanding holistic recovery for mental health and substance use. He is the Medical Director at Imagine Recovery in New Orleans, and oversees Behavioral Operations for United Healthcare in Louisiana including quality and performance of their network, medical-behavioral integration, care navigation and innovation. He leads the LA HOPE Council Health subgroup advising the state legislature in matters of substance use public health policy. He is the behavioral health consultant to Nest Health, a startup innovative health company delivering total health to single mothers and their families, and advises United Health Group’s Sustainability Office in the development of AI generated tools to address the health impact of climate change. For over 20 years, he teaches the new generation of healthcare workers and is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at LSU, and Sr. Faculty at the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, D.C. He is the author of multiple scientific papers and an international speaker reaching multiple audiences in English or Spanish. He is a native of Mexico City and resides in New Orleans.