About Dr. Civelli
Dr. Valerie F. Civelli, MD is double board-certified — in Family Medicine through the American Board of Family Medicine, and in Functional & Regenerative Medicine through ABAARM. She earned her MD at Windsor University School of Medicine and completed her Family Medicine residency at UCLA-affiliated Rio Bravo, where she served as Chief Resident.
Her research on chronic disease and innovative therapies has been published in peer-reviewed journals including Oxford University Press and the Journal of Investigative Medicine. She has served on multiple executive health and community boards, and her honors include being twice named “Outstanding Physician of the Year” and receiving the Hans Einstein Award.
A physician, educator and researcher, Dr. Civelli bridges conventional medical rigor and innovation — with a mission to educate and empower clinicians through personalized, scientifically sound care.
Credentials & expertise
What Dr. Civelli teaches at Empire
Dr. Civelli is peptide therapy faculty at Empire, contributing the clinical and case-based side of the peptide curriculum alongside Dr. Joseph B. Beavers, MD.
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Empire’s peptide certification program is built and taught by practicing, board-certified physicians. Join the priority list for the founding cohort.
Explore the Certification →Instruction for each cohort session is delivered by Empire faculty; the developing faculty member may differ from the live instructor.