Originally from Jalisco, Mexico, Ana Rosa Celaya, PA-C, is a dedicated and highly resilient physician assistant serving the agricultural heart of the San Joaquin Valley. Having worked as a farm laborer since the age of 13, Ms.
Celaya possesses a profound, firsthand understanding of the community she serves at Living Water Clinic, where she provides compassionate medical care with a focus on dignity and mutual respect.
Ms. Celaya began her professional journey in Mexico, where she first trained and practiced as a Medical Doctor. After relocating to California in 1986, she chose to pause her medical career to focus on the education of her three children, successfully homeschooling them through their formative years.
Upon their entry into high school, she returned to her own studies with renewed focus, eventually graduating as a Physician Assistant to re-enter the medical field in the United States.
Since 2008, Ms. Celaya has practiced alongside her husband, working as a cohesive medical team dedicated to the prevention of chronic diseases and the strengthening of family health. Her clinical approach is marked by great charisma and a particular affinity for pediatric care, though her experience spans the full spectrum of primary medicine. Having spent years harvesting fruit across the valley, she delivers her profession with a unique kindness specifically tailored to the needs of migrant farmworkers and their families.
Fluent in both English and Spanish, Ms. Celaya is widely regarded as a role model and community leader, inspiring patients and young professionals alike to pursue higher standards in all aspects of their lives. Her philosophy of care centers on the belief that medical treatment is most effective when paired with a deep ability to overcome obstacles and a commitment to the greater good. Outside of her professional life, she remains passionate about family unity and community empowerment.