Precision Integrative Medicine

06/02/2026

Dr. Vaughan is back! He is practicing again effective today and he is teaching and educating others as well. Check it out! And be sure to visit his new website.

Dr. Vaughan is a Florida-licensed Acupuncture Physician, Supervising Physician at the Florida College of Integrative Medicine, and paramedic and EMT instructor at Lake Technical College — bringing more than twenty years of healthcare experience across clinical and academic practice.

05/27/2026

Hi everyone! Shauna here 👋 As a reminder Dustin L. Vaughan DACM, PMD, AP is now practicing at HowardKimAcupuncture.com 🤗

Howard Kim Acupuncture is an integrative medicine practice focused on providing holistic methods of healthcare for a more healthier way of life. We offer acupuncture and other holistic services in the Winter Garden, FL and neighboring areas.

05/27/2026

Hi everyone! Shauna here 👋 As a reminder Dustin L. Vaughan DACM, PMD, AP is now practicing at

Howard Kim Acupuncture is an integrative medicine practice focused on providing holistic methods of healthcare for a more healthier way of life. We offer acupuncture and other holistic services in the Winter Garden, FL and neighboring areas.

05/12/2026

Dr. Vaughan is back. 💜

After a season that tested us in ways we never expected, Dr. Dustin Vaughan is returning from medical leave and joining Howard Kim Acupuncture.

On April 15, 2026, we received the news we had been praying for: remission. And now, he’s ready to get back to the work he loves.

Appointments can be scheduled at HowardKimAcupuncture.com or by calling 407-614-2510.

We are so grateful for the prayers, the messages, the patience, and the love from this community. You carried us through more than you know.

Thank you. From the bottom of our hearts. 🙏

💜 - Shauna

04/23/2026

April 23, 2026
💜375 days since diagnosis of metastatic testicular cancer

Today his chemo chest port was removed, signaling the official end of treatment.

The past year has been challenging to say the least. The conversations we had to have and the realities that we had to face, I would not wish on anyone. One takeaway for me is that metastatic cancer is a much different beast than an initial diagnosis.

The reality of cancer is it numbs you, even making milestones like today difficult to comprehend. It is also somewhat bittersweet, as I pray everyone fighting this battle has the same outcome. We have so many friends and family in various stages of diagnosis and recovery.

This journey is not over for us, we are simply closing one book (it’s bigger than a chapter 😉) and opening the next one as we enter remission making our way toward the five year survivorship…for a second time.

We are entering this next phase with optimism and with keen awareness that every day is significant on this journey.

Thank you for the prayers, well wishes, and support.

Words cannot express what we have been through and how it feels to know that so many people were cheering for him and for us.

We are grateful.
💜Shauna

04/16/2026

The news we’ve been praying for: remission. A major milestone to being cancer free, which will require five years of surveillance.

Grateful doesn’t begin to cover it. Thank you to everyone who has walked this road with us through prayers, messages, and support.

And during Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, this news means even more. Early detection matters.

04/06/2026

April is Testicular Cancer Awareness month. Firemen, like Dr. Vaughan are twice as likely to get it and this recent diagnosis was a recurrence of it for him. Gentlemen, please be diligent if you notice any lumps, swelling, pain, or other changes in your testicles and get to a urologist ASAP.

Cancer is the most dangerous threat to firefighter health and safety today, and the risk for testicular cancer is 2.02% higher than the rest of the population (100% or twice the risk). Dustin (retired fireman) was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2018 and then in 2025 he was diagnosed with a recurrence which had a 0.25% chance of happening. It's easy to think it won't happen to you or your loved ones, but the reality is a stark one for firefighters.

02/04/2026

01/04/2026

Great news! See caption in the post below. ☺️