A Different Kind of Doctoring: The Integrative Medicine Approach to Whole-Person Care

When I was in medical school and residency, I thought I was learning to be a good doctor.

And I was, at least in the traditional sense.

I learned how to put symptoms and test results together to make a diagnosis, and then choose the right pharmaceutical treatment to make the patient better. And this approach works well when someone is really sick – like with pneumonia – but not so helpful when has a chronic illness that is largely influenced by lifestyle or a group of symptoms that don’t quite fit into one disease category. 

I see patients all of the time who are looking to understand the root cause of what’s going on with their health, and ways to mitigate potential problems before they develop into disease.

In western medicine, it’s very easy to make a diagnosis when the plane has taken off. But what can we identify that might be a warning sign of brewing dysfunction. What can we do to back that plane up or get it entirely off the runway?

That’s where Integrative Medicine comes in.

And, ultimately, why I pursued more education in integrative and functional medicine, and aligned myself with other practitioners who also value taking care of the whole person – body, mind, and spirit.

You deserve to have someone spend time listening to your concerns, to reflect with you on the aspects of your health that could shift for the positive. 

We provide a different kind of doctoring: attentive whole-person care that brings together the best of modern science and ancient health wisdom.

You deserve to feel your best.

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