Functional Medicine
Functional Medicine at our core: We focus on root causes and create personalized plans to address underlying factors affecting your health.
Getting to the Root Cause
Our Functional Medicine services are at the heart of what we do. By focusing on the root causes of your health issues, we create personalized treatment plans that address the underlying factors contributing to your symptoms. Our expert team conducts comprehensive assessments, including advanced diagnostics and a thorough review of your medical history, lifestyle, and environmental influences. This approach ensures a complete understanding of your health, allowing us to tailor treatments that promote lasting wellness.
Our medical doctors (MDs and DOs) apply a systems thinking approach to their evaluation of illness and imbalance, requiring them to uncover the root origin of disease or illness. They are evaluating what conditions may have occurred that have inhibited your health, seeking to understand how we can reverse dysfunction caused by the insults of modern lifestyles (nutritional deficits, toxins, immobility, etc) and how we can optimize function to restore health in the entire system.
What is Functional Medicine?
Curious about Functional medicine services at The UltraWellness Center?
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Functional Medicine Consultation
Comprehensive doctor-led care plus a dedicated team including a PA, nutritionist, and nurse.
Initial appointment – $2,750
First follow up – $875
Future follow ups – $375
Labs – $2,000-$10,000 (estimated, individual)
The Patient Experience
What you will experience as a patient at the UltraWellness Center.
Tailored Wellness, Expertly Guided
For over 20 years, the UltraWellness Center has been practicing the art and science of Functional Medicine. Our skilled interdisciplinary team of MDs, physician assistants, licensed nutritionists, and nurses specialize in addressing the root causes of disease. They use a systems-oriented approach that focuses on engaging both patient and practitioner in the therapeutic relationship. It is an evolution in the practice of medicine that better addresses the healthcare needs of the 21st century.
Thorough Medical History
We work closely with you to understand YOU, by gathering a detailed medical history, including historical lifestyle behaviors, environmental factors, symptom and family history, including and assessing your goals, ailments, prior lab testing, beliefs, nutritional, and current lifestyle habits. These help us act as a detective, allowing us to identify where to begin and how to create an effective and bespoke treatment plan, personalized to your unique needs.
Diagnostic Testing
Appropriate testing will be recommended to uncover hidden issues such as nutrient deficiencies, genetic predispositions, toxic burden, hormonal imbalances, digestive interferences, mitochondrial dysfunction, food sensitivities, and more. Experience the convenience of in-house lab testing at our innovative Functional Medicine lab with an experienced lab team. For tests that are done at home, the team walks you through step-by-step instructions.
Creating A Lifestyle Plan
After meeting with a Functional Medicine physician, you will meet with a licensed nutritionists either in person or virtually. These nutritionists combine the practice of “food as medicine” to create an individualized meal plan, and a multimodal treatment plan, encompassing a fitness and lifestyle plan that supports your unique needs.
Continued Care and Follow-Up
You will meet with a nurse to review the treatment plan and receive support where needed. Upon receiving test results, you will follow-up with your physician and nutritionist to review these results and discuss further individualization of your treatment plan. From there, continued follow-up is determined based on your situation.
“From the beginning, my mission was to build an extraordinary team. I sought out physicians, nutritionists, nurses, and health coaches who are not only highly trained in Functional Medicine, but also deeply compassionate and curious. The practitioners at UltraWellness are some of the most thoughtful and forward-thinking clinicians I know. Together, we’ve helped thousands of patients uncover and address the root causes of illness and move toward lasting health.”
Dr. Mark Hyman, Founder, UltraWellness Center
Meet our Functional Medicine Doctors
Our team of physicians are board certified and have extensive training in functional, integrative and nutritional medicine. We follow the latest research, and constantly update our methods as new, scientifically based therapies and tests become available.
Medical Director/Functional Medicine Physician
Elizabeth Boham, MD, FMCP-M, MS, RD
Elizabeth is Board Certified in Family Medicine from Albany Medical School, and she is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner and the Medical Director of The UltraWellness Center. Dr. Boham lectures on a variety of topics, including Women’s Health and Breast Cancer….
Functional Medicine Physician
Todd Lepine, MD, FMCP-M
Todd graduated from Dartmouth Medical School and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, specializing in Integrative Functional Medicine, and is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner. He has been practicing Functional Medicine for over 15 years focusing on Optimal Aging, Bio-Detoxification, Gastrointestinal Health…
Functional Medicine Physician
George Papanicolaou, DO, FMCP-M
George is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and is Board Certified in Family Medicine from Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, Pennsylvania. He is also an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner. Dr. Papnicolaou established his own practice…
Functional Medicine Physician
Cynthia Geyer, MD
Cynthia received her Bachelor of Science degree and Doctor of Medicine degree, both with honors, from The Ohio State University. She completed her residency in internal medicine at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y. and is triple board-certified in internal medicine, integrative medicine and lifestyle medicine.
New Patient Inquiry
To get started in the healing journey, we ask you to fill out the New Patient Inquiry Form. You will then be asked to book a discovery call with one of our New Patient Engagement Coordinators to further discuss your health goals and the right care path for you.