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General Medicine Integrative Medicine
George Washington University School of Medicine,
Washington D.C. Medical School
Dr. Penhos has been a physician since 1973 when he graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine. He completed his Surgery residency at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, which included a rotation at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York for surgical oncology. Board Certified in Surgery, he practiced until 2001 when he decided to pursue his interest in Integrative Medicine as an Alternative Medicine Practitioner.
He adheres to a Systems Model of disease where an understanding of an illness must include pertinent facts derived from all levels of investigation and their relationship to each other, without ascribing “cause” to anyone factor; this would include physical, emotional, and behavioral forces.
Changing his focus, Dr. Penhos learned from colleagues with the same interests, journals, conferences, and most importantly, from patients who are often the best teachers. He realizes the limitations, as well as the benefits of traditional medicine. He emphasizes prevention, diet, exercise, stress management, supplements, hormone balancing, and detoxification. He continues to stay current with traditional medicine and surgery as well as Integrative Medicine. Dr. Penhos’ area of interest is the management of cancer with particular attention to Insulin Potentiation Targeted-Low Dose (IPT/LD) where he has been certified since 2007. His background in surgery has been valuable in the management of the cancer patient and helping him or her make the best decision possible as to what the best treatment might be.
When you’ve been trying different treatment plans, but nothing seems to work correctly for you, your current plan may be missing the correct problem. Sometimes treatment plans are too narrow in their scope, not taking into account the entire body and multiple conditions. That’s where a functional doctor comes in to play. These physicians are highly trained and specialized to find the root cause of complex medical conditions. Also, when there are multiple conditions causing a symptom, a functional doctor can accurately identify these causes.
Functional medicine takes a more holistic approach to treating medical conditions. When patients are having issues with their current plans, there is often an underlying issue that is being overlooked. With a holistic mindset, functional doctors take into account these other factors, helping to accurately treat the condition.
Functional doctors deploy a variety of tests and critical analysis to determine multiple causes to symptoms or gain a better understanding of how conditions are affecting the entire body. These doctors often take into account:
With highly specialized training, our functional general practitioners deploy a variety of treatments to help treat your body with a holistic approach. Some common treatments at the Get Well Center are
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