Getzwell Pediatrics

Gastroenterologists at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center have recently reported a 30 percent increase in the number of serious or chronic bouts of constipation experienced by American children between 2008 and 2009. While it’s unclear if the rise in severe cases is related to delayed diagnosis or insufficient treatments, Hopkins researchers contend that a lack of [...]

Medical Consultations for Chronic Illness – At GetzWell Pediatrics we believe in treating the whole person, not just symptoms in isolation, and this is the core of a functional approach to medical care. We take the time to listen to and understand our patients’ histories while acknowledging the complex interaction of genetic, environmental, and lifestyle [...]

Functional medicine – Functional medicine represents an evolution in the practice of medicine that better addresses the healthcare needs of the 21st century. By shifting the traditional disease centered focus of medical practice to a more patient centered approach, functional medicine addresses the whole person, not just an isolated set of symptoms. Functional medicine practitioners [...]