Functional Medicine for Women

The Functional Medicine model is an individualized, patient-centered, science-based approach that empowers patients and practitioners to work together to address the underlying causes of disease and promote optimal wellness. By addressing root cause, rather than symptoms, practitioners become oriented to identifying the complexity of disease. They may find one condition has many different causes and, likewise, one cause may result in many different conditions. As a result, Functional Medicine treatment targets the specific manifestations of disease in each individual. Practitioners then create personalized treatment plans that lead to improved patient outcomes.

FEMM is a comprehensive women’s health and wellness program for optimal reproductive health. Our program helps women learn more about their bodies, and how to identify daily hormonal shifts to achieve their health and fertility goals.

FEMM recognizes that ovulation is a sign of health, and empowers women to be agents in the management and care of their overall reproductive health and well-being.

FEMM providers offer comprehensive physical and lab workups to diagnose and treat the root cause of health conditions, rather than simply managing symptoms.

Your first appointment with Dr. Lisa is a 90 minute appointment where we do a deep dive into your health and history, provide dietary recommendations, and start to create an individualized treatment plan for you. Treatment plans will begin with diet and lifestyle changes. Depending on lab results, we will then be able to tailor supplements and medications if needed. Please understand that this is an extensive visit and it is very important to fill out the intake forms so that we can come up with the best plan that fits you!

Dr. Lisa graduated from the University of Texas Medical School at Houston (aka McGovern Medical School). She then completed two years of training in pathology residency where she had in depth training on human cellular and molecular biology. She then had a change of heart and wanted to work with women’s health and completed residency training in obstetrics/gynecology. During that time, she discovered functional medicine and found her calling in life, providing holistic women’s health through functional medicine. She has also had training in functional medicine from the Institute for Functional Medicine as well as the Kalish Institute. She has additional certification as a FEMM medical management provider that provides a comprehensive approach into finding and treating the root cause of women’s health issues. 

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No. Dr. Lisa does not provide primary or acute care services. This is a specialty clinic and provides consultation services. This clinic does not replace care currently provided by your other physicians or your primary care physician. Dr. Lisa does not admit patients to the hospital or treat hospitalized patients. This clinic requires that every adult patient have a primary care physician of record, and that every pediatric patient have a pediatric physician of record. It is your responsibility to keep Dr. Lisa informed of the name and contact information of your primary care physician and treating specialists, of any diagnoses you have received, and any treatments you have had or currently are undergoing for current conditions. It is also important that you let your primary care physician know about any recommendations or treatments provided by LisaMD to ensure care is properly coordinated. 

It is also your responsibility to have an annual physical exam with your primary care doctor every year or more if clinically indicated.

No. This is a telemedicine consult clinic. All visits will be conducted through video, unless there are technical difficulties, then in which case, phone is used.

LisaMD uses HIPAA-compliant Zoom service that is integrated with the practice’s electronic medical record system, Healthie. Log in at least 5 minutes prior to your appointment time to make sure your audio and video connections are good. 

Scheduling of appointments involves the reservation of time specifically for you. Therefore, a minimum of 24 hours (in-advance) notice is required for rescheduling or canceling an appointment.  If you miss your scheduled appointment or cancel/reschedule with less than 24 hours advance notice, you will be charged a cancellation fee equivalent to 50% of the cancelled session price. 

This Practice makes no guarantee that HSA or FSA payments would be reimbursed. However, this Practice will provide patient with Superbill (contains diagnosis and procedure codes) for patients to submit to their own insurance to allow for possible reimbursement. 

This practice operates as a direct-pay medical practice and does not bill any health insurance, and this clinic does not accept MediCare patients. This Practice does not submit any paperwork to insurance companies. Upon request, a detailed statement (superbill) that contains diagnosis and procedure codes can be provided to assist you with possible insurance or FSA reimbursement. 

Typically, Dr. Lisa will order blood work to be done either at LabCorp or Quest (both of which are in network with most insurances). While blood work done at such labs are typically covered at the standard rate for PPO insurance plans, this practice offers no guarantee that your insurance will cover the blood work that is ordered. 

Oftentimes, Dr. Lisa will recommend specialized functional medicine testing to help find the root causes of your health problems. The fees for these tests are paid directly to the labs and sometimes are partially covered by insurance. Again, this practice makes no guarantee that insurance will cover specialty functional medicine labs.

Dr. Lisa is licensed only in the state of Texas and therefore, can only see patients who live in Texas. In the future, Dr. Lisa may be licensed in other states.

Since this is a telemedicine clinic, make sure you have a good internet connection at the time of your appointments. 

Also, make sure you have signed the Informed Consent, Office Policies, Notice of Insurance Practices and of Patient Financial Responsibility forms prior to your appointment. These documents will be automatically sent to you via email when you book your first appointment. Failure to submit these prior to your appointment will result in appointment cancellation.

It is also your responsibility to have an annual physical exam with your primary care doctor every year or more if clinically indicated.

Once you schedule an initial appointment, we will send you an email with a link to the patient medical portal (Healthie) along with the login details. Please log in and submit your paperwork at least 72 business hours before your scheduled appointment. Please note that due to the extensive nature of history that is required for a functional medicine/FEMM consult, it is very important that you complete this paperwork prior to your initial consult.

You can also share documents/medical records by directly uploading them into your patient medial portal through Healthie.

Yes, as deemed appropriate based on history and lab findings, Dr. Lisa may prescribe bioidentical hormones, thyroid medication, low dose naltrexone, metformin, and other medications if necessary. Dr. Lisa does not prescribe narcotics. 

Dr. Lisa recommends purchasing medical grade supplements at targeted dosages from companies that have been well researched and work well with the treatment protocols. You’ll be given additional information at the time of your appointment. You will be able to order certain supplements online through our portal.

All major credit cards and debit cards.

We recommend that you send a secure message through your patient portal.  Emails/messages for simple straightforward questions requiring a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ reply, there will be no charge.  However, emails/messages that require changes to your existing plan, new prescriptions or complex decision making – there will be a charge of $35.

Messages will be replied within 24 to 72 hours.  Questions that require immediate attention, please contact your primary care physician or go to the nearest emergency room.