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At Elite Medical Associates, our functional integrative medicine team combines conventional internal medicine with evidence-based complementary therapies to treat the whole person: body, mind, and spirit, rather than isolated symptoms.
Led by Dr. Manoj Sharma, DO, our integrative medicine physicians act as equal partners in your healing process, using advanced diagnostics to understand the underlying cause of your symptoms before building a treatment plan around your unique biology.
Functional Medicine is a science-based, personalized approach to healthcare that looks at the interconnectedness of all body systems. Rather than treating isolated symptoms the way conventional healthcare approaches often do, functional medicine explores the complex network of factors that influence health, including genetics, environment, lifestyle, and health history.
Integrative medicine combines this with complementary therapies, from nutrition and mindfulness to acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine, layered onto conventional, evidence-based primary care. Integrative medicine also treats physical and emotional health together, blending pharmaceutical medicine, chiropractic care, and behavioral health into a single, personalized care plan.
Together, functional and integrative medicine combine the best of conventional, functional, and alternative medicine to help patients achieve optimal health and healing, not just the absence of disease.
Most conventional healthcare approaches stop at symptom management: medication and psychotherapy for what’s in front of them. Our internal medicine and functional medicine physicians take a different starting point: a comprehensive health history that maps your genetics, environment, stress load, and lifestyle before any treatment plan is written.
This is why patients searching for a functional medicine doctor in Las Vegas choose a physician-led model over a supplement-first clinic: every recommendation is grounded in your lab data, not a generic protocol.
Autoimmune disease occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue. Our integrative medicine team identifies underlying triggers, including chronic inflammation, environmental toxins, infections, and gut imbalances, that conventional treatments often overlook, and builds care plans for conditions such as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, rheumatoid arthritis, and other inflammatory disorders using nutrition, detoxification, and immune-modulating therapies.
The gut microbiome plays a central role in immunity, digestion, and mood. We evaluate digestive health through health history and functional lab testing to identify and address imbalances linked to IBS, SIBO, and other chronic digestive symptoms, because a healthy gut underlies nearly every other health goal our patients bring to us.
Hormone imbalances affect energy, weight, mood, and long-term health. In-depth hormone panels guide treatment for thyroid dysfunction, perimenopause, and andropause. For patients whose labs point toward a specific hormonal deficit, we coordinate directly with our hormone replacement therapy, testosterone replacement therapy, and estrogen replacement therapy programs.
Functional medicine testing of insulin sensitivity, inflammatory markers, and metabolic panels helps patients manage weight and reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. This work is closely tied to our metabolic optimization program and, where cardiac risk is a factor, our cardiovascular risk assessment.
Our mind-body approach, including HRV training, mindfulness, and targeted supplementation, helps manage stress and improve resilience for patients dealing with chronic fatigue, anxiety and depression, or brain fog, alongside routine services like sleep and cardiopulmonary testing for patients optimizing long-term healthspan.
Our Functional & Integrative Medicine Process at Elite Medical Associates:
We take the time to understand each patient’s complete health history, genetic background, lifestyle, and environmental influences.
Our testing goes beyond standard labs, including hormonal panels, gut microbiome analysis, genetic testing, and metabolic assessments to uncover hidden imbalances.
Built from dietary guidance, targeted supplementation, stress management, physical activity, detoxification strategies, and mind-body practices.
Ongoing guidance, monitoring, and resources from your care team to help you maintain long-term health and prevent disease recurrence.
At Elite Medical Associates, we believe health goals go beyond the absence of disease. Our goal is to help each patient thrive. Our functional and integrative medicine approach is rooted in advanced diagnostics, personalized treatment, and ongoing patient education, so our care team doesn’t just address symptoms but helps you achieve sustainable long-term health and vitality.
Led by Dr. Manoj Sharma, board-certified in internal medicine and affiliated with A4M, AOA, AMA, and ACP, our healthcare providers act as your partners in your healing process, combining internal medicine rigor with integrative, evidence-based complementary therapies.
Yes, a functional medicine practitioner may be a licensed MD or DO, but functional medicine itself is not a separate medical license or specialty. Other licensed professionals, including nurse practitioners and physician assistants, may also train in functional medicine, so it is important to check a provider’s underlying credentials and scope of practice.
Functional medicine focuses on identifying the biological root cause of a condition through lab-based diagnostics. Integrative medicine is the broader academic field that combines conventional primary care with evidence-based complementary therapies like acupuncture, massage therapy, and mindfulness. At Elite Medical Associates, our physicians blend both: functional medicine’s diagnostic rigor with integrative medicine’s whole-person, whole-body approach.
Functional and integrative medicine can offer a more personalized, whole-person approach that considers lifestyle, nutrition, symptoms, and conventional medical care together. Integrative medicine specifically combines conventional treatment with complementary approaches in a coordinated way, which may give patients a broader range of options when those approaches are evidence-based and appropriate.
Potential downsides include high out-of-pocket costs, use of tests or treatments with limited evidence, and possible interactions between supplements and medications. Integrative care is generally safest when complementary approaches are used alongside, rather than instead of, proven conventional treatment.
Coverage varies by plan and by specific service. As a concierge medicine practice, Elite Medical Associates structures care around membership and direct physician access rather than standard insurance billing. See plans & pricing for details, or contact our care team directly.
Reputable integrative medicine combines only complementary therapies with credible clinical evidence behind them alongside conventional, evidence-based primary care; it is not a replacement for traditional medical care. For a general overview of the evidence base behind integrative approaches, see the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health and Cleveland Clinic’s integrative medicine overview.
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