Functional Medicine is a field of medicine that attempts to uncover the root cause of illness. It is based on the knowledge that only by treating root causes of illness can we achieve true healing and optimal health. The functional medicine approach differs from a more traditional western approach that focuses on identification of a disease, and using prescription medications to alleviate symptoms – leaving the root cause of the symptom unresolved.
Integrative Medicine is a field of medicine that focuses on the whole person rather than on the disease alone. Conventional and evidence-based alternative approaches are incorporated and take into account a person’s presenting physical symptoms as well as the spiritual, psychological and social aspects of health and illness. The supportive provider-patient relationship and the shared goal of achieving optimal health and healing are central to integrative medicine.
No, I require that you still have your primary care doctor for your age appropriate screening studies and for acute health issues.
At this time I do not accept insurance. Unfortunately the current insurance/medical system does not allow sufficient time per patient for the comprehensive history and requisite laboratory evaluations needed to understand potential contributing factors for achieving optimal health and customization of an individual treatment plan.
Payment for services rendered is due at the time of the office visit.
A minimum of 48 hours cancellation notice is required; a cancellation fee will be charged for a no-show.
Anticipate that your initial consultation will last anywhere from 60-90 minutes. During this visit you will meet with Dr. Silver to obtain a detailed health history in addition to reviewing the new patient questionnaire forms, all outside labs and current medication/supplements that you are taking. Please make sure you fill out the new patient forms located under the Resource tab and bring with you copies of prior lab results (2-3 years) and your medication/supplement bottles.
After this initial intake, Dr. Silver will make recommendations with you about the best next steps. These can include: specialty labs, conventional labs, medications, nutritional supplements, diet, exercise and other life-style recommendations.
After this initial assessment Dr. Silver will review with you these recommendations to solicit any questions you may have and to ensure that you and she are in agreement. Lastly, a follow up visit will be scheduled to review all new lab results and to solidify a treatment plan.
Please be courteous and arrive on time. Please also provide a minimum of 48 hours cancellation notice; a cancellation fee will be charged for a no-show.
Test results are often difficult to interpret on your own which is why these are reviewed together with the patient at the scheduled follow up visit.
Appointments available by phone, Skype, or in-person:
I had been ill for more than six years, at times so dramatically that I had to be hospitalized. I was not able to work for long stretches of time and my life was unraveling in many ways. No one was able to diagnose what was happening.
Dr. Silver has been unceasingly perseverant, tracking down every lead and possibility. Essential to the process has been her endless understanding, acceptance and commitment to me, which has been as much a part of my healing, if not more, as her acute medical knowledge and intuition. She has explored arenas of my health that other doctors never even considered and found answers in places in my body and my experiences that only arose through her determined effort.
In many ways, I had given up hope of finding a diagnosis, much less completely healing. But Dr. Silver would have none of that. Her belief in my ability to recover and reengage in life was, at first, hard for me to accept, as long I had been ill and how deeply I had searched for resolution.
However, she has been so thorough and skillful in her communications with me that I began to share the hope, even the certainty that she has that I was going to heal. She left me no doubt that she would and will stick with me through every step of this process. I jokingly tell my friends that I have found another Dr. House, the iconic TV diagnostician known for his doggedness. But, unlike the TV character, Dr. Silver has demonstrated to me that the ability to heal, along with great knowledge, comes with great compassion.
My claim above of having seen 25 doctors before being led fortuitously to Dr. Silver is certainly under-estimated. Yet, I have not encountered any as deeply knowledgeable and professionally skillful as she is. Coming to that awareness, and receiving her kindness has allowed me to find trust again that I can find true help and support, and truthfully has carried over to many other parts of my life. My work is not yet over, but I now have no doubts that I am well on my way. I shall have eternal gratefulness to Dr. Silver for the life she has allowed me to reclaim.”
