About Dr. Comfort
Dr. Comfort Onyiah is a compassionate and skilled physician, who started her Foundations functional medicine practice to care for people who want personalized care with a holistic approach. She has a passion for combining biochemistry with cutting-edge medicine to uncover the root of complex conditions.
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Dr. Comfort received her undergraduate degree in chemistry at Johns Hopkins University, and her medical training at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. After her Family Medicine residency in Baltimore, she completed a Preventive Medicine residency and obtained a Master’s degree in Public Health at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.
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​Dr. Comfort is certified in Functional Medicine through the Institute of Functional Medicine. She is also triple-board certified in Family Medicine, Preventive Medicine and Occupational Medicine.
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Education & Experiences
Residency
University of Maryland
- Internship , Internal Medicine
Franklin Square Hospital
- Family Medicine
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Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
- Preventive Medicine
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Medical School
U. Maryland School of Medicine
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Certifications
American Board of Family Medicine - Family Medicine
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American Board of Preventive Medicine - Public Health &
General Preventive Medicine
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American Board of Preventive Medicine - Occupational Medicine
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Institute of Functional Medicine
- Functional Medicine Practitioner
About Care at Foundations
Foundations uses functional medicine to provide personalized care and treat chronic conditions. Foundations offers prevention, optimization of wellness, and a pathway to healing. Much of current medicine treats each body organ separately, however functional medicine uses a systems-based scientific approach for assessment and treatment. This approach better reflects the connected-ness of our body organs.
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Functional medicine also better accounts for how the world around you affects the world inside you. It can be used to evaluate the interaction between our genes, our micro-biome (internal bacteria), nutrition, environment, and lifestyle, all of which affect if, or how, a person's body will develop a chronic condition. When the underlying cause of a condition is identified, imbalances can be corrected, wellness can be boosted, and symptoms can resolve.
Welcome to medicine that addresses the root cause, so that you can be well again!
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