About Dr. Comfort
Dr. Comfort Onyiah is a compassionate and skilled physician, who started Foundations for people who want personalized care that combines a holistic approach with cutting-edge medicine.
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.
Dr. Comfort is certified in Functional Medicine through the Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM), www.ifm.org. She is also triple-board certified in Family Medicine, Preventive Medicine and Occupational Medicine.
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Education & Experiences
Residency
Franklin Square Hospital
- Family Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
- Preventive Medicine
University of Maryland
- Internship , Internal Medicine
Medical School
U. Maryland School of Medicine
Certifications
American Board of Family Medicine - Family Medicine
American Board of Preventive Medicine - Occupational Medicine
American Board of Preventive Medicine - Public Health &
General Preventive Medicine
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.
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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