Lab
Testing

At Holistic Specialists we use cutting-edge functional lab testing to properly diagnose all our patients. One of our key principles is “Test, don’t guess”. Testing — and especially retesting — are critical to establishing a clear diagnosis and then, from there, making a clear treatment plan.

We Choose Functional Tests Based on These 3 Principles

  1. Utilize the best test for each particular case based on years of functional diagnosis and hundreds of patients we have seen in clinical practice.

  2. We make a functional interpretation not only considering the results but also a comprehensive patient assessment and physical examination.

  3. We design functional treatment protocols targeting root causes of conditions and intending to promote the body’s ability to self healing.

Our functional tests include:

Gain a better understanding of what is going on in your body's ecosystem.

The test is a roadmap inside the gastrointestinal tract to see where there is a problem of either digestion, absorption or in the intestinal flora.

The HPA axis affects nearly every cell and tissue in the body.

Removing trigger foods is the best approach for prevention and treatment of autoimmune diseases and chronic inflammation

A comprehensive and cost-effective tool, a chemical test narrows down the areas of toxic burden that could be related to chronic, intractable symptoms.

Find the root cause of your metabolic disorder with Functional and Evolutionary Medicine, a holistic, investigative approach to healthcare that is both high-tech and high-touch.

Our clinics serve the cities of Miami, Coral Gables, Doral, Hialeah, Aventura, Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale, Weston, and Sunrise. Contact us now and we will help you implement the changes to get well and stay well with functional and evolutionary medicine.

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Dott. Shantih Cora

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Biography

Shantih Coro is an Italian-based dietitian specialized in sports nutrition and for the past 20 years in the gut-brain axis. For the past 7 years, he has been part of the Holistic Specialists’ team lead by Dr. Rutenberg through online services.

Shantih’s main objective is to help patients to optimize the gut-brain axis function through foods, supplements and smart lifestyle choices. He worked for many years with chronic inflammatory disease especially of the bowel, irritable bowel syndrome, gastritis, and SIBO but in the last few years, he worked my many autoimmune diseases but especially neurological mainly in children and teenagers with PANDAS, PANS, Autism, ADD, ADHD, and other learning behavioral disorders. He understood from the very beginning as a nutritionist that the gut the disease is ONE with many expressions and all it begins in the gut. If one can take the gut back to optimal function, it will take care to drastically improve any medical condition, health problem, and performance.

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Coco Fortner

L.Ac.

Biography

B. Coco Fortner received a BA in Biological Psychology and an MA of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine. After spending several years running an herbal pharmacy and compounding custom herbal formulas for thousands of clients, she traveled the world on Princess Cruise Lines & operated a high volume Chinese Hospital Style acupuncture clinic. Patients received daily acupuncture sessions and achieved profound therapeutic results for various conditions including arthritis, back pain, migraines, depression, sexual dysfunction, fertility, insomnia, neuralgia, traumatic brain injuries, etc.

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Dr. Edward Gheiler

M.D.

Biography

Dr. Gheiler performs many types of procedures as a urological surgeon at Palmetto General Hospital and is involved in clinical research projects.

  • Mount Sinai Medical Center oncology urologist, Miami Beach Florida
  • Chief of the urology service at Miami Veterans’ Administration Medical Center
  • University of Miami, Department of Urology, Assistant Professor
  • Wayne State Department of Urology, Assistant Professor
  • Completed his general surgery and urological surgery at Wayne State University of Detroit, Michigan

Dr. Edward Gheiler received his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine NYC, NY.

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Dr. Carlos A. Torre

M.D.

Biography

Dr. Carlos A. Torre, MD, is a triple-board certified Otolaryngologist (ENT), Sleep Medicine, and Obesity Medicine specialist based in South Florida. As founder of the yENTi Group and former University of Miami faculty, he specializes in comprehensive sleep surgery and apnea treatments, focusing on root-cause care

 

 

 

 

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