The Center for Functional Medicine

About The Center for Functional Medicine

What is The Center for Functional Medicine?

The Center for Functional Medicine is a physician-led practice at 109 Danbury Road in Ridgefield, Connecticut, on the lower level of the Ridgefield Health and Wellness building. Joel M. Evans, M.D., is the founder and director and a board certified OB/GYN. Monique Class, APRN-BC, is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner and co-founder. Both are listed as prescribers. The practice took over The Center for Women's Health, and most of its services are women's health services, though it also offers men's health, children's wellness and aesthetic care.

The clinic lists bio-identical hormone replacement, menopause care, weight management, functional medicine, acupuncture, nutritional counseling and ThermiVa vaginal rejuvenation among its services. Weight management appears as a condition it treats, but no weight-loss medication is named, and it does not mention peptide therapy or longevity medicine. Its Google listing shows a 4.1 rating from 9 reviews. In its own words, describing its approach to sexual health: "We then recommend appropriate treatments, which may include bio-identical hormones, medications, herbs, vitamins, counseling and, when necessary, medical procedures."

What does it cost?

The clinic does not publish prices. It does not state a consultation fee for medical visits, whether it accepts insurance, or whether a monthly fee would include medication. It does offer a free 15-min consultation for its aesthetic services, which is the only no-cost visit it mentions. It does not describe membership terms, financing, HSA use or a cancellation policy. Ask for every figure in writing before you book.

What should you ask before you book?

Start with who prescribes. The clinic names two prescribers but does not say who prescribes hormone therapy, so ask which of them, or another clinician, writes that prescription and who manages follow-up. Ask whether the hormones are brand-name products or compounded, and which pharmacy fills them. Ask what the first visit costs, what follow-up visits cost, and what lab work costs and who bills it. If you want weight management, ask which medications are offered, since none are named. Ask whether telehealth is available, what the hours are (none are listed), whether insurance is billed, and how to cancel or stop care.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want physician-led care for hormone and menopause concerns in Ridgefield, and you are comfortable getting prices and prescriber details in writing before you commit. It is a weaker match if your main goal is a named weight-loss medication or peptide therapy, since neither is named.

Sources: centerforfunctionalmedicine.com, centerforfunctionalmedicine.com/services, centerforfunctionalmedicine.com/about

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