Global Family and Functional Medicine
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What is Global Family and Functional Medicine?
Global Family and Functional Medicine is a family medicine practice at 14 0ak Forest Road Suite D in Bluffton, SC 29910. It was established in 1995 and says it has served the Bluffton community for over 20 years. Google shows a 4.7 rating from 357 reviews.
Gaston Perez, MD, FAAFP, FAARFM, is the founder and owner, with more than 30 years of experience. He is board certified in family medicine and in anti-aging, regenerative, and functional medicine. Jenika Errato, DNP, FNP-BC, is a nurse practitioner who also prescribes.
Family care is the core of the practice. Its services include concierge primary care, acute care visits, preventive medicine, thyroid care, COVID-19 testing, and a Suboxone Clinic for medication-assisted treatment of opioid dependence. It also lists functional medicine, hormone optimization, weight management, anti-aging, and early detection CT scans for heart disease, cancer, and aneurysms, run with Global LifeScan. Suboxone® is the only prescription medication it names.
It offers telehealth to new and existing patients, with video visits where you can be prescribed medication at home. In its own words, concierge care is "designed around you, not the limitations of traditional insurance-based medicine."
This listing is for its Bluffton office at 14 0ak Forest Road Suite D.
What does it cost?
It does not publish prices for weight management, hormone optimization, anti-aging, or concierge care, and it states no consultation fee. It does say it accepts most insurance plans. It does not say whether insurance covers prescription medication, or whether any medication is included in a price.
Its weight management section says a plan may include prescription weight-loss medications when medically appropriate, but it does not name one. It does not mention HSA or financing, membership terms, or cancellation.
What should you ask before you book?
Ask which of the two prescribers would write and sign your hormone or weight-loss prescription. Ask whether any fee includes medication, and whether that medication is brand-name or compounded. Ask what follow-up visits and lab testing cost, whether concierge care has a membership fee, and how you cancel. Ask which states telehealth covers and whether your insurance pays for it. Ask whether anti-aging products such as Protandim are required. Ask whether it offers peptide therapy, which it does not list.
Confirm the office days, since the hours read 8:00 am to 4:00 pm with three days marked closed. Finally, confirm the phone number, (843) 815-6468, and that any online booking page belongs to the practice.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you want a family medicine office that handles everyday care alongside weight, hormone, or anti-aging visits, and you are ready to get prices in writing before you commit. It is a weaker fit if you need published prices, a named weight-loss medication, or peptide therapy, since none of those are listed.
Sources: lowcountrylongevity.com, lowcountrylongevity.com/functional-medicine/hormone-optimization, lowcountrylongevity.com/functional-medicine/weight-management, lowcountrylongevity.com/providers/gaston-o-perez-md, lowcountrylongevity.com/resources/insurance
Services Offered
What we confirmed
Read off Global Family and Functional Medicine’s own website on 2026-10-13. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “Your plan may include nutritional counseling, physical activity recommendations, behavioral strategies, ongoing health monitoring, and prescription weight-loss medications when medically appropriate.” source
- ✓Hormone therapy — listed on their site as “Hormone Optimization” source
- ✓Longevity / anti-aging — listed on their site as “He provides a selection of anti-aging treatments like nutrigenomics and Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer™, which stimulate antioxidant production.” source
Hours
8:00 am - 4:00 pm