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Functional Medicine Consultation Services

We offer two tiers of service to help optimize your wellness.

Tier One

Comprehensive Functional Medicine Consultations with Karyn Shanks MD

Due to COVID-19 all consultations are being done virtually until it is completely safe to open the office.

What does this mean for new clients?

Our first virtual encounter will include a comprehensive evaluation of your concerns from a whole person, root-cause, Functional Medicine systems biology perspective. This evaluation will be based on a thorough review of your health questionnaires, the past medical records you provide in advance, and the story you tell at our virtual visit together.

I will not be able to perform a complete physical exam, which limits the extent to which I am able to diagnose and treat from the most informed perspective. However, based on my past experience working with clients virtually, we will be able to establish a comprehensive problem list and set of goals we create as partners, and craft a powerful initial personalized plan of care. This will include diagnostic testing, a food and lifestyle plan, and all necessary therapies to help restore your health and assist you in work with other healthcare practitioners on your care team.

Your first visit with Dr. Shanks will be followed by a one-hour session with our Functional Nutrition specialist, Lisa Scranton, RDN, LD, also done virtually, at a time convenient to you both. She will assist you in developing, understanding, and implementing the prescribed therapeutic food plan. Because nutrition is a vital part of the healing process and maintaining optimal health, this session is a critical part of your initial Functional Medicine consultation.

All charges for lab tests will be separate from the consultation fee and will be paid directly to the labs or billed to insurance by the lab. We make every effort to work with labs who perform the highest quality testing in the industry at fair prices. Many of them will work with you on insurance reimbursement.

Follow-Up Visits with Dr. Shanks

First Follow-Up Visit

These are usually 1.5 hours in length, depending on the complexity of the situation. This time is used to discuss all test results and initial observations about food and lifestyle changes and initial therapies. We will continue to develop and expand your personalized care plan.

Subsequent Follow-Up Visits with Dr. Shanks

These are typically one hour in length though we try to maintain flexibility, understanding that people have very different levels of need.

Fees for 2020-2021

New Clients

$3500 for new client consultations, collected at the time of scheduling your appointment. You will receive:

A thorough orientation to our clinic process, guidance for how to best prepare for your consultation, and answers to all of your pre-appointment questions by our clinic manager, Shannan Cassidy.
A thorough review by Dr. Shanks of all health questionnaires and medical records provided prior to your appointment.
Development of a detailed Functional Medicine roadmap and timeline, constructed from your questionnaires and medical records, to help organize the details of your health/life story and guide our work together.
2-3 hours of direct face-to-face time with Dr. Karyn Shanks to explore your complete health story and forge a partnership that is grounded in who you are, your goals, and shared development of your personalized roadmap to optimal health and healing.
A comprehensive personalized care plan crafted in partnership between you and Dr. Shanks provided to you in writing at the end of the visit.
A 1-hour nutrition consultation with our Functional Nutrition expert, Lisa Scranton, RDN, LD.
A copy of Dr. Shanks’ book, HEAL—A Nine Stage Roadmap to Recover Energy, Reverse Chronic Illness, and Claim the Potential of a Vital New You.
Lifelong commitment to you and assisting you in achieving optimal health and healing.

Follow-Up Consultations

$520 per hour, prorated to time used in 15-minute increments, for entire service provided to you (includes prep time, face-to-face time, and follow up tasks that are part of the visit).

Tier Two

Functional Nutritionist Consultations

Nutrition consultations are available either as independent appointments or in conjunction with Dr. Shanks’ new client Functional Medicine consultations (see Tier One). If you schedule an independent nutrition consult, you will meet with our Functional Nutrition Specialist, Lisa Scranton, MS, RDN, LD. Your first visit with her will be approximately 90 minutes, though more time is available depending on your level of complexity and need. She will perform a comprehensive food and lifestyle assessment and order appropriate functional testing (this may include nutrition analysis, food sensitivity testing, genetic and metabolic testing and others).

Lisa will partner with you to create a personalized food plan to support your optimal health and vitality goals, discuss the science behind those goals and examine how to implement them in your life. You will leave the session with a comprehensive food plan, which can include daily meal plans and recipes, recommendations for supplements and suggestions for monitoring your nutritional status.

Follow Up Visit With Lisa Scranton

These will be 30-60 minutes in length and will include all follow up assessments needed, review of lab test results and observations regarding food and lifestyle changes undertaken. She will provide ongoing coaching and work closely with you to personalize your healing through food and to support you in your success.

Fees For Functional Nutrition Consultations

New Client Comprehensive Functional Nutrition Consultation

$240 per hour

Prorated to time used in 15 minute intervals. A typical consultation is 90 minutes.

Follow-up Functional Nutrition Consultations

$240 per hour

Prorated to time used in 15 minute intervals. Typical consultations are 30-60 minutes.

Discounted nutrition consultation packages are available

ask Lisa for details

Policies and Fees

Please review our policies below. Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns.

Virtual Consultations with Karyn Shanks MD

2020/2021: $3500 for new client consultations (see above for details); $520 for all follow up visits, prorated to time used, in 15-minute increments.
Email Consultations

We do not provide consultations or assessments of any kind by email. This is due to our concerns about the privacy of email and the challenge of conducting a complete and clear back-and-forth conversation. Email should be used only for schedule changes or requesting an appointment.
For Healthcare Practitioners

Intensive Functional Medicine Mentorship Sessions: $520 per hour
Cancellation Policy

Four full weeks are required to cancel an initial consultation with Dr. Shanks to receive a full refund. One week is required to cancel follow up appointments. You will be responsible for the entire fee if notice is not provided within the stated times.

Insurance

Dr. Shanks is licensed to practice medicine in Iowa and is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. As such she is covered by your medical insurance as an “out of network” provider. Full payment for your service is expected at the time of your visit. Any reimbursement by insurance is the client’s responsibility and will be done at the rate established by the insurance carrier. All of our services, including prescribed nutritional supplements and nutritional consultations qualify for all flex and health savings account (HSA) plans.
Medicare

The Center for Medicine and Healing Arts is not a Medicare provider and as such cannot submit claims to Medicare on your behalf. Some supplemental plans will reimburse for services not covered by Medicare. You will need to investigate your plan regarding this.
Payment of Fees

Fees for your initial consultation with Dr. Shanks are collected at the time of scheduling. All other fees are collected at the time of service. You will receive complete documentation of your visit, including all insurance codes, to assist you with insurance reimbursement. It will be the client’s responsibility to work with their insurance company for reimbursement. Personal checks, cash, MC, VIS, and Discover are accepted. We do not accept American Express.

The Center for Medicine and Healing Arts

Our Practitioners

Your Healing Team

Karyn Shanks MD

Founder and Director

Lisa C. Scranton
MS, RDN, LD

Functional Nutrition Specialist

Margaret J. Hansen, DC

Emotional Balancing & Muscle Healing

Shannan Cassidy

Clinic Coordinator

Functional Medicine Consultation Services

We offer two tiers of service to help optimize your wellness.

Tier One

Comprehensive Functional Medicine Consultations with Karyn Shanks MD

Follow-Up Visits with Dr. Shanks

Fees for 2020-2021

New Clients

Follow-Up Consultations

Tier Two

Functional Nutritionist Consultations

Follow Up Visit With Lisa Scranton

Fees For Functional Nutrition Consultations

New Client Comprehensive Functional Nutrition Consultation

$240 per hour

Follow-up Functional Nutrition Consultations

$240 per hour

Discounted nutrition consultation packages are available

Policies and Fees

Please review our policies below. Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns.

The Center for Medicine and Healing Arts

Our Practitioners

Your Healing Team

Karyn Shanks MD

Founder and Director

Lisa C. Scranton MS, RDN, LD

Functional Nutrition Specialist

Margaret J. Hansen, DC

Emotional Balancing & Muscle Healing

Shannan Cassidy

Clinic Coordinator

Functional Medicine Consultation Services

We offer two tiers of service to help optimize your wellness.

Tier One

Comprehensive Functional Medicine Consultations with Karyn Shanks MD

Follow-Up Visits with Dr. Shanks

Fees for 2020-2021

New Clients

Follow-Up Consultations

Tier Two

Functional Nutritionist Consultations

Follow Up Visit With Lisa Scranton

Fees For Functional Nutrition Consultations

New Client Comprehensive Functional Nutrition Consultation

$240 per hour

Follow-up Functional Nutrition Consultations

$240 per hour

Discounted nutrition consultation packages are available

Policies and Fees

Please review our policies below. Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns.

Our Healing Life COMMUNITY

Stories, wisdom, education, and tools

Lisa C. Scranton
MS, RDN, LD