Functional Medicine Doctor
Dr. Derek W. Guillory is a Functional Medicine Doctor in San Antonio, TX
with special training and skill in addressing the underlying cause of disease using a patient-centered focus on overall wellness to treat root causes of disease instead of focusing on symptom resolution alone.
As a Functional Medicine Doctor, Derek W. Guillory, MD performs
physical exams, diagnostic testing, integrative medical techniques like acupuncture, acupressure, medical massage, and nutritional guidance, and medication prescription. Functional Medicine is
a branch of medicine that users a patient-centered technique designed to determine specific treatment based on each patient's unique lifestyle, environment, genetics, and medical history. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Functional Medicine Doctors include acute disease like throat, ear, and sinus infections, skin rashes, acid reflux, bronchitis, hormonal imbalance, erectile dysfunction (ED), vaginal dryness, urinary tract infection, common wounds and injuries, and chronic conditions like diabetes, asthma, hypertension, high blood pressure, obesity, back pain, arthritis, anxiety, and recurring pain in the neck, knee, elbow, and hip.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Functional Medicine Doctors
include physical examination, x-ray, ultrasound, MRI, and CT imaging, blood and urine testing, tissue biopsy, hormone level testing, acupuncture, acupressure, medical massage, cupping, cryotherapy, aromatherapy, and many other integrative medical procedures that make up a whole treatment plan drawn from a wide variety of medical practices.
Emergency Medicine Doctor
Dr. Derek W. Guillory is an Emergency Medicine Doctor in San Antonio, TX
with special training and skill in addressing urgent illnesses and injuries in patients of all ages.
As an Emergency Medicine Doctor, Derek W. Guillory, MD performs
in trauma centers, intensive care units, and emergency rooms. Emergency Medicine is
the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions that require immediate attention. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Emergency Medicine Doctors include severe injuries, trauma, sepsis, burns, acute coronary syndrome, poisoning, heart attack, and stroke.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Emergency Medicine Doctors
include CPR, ECG, projection radiography, CT scan, x-ray, blood testing, suturing, inserting chest tubs, setting bones, and admitting patients into hospitals.
An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.