Functional medicine Physician
Functional Medicine Physician: LA ViE MD
Location: Bay Area, California (Danville, Los Gatos, Livermore, Dublin
Type: Full-time / Part-time / Contract
LA ViE MD is a physician-led medical aesthetics and wellness practice with four Bay Area locations. We're adding a Functional Medicine Physician to lead our wellness programs. The role focuses on root-cause, whole-person care that fits alongside our aesthetic services.
The role
You'll find and treat the underlying drivers of chronic symptoms, including hormonal, metabolic, gastrointestinal, inflammatory, nutritional and lifestyle factors. You'll build individualized, evidence-informed care plans and keep working with patients over time.
Key responsibilities
- Run comprehensive new-patient consultations (typically 60–90 minutes), covering detailed history, timeline, lifestyle and environmental factors
- Order and interpret conventional and functional labs, such as advanced lipid and metabolic panels, full thyroid panels, sex and adrenal hormones, micronutrient testing and GI/microbiome testing
- Develop personalized treatment plans that may include nutrition, supplementation, prescription therapy, hormone optimization and lifestyle changes
- Prescribe and manage therapies within scope, including bioidentical hormone replacement, weight-management and metabolic medications (e.g., GLP-1s), peptides where appropriate, and IV nutrient therapy
- Provide ongoing follow-up care, track outcomes and adjust protocols
- Coordinate with primary care and specialists, and refer out when it's clinically indicated
- Supervise and collaborate with NPs, PAs, RNs and health coaches as assigned
- Help design wellness membership programs, clinical protocols and patient education content
- Keep accurate, timely EMR documentation and follow HIPAA and Medical Board of California standards
- Take part in occasional community events, educational talks and practice marketing
Required:
- MD or DO from an accredited program
- Active, unrestricted California medical license (Medical Board of California or Osteopathic Medical Board of California)
- Active DEA registration
- Board certification or eligibility in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine or a related specialty
- At least 2 years of clinical experience after residency
- Strong communication skills and a patient-centered, collaborative approach
Preferred:
- IFM Certified Practitioner (IFMCP), A4M/ABAARM or equivalent functional/integrative training
- Experience with hormone therapy, metabolic and weight management, and gut health
- Experience in a cash-pay, concierge or membership-based practice
- Interest in or familiarity with medical aesthetics and longevity medicine
- Competitive base salary plus productivity
- Malpractice coverage
- CME allowance
- Health benefits and PTO
- Longer appointment times that allow real root-cause care
- Collaborative, physician-led team culture
- Professional growth within a multi-location practice
LA ViE MD INC is an EEO Employer - M/F/Protected Veteran Status