OUR MISSION AND PHILOSOPHY
We are a unique medical practice specializing in primary prevention of illness and disease
and optimization of overall health and wellness. Traditional medicine is undergoing a
fundamental and radical shift. Supporting wellness is just as important as combating
illness. Patients should not have to wait until they are feeling sick or ill (or until they have
a diagnosis of disease) to visit their doctor. Optimizing overall health, is no longer a choice,
it is a responsibility. You owe it to yourself and the ones you love to be well enough to lead
a life full of vitality.
Medicine should not be a generic “one size fits all” approach. We defy the traditional
medical algorithms and assess patients as unique, physiologic, genetic and emotional
individuals. We form partnerships with our patients in order to help them establish and
achieve goals for optimization of health. Because good medicine requires a thorough
assessment of the patient’s health history, current physical state, lifestyle, and genetic
composition, it requires extensive, individualized attention from the medical practitioner
and a customized treatment plan. Our goal is to educate and inform our patients about the
latest cutting edge research. We work as a team to develop a trusting relationship with our
patients to deliver preventative healthcare ethically and without harm.
OUR TEAM
 Dr. Kathleen O’Neil-Smith is a magna cum laude graduate of Boston University Medical
School. She completed an internship in pathology at Massachusetts General Hospital
followed by an internship and residency in internal medicine at the Brigham and Women’s
Hospital in Boston. She has completed a two-year fellowship in functional medicine
through the American Academy of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine (the subspecialty
of bio-identical hormone therapy and primary disease prevention). She is trained in
hormonal rebalancing and targeted amino acid therapies (TAAT) with neuroscience and
has an extensive background in nutrition, applied physiology and sports medicine. She has
been on the faculty at Tufts University School of Medicine and Boston University School of
Medicine. She competed as a member and later coach, of the United States Women’s
National Rowing Team. She is a compassionate, innovative, and conscientious physician.
She is currently collaborating on a book on optimum health and performance and
nutrigenomics with Harper Collins.
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