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Dr. Amy Offutt, MD
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Dr. Amy Offutt is the medical director and co-owner of Heart & Soul Integrative Health and Yoga, located in Marble Falls, Texas, and Burnet, Texas, which she co-founded with her husband, Brad, in 2007. She completed medical school at The University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio in 1997 and completed a residency in Family Medicine at Christus Health in 2,000. She has subsequently completed an advanced fellowship with A4M and has a Master’s Degree in Integrative Medicine from George Washington University. She has passed board exams for both.
Dr. Offutt’s first seven years of practice were focused on rural family medicine and obstetrics after which she transitioned to approach the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases using Integrative Medicine. This transition became necessary after she noticed the infringement of healthcare administrative overreach interfering with her patient-physician relationships and a strong trend toward poly-pharmacy in medicine. She saw that the healthcare environment in which she was practicing was pushing for more patients to be seen in less time resulting in quicker treatment, usually by adding a prescription to the patient’s list.
She believes that many diseases have a deeper cause than what is typically considered in a routine medical visit, and her compassion for patients and life-long learning desires have prompted her to work to evaluate patients for these deeper causes. She offers an extensive evaluation, and a partnership approach with patients, with a comprehensive understanding of the patient’s health history, clinical presentation, and personal goals. She works with each patient to personalize a plan to optimize health and reduce suffering. With this approach, she sees primarily complex patients in her practice where she has a wonderful team of other clinicians and support staff.
Dr. Offutt volunteers her time with ILADS, a non-profit medical society dedicated to educating medical providers and promoting research in the field of complex inflammatory diseases. She also volunteers her time on the PANS Advisory Council for the state of Texas after being appointed by Governor Greg Abbott. These volunteer roles help her to expand the legacy she hopes to leave which is a greater network of physicians and other clinicians to care more effectively for the long-suffering, who are so often under-recognized and under-treated. She also enjoys partnering with those who desire optimal health using an Integrative Medicine approach. Her goal is to help each person she sees to have as much vitality as possible.
On a more personal note, Dr. Offutt has been married since August 1990 to Bradley Offutt, with three children Colby (2001) Dylan (2003), and Halley (2008). She is also a certified yoga instructor. Dr. Offutt enjoys yoga, being outdoors, cooking, gardening, and traveling.
Dr. Offutt’s first seven years of practice were focused on rural family medicine and obstetrics after which she transitioned to approach the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases using Integrative Medicine. This transition became necessary after she noticed the infringement of healthcare administrative overreach interfering with her patient-physician relationships and a strong trend toward poly-pharmacy in medicine. She saw that the healthcare environment in which she was practicing was pushing for more patients to be seen in less time resulting in quicker treatment, usually by adding a prescription to the patient’s list.
She believes that many diseases have a deeper cause than what is typically considered in a routine medical visit, and her compassion for patients and life-long learning desires have prompted her to work to evaluate patients for these deeper causes. She offers an extensive evaluation, and a partnership approach with patients, with a comprehensive understanding of the patient’s health history, clinical presentation, and personal goals. She works with each patient to personalize a plan to optimize health and reduce suffering. With this approach, she sees primarily complex patients in her practice where she has a wonderful team of other clinicians and support staff.
Dr. Offutt volunteers her time with ILADS, a non-profit medical society dedicated to educating medical providers and promoting research in the field of complex inflammatory diseases. She also volunteers her time on the PANS Advisory Council for the state of Texas after being appointed by Governor Greg Abbott. These volunteer roles help her to expand the legacy she hopes to leave which is a greater network of physicians and other clinicians to care more effectively for the long-suffering, who are so often under-recognized and under-treated. She also enjoys partnering with those who desire optimal health using an Integrative Medicine approach. Her goal is to help each person she sees to have as much vitality as possible.
On a more personal note, Dr. Offutt has been married since August 1990 to Bradley Offutt, with three children Colby (2001) Dylan (2003), and Halley (2008). She is also a certified yoga instructor. Dr. Offutt enjoys yoga, being outdoors, cooking, gardening, and traveling.
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