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Frequently Asked Questions
Do you accept insurance?
Unfortunately no. Insurance is designed to cover disease based services rather than prevention or wellness. We have partnered with Reimbursify to help patients use any out of network benefits they may be eligible for.
Do you accept Medicare?
We are a non-participating Medicare provider. Medicare does not typically cover functional medicine services. We’re happy to explain how this works during your Discovery Call or via our Insurance & Medicare FAQ.
Alternatives: The Institute of Functional Medicine website's “Find a Practitioner” page lists providers who accept Medicare.
Why see a functional medicine physician?
Functional medicine is focused on understanding the factors that support health, and identifying the underlying causes for the development of disease. This is vastly different from my conventional training which focused on diagnosis of disease through laboratory testing and imaging studies and treatment of disease through the use of pharmaceuticals and invasive procedures.
As an ICU physician, still in practice, I am very familiar with the latter approach. It can be lifesaving for treating acute diseases, and stabilizing chronic disease. I would encourage all of my patients to continue to see their primary care provider. I see functional medicine as filling a gap in healthcare to address issues before they progress to the level of acute disease.
What conditions do you treat?
We support a wide range of chronic symptoms by addressing the root causes behind them. Our focus areas include:
- Long COVID
- Fatigue & low energy
- Digestive discomfort
- Autoimmune conditions
- Brain fog
- Stress & adrenal dysfunction
- Detoxification support
- Healthy aging
- Cognitive decline*
For cognitive decline: Dr. Sattah has completed ReCODE 2.0 training, A4M neurodegenerative coursework, and is one of the original members of the TruNeura Master Mind Group. Early evaluation is especially important, and improvement varies by individual.
Can you be my primary care provider?
No. My residency training was in general surgery, and my fellowship was in critical care. My first-line blood pressure medication is an IV drip in the intensive care unit with the nurse at your bedside. Primary care physicians have gone through at least 3 years of residency training in either family medicine or internal medicine and are inherently better suited for outpatient management. Functional medicine and primary care go hand-in-hand, but do not replace each other. My goal is to help identify underlying causes of chronic illness, but that is not a rapid process and won't replace the need for acute care. For example, if you have uncontrolled Crohn's disease, I still want you to be working with your primary care and GI doctors to get your symptoms acutely under control. We can work together to try to identify causes that may have contributed to any acute flare and make them less likely to return. Those strategies complement each other, but I believe patients do best with both approaches.
Where should I park?
Where should I park?
Option 1- Building Parking ($$$) Park on the orange level ML Take the elevator up to the lobby and check in with security $12/ first hour
Google maps navigation address: 8403 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Option 2- County Parking- one block away ($)There is alternative parking available one block away in the county garage for $1/hr
Google maps navigation address: Cameron St Garage (garage 7) Silver Spring, MD 20910
Do you complete disability paperwork for patients?
Because our approach is centered on uncovering root causes and supporting the body’s capacity to heal, we are not well-suited to provide the type of documentation required for disability determination. Our clinical notes also reflect a focus on potential for recovery and are unlikely to be supportive of disability certification.
If you are seeking disability certification or support with a disability claim, we recommend working with your primary care physician or a specialist familiar with that process. Our role is to help you move toward improvement and restored capacity, not to define or document long-term disability.
Do you treat children?
Yes. Pediatric functional medicine covers a broad spectrum of conditions from chronic GI discomfort to skin conditions to autism. For neurologic conditions like autism, PANS and PANDAS, I think genomics can be particularly helpful to decrease some of the trial and error in treatment approaches. For more information on our pediatric genomics approach click here
Address
8403 Colesville Rd Ste 1100Silver Spring, MD 20910