Ep 124: Building an Integrative Thyroid Care Practice with Dr. Dana Gibbs Part 2

Dr. Dana Gibbs is a board-certified otolaryngologist and thyroid specialist, focusing on integrative approaches to complex thyroid and hormonal imbalances. As the founder of Consultants in Metabolism, she treats conditions such as Hashimoto’s disease, Graves’ disease, and thyroid-related metabolic disorders. Her approach blends conventional medicine with holistic therapies, addressing thyroid function and broader hormonal imbalances.Dr. Gibbs is known for helping patients who haven’t responded to traditional treatments like Levothyroxine or whose symptoms persist despite normal lab results. To develop tailored treatments, she emphasizes a comprehensive assessment of thyroid markers, including free T3, free T4, and reverse T3. A significant aspect of her work involves understanding the role of stress and adrenal dysfunction in thyroid and metabolic imbalances. She helps patients improve hormone regulation and overall health by incorporating stress management and adrenal support.  Some of the topics we discussed were:What the process of starting a virtual practice looked like at the beginning stagesHow Dr. Gibbs got past the initial difficulty of marketing for the first timeWhy Dr. Gibbs recommends doing locums during the in-between stage of leaving your job and starting your businessWhat marketing strategies helped Dr. Gibbs the most The technology Dr. Gibbs uses for the practical side of running her practice, such as:HIPAA protected telemedicine platformelectronic medical recordtext message reminders and calls for office visitsemail communicationfaxWhat Dr. Gibbs would recommend to physicians looking to open a virtual practice in their niche of expertise Main mistakes to avoid and the lessons Dr. Gibbs learnedFree resources Dr. Gibbs has on abnormal thyroid functioning that you can email her forAnd more!Learn more about me or schedule a FREE coaching call:https://www.joyfulsuccessliving.com/Join the Voices of Women Physicians Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/190596326343825/Connect with Dr. Gibbs:Podcast: Beyond the Thyroid https://open.spotify.com/show/71lbRQFtZ9zySuNXEKgM3nWebsite:https://www.danagibbsmd.com/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/consultantsinmetabolismInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/danagibbsmd/YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@danagibbsmd8190TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@dana.gibbs.mdLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/danagibbsmd/