Panacea Biomedical Institute - Pompano Beach, Florida

BH Web

There aren't many functional/integrative practitioners in the South Florida area compared to larger cities, and I've chatted with/explored many of them. Hands down, highly recommend Dr. Claudia and her practice.

You want to look for a practitioner with a deep encyclopedic level of knowledge in multiple health conditions and modalities, and ability to separate the fluff from the practical solutions that work. Her practice also has an Osteopathy component, something which even most practicing DO's have stopped doing.

Here's the hard part - many of the tests might not be fully covered by insurance. All the best integrative doctors don't/can't work with the insurance limitations. However, the best medical care in the US these days is unfortunately cash pay. That's just the way it is. Maybe in the coming years, insurers will be pushed to allow more integrative care but this is your health - you either have to pay on the front end or the back end (i.e. when you're older). Highly highly highly recommend you go to Panacea for either general health concerns or simply preventive health.

Terry Spangler

I originally took my wife to see Dr.Claudia after she was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's at the age of 59. The Neurologist prescribed Arisept and told us to come back in a year and he would see how much worst she is. He spent approx.15 minutes with us twice. He did however do MRI and send us for a few other tests.
I found Dr.Claudia through Dr. Dale Bredesen's website. We met with Claudia and she spent several hours with us on the initial consultation. Claudia ordered extensive blood, urine, & fecal test. After the results came in we met again and Dr. Claudia had us completely change out diets eliminating sugar, processed foods, & wheat. She also had my wife start daily brain games, recommended daily physical exercise, and a host of supplements. This seems to have slowed her progression way down form what it was with no pharmaceuticals. It has been 3 years now since her initial diagnosis and 2 years since we started with Dr. Claudia.
We would highly recommend Panacea Biomedical and Dr. Claudia.

Artie Lynnworth

Dr. Marcelo and her team at Panacea Biomedical are absolutely fantastic. I have the data to back up my comments! My wife, who has cognitive issues that needed help, has been seeing Dr. Marcelo and her team for nearly 2 years. I began tracking my wife's daily condition now for about 1.5 years and the results, thanks to Dr. Marcelo, are outstanding. When we began, my wife had no "good days" during the month, and 2/3 of the month were bad days. Now, for 9 months straight she has had NO bad days! In fact, this past month she had 3/4 of the month as "perfect" days. Dr. Marcelo has changed our lives with her attention to detail, complete caring approach to patient needs, and her delightfully supportive personality. We absolutely recommend using her services, without hesitation.

Jen Ba

We love Dr. Marcelo! She’s the most thorough medical professional we’ve ever met and will get to the bottom of whatever you are dealing with and offer different paths to meet your goals!

Estrella Rosas

Amy Evall