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Andrea Steele

Patient Care Coordinator

Title and Certifications

Position:               
Patient Care Coordinator

Education: 

  • Master’s in Educational Leadership

Specialties

Andrea specializes in communication and organization and strives to streamline the connection between our patients and providers.

  • Digestive Health and Gut Restoration
  • Hormonal Imbalances for women and men
  • Pediatrics with specialty in neurodevelopmental and neuroinflammatory disorders such as PANS/PANDAS, autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, and mental health conditions and mental health conditions
  • Autoimmune Disorders
  • Weight Management and Metabolic Health

Dr. Franklin believes in staying at the forefront of integrative and functional medicine to provide the best care for their patients. She has completed extensive training in:

Advanced Functional Medicine Practices:
– Medical Academy of Pediatric & Special Needs (MAPS) annual conference
(Sept 2024)
– The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) Pediatric Immune Health Summit (Oct 2023)
– The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) Pediatric Brain Health Summit (Sept 2022)
– The Forum for Integrative Medicine Annual Conference (Mar 2022)
-The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) BioIdentical Hormone Replacement Therapy Symposium (Feb 2022)
– Walsh Research Institute: Mastering Brain Chemistry (Mar 2021)

Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine
– Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine Course (30 hours, American College of Lifestyle Medicine) with board exam and case presentation (Apr-Dec 2022)
– Plant-based Prevention of Disease annual conference (Oct 2022)

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Personal Approach and Philosophy

Andrea’s philosophy is for each patient to feel known and valued by listening and helping connect the patient to the Illuminate team. She is committed to providing compassionate, high quality patient care and provider support.

Personal Story

Andrea is passionate about functional medicine. In college, she was diagnosed with PCOS and insulin resistance. After implementing diet and lifestyle changes, she was able to reverse her insulin resistance.

Andrea’s son has hereditary high cholesterol despite diet and lifestyle changes. He saw Dr. Franklin, and after starting recommended supplements, his cardiologist was amazed with the change in his numbers. Andrea is grateful for Dr. Franklin’s knowledge to naturally support her family’s health

Personal Interests

Outside of Illuminate, Andrea is passionate about helping others. She serves as the Vice President of the Fayette County Education Foundation, coordinates teacher and staff appreciation for her son’s elementary school, and volunteers in numerous other roles. She enjoys walking and hiking and preparing interesting, healthy meals for her family.

Question

If you weren’t helping patients lead better lives at Illuminate Functional and Lifestyle Medicine, what would your dream job be?

I would love being an influencer for Costco and Trader Joe’s—my two favorite places to shop!