Look Deeper. Live Healthier.
Physician-led, whole-person care for adults who want more time, deeper insight, and a personalized strategy to prevent and improve chronic disease.
Why I Created This Practice & How it Works
After years of practicing primary care, I saw the same challenge again and again: patients wanted a deeper understanding of their health, but the traditional healthcare model often did not allow enough time to provide it.
Chronic conditions like prediabetes, diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, fatty liver disease, and kidney disease rarely have a single cause. Improving these conditions takes more than reviewing labs and adjusting medications—it requires time to understand the whole picture, create a personalized plan, and follow up regularly to monitor progress and make adjustments along the way.
That level of ongoing, individualized care is difficult to provide in a traditional primary care model with large patient panels and many competing demands.
I created this practice to provide the care I always wanted to offer my patients: thoughtful, personalized, and focused on helping people make meaningful improvements in their health over time.
My goal is to complement your primary care—not replace it—by providing the additional time, attention, and expertise needed to go deeper.
About Dr. Jennifer Chung, MD | Functional and Lifestyle Medicine
Hello! I’m Dr. Jennifer Chung, a board-certified internist and former primary care physician with over a decade of clinical experience. Now, I specialize in functional and lifestyle medicine and help adult men and women address chronic health concerns through a personalized, root-cause–focused approach.
My passion is empowering patients with the tools, knowledge, and support they need to take charge of their health. I’m especially passionate about early detection and prevention—because preventing disease is far more powerful than treating it after the fact.
I knew I wanted to be a doctor from a young age and pursued rigorous medical training to become the best physician I could be—completing my undergraduate and medical education at the University of Virginia, internal medicine residency at Duke University Hospital, and geriatric fellowship training at Washington University in St. Louis. It wasn’t until I discovered functional and lifestyle medicine, however, that I finally found a way to help patients go beyond disease management and create real, lasting health.
More than a quick visit or generic advice—physician-led, personalized care to help you improve your health.
My Whole Health Approach
Chronic disease is rarely shaped by a single factor. Genetics matter—but so do nutrition, sleep, physical activity, stress, environment, and other aspects of daily life.
My approach combines the best of conventional internal medicine with evidence-based functional and lifestyle medicine to understand the whole picture of your health. Together, we’ll create a personalized strategy that addresses the factors contributing to chronic disease and supports meaningful, lasting improvement.
I work with you as a partner in your health, supporting you alongside your primary care physician and healthcare team. My goal is to help you make meaningful, lasting improvements in your health through a personalized, whole-person approach.
Conditions People Treated
As a former primary care physician, I have experience working with patients with a wide range of health-limiting conditions, including but not limited to:
- Thyroid conditions
- Allergies and sensitivities
- Autoimmune disorders
- Cardiometabolic and cardiovascular disorders (such as blood sugar dysregulation, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, etc.)
- Chronic fatigue
- Environmentally acquired illnesses
- Digestive disorders
- Hormonal imbalances in both men and women (including low testosterone and peri- or post-menopausal concerns)
- Insulin resistance and metabolic health
- Obesity
- Sleep disturbances
Functional and Lifestyle Medicine Services in Virginia & Florida
Based in Richmond, VA, I provide the following services to patients located in Virginia and Florida through virtual consultations using a secure, HIPAA compliant platform.
Precision Cardiometabolic Care
For patients looking to prevent, improve, or reverse cardiometabolic disease through a personalized, evidence-based approach.
This focused care pathway is designed for individuals with prediabetes, type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, high cholesterol, hypertension, obesity, fatty liver disease, coronary artery disease, or a family history of cardiovascular disease. Whether your goal is disease prevention, reducing cardiovascular risk, or improving an existing condition, this program provides a comprehensive evaluation and personalized treatment plan.
Using advanced biomarkers, targeted diagnostic testing, and precision preventive medicine, we identify your unique risk factors and create an individualized strategy built on the foundations of Lifestyle Medicine. Together, we’ll focus on optimizing nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management, and other key lifestyle factors to improve metabolic health, reduce cardiovascular risk, and support long-term health and vitality
Comprehensive Functional Medicine
For patients with complex, chronic health concerns seeking a root-cause approach to healing.
This comprehensive care pathway is designed for individuals with chronic or unexplained symptoms who are looking beyond symptom management to understand the underlying factors contributing to their health. It is ideal for patients with thyroid disorders, autoimmune disease, digestive disorders, chronic fatigue, hormonal imbalances, environmentally acquired illnesses, sleep disturbances, and other complex conditions that have not fully responded to conventional treatment.
Using the principles of Functional Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine, we take a comprehensive, personalized approach to identify the root causes of illness and develop an evidence-based plan that supports long-term healing, improved function, and lasting wellness.