Forum Health LLC Acquires SevaMed Institute to Expand Precision Medicine Services in Florida

VCBeat (WeChat ID: vcbeat) learned from foreign media that on July 1, 2019, Forum Health LLC, a provider of precision healthcare services, announced the acquisition of SevaMed Institute, a functional and integrative medical institution. Founded by Dr. Shilpa P. Saxena, SevaMed is located in Lutz, Florida. With this acquisition, Forum Health has expanded its operations into Florida.

Forum Health unites practitioners across China under a new model of precision medicine. Its goal is to adopt proactive practices that address root causes rather than merely external symptoms, thereby treating both the manifestations and the underlying disease.

The newly acquired project is led by Shilpa P. Saxena, M.D., who also serves as Co-Chief Medical Officer at Forum Health. Dr. Saxena is a board-certified family physician with over 15 years of experience in integrative and functional medicine.

Craig Weston, CEO of Forum Health, stated, “Dr. Saxena is a talented physician, and we are delighted to welcome her to the Forum Health family. Our team is dedicated to empowering patients and serving their needs. The company’s health coaching services and patient-friendly educational resources are two prime examples of this commitment.”

Dr. Saxena said she is delighted to join a team of like-minded professionals and is pleased to be able to promote her therapeutic approach with administrative support, enabling her team to help more patients. “These resources provide people with actionable steps to improve their health. This lifestyle-based approach allows Forum Health to offer support and assistance to patients, regardless of whether they are in a state of health, suboptimal health, illness, or other conditions.”

Dr. Saxena said, “Patients need a team to help them become healthier, and my team and I are proud to be part of that team. In short, we hope to work together to reshape the treatment and management of depression, autoimmune diseases, and many other conditions that afflict Americans.”

Saxena is a faculty member at the Institute for Functional Medicine and the Institute of Metabolic Medicine at George Washington University. She is a researcher at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. She also serves as a Volunteer Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

Forum Health LLC is a nationwide provider of precision medicine services. Forum Health adopts a novel approach that integrates advanced modern medicine with functional medicine to maintain patient health. The physician network of Forum Health is powered by its Power2Practice electronic medical record platform and Inwell Life Sciences. Forum Health is redefining healthcare by leveraging the power of technology, clinical innovation, and patient engagement.

SevaMed Institute boasts extensive expertise in integrative and functional medicine. The institute employs a diverse range of therapeutic modalities, including Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), naturopathy, homeopathy, lifestyle medicine, nutritional therapy, exercise physiology, and stress management. These services enable SevaMed Institute to deliver highly personalized care. By integrating fitness facilities and professional fitness staff with living amenities, the institute supports comprehensive lifestyle-based therapeutic interventions.

(Compiled by Zhang Jing)