Northampton Integrative Medicine

Before & after pictures below. I struggled with weight due to some severe health issues that doctors couldn’t help me with. I went to Integrate Medicine in Northampton, MA, and they helped me! It was a journey, however it paid off! My health is better now and I lost 40 lbs in the process! I am so very grateful to Lauren Rosa at Integrative Medicine!

I was dealing with long covid symptoms, including severe fatigue, brain fog, nerve pain, and numbness. I saw Dr. Pegels who listened carefully to my experiences and ordered a slew of lab tests. The results showed that I had 3 reactivated viruses at the same time. She prescribed anti-viral and supportive supplements along with dietary recommendations. After a couple of months I was feeling a lot better, and now a year later I have no more symptoms. I am extremely grateful that she ordered tests that typical MDs would not think of.

To reiterate other negative reviews here, I have had horrible experiences at the practice and more specifically with the lack of compassion, helpfulness, and general engagement of Dr. Kearney. My most recent experience violated informed consent laws and most basically doctor-patient trust relationship. We had explicitly agreed on a treatment protocol I need in order to regain any semblance of quality of life. Dr Kearney informed me that it wasn’t the typical delivery method for the treatment sh it would take them about two weeks to research how to process it and I would get an update on the process within that time period. Instead, without consulting me or informing me, she changed he treatment to something that is not adequate in addressing my condition or needs, and is simply a continuation of current treatment which has proven ineffective at addressing the root issue I face. I only found out that it had been abandoned after reaching out to inquire on the status 4 weeks following my appointment. The first nurse who returned my call told me it was out of concern of tolerance of the treatment (again, informed consent dictates that treatment options and side effect profiles are articulated to the patient and decision is made together, not for the provider to decide unilaterally and contradict the decision of the patient) and the second nurse indicated that it was too many changes and it would present insurance issues (because again, they decided without informing me to access insurance authorization for a different treatment, likely causing barriers in gaining approval for the agreed upon treatment). Not only is it clearly laziness and negligence, there is absolute lack of any desire to try to figure out how to help in any meaningful way, only to collect patient revenue for the 15 minute appointments that are largely spent sitting in silence and waiting for any response or acknowledgement from the doctor. Not only has she directly told me she doesn’t know how to help, when pushed and asked who I should see instead, she physically guided me out her office door mid conversation without clarifying or providing any level of visit summary telling me she didn’t know what to tell me while still indicating that I should return in 6 weeks. Her general demeanor is detached and uninterested, barely making eye contact, or really engaging and/or responding to questions or concerns being raised in appointments and is more interested in typing or looking at her computer. I sought integrative care so my health would be looked at holistically, instead I am brushed off and quickly disregarded. I am disappointed and disgusted by my experiences, and just want to reiterate and validate the negative experiences that ported by other reviewers specifically in regards to Dr. Kearney. I am also sharing my experience to ensure that there is accountability on behalf of the practice for creating an environment in which patients are misled, traumatized, gaslighted or brushed off when facing real, serious and life threatening conditions.

I was very happy to find NIM to resume treatment of chronic Lyme symptoms. I have been very happy with the care I’ve received. I’m surprised at the negative reviews here as it has not been my experience at all. I find the office to be busy but well run. The staff is courteous and I have never had a long wait. I believe the treatment recommendations are spot on, and the treatment is working. Can’t ask for more than that!

Without this Medical practice I’d be dead, I’ve been battle Lyme disease and other tick born illnesses for 22 years. My GP didn’t believe in Chronic lyme and never tested me for the other infections form ticks. When I first went here and they Immediately noticed that I had Bell’s palsy from the lyme ran tests and started treatment for the plethora of undiagnosed infections. Thank you to Lauren Rosa and Dr. lynch and the whole team you are much appreciated. It’s been a long road but steady progress is key 😊