About me
I trained in the UK in Medicine (Royal Free and UCL Medical School) and Psychiatry (MRCPsych). I hold an intercalated BSc in Psychology from UCL and I am a Certified Practitioner with the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFMCP). I am GMC registered.
My clinical work emphasises understanding the whole person — not just symptoms — by exploring how genetics, environment, lifestyle, nutrition, psychology and physiology interact to influence health. I aim to support patients to make changes that improve resilience and long-term wellbeing.
In addition to my clinical practice, I am active in advocacy and charitable work related to health research and equity and the promotion of Functional Medicine within the UK. I am honoured to be apart of the team that spearheaded the passage of the Down Syndrome Act 2022, and to help coordinate the NDSPG Advisory Group of adults with Down syndrome.
Roles:
Board Member British College of Functional Medicine
Chair of the Downs Syndrome Research Foundation
Trustee National Down Syndrome Policy Group
Founding Board Member & Network Lead, Down Syndrome and Sleep Research Network
Dr Elizabeth Corcoran MB BS iBSc Psychology MRCPysch
About Functional Medicine
Functional medicine treats the whole person, addressing the unique physical, mental, and emotional needs of each patient. I bring together the entire complement of modern scientific tools, including a deep understanding of biology, physiology, genetics, social and environmental determinants of health, and the vital connection between mental and physical well-being. It is this combination of focusing on individual patients and applying a multi-faceted treatment path that delivers transformational results.
Research has broadened our understanding of areas such as the gut-brain link and how our emotional health can affect our physical health- Functional medicine brings all this together and treats us as unique whole individuals.
It has long been known that lifestyle interventions are key to reducing chronic disease as sole interventions, i.e. exercise or diet alone. Now the first retrospective cohort study of the functional medicine model, Cleveland Clinic researchers found that functional medicine was associated with improvements in health-related quality of life. The study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open. This demonstrates the power of combining interventions and working in a personalised way with patient as the driver of change.
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