Dr. Jessica Jellison, MD
Dr. Jessica Jellison, MD, graduated summa cum laude from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She earned her medical degree and completed her residency training at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She is Board-Certified in Internal Medicine. After practicing conventional internal medicine, she knew her patients needed more than just 15-minute appointments and pharmaceutical medications. She saw her patients needed healing-oriented medicine and so she then went on to pursue and complete a fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center. In addition to being a member of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS), Dr. Jessica Jellison, MD is undergoing certification in Functional Medicine through the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) and has studied the Shoemaker Protocol.
Dr. Jessica Jellison, MD treats the body as a whole and understands how interactions among human biological systems influence the overall health of her patients. Instead of simply treating symptoms, she addresses the root cause of her patients’ illnesses.
Dr. Jessica Jellison, MD uses integrative, functional, and holistic methods to improve every aspect of her patients’ well-being, from physical and mental to emotional and spiritual. She is a firm believer in food as medicine. To that end, she provides safe and effective nutritional therapies to complement her patients’ treatment plans. She has extensive experience in mold toxicity (Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, CIRS) and tick-borne disease.
Dr. Jessica Jellison, MD possesses excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Her concern for her patients and willingness to spend time with them set her apart from other care providers. Her mission is to help her patients heal and live a vibrant life.
Licenses and Certifications
Board Certified
Dr. Jessica Jellison, MD is licensed to practice medicine in Kansas and Missouri.
Fellowship
Dr. Jessica Jellison, MD has completed a one-year fellowship at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
AFMCP Course Graduate
Dr. Jessica Jellison, MD and Dr. Paul Reicherter MD have both completed the course “Applying for Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice” along with several other Functional Medicine courses.