Janice Pegels, MD, FAAFP, IFMCP has a longstanding interest in integrative medicine. She enjoys empowering patients to adopt healthy and balanced lifestyles.
Yes, Dr. Janice Pegels is accepting new patients at this office.
(413) 584-7778
395 Pleasant Street, Northampton, MA 01060
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From I-91 (north or south)...
From downtown Northampton...
Holiday Hours 2017 -- we will be closed on the following days:
Northampton Bicycle and the plaza with the UPS Store
You can park on either side of the building.
Janice Pegels, MD, FAAFP, IFMCP has a longstanding interest in integrative medicine. She enjoys empowering patients to adopt healthy and balanced lifestyle habits that nurture body, mind, and spirit.
Prior to coming to Northampton, Dr. Pegels practiced primary care and integrative medicine in the Boston area and in Binghamton, NY. Her medical background includes: teaching at a family medicine residency, working in college student health and at a women’s health clinic, and serving as a practice mentor to other integrative providers.
Dr. Pegels achieved certification with the Institute for Functional Medicine in 2017 and has adopted their systems biology approach to treating chronic illness which combines evidence-based medicine with an understanding of a patient’s unique biochemistry. Dr. Pegels is also trained in the Dale Bredesen approach to treating cognitive impairment and is a listed provider with his online recode protocol to optimize cognition through treating multiple causes including inflammation, hormonal insufficiencies, and toxicity. She utilizes primarily the Shoemaker protocol for treating mold toxicity. She follows the recommendations of Dr. Richard Horowitz, a leader of ILADS, for treating chronic tick borne illness.
After gathering a patient’s complete history and reviewing various lab studies, she addresses optimization of digestion and absorption of nutrients, structural integrity (both cellular and musculoskeletal), hormonal balance (adrenal, thyroid, and sex hormones), mitochondrial health ( associated with energy, neurologic, and psychiatric illness), transport (includes cardiovascular health), defense and repair ( addresses allergy, autoimmune, and infectious conditions), and biotransformation (addresses environmental toxins and optimizing detoxification).
Dr. Pegels is a fellow of the American Academy of Family Medicine. She completed her undergraduate education at Cornell University, attended SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine, and a residency in Family Medicine in Johnson City, NY. In addition, Dr. Pegels studied acupuncture with the Helms Medical Institute. Dr. Pegels is married and has two grown children. She enjoys nature, traveling, music, and dance.
Specializing in the field of functional medicine, Dr. Pegels focuses on the underlying causes of disease, as opposed to simply treating symptoms as they arise. Functional medicine doctors often focus their efforts on preventive measures, ensuring patients are less likely to contract illnesses or conditions. Dr. Pegels typically work to develop a close, therapeutic relationship with patients, taking many aspects of a patient’s life into consideration when providing care.
A holistic medicine practitioner in Northampton, Dr. Pegels cares for patients by looking at the body as a whole, taking into consideration the physical, environmental, spiritual, nutritional, emotional, social, and related factors that may be contributing to the patient's medical issues. Dr. Pegels can help patients achieve ideal health and fitness levels, offering a better quality of life.
Dr. Janice Pegels is trained to provide care for patients in Northampton, MA that suffer from allergic reactions and conditions. Dr. Pegels may see patients for common symptoms like a sore throat, or may treat patients who deal with the possibility of anaphylaxis and anaphylactic shock as a result of their allergies. Allergists may employ a wide range of diagnostic & treatment, and management techniques.
Wilson Memorial Regional Medical Center • Johnson City, NY
Residency in Family Medicine