The family physician who wouldn’t settle for “normal.” Dr. Castel Santana, Functional Medicine Doctor in McKinney
Board-certified in family medicine, a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, and the founder and Medical Director of Evoke 5.
Background
Dr. Cas grew up mostly in Anchorage, Alaska. He studied biology and chemistry at Minnesota State University Moorhead, earned his MD from the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in St. Maarten, and completed his family medicine residency at the University of Maryland. He has practiced as a board-certified family physician for more than a decade, and later became a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner.
Why he practices this way
Over the years he came to believe the current approach to health care is broken: people keep getting sicker despite more medicine and more spending. He wanted a practice where patients are heard, root causes get found, and people live long, healthy lives on as few prescriptions as possible.
How he thinks about care
“The more data points we have, the better decisions we can make.”
Mitochondria sit at the center of his work. When those cellular powerhouses struggle, from toxins, nutrient gaps, genetics or hormone imbalance, energy drops and inflammation climbs. So care starts with data, then unfolds in order: foundations first, built on his 5 Pillars of Health & Wellness© and his Daily Routine, with advanced therapies layered on when the data supports them.
In his patients’ words
From my first visit, Dr. Cas made me feel heard and not alone.
Office visits with him are personal and effortless – more like seeing an old friend than a doctor.
My anxiety is greatly reduced and much more manageable.
Patients of Dr. Cas. Individual results vary.
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Dr. Cas’ Daily Wellness Routine
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