Mark Donohoe
Mark Donohoe is a GP and integrative medicine doctor based in Sydney, Australia, who mostly treats patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, myalgic encephalomyelitis, fibromyalgia, multiple chemical sensitivity, and chronic inflammation. According to Donohoe, "treating a person with CFS requires time, patience, a willingness to hear their story and a commitment not to abandon them." He also claims that about half of patients referred to him by other GPs do not have CFS, but another diagnosis missed by basic tests.[1]
Protocol[edit | edit source]
- Carry out a basic medical and family history
- Obtain details of antecedents of onset
- Examine assuming it is not CFS
- Do basic tests - thyroid, heart, cancer, auto-immune
- Organise a series of consults a few weeks apart
- Discuss exercise and diet
- Consider use of NSAIDs and Omega 3s for pain
- Take expanded history if no results with tests
- Further tests - urinary iodine, basic immunology, stool test, expanded serology
- Work with a team of practitioners[1]
He has also developed a stepwish approach called "GEMINI" - standing for genetics, environment, microbiome, inflammation, nutrition, and "the I that is We".[2]
Contact[edit | edit source]
Mosman Integrative Medicine
4 Best Ave, Mosman NSW 2088
Tel: +61 2 9960 5755
pm@mimdoc.com
Online presence[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Topham-Kindley, Liane (September 12, 2012), "No 'cure' for CFS but treat symptom", New Zealand Doctor, retrieved November 11, 2016
- ↑ Mosman Integrative Medicine Practice - GEMINI approach