Vivian Asamoah, MD, has board certification in gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition. She completed her fellowship at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Post-fellowship, she earned her certification in functional medicine through The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM). She currently owns and runs her private practice in Houston, Texas, where she merges cutting-edge, evidence-based methodologies in both conventional and functional medicine to achieve superior clinical outcomes for her patients. Dr. Asamoah is especially focused on algorithms that seek to improve gastrointestinal disorders such as IBD, IBS, SIBO, and celiac disease. She has lectured extensively on functional gastrointestinal disorders and continues to educate her patients with seminars at her conference center, which is associated with her practice in Houston. Among her publications are topics on celiac disease, micronutrient deficiencies, and metabolic disorders related to obesity. Her most recent publication is a collaboration with Dr. Gerard Mullin of Johns Hopkins titled “Complementary health approaches for irritable bowel syndrome.” She is currently involved in research seeking optimal nutritional strategies for patients with NAFLD.