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Meet the Doctor

Hamid. Kantara, D.C., CFMP

Doctor of Chiropractic

Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner

Diplomate Eligible, Chiropractic Board of Clinical Nutrition

 

Dr. Hamid Kantara has been in the healthcare field for over 38 years. He began as a volunteer in the Intensive Care Unit at a local hospital before joining a volunteer EMS organization working Mobile Intensive Care Unit (MICU) responding to hundreds of 911 calls. During the HIV epidemic, he worked as a Paramedic in at a level 1 trauma center in Galveston.

Dr. Kantara discovered Chiropractic by chance and instead of pursuing his original dream to go to medical school, he enrolled and graduated from Texas Chiropractic College. Over the years, he completed 100 postgraduate hours in Acupuncture; 100 postgraduate hours in physical rehabilitation. 300 hours in Functional Medicine and is currently Diplomate Eligible, Chiropractic Board of Clinical Nutrition (CBCN).

 

Dr Kantara is also Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner helping patients with chronic conditions improve quality of life. He uses specialized testing to include but not limited Micronutrient testing, delayed allergies and food hypersensitivity testing, Neurotransmitter testing and DNA fitness and nutrition testing, as well as Methylation testing of 16 essential genetic markers, a critical process that affects everything from energy and mood to detox, heart health, hormones, and even how fast we age.

Dr Kantara utilizes Evidence Based customized vitamins to provide his patients with the highest quality vitamins that are personalized exclusively for each patient utilizing a HIPAA compliant health assessment that cross references patient symptoms with over 10,000 peer reviewed clinical studies.

In 2018, Dr Kantara teamed up with an Orthopedic surgeon and helped build three high volume chiropractic clinics that are open 7 days ago. Dr Kantara is the V.P of operation overseeing numerous doctors and staff members. He sees patients at these clinics  and provides patients access to affordable chiropractic care.

In addition to his super busy schedule, Dr Kantara serves on the Science and Medical Advisory Council for IDLIfe, a health and wellness company that is revolutionizing the industry with customized nutrition. He also serves on the advisory board for  The College of Health Care Professions (CHCP) Health Care Management online program.

Despite staying super busy with the healthcare field, Dr Kantara, a single father of a 17 year old son who is determined to go to Texas A&M, remains very involved in his son’s education, Tennis and LaCross activities. Family is super important for Dr Kantara and always makes sure to be present in all important family events.