Partner / Consulting Physician
Practical Experience
Dr. Funkhouser serves as partner and consulting physician of Integrative Health Matters. Dr. Funkhouser attended Medical School and Graduate School at the University of New Mexico. He graduated with a PhD in Molecular Biology and Biomedical Sciences, concentrating in gene regulation and immunogenetics, in 1998. He graduated with his MD the following year. His research interests are in gene regulation and cytokine response in allergic and autoimmune disease. He trained in and later taught Internal Medicine at William Beaumont Army Medical Center (WBAMC) in El Paso, TX. Dr. Funkhouser completed a Fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and the National Institutes of Health, in Washington DC. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Allergy and Immunology (ABAI). He is board endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is a member and Fellow of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology and a member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. He completed military service as Lt Colonel and chief of Allergy, Immunology, and Adult Immunization at WBAMC.
Journey to Integrative Health
Dr. Funkhouser maintains clinical research and teaching affiliations and is community and adjunct medicine faculty at UNM School of Medicine, and Texas Tech University of Health Sciences Paul L Foster School of Medicine. Dr. Funkhouser is Licensed to practice medicine Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. He sees pediatric and adult patients with a fantastic team of providers in both Las Cruces NM and with Access Allergy in El Paso, Texas and Tyler, Texas.
Passions
When not treating patients, Dr. Funkhouser enjoys teaching other medical providers, traveling, and spending time with his two children. He is intensely proud of his children and credits his parents for nurturing his love of and priority for family.
Interests
Dr. Funkhouser enjoys reading. He is an audiophile and a great lover of stories in books and film. He is a fan of language and culture. Dr. Funkhouser speaks English, Spanish and French.