Dr. Hamza Jalal is a board-certified and licensed Family Medicine physician. He is an advocate and proponent for evidence-based medicine and nutrition. He uses a functional medicine approach, where he doesn’t just treat the symptoms but rather tries to find the root cause of diseases and symptoms. In conjunction with this functional medicine approach, Dr. Jalal uses a personalized, integrative, and holistic methodology when formulating a treatment plan for patients.
Dr. Jalal sees the disconnect between medicine and nutrition and hopes to bridge the gap between the two.
Dr. Hamza Jalal has had a lifelong dream and goal of becoming a physician since he was 8 years old. At the age of 16, he began volunteering at hospitals and doctors’ offices.
He graduated with a degree in Biological Sciences from Binghamton University in 2013. He was then accepted into the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine and graduated with a degree as a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) in 2017.
He decided to pursue a career in Family Medicine and completed his residency training at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip, New York.
The COVID pandemic began during Dr. Jalal’s second year of residency. The experience, insight, and knowledge he gained during that time were invaluable.
During his Family Medicine residency, Dr. Jalal used his elective time to work one-on-one with cardiologists, gastroenterologists, pulmonologists, nephrologists, hematologists, oncologists, rheumatologists, dermatologists, neurologists, pediatricians, obstetricians/gynecologists, orthopedic surgeons, and general surgeons to broaden his clinical knowledge with the goal of becoming a well-rounded physician.
Dr. Jalal has experience working in the ICU, ER, general hospital floors, nursing homes, and the outpatient office setting. Through his training and various experiences, he learned that diet and the quality of food play an integral part in overall health and well-being.
He completed his Family Medicine residency training in June 2021 and began working as an attending physician in both the inpatient and outpatient settings.
After a few months, Dr. Jalal became disillusioned and frustrated at his previous job when he would only get 15–30 minutes for new patients.
Unlike most physicians nowadays, who prioritize patient volume, Dr. Jalal prioritizes patient care.
That is when Dr. Jalal decided to leave his previous job and start his own practice.
Dr. Jalal now schedules an one-hour initial appointment for all new patients.
In addition to his formal training, Dr. Jalal has spent more than a decade of his personal time researching and reading about nutrition, food science, agriculture, gut microbiome, physiology, environmental toxins, herbal medicine, natural remedies, alternative medicine, and exercise science in order to optimize health.
Dr. Jalal understands that the human body is a unit, an integrated organism in which no part functions independently.
Through nutrition counseling, lifestyle modifications, exercise recommendations, vitamin and mineral supplementation, Osteopathic manipulative therapy (OMT), and medication (if necessary), Dr. Jalal’s goal is for all of his patients to become the healthiest versions of themselves.