Gaston Perez, MD, FAAFP, FAARFM, is the founder and owner of Global Family and Functional Medicine and Urgent Care in Bluffton, South Carolina. Also, Medical Director of Pruitt hospice and Palliative Care. With more than 30 years of experience, Dr. Perez is double board certified in family medicine and anti-aging, regenerative, and functional medicine.
While studying medicine at CETEC University School of Medicine and Universidad Centro de Investigación (CIFAS) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Dr. Perez completed an externship in nephrology, emergency medicine, radiology, and pediatrics. He earned his medical doctorate from the University Eugenio Maria de Hostos in Santo Domingo.
Dr. Perez has worked in critical and intensive care units throughout the United States. He furthered his training by completing a family medicine internship at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Virginia.
Before establishing Global Family and Functional Medicine and Urgent Care in 1995, Dr. Perez worked as an emergency room physician and medical director of several hospice and recovery centers.
Dr. Perez takes a preventive approach to care at Global Family and Functional Medicine and Urgent Care. He offers a variety of acute and urgent care services for patients of all ages, including treatment for skin rashes, UTIs, and strep throat.
Dr. Perez is committed to running a versatile practice. He provides a selection of anti-aging treatments like nutrigenomics and Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer™, which stimulate antioxidant production. He also performs vitamin therapy to increase patients’ micronutrient levels and offers Suboxone® as a treatment for addiction.
