Estella F. Martinez, MD, MPH

Dr. Martinez has been a family medicine physician since 2006. Her inclination towards science and passion for helping people drew her towards the medical profession. As she began seeing patients early in her career, she noticed a great number of chronic diseases, especially in young patients, that could easily have been prevented. Due to this realization, she continued her studies in bariatric and functional medicine in order to better serve her patients.

She concerns herself with treating the “root cause” of the disease rather than just the symptoms. She is an avid proponent of prevention and wellness measures through lifestyle changes and supplements before starting medications in her patients.

Dr. Martinez has rendered her services to a wide variety of patients from newborn to geriatric, diagnosing, and treating a mix of conditions from acute to complex chronic cases.

Dr. Martinez is board-certified in both bariatric medicine and family medicine. She currently works in a multi-specialty organization where she has helped hundreds of patients prevent or reverse chronic conditions.

Professional Highlights

• Family Physician/Weight Management Specialist at NutriMedicos Health and Wellness Center
• Telemedicine Physician/Doctor on Demand at a Multi-Specialty Organization
• Family physician at Advocate Medical Group
• Family physician locum tenens at Medical Access Group
• Occupational Medicine Physician, locum tenens at Concentra Immediate Care Centers
• Family Medicine Physician at Alma Medical Center, Access Community Health Network
• Family Medicine Physician at Esperanza Health Center, St. Anthony Hospital
• Residency from Advocate Illinois Masonic Family Practice Residency

License and Certification

• Board-certified in bariatric/obesity medicine
• Board-certified in Family Medicine
• Currently pursuing her certification in functional medicine via the Institute of Functional Medicine

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Family Physicians (2003-present)
• American Society of Bariatric Physicians (2010-present)
• Obesity Action Coalition (2011-present)

Education

• Bariatric Fellowship from the American Society of Bariatric Physicians
• Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Illinois-College of Medicine
• Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from the University of Illinois-School of Public Health
• Bachelors of Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign