Meet the Faculty
Allen Bookatz, MD
Dr. Allen Bookatz, MD is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician and practitioner of Health Optimization Medicine and Practice (HOMe/HOPe). An elected member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, he brings two decades of healthcare experience and a deep commitment to proactive, precision-based wellness. He leads one of the busiest and most critical Emergency Departments in Los Angeles, serving as Medical Director and Chair of Emergency Services. With a background in cultural anthropology focused on the evolution of nutrition, he integrates ancestral wisdom, advanced diagnostics, and functional biochemistry. His approach blends clinical systems thinking, energetic medicine, and a holistic focus on consciousness, physiology, and metabolic resilience to support the shift from disease care to health creation.
Learn from the best
Health Optimization Medicine (HOMe) is built on the pioneering work of Dr. Theodore Achacoso, a physician trained in multiple disciplines who reimagined healthcare through the lens of proactive, real-time wellness. His approach, grounded in metabolomics, gut and hormone optimization, and the 80/20 principle, focuses only on what is essential to measure for foundational health. By shifting away from illness-based “normals” to optimal ranges based on our most resilient years, HOMe offers a science-backed framework for practitioners seeking to lead in the future of preventative health.