Thomas Bodendorfer, PharmD

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Get to know Pharmacist Dr. Thomas Bodendorfer, who serves patients in McLean, Virginia.

Dr. Bodendorfer is a man of many titles, including functional specialist, wellness coach, clinical pharmacist, nutritional consultant, and holistic health counselor. 

He is the Founder of Pharmacists Wellness Consultants, LLC, an integrative and holistic pharmacists consulting service in McLean, Virginia. By integrating pharmaceutical, medical, herbal, and wellness elements into individuals’ plan of care, he teaches/provides preventative treatment to patients to avoid future health complications.

Working with clients seeking healthier lifestyle (holistic) alternatives, he discusses and identifies current unhealthy habits, environmental concerns, diet and nutrition, health care quality and access. He takes an expansive look at one’s health symptoms and non-issues with organ systems typically studied with a functional medicine evaluation.

Back in the early days of his academic career, Dr. Bodendorfer graduated with his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University Michigan College of Pharmacy in 1975. Many years later, he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Legal Studies from Kaplan University in 2007.

Dr. Bodendorfer is a constant learner with 4 decades of experience in pharmacy practices (clinical specialist, administrative, home infusion, compounding, clinical research, and current relief pharmacist for agencies as an independent contractor). 

With a current passion and study in integrative (functional) medicine, he is a member of several professional groups, including The Institute for Functional Medicine, the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (Fellow), the Functional Medicine Pharmacist Alliance, the Michigan Pharmacists Association, and the Pharmapreneur Academy.

Pharmacy is the health science that links medical science with chemistry and it is charged with the discovery, production, control, disposal, safe and effective use of drugs. The practice of pharmacy requires excellent knowledge of drugs, their mechanism of action, side effects, interactions, mobility, and toxicity. Pharmacists, also known as chemists or druggists, are health professionals who specialize in the use of medicines, as they deal with the composition, effects, mechanism of action, and proper and effective use of drugs.

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