Francis Holistic Medical Center

N. Thomas LaCava, MD, Medical Director                                             Treating the Cause of Complex Chronic Illness

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Lyme / Tick-Borne Diseases / Post-Lyme Syndromes




Dr. LaCava knows that lyme can be a difficult condition to treat. Lyme can travel through your blood to your body tissues, nerves, and even your heart or brain. Dr. LaCava uses a combination of lab testing and clinical diagnosis to determine the presence of lyme. He is a lyme literate doctor (also known as a LLMD), and is a member of ILADS. He has attended ILADS conferences year after year. Coming to Dr. LaCava will be the best thing you can do to combat a lyme infection.

Ticks can also carry other diseases. Dr. LaCava also knows how to treat and diagnose those other tick-borne diseases. From one tick byte you could have more than one disease enter your body. Bartonella, erlichia, and babesia are just a few examples of co-infections that Dr. LaCava looks for. There are many more.




Here are some links to local lyme support groups:

Central Mass Lyme Foundation

Sturbridge Lyme Awareness of Massachusetts


We provide integrative, functional medicine in Central Massachusetts in the Worcester area. Many of our patients come from Boston and the Metrowest Boston area as well as all areas of Massachusetts and the other New England states.

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