Lara Zakaria PharmD, MS, CNS, CDN, IFMCP

Dr. Lara Zakaria is a pharmacist and nutritionist with a focus in implementing solutions for functional medicine and personalized nutrition. A graduate of the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University (BSPharm) and the University of Colorado Skaggs College of Pharmacy (PharmD), she spent 20 years in community pharmacy practice. After developing an interest in nutrition, she earned an MS in nutrition from the University of Bridgeport and subsequently qualified as a certified nutrition specialist (CNS) as well as an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner (IFMCP).

Dr Zakaria’s practice focuses on a multi-disciplinary approach working both one-on-one with patients as well as creating implementation tools and systems for scale. She is also adjunct professor of nutritional biochemistry and therapeutics at the University of Bridgeport, faculty at George Washington University, as well as guest instructor for functional medicine at LECOM School of Pharmacy and has served as mentor and supervisor for CNS and pharmacy students. Lara is passionate about gut health and the prevention and reversal of metabolic, allergic, and autoimmune disease. There’s power in community, working with pharmacy professionals, nutritionists, and other clinicians to leverage their unique expertise to amplify the message of personalized nutrition and functional medicine.