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DHA Laboratory

DHA Laboratory

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About the Lab

DHA Laboratory specializes in the kryptopyrrole quantitative urine analysis and functional blood chemistries to aid in the research and treatment of behavioral and emotional conditions such as anxiety, depression, autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, schizophrenia, PTSD, and neurodegenerative diseases. The lab continues the work initiated by Ellen Hanson in the late 1970s, maintaining close collaborations with top clinicians globally to provide reliable biochemical assays.

About DHA Laboratory

DHA Laboratory is a CLIA-licensed, high complexity lab renowned for its dependable biochemical assays that aid in the functional treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral conditions. Founded in 2003 by Ellen Hanson, the lab supports the treatment methodologies pioneered by the original Pfeiffer Treatment Center, led by Dr. Carl Pfeiffer and Dr. William Walsh.

DHA has set the global standard with its development and validation of the Kryptopyrrole Quantitative Urine Test. This test is utilized by clinicians in 22 countries and forms a core part of DHA’s testing services. These services have been instrumental in the research and treatment of over 600,000 patients with conditions such as anxiety, depression, autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, and schizophrenia.

History and Development

Located in Mount Prospect, Illinois, DHA was founded by Ellen Hanson in 2003 to support the treatment model of the original Pfeiffer Treatment Center. Ellen started work to validate the kryptopyrrole quantitative urine procedure in the late 1970s and has since worked with the top clinicians worldwide to provide reliable biochemical assays. 

The laboratory is now owned and operated by Ellen and her son, Dan Hanson.

Today, DHA Laboratory is a third generation, family-owned and operated laboratory that performs the kryptopyrrole quantitative urine analysis in-house and services functional blood chemistries used in the research and treatment of over 80,000 patients with behavioral and emotional conditions.

Nutrient therapies for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, pioneered by the late Dr. Carl Pfeiffer, are used by complementary and functional medicine doctors worldwide. Dr. William Walsh collaborated with Dr. Pfeiffer for 12 years in extending this medical system to include behavior disorders and ADHD.  

After Dr. Pfeiffer's death in 1988, Dr. Walsh co-founded the non-profit Pfeiffer Treatment Center in Illinois, which treated more than 25,000 patients, and became a world leader in advanced nutrient therapy.  Dr. Walsh has expanded its protocols to help patients challenged by autism and Alzheimer's disease. 

In 2008, Dr. Walsh left the Pfeiffer Treatment Center and founded the Walsh Research Institute.  DHA laboratory continues to partner with Walsh-trained practitioners for assessment of nutrient imbalances in behavioral and emotional conditions.

DHA Laboratory's core testing supports the Walsh/Pfeifer Model, which has been used in the treatment of over 1 million patients with conditions ranging from autism to AD(H)D to other behavioral and emotional conditions.

Mission and Values of DHA Laboratory

DHA's mission is to revolutionize health care. Working hand in hand with practitioners, DHA Lab specializes in identifying the root cause of clinical symptoms with defensible data and pinpoint accuracy. 

They support healthcare providers and patients in their quest to understand how to treat and relieve symptoms with advanced nutrient therapies.

DHA Laboratory has created the Physician Partnership Program to further support practitioners.  

They state that: “We started DHA Laboratory because we wanted to bring easy access to science and action for all medical practices that wish to overcome the struggle of treating mental and emotional conditions…

We saw a need for licensed physicians and unlicensed practitioners to have ONE PLACE to order any lab in the industry and better streamline their busy practices…

So, the Physician Partnership Program was born, to create the best client and patient laboratory experience, while providing unlicensed practitioners support for each and every lab they choose to run on their clients, through the partnering physicians we provide.”

Accreditations and Recognition

DHA Laboratory is CLIA-Certified.  

About the Lab

DHA Laboratory is an independent clinical chemistry laboratory specializing in functional and integrative medicine with a focus on mental and emotional conditions.

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7 days
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CLIA Certified
CAP Accredited
ISO 15189
COLA Accredited
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