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Advocacy The driving force of my practice for the past thirty years has been patient advocacy. This requires listening to my patients, understanding their lives and how it affects their health, and promoting wellness through education and partnering for preventative care. We are a small office – one receptionist and one nurse. Parking is still 25 cents. I have had the same phone number for twenty-five years. All personnel are required to sign confidentiality agreements insuring the protection of your medical records. My office hours are five days a week but I am available after hours for emergencies, including weekends and holidays. I have a staff of nurses that are also available to do home visits if patients need home care. Whether I sew up a laceration, counsel a patient through a difficult illness, or evaluate a chest pain, I am committed to spending the time necessary to provide the quality of care you deserve. Individualized Heath Plans Every patient is different. Therefore every patient’s health plan must be individualized. One therapy does not fit all. Treating illness requires a team. My practice includes specialists that are similarly dedicated to the best care available. I have nurtured very close relationships with medical specialists, including general surgeons, cardiologists, neurologists, endocrinologists, dermatologists, pulmonologists, rheumatologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, addictionologists, nutritionists, acupuncturists, hypnotherapists, and exercise specialists. My close relationships with the imaging centers and laboratories also insures that the appropriate testing and reporting is available without delay, thus minimizing the anxiety that accompanies such scary testing. Treating the Entire Family As a general internist, I have the privilege of treating the entire family. Treating the grandchildren of the grandparents that I began doctoring when I began my practice gives me a great sense of pride. No other profession allows for this opportunity to take the journey with a family through the hospitalizations, serious illnesses, deaths, births, birthdays, weddings, and every major event. This close relationship becomes the backbone of the doctor-patient relationship. |
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