Primary Care Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine is the medical specialty that focuses on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the body's internal organs. Primary care internal medicine is the main point of contact for adults within the healthcare system. While specialists focus on specific organs, Internal Medicine maintains a broad and holistic view of your health, remaining vigilant for conflicting plans of care and keeping everyone on the path of your stated goals.
Providing comprehensive health assessments and personalized treatment planning while helping you to navigate the complex healthcare system.
Services Offered
Consultative Internal Medicine
Consultative internal medicine focuses on providing expert medical assessments, second opinions, and treatment recommendations to patients and their other doctors. People seek out consultative internal medicine in complex situations often involving unexplained symptoms or problems that cross the traditional boundaries of subspecialists.
Consultative Services
The following are common situations where patients would seek consultative internal medicine
1) Complex pre-operative evaluations
2) Unexplained medical symptoms
3) Recurrent hospitalizations
4) Coordination of care between multiple specialists
5) Polypharmacy evaluation
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Stop unnecessary and redundant medications
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Manage medication interactions
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Adjust for adverse effects
6) Health-Risk Assessment and Counseling
7) Weight-loss Management
8) Geriatric Assessments
9) Planning for Future Medical Care
10) Need for Medical Expert Witness
Referral Network
Your Personal High-Performing Healthcare Team
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When you receive care from a health system, they refer you to their own internal specialists. When your health insurance creates a network, they seek the lowest cost care.
I have created my own custom network of specialists to whom I refer my patients when they need services I do not provide. This network continues to evolve and improve with time. I use the following criteria to create and update the network:
1) Feedback from my patients
2) Online patient reviews
3) Recognition by organizations that grade Quality of Care
4) My assessment of their care quality
5) Ease of access to timely care
6) Responsiveness to care coordination
7) Education and Training
8) Board Certification