After spending 8 years practicing medicine like someone else wanted me to: big business, the insurance companies, etc... I have decided to try opening a medical practice where I can offer the patients the care they deserve. A place where their needs come first. I want to be able to spend time with each person, whether they need 5 minutes or an hour. I want to be able to develop relationships that will allow me to help patients prevent future health problems and successfully manage those they may already have. I would like to be able to focus more on prevention and wellness; keeping people off of medication rather than just throwing drugs at every symptom. To be able to treat the whole person - mind, body, and spirit, a physician must spend time listening to her patients.  

I was taught in my first year of medical school that to reach the appropriate diagnosis you must spend 90% of your time listening to the patient and 10% on exams/tests. I have found this lesson to be so very true. I want to provide a medical 'home' for my patients: a place where they feel safe, secure, comfortable and loved. I want to offer encouragement and guidance with each patient's health and wellness. I want to help develop personalized wellness goals and strategies to meet those goals. I want to offer care management plans and coordination of care for those with chronic medical conditions. For each person that I treat, I wish for them to feel well in their whole being: strong in body, mind, and spirit.