Our focus is on recognizing both protective and risk factors that influence your health. We provide a comprehensive assessment and detailed report of your health status and lifestyle, based on current guidelines for optimal wellness and disease prevention. Personalized advice and guidance are offered to support informed, healthy lifestyle decisions.
An internist specializes in adult medicine, focusing on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases, while a general practitioner (GP) provides basic care for patients of all ages.
Having a personal physician is an important part of preventing sickness and promoting a long, healthy life. Regular checkups are key to detecting health conditions early, making them easier to treat.
An internist can alert you to problems before you know they exist. Internists are specialist trained to not only diagnose and treat diseases, but to prevent the initial onset of those diseases by controlling risk factors such as high blood pressure and cholesterol. Internists are also proficient in the detection of cancer, as well as problems related to the digestive, respiratory, joint, vascular, internal organ and cardiovascular systems.
A long-term, patient-physician relationship provides the internist with extensive understanding of a patient’s unique medical history and enables them to address specific, ongoing health concerns that factor into a patient’s overall health equation.
Personalized health planning is the key feature of personalized health care as it anticipates the individual’s specific health needs and develops a coordinated means to achieve them. The personal health plan is developed collaboratively by the provider and the patient and utilizes comprehensive health risk assessment as the basis for both enhancing health and well-being and mitigating and tracking disease over time. Greater collaboration between patient and provider replaces the traditional physician-dominated dialogue with more effective patient-physician partnerships and continuity of care. The patient’s needs and goals for their health, wellness, and disease mitigation drive the planning process and nature of the plan. The personalized health planning framework provides an operational care model for delivering personalized, proactive, preventative, patient-driven care to individuals with a diverse range of needs.
Personalized Health Planning (PHP) creates the process for engaging the patient in their care. It identifies needs and desires for their own health with therapeutic plans and support systems to achieve meaningful goals. We focus on empowering patients to adapt the behaviors that have the greatest impact on the ability to manage their chronic diseases. These include medication adherence, proper nutrition and hydration, physical activity, restful sleep, stress reduction, and mental and emotional well-being. The connection to mind-body is also encouraged through the practice of mindful meditation to be better attuned to oneself and behaviors.
Personalized health care is based on the concept that each of us is born with inherited susceptibilities or resistance to various diseases. Genetic susceptibilities for most chronic diseases are greatly impacted by what we do and what we are exposed to.
Transitioning from adolescent to adult health care is a crucial process. Our clinic helps young individuals manage their health needs as they grow older. This transition typically begins around age 12 and involves several key components. Many adolescents, especially those with mental, behavioral, and developmental disorders (MBDDs), often experience gaps in health care as they approach adulthood.
In additional to physical assessment and appropriate tests, our clinical offer guidance to ensure a smooth transition. Our doctors provide adolescents with skills to manage their health and understand changes that occur prior to age 18.
