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Medical Director, Co-Director Fellowship in Integrative Medicine*
Care Philosophy
Integrative Medicine is a holistic evidence based approach that focuses on the preventive health and the innate capacity of the body to heal. This is my practice philosophy. I am the co-editor of a text Integrative Medicine : Principles for Practice that outlines this approach. It was published in 2004 and reviewed favorably in JAMA 2004*
State License Information
Licensed in New York
What is Internal Medicine?
Internal medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with treating the whole patient. An internal medicine physician, also called an internist, can treat many illnesses and conditions, and is skilled in treating a patient who has several illnesses or disorders at the same time. This internist, who can be a primary care physician, emphasizes disease prevention and wellness, but can treat problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs, along with mental health or substance abuse issues.
The internal medicine physician can also treat cancer or diseases of the heart, blood, kidneys, joints, and digestive, respiratory more »