Family medicine physician with urgent care, emergency care, gynecology, dermatology, and sports orthopedic experience.
Lupus is an autoimmune condition that can be tough to diagnose since the symptoms often present vaguely. Fortunately, Rheumatologists are quite familiar with this condition and can offer life-changing treatments for it. One of the most important things we do here at Digital Nomad Health is to educate and empower our patients regarding their health. […]
The field of medicine is in constant flux with an expiration date on clinical facts. A physician practicing primary care medicine would ideally have a knowledge turnover every 5 years. This evidence-based practice of medicine is hard to implement in mainstream clinical settings. We’ll discuss how we approach evidence-based medicine in primary care for our […]
In mainstream medicine, we tend to treat gout flares only without taking the patient’s overall health into consideration. In this article, we’ll discuss our approach to gout. It affects enough people that it’s part of the health screening process here at Digital Nomad Health. Gout Arthritis Gout often presents as inflammation of a joint. Often […]
In this article, we want to offer an overview of the cost of common medical procedures in the US. More importantly, are these tests always necessary, and what might be some alternatives? For our digital nomad patients, we often think outside of the box to find clinically sound and affordable solutions. Colonoscopy A colonoscopy is […]
Sleep apnea is a complex disease, but the treatment of it is relatively straightforward. Most cases are the instructive type, and some are the central type. Sleep apnea testing can be done at home, and there are even easier methods of diagnosing this condition. Diagnosing Sleep Apnea It’s always best to see a Sleep Physician […]
Our patients elect to have colon cancer screening to avoid death – not just death from cancer but what medicine refers to as all-cause mortality. If colon cancer screening catches a patient’s colon cancer early or the colonoscopist removes a polyp, which perhaps would have turned into colon cancer, the idea is that this person […]
Patient health screening identifies what you might be at risk for and takes steps to mitigate those risks. In this article, let’s dive into my health screening protocol and how it can help someone decrease their health risks. Identifying Health Risks A compassionate conversation between me and my patients is at the heart of identifying […]
In the traditional primary care practice, you select the physician based on their proximity and if they are in-network. The next factor to consider is their appointment wait times and the length of the appointment. Appointment Wait Times The current average appointment wait time to see a primary care physician is 2-3 months. For some, […]
As a family medicine physician and someone likely far from your location, I won’t have hospital privileges and won’t be managing your inpatient care. However, just because I am not the hospitalist directly involved in your care, it doesn’t mean I won’t be involved. The Inpatient Process In the US and other countries, you often […]
The world of insurance-based healthcare is a bit topsy-turvy. Insurance groups and medical groups take on a large burden of patients to maximize profits and hire the least number of clinicians needed to provide acceptable care. This leaves the patient wholly unsatisfied with the care and attention they desire. Not all insurance-based primary practices are […]