I strongly believe in working as a team, together with the patient, physicians, and staff members, to provide the best care possible. Providing education, being a patient advocate, and encouraging patient participation in their own health care is critical to establishing a trustworthy patient-provider partnership. I view patients as whole people and treat them as such, not just their condition. My hope is to make this community better educated about health and wellness with the use of preventive medicine and careful disease monitoring.