Welcome to Personalized Medicine!
30 years ago I wanted to save the world as a newly minted doctor! Before graduating medical school I wanted to be a personal trainer (Mom wanted me to be a doctor). And look at what I do now - lifestyle change/personal design! That seed inside me never went away, I just found another way to express it and serve the world. I began sewing the seeds with studying human physiology and behavior back in college -when going to the library and looking up the dewey decimal system was a thing. Dont get me wrong, I follow the latest evidenced based data yet still call on old school actionable methods to avoid life obstacles.
Fortunately, the years of post graduate training have connected me with the most brilliant minds/teachers in the last few decades. Dr Andrew Weil, Dr Deepak Chopra, Dr Herb Benson, Dr Joseph Helms, my teachers for sports medicine, yoga practice, acupuncture and herbal medicines have brought me to my current level of problem solving. The more you learn, the more you don’t know so I have resigned myself to be a perpetual student. I organize community lectures monthly at St Joseph Prime Healthcare Hospital and have found the attendees learn much from the subject matter but the speakers (myself included) learn just as much from the inquisitive people in the audience.
Herbal411, the Concierge Clinic is my pride and joy. During the pandemic I was privileged to connect with patients around the world and offer education, suggestions and remedies for their suffering. I was recently approached by a recruiter for Prime Healthcare to help rebrand St Joseph Hospital as a true community hospital. EXCITING AND HONORED TO SAY THE LEAST! Word of my anchoring Advocate Medical Group in Bartlett spread fast! There is much to develop has the only Family Medicine/ Sports Medicine/Integrative Medicine doctor with Prime Healthcare Illinois. I see a great opportunity to grow with a system dedicated to rebuilding a hospital system and serving the local population.
With the challenges of maintaining productivity while employed by a large corporation I can get patients in and out quickly HOWEVER my 30+ years of experience can decide who needs more investigation and testing.
If you are locked in to using medical insurance then call St Joseph Prime Healthcare Hospital in Elgin, call (847) 742-4111 and see if the organization takes your insurance. Note that any physician employed by an organization is expected to see volume and this translates to “fast medicine”. My experience working Immediate Care will keep productivity high but my training will make sure you are not treated as a number. Get in ASAP as the news of my return to the area is spreading fast, when people discover my style of “doctoring”, the “first available date” will get farther away. Know your annual deductible, know where you are allowed to get blood testing, DO NOT bring a laundry list of ailments, Please be concise with top 3 issues and….GET READY FOR CHANGE!
If your situation is complex, requires more time, or if all the doctors you have seen are not giving you a personal designed lifestyle map; please fill out the application below and your individual case will be reviewed and considered. The Concierge Clinic days are limited per month but you will have direct access to my personal phone/email/text. I cannot carry a large panel of a patients so if you are chosen to join the Herbal411 Concierge Clinic - lets start healing!
