Our relationship will begin with a free consultation on the phone or over video chat. If we agree that we are a good fit for each other, I will provide the following services:
Personalized meetings in your home or over video chat
Phone calls to physicians and specialists to review your case, clarify questions
Review your symptoms including nausea, vomiting, pain, constipation, etc. and use my expertise to make recommendations to your physicians
Review of medical records including medications, consultation reports, and laboratory and imaging results
Accompanying the patient to outpatient or video doctor visits
Visitation during hospitalizations and joining discussions between you and the treatment team
Mediation of larger meetings with multiple family members
My mission
Help you to understand your loved one’s illnesses and how they may evolve over time
Help you to understand choices offered by specialists and the pros and cons of treatments
Facilitate communication with doctors and other medical team members
Offer additional therapies and alternative treatments particularly for complex symptoms commonly suffered by patients with serious illnesses such as pain, nausea, and air hunger/shortness of breath
Collaborate with other doctors, asking questions on your behalf, and making recommendations in keeping with my specialty medical training
Facilitate communication and lead meetings with family members to help resolve family disagreements about care priorities and come up with a unified vision for your loved one’s care.
Help with creation of documents such as the five wishes and advance directives
