Stanford
Family Medicine
is a group of eleven board-certified family
physicians located at Hoover Pavilion, located across from Bloomingdale's
at the Stanford Shopping Center, at 211 Quarry Road.
What We Do
As family physicians, we see patients from newborns to seniors, women
and men. We diagnose and treat about 90% of the problems that people
have, from back pain, ear infections and rashes to diabetes and heart
disease. Several of us do normal obstetrical care and deliveries at
Lucille Packard Children's Hospital. When specialist care is needed,
we will make the appropriate referral and continue to coordinate care.
We also do office procedures, including minor surgery and colposcopy.
If you are hospitalized at Stanford Hospital, one of our colleagues in
Stanford Medical Group will usually will be either the physician in charge
of your care (for example, if you have a medical problem such as pneumonia)
or a consulting physician (for example, if you have surgical problem).
Stanford Hospital is an internationally respected teaching hospital,
and residents and medical students will usually participate in your care
as well.
How we can work together
One of the greatest rewards of practicing medicine is being able to get
to know each patient as an individual, and to work with each patient
to help solve whatever problem she or he has. To get the most out of
our time together we would like to tell you a few points we try to
keep in mind when we see you, and to offer a few suggestions for you
to consider.
What we try to keep in mind during your office visit
1. Give you time to tell me why you are here and what your concerns are.
2. Explain to you what we have learned from taking a history, performing
a physical exam, or interpreting lab tests.
3. Explain what our understanding of your problem is, what treatment
we recommend and why. Explain why we do or don't order tests or make
referrals.
4. Listen to your ideas about what is happening and what should be done.
5. Clarify arrangements for follow-up, either by phone or return visit.
Suggestions for you to consider
1. Let the receptionist know what you want to cover with me when you
schedule our appointment so he or she can allocate sufficient time.
2. Identify the problems or concerns you would like addressed during
our visit. It may help to write them down. Bring up these issues at the
beginning of the visit so we can pace the visit to cover them all. If
there is not time during the scheduled visit to cover everything, we
may need to decide which the most important topics are for this visit.
3. Ask questions. That is how we all learn. And it helps avoid misunderstandings.
4. Let us know if you don't agree with a diagnosis of your problem or
suggestions for treatment. Identifying differences will improve our understanding
each other and therefore lead to better treatment decisions and results.
