My Approach to Your Wellness: My passion is life, and most of my patients know that I practice what I preach. I am very active, and my main goal is to help my patients improve their health in order for them to also lead a healthier, more active life. When my patients come to see me, they know they have my full, undivided attention. Being able to get to know my patients beyond their symptoms allows me to provide the highest level of personalized care in order to help them continually achieve their wellness goals. The support of MDVIP gives me the opportunity to practice medicine the way I always imagined - with a greater focus on preventive care and helping my patients improve their health, mind, body, and spirit.
Philosophy:
My Philosophy and Approach to Wellness... As an internist, I am the doctor you rely on when your first question or concern arises. My role as a primary care physician is to help each of my internal medicine patients achieve or maintain optimal health care through wellness and prevention, as well as manage acute and chronic conditions. My goal is to partner with each of my patients, developing a relationship based on trust, mutual respect and open communication, and ultimately creating a personalized plan for achieving optimal health. My patients know that I practice what I preach from being physically active (pursuing my love of martial arts) to eating healthy, which is key to reducing inflammation - the primary risk factor for cardiovascular disease, diabetes and stroke. I have a special interest in preventive medicine, bariatric medicine (weight loss), cardiovascular health, age management (aging and bioidentical hormone replacement), integrative and alternative medicine. For 30 years, I have had the privilege of caring for others, and it's even better now. MDVIP allows me to provide care in an unrushed, uninterrupted setting, where all your individual needs are addressed and treated. My personalized primary care practice, sometimes referred to as a concierge practice, is located in Livingston, New Jersey and serves West Orange, Short Hills, Essex Fells, Verona, The Caldwells, East Hanover, Montclair, as well patients from New York and Pennsylvania. I am affiliated with Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center.
Clinical Interests
Bariatric Medicine, Anti-aging medicine
Procedures:
EKG Cardiovascular Profile Ankle Brachial Index Hearing screening Vision screening Spirometry Level I Diagnostics (CIMT) Venipuncture Coolsculpting Emsculpt Tempsure Envi
Conditions:
All adult medical conditions
Medical School
University of Torino School of Medicine and Surgery, Torino, Italy, 1985
Internship
Saint Barnabas Medical Center, NJ, 1985-1986
Residency
Saint Barnabas Medical Center, 1986-1988 (Chief Resident 1987-1988)
Insurance
Accepted Health Plan information is only as accurate as the most current
information submitted. Prior to your appointment, it is advisable to verify
with a physician office that they are still a participating provider.
AARP Healthcare
BeechStreet PPO
Benesight
Blue Cross/Blue Shield NJ
Cigna
Cigna Healthcare
Cigna Healthcare/Great West
Consumer Health Plan
Emblem Health / GHI
Empire BC/BS
Empire Healthchoice
Family Choice Health Alliance
Federal Blue Cross PPO
First Health Network
First Managed Care Option
Genworth
GHI
GHI PPO
Great West Healthcare
Great-West (Cigna)
Healthcare Payers Coalition
Healthcare Payors Organization
HMO Blue - Medicare Blue
Horizon BCBS
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield Indemnity
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Blue
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield Omnia
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
Horizon PPO
Horizon Traditional/Indemnity
Local 1199
Local 825 Welfare Fund
Magnacare
Magnacare/Magnet
Mail Handlers Benefit Plan
Medicare
Multiplan
Multiplan / PHCS
Multiplan/Beechstreet/PHCS/Viant
National Association of Letter Carriers
New Jersey Carpenters Health Fund
New Jersey Manufacturers
New Jersey Plus
Oxford
Oxford Health
Oxford Health Plan HMO
Oxford Health Plan PPO
Oxford Medicare Advantage Plans
Oxford Medicare Advantage Private Fee For Service Plans
Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
Qualcare
Qualcare PPO
Railroad Medicare
Tricare
United Healthcare
United Medicare Advantage Private Fee For Service Plans (PFFS)
