Claudia Alejandra Patino Gonzalez, MD

Description

My care philosophy follows the medical adage: “to cure sometimes, to relieve often, to comfort always” My approach to care begins with creating a safe, warmth and trusting environment where patients feel comfortable expressing their goals and needs. I strive to listen attentively to patients in a non-judgmental and compassionate manner. An important goal of my practice is to provide personalized and evidence-based care by working in partnership with the patient to create the best treatment plan for their individual needs. I firmly believe in the importance of lifestyle changes including nutrition, physical activity and stress relief to promote healing. During our visits I hope patients feel guided, supported and empowered to take an active role in improving their health.

Keywords integrative digestive health, health promotion, diabetes complications, stroke prevention, mindfulness practices, lifestyle medicine, diabetes prevention, minority health, immigrant health care, unexplained weight gain, choking, iron supplementation, vitamin d supplementation, abdominal hernia, difficulty eating, care navigation, head and neck muscle pain, metabolic health, care needs evaluation, extremity pain, cholesterol imbalance, hypolipidemia, student health care, allergic rash, weight loss using glucogen-like peptide 1 (glp1) analog medications, mindful self-compassion, mindfulness for digestive disorders, gastrointestinal hypnotherapy, diaphragmatic breathing, medication clearance, covid-19 symptoms, covid-19 exposure, migrant health, stress, care coordination, gender health, electronic cigarette use, vaping use, 25-hydroxyvitamin d test, cyanocobalamin (vitamin b-12) level, high risk sexual behavior, marijuana use, tobacco use, evaluation and management medical services, lead level, hiv-1 and hiv-2 antibody testing, referral to specialist, hepatitis c antibody, hepatitis b core antibody (hbcab), hepatitis a antibody, general health panel, electrolyte panel, bacterial culture screen, direct bilirubin measurement, acute hepatitis panel, ear disorder, childhood nose and throat illnesses, calcium and bone problems, sprain, first aid, acute sports related back pain, post covid care, screening for social determinants of health, covid-19 information, ears abscess, throat clearing, weight regain, blood pressure monitors, statin intolerance, covid prevention, tumors (benign), soft tissue masses, unintentional weight loss, shared decision making, caregiver stress, medication management, non surgical treatment of back pain, naturopathic therapy for ovarian cancer, mediastinal lymphadenopathy, weight check, novel coronavirus vaccine booster, contraceptive counseling, ear pain, vaginal pain, foreign body (toe), foreign body ingestion, high risk for human papilloma virus (hpv), foreign body (hand), foreign body (finger), vaccine reactions, geriatric assessment, breathing disorders, novel coronavirus related brain fog, abnormal urine odor, geriatric health, infantile colic, vaginal health, tick bite, infection from a cat (bite-scratch), mouth cellulitis.