My practice is 100% consultative endocrinology. Merging the best of two worlds, we utilize virtual media as well as the traditional hands-on approach. I accept referrals from our physician colleagues, current patients, and self-referred individuals. Since my focus on education and preventive aspects of disease, I expect my patients to maintain as much of an active role in their health as I intend to guide them to reach those goals.I have been practicing in the south hills of Pittsburgh since 1994. Most of my patients live in this area, but our radius extends approximately 150 miles. Beginning in 2014, I will also be offering telemedicine visits for our patients with morning, afternoon, evening, and weekend hours. I shall also offer home visits for those in need. In the emerging style of Direct Care medicine, I will no longer be billing insurance companies for office visits. Through a simple and affordable fee schedule and with a non-reliance on managed care networks, accessing my endocrinology services will be dependable, convenient, and affordable.I am particularly interested in 1) insulin resistance associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus, and 2) thyroid cancer.Mission: I am committed to providing high quality endocrine services to the population of southwestern Pennsylvania. My staff and I are motivated by the need for more patient-friendly healthcare services in this era of increasingly complicated managed care. We strive to make healthcare more readily available, affordable, and less complicated.

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