How the Patient Relationship Differs

When we talk about the difference between the care you might receive from a concierge doctor or a primary care physician in Philadelphia, it's important that we state something up front: as a whole, doctors—regardless of the medical model they work in—are smart, caring people focused on helping their patients.

In other words, we're not judging the doctors' medical credentials or compassion. That said, the type of relationship you develop with a concierge doctor would likely be quite different from the one you develop with a PCP.

Here's why…

More and more physicians are embracing concierge medicine, and Philadelphia doctors are no different. Hear from several of our Philadelphia doctors below with amazing stories about how this model has affected the way they practice medicine.

February is American Heart Month, an easy thing to remember, given all the heart-shaped boxes in red and pink that we see every time we go to the store or turn on the TV.

While the heart symbolizes love, it's also something that symbolizes our overall health. So let's talk about the steps we can all take towards having a healthier heart.

A graduate of Duke University and The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Dr. Perkins came to Philadelphia to do his internship and residency at Thomas Jefferson University. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and is on staff at Bryn Mawr, Lankenau, and Paoli hospitals.