
Whole Heart Med

Internal Medicine & Cardiology
A preventive and integrative total care practice comprised of a PA and MD with combined 50+ years of experience. We try to stop your health problems before your health problems stop you.
Services we provide:
-Longer visits available, and shorter visits also available for $49 without using insurance.
- Blood pressure is a silent risk factor for and can be a sign of impending stroke, heart attack and other problems like heart failure, get yours checked and under control.
-Goal to search for the root cause and appropriately treat or reverse your problems while using evidence based medicine to improve your quality of life and outcomes.
-Testing for heart rhythm problems for palpitations, skipped beats and arrythmias
-Integrative treatment for obesity and insommnia.
-Medication/ OTC/ Supplement reconciliation and optimization
-Common problems such as blood pressure, shortness of breath, heart failure, palpitations, heart murmur, light headedness, fainting,Type 2 diabetes remission, morbid obesity lifestyle remission without pills, unexplained fatigue, cardiomyopathy, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, chronic lung disease, fatty liver disease, diabetes, gallstones, kidney stones and arthritis.
-Annual well-check/ physical exam with labs/imaging/ preventive strategy
-Arthritis and joint pain
-Health psychology- medical problems can have psychological contributors and/or sequelae - we offer cognitive behavioral and supportive psychotherapy.
-Preventive lifestyle hacks for nutrition (food as medicine), exercise, sleep, stress management and environmental toxins.
-Minor or chronic orthopedic sports injuries
-Muscle sprain or strain
-Cardiologists and PA team (PA sees outpatient office and telehealth visits)
-Cardiology imaging reading services in NC, SC, GA and other states.
- EKG and heart monitoring via iRhythm Zio 14 day patch.
- We work with Quest laboratory and UNC Pardee for labs, specialists and imaging, who bill you independently.
-Preoperative cardiac clearance
-Follow up care for heart attack or heart failure.
-Cognitive behavioral therapy for issues such as stress, health problems, insomnia, relationship issues, eating issues and life transitions.
-Telehealth appointments for NC and Florida residents: https://flhealthsource.gov/telehealth/
-Wellness check up including:
Complete Blood Count (CBC)
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP)
Cholesterol Panel
Vitamin D Test
Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Test
Thyroid Function Test
High-Sensitivity CRP Test (Inflammation Marker)
Biometric Screening
Heart Health Risk Assessment
Personal Discussion- a one-on-one discussion with a PA who will review your results and order more testing and imaging, as needed, as well as collaborate with you to set objective health goals, including disease prevention, stress reduction and sleep optimization.
-By appointment only.
Services we do not provide:
-We do not offer same day or urgent care visits
-No new or continuing prescriptions for addictive medicine including ADHD meds, opiates or benzodiazepines (except deprescribing, which is offered only with psychotherapy.)
-No disability evaluations: please visit the US social security website to find disability providers: https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/disability/
-Urgent care: Please immediately call 911 for Chest Pain or stroke symptoms