Welcome Dr. Philip

I practiced family medicine with Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, with a special interest in the field of preventive medicine.  Being the first family physician to work for “the Clinic” in the field of family medicine, has been interesting and valuable over the past thirteen years.

Prior to working for the Clinic, I taught in the field of medicine for six years at various universities, was in private practice and have published in the field.  On December 2, 2008, I began a new adventure as a Lieutenant Colonel and educator at Fort Hood, Texas, involved in the education of residents in the field of Family Medicine.  Being a Lieutenant Colonel, will give me other opportunities as well, to help our men and women in uniform.

On a regular basis, I will submit various topics pertaining to preventive medicine, that if practiced regularly, will improve your lives and allow for a longer and a more comfortable life as well.

Preventive medicine is the key to great health and will benefit all that follow the precepts I will present.  Some of these will be new to you, some will have a different slant, while others may be just plain boring.  I hope few of my comments fall into the latter category and I will look forward to any and all suggestions you may have to improve on what I present on this blog.

The practice of medicine over the years has been intellectually stimulating for me, but more importantly, it has provided many of my patients with a good attitude towards a healthy and wonderful life style.  I look forward to your comments and questions.  Lisa, who invited me to participate on her blog, will provide wonderful in-site into her own struggle and will also offer many very constructive ideas on how to win.  We can all do better at following sound health principles.  The trick is to begin each day with a new way of improving your body, your mind, and your spirit, and I am here to help you.  Let’s get started!