Welcome
Welcome
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elcome to our practice. My name is John Wilson, MD. I hope your experience here will be pleasant, whether it is helping you recover from an illness or getting preventive care. Let me tell you about my background. I grew up in Dallas, Texas and moved to the Bay Area in 1990. I went to college at the University of Texas at Austin, graduating in 1986 with Highest Honors (with a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities). My Humanities thesis was on the topic of Holistic Medicine. I went to Medical School in my hometown, graduating in 1990 from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas. I did my Family Practice Residency at San Jose Medical Center (affiliated with Stanford University). I served as Chief Resident for my final year, completing residency in 1993. I then moved to San Francisco and joined Bay Area Family Physicians in Daly City, becoming the medical director in 1995 and an owner in 1998. In early 2002, I decided to start a solo practice and make some significant changes. I brought with me just one staff member, my trusted Medical Assistant, Benny Acevedo. In 2006, I hired an experienced Family Nurse Practitioner, Terry Grenchik. Then in 2009 we added a Lifestyle Coach, Bonnie Presti, certified in FirstLine Therapy and Nutrition Education.
Let me outline some unique practice features:
– We have increased the amount of time we spend with you (by seeing fewer patients per day).
– We use "Open Access" scheduling – where you can usually be seen on the day you call if you want.
– If you are admitted to a hospital, the Hospitalists will do the majority of the management of your care. Hospitalists have become an important specialty in medicine, as they are skilled at managing complicated severe illness in hospitalized patients. We trust their management and will communicate with them as needed.
– We use a computerized medical record, which helps us improve your care in many ways.
– We offer both Traditional Medicine approaches with medications and procedures as well as Functional Medicine options with lifestyle and supplements.
