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Philosophy
Practicing medicine is a great privilege, and comes with great responsibility.
I am aware of this each time a patient entrusts me with the benefit
of their health and life. When someone sees me, their well-being
is absolutely my first concern, commanding all my energy and attention.
I help patients take inventory of their state of physical, mental,
and emotional health, establishing immediate and long-term priorities,
and creating realistic plans to achieve their goals.
Each treatment plan is as unique as the person I see. Too often,
medical providers offer highly specific therapies in isolated practices.
I do not work according to a doctrine or using one form of therapy,
but rather shape treatments to suit what is best for each individual
with the fewest side-effects, employing Chinese herbal and physical
therapies in conjunction with other approaches as necessary, and
communicating and coordinating with other trusted professionals
in the community, widenening my and my colleagues' ability to provide
comprehensive health care for each patient.
“What I Love About What I Do”
Between practice, study, and teaching, my work fulfills a wishlist
of satisfactions, including challenging intellectual stimulation,
physical activity, and pleasant work environments. What makes me happiest,
though, are the relationships I form with my patients. I feel great
when I'm on the job, and take great pleasure in giving care. It is
an enormous joy to share in my patients' changing lives, helping them
to eliminate malady and distress, and amplify vitality and well-being,
during and after each treatment, and over time.
I love learning of a patient's changing perceptions of their body,
mind, and emotions after acupuncture or bodywork, or of their response
to a plant medicine. I love hearing that not only is someone's condition
better, but she is more alive as a result of treatment. Recently a
patient told me that because of my work he was "reborn": I love that.
- Jonah Hershowitz |
