The Sheldon Sowell Center for Health

11/19/2024

Are you thinking about looking for a new doctor during your open enrollment period? Is it time to find a doctor who makes you their priority - not the insurance company. Find out how concierge medicine is different and better.

The Sheldon Sowell Center for Health, founded by Drs. Jonathan Sheldon and Heather Sowell, was the nation’s first concierge medical practice, tailored to the...

08/21/2024

Men - Are you taking care of your feet? We’ve seen a lot of feet over the years and it’s hard not to notice a significant gender difference. As you might predict, women’s feet are typically smooth and well cared for, while men’s feet are often rough and cracked. Read our foot care tips for men to keep your feet healthy and happy! https://sheldonsowell.com/2024/08/19/foot-care-tips-for-men/

06/26/2024

Physicians everywhere, whether working in a small rural hospital or a large medical center, usually believe their hospital provides their community’s best care for all conditions. But is that true? We don’t think so. Learn more:
https://sheldonsowell.com/2024/06/24/about-hospital-medicine/

05/29/2024

We are dispelling some medical myths about scabs, cuts, cold and nosebleeds. Read on to learn more about these common misconceptions and old wives' tales. https://sheldonsowell.com/2024/05/22/four-things-my-grandmother-got-wrong/

05/24/2024

Executive physical vs executive medicine - Do you know the difference?
Find out here: https://sheldonsowell.com/2020/05/04/why-an-executive-physicial-is-better-than-an-executive-physical/

01/10/2024

With demanding careers, family commitments, and travel schedules, our patients need more than the typical primary care practice can provide. Imagine your ideal medical team with doctors who care for you the same way they would their own family. That's the way we care for our patients.

12/12/2023

Have you ever wondered....is a whole body MRI a good idea? At first glance it’s irresistible, right? Who wouldn’t want to know if they are harboring a hidden cancer or something else? But, does it really provide peace of mind?
Read more to decide if this is a good idea for you: https://sheldonsowell.com/2023/12/11/whole-body-mris/

11/21/2023

Our practice is simplicity itself: we work for you and only you. With 120 patients per doctor — versus 2,500 at the typical American practice — the Sheldon Sowell Center for Health is your partner in pursuing the only goal that ought to matter to a doctor: your health.

The Sheldon Sowell Center for Health, founded by Drs. Jonathan Sheldon and Heather Sowell, was the nation’s first concierge medical practice, tailored to the...

10/10/2023

Clinical distance is in our opinion essential to the best medical care. Without it, there is a small but vital level of objectivity that melts away in the warmth of personal friendship and that, believe it or not, can be the difference between life and death. Learn more: https://sheldonsowell.com/2023/10/09/on-the-virtue-of-being-friendly-but-not-friends/

09/22/2023

Meet Dr. Sowell
“Working with patients who have made the effort to seek out quality treatment is a dream come true. Even better, every member of this team cares as deeply about my patients as I do. Having designed our practice from the ground up, I can assure patients — and myself — that I am providing the best care I can.”

08/29/2023

Did you know that medical histories have fallen on hard times? The main culprit is the EMR — the electronic medical record. At our practice we also conduct in-depth annual health assessments. We gather information the only way that works: by listening patiently, asking careful questions, then writing coherent medical notes that are intended to summarize, clarify, and explain — for our patients and the specialists to whom we refer them.
https://sheldonsowell.com/2023/08/24/the-medical-history-is-your-family-physicians-superpower/

08/10/2023

As healthcare changed, giving more power to insurance companies and less to patients, Drs. Sheldon and Sowell had one of those insights that’s as simple as it is life-changing: we don’t need to work for insurance companies. We need to work for our patients. Drs. Sheldon and Sowell put their patients first and together they provide care that is way beyond concierge medicine.