Magnus Direct Primary Care, LLC

09/05/2025

Did you know everyday foods and chemicals could be disrupting your hormonal health? Learn how to protect yourself from hidden hormone hijackers in our latest blog! Read more: https://wix.to/60pHFjK

As a physician focused on whole-person care and metabolic health, my work in obesity management has long involved addressing the hormonal imbalances that drive weight gain, insulin resistance, and fatigue. But as I continued digging deeper into why these imbalances are becoming more common—and har...

08/29/2025

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07/04/2025

💔 My Mom Had a Heart Attack
As a doctor, I’ve seen heart disease countless times—but nothing prepares you to face it as a son.

In my latest blog, I share what happened, what was missed, and how it could have been prevented.

👉 https://www.magnusdpc.com/post/a-patient-s-son-my-mother-s-heart-attack

If you have a family history of heart disease, please give it a read. It might help more than you know.

Most of you know by now that my mother recently had a heart attack. It’s strange being on the other side of the hospital bed—being the family member, not the doctor. But I want to share my experience, not because it was easy, but because I hope it can help someone else.It was a typical Tuesday a...

07/04/2025

Another couple of DPC care coordination wins this week.

I referred one of my patients to Orthopedic surgery in April for concerns of hip pain with symptoms and an exam concerning for significant joint degeneration, i.e. bad arthritis. He’s ultimately seen by Orthopedics in May and gets an MRI of the hip confirming the diagnosis. He again followup with Orthopedics to review the results in the beginning of June with an order to proceed with an intra-articular joint injection. I saw him this week for a follow up visit and learned that he has not yet had the joint injection. His wife asked if I could help. Well, one phone call later, he’s seen by a pain management colleague this morning and scheduled for the first available procedure in 2 weeks. In the meantime, he’s still waiting for the original orthopedic order to be processed.

Today, one of my patients came in for a 2 week follow up visit for management of hypertension. After losing weight over the past year he required less medication which was appropriately adjusted. He also sees cardiology for heart failure and didn’t have an appointment with his cardiologist to adjust his other medications for heart failure and getting in to see cardiology would not be anytime soon. So a simple call directly to his cardiologist we made the appropriate adjustments to his other medications without the need to see cardiology, and set up another followup with me in 2 weeks.

Bottom line, improved patient care, which is what I signed up for years ago.

A big shout out to my residency program director, Harold DuCloux for always making sure we always understood to keep the focus on the patient. Here’s to you BIG DAWG!!!

06/29/2025

I received a message from one of my patients who on a late Saturday afternoon incurred a laceration on her leg. She doesn’t have insurance and wanted to know if she should go to the emergency room. I told her to meet me at the office and I’ll see if I can take care of the wound. 15 minutes later I’m at my office, and evaluated the wound. Soon after and 14 sutures later, my patient’s laceration is closed and dressed and she even has a scheduled follow up on Monday. Saved her time, aggravationand, and the cost of going to the ER. Love being a DPC doc!!!

05/21/2025

Another day of DPC care coordination. First, I get a call from my previous office asking me if I new anyone at the cancer center at the hospital, since one of my previous nurses had a CT scan indicating a mass in her pelvis. Well, my ex-nurse’s primary care physician referred her appropriately to the cancer center but her appointment was scheduled 6 weeks out. Having previously worked in the hospital setting I knew a couple of the gynecological oncologist and called their office and got the corporate run around of not being able to speak to a colleague since the office calls go to a call center. So, being resourceful, I texted and called my colleague who will be seinng my ex-nurse nurse next week. She’s not even my patient, but someone I know and consider a friend.

Then, an elderly patient with chronic left shoulder pain and trigger finger comes in. One call to an orthopedic colleague and she’s scheduled for a visit next week. Next, a patient well known to me diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer needing cardiac clearance before proceeding with his prostatectomy. Called my cardiology contact, and in for a visit on Friday.

This is what I call getting things done and making things happen for my patients.

Love being a direct primary care physician!

04/29/2025

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04/05/2025

Is your heart hiding a secret risk?

Lipoprotein(a) is a little-known cholesterol particle that can silently increase your risk of heart attack and stroke—especially if you have a family history of heart disease.

I screen for it at Magnus DPC, and you should know your levels too.

Learn what it is, why it matters, and how to lower your risk naturally.
🔗 https://www.magnusdpc.com/post/beyond-cholesterol-why-lp-a-matters-for-your-heart

Understanding Lipoprotein(a) and How to Manage It NaturallyWhen it comes to heart health, many people focus on cholesterol levels, blood pressure, and triglycerides. However, there is another crucial marker that often goes overlooked: Lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a). Elevated Lp(a) levels are a significant...

03/19/2025

Celebrating 2 years as a Direct Primary Care Physician and providing patient focused care to my patients, in relaxed atmosphere, where office visits can be as long as an hour, and sometimes even more. Plus providing care to patients in their home (yes, house calls), gives those patients who have difficulty coming to the office, opportunity to receive medical care at their convenience. Love What I Do!!!

03/01/2025

This Month’s Blog on Cancer Prevention

Mediterranean Diet and Colorectal Cancer Prevention: A Natural Defense

02/22/2025

What an amazing day as a Direct Primary Care Physician!
Today was definitely an excellent example of how DPC physicians improve care coordination worldwide. Yes, I said worldwide. My day started as usual, getting to my office at 5:30 to clean, vacuum, and mop, before getting on a transatlantic conference call with one of my patients who injured his back while on vacation. Unfortunately, he ended up with a herniated disc in his lower back and requires urgent surgical intervention. So the discussion was with him and the neurosurgeon, with plans to have surgery on Monday, then back home in a couple of weeks. I had to reiterate not to lift anything greater than 5-10 pounds, and offered to unload his luggage when he got back home.

My next patient, also a herniated disc in the lumbar spine with significant nerve entrapment. I was contacted my “in person” with an orthopedic spine surgeon who’ll be seeing my patient next week Tuesday, instead of in a month through the regular channels.

A couple of patients later at 11am, I had a patient present for a preop evaluation for surgery next week Tuesday. Her EKG had a few concerns needing additional evaluation. In a traditional fee for service practice her surgery would need to be rescheduled in order to get a cardiac evaluation. I made one call to a cardiologist friend who was able to review the EKG and agreed with my concerns and recommended an echocardiogram. One more call to my source for at home echos and she’s scheduled for an echocardiogram this evening with a report over the weekend. If everything looks good I can give the all clear for surgery and fax out the clearance on Sunday so there’s no delay in care.

Care coordination DPC style.

Truly love what I do!

01/30/2025

Feeling overwhelmed? Discover stress management techniques that can help protect your health! 😊 Learn how to tackle chronic stress effectively. Read more here: https://wix.to/ZHeHbzN

Stress is a part of life, but when it becomes chronic, it can significantly impact your physical and mental health. Left unchecked, stress contributes to conditions like high blood pressure, heart disease, digestive disorders, and mental health challenges such as anxiety or depression. Learning to m...