Dr. Bartlett is my idea of the ideal primary care physician for someone willing to take responsibility for one's own health. First, he listens. Second, he pays attention to the patient's goals and values.
For example, I hate waste and despise pharmaceutical profiteering. He prescribes generics for me; we never do a test, no matter how amusing or interesting the result might be, unless that result could lead to some actual action. We agree to keep "doctoring" to a minimum.
He stood by me as I tried diet and exercise to reduce arterial blockage and avoid arterial surgery: it worked. I am no longer a candidate for surgery: that avoided $20,000 in expense and a 3% risk of stroke from the surgical procedure itself.
Bartlett keeps up on the literature; he knows results from the latest research. He is a true partner who listens, thinks, and then makes candid, useful suggestions.
Andrew Bartlett is not your father's doctor, who played the role of the god who can fix whatever mess you got yourself into. Bartlett is a partner who helps you keep yourself out of trouble -- and out of the clutches of the self-appointed-gods-of-medicine (surgeons). Unless, of course, you absolutely need one. read more
