With his clinical assessment skills and treatment tools, he is usually able to determine whether the patient will respond to his care or if they will need to be referred for diagnostic testing or consultation with clinician of a different specialty. He regularly communicates with these other providers, providing a team approach that vastly improves the chance of positive outcomes.
His hunger for knowledge is powerful and drives him to search for and develop new skills to make him a better clinician, communicator, and person.
Additionally, he is tireless in his advocacy for the vulnerable among us and always intends to give sound advice, based on the facts presented, rather than promise miracle cures.