What's new?  click here for updates in our practice (as of Dec 12).

We just celebrated our 5th year anniversary in Westchase.  Thank you for trusting us with your health care!

Evening hours are here!   Dr. Berland and McConnell are seeing patients until 8pm on Tuesday and Thursday.   

We also would like to welcome Bobbie Bullian to our practice!  Bobbie is from North Carolina, and graduated from the Physician Assistant program at the University of Florida in 1989.  She has a wide array of experience in internal medicine, cardiology, and preventative medicine.  Bobbie sees all adult patients over the age of 18.  

Our Mission:
At Patients First Family Medicine, we strive to provide the highest quality healthcare to all of our patients, from newborn babies to the elderly. We place a priority on understanding the unique needs of our patients through a host of services. We value the development of a long-term physician-patient relationship that addresses the physical, emotional, mental, and social needs of each individual. We promote a healthy lifestyle by implementation of exercise, good dietary choices, and nutritional supplementation. We value the art of preventative medicine, which emphasizes the aim to keep patients healthy and discover disease states in earlier, treatable stages. Our goal is to provide you with recommendations to ensure your optimal health.

What is family medicine?

To quote the American Academy of Family Physicians, "The specialty of family medicine is centered on lasting, caring relationships with patients and their families. Family physicians integrate the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences to provide continuing and comprehensive health care. The scope of practice encompasses all ages, both sexes, each organ system and every disease entity."

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Wellness services

Our education and experience with our patients over the last eight years has taught us that there is an incredible opportunity to modify, treat, and prevent disease states with changes in our habits.  We are trained as family physicians, and we have also incorporated complementary services as additional tools to improve the well being of our patients.  These services include:

Assessment for men's and women's hormone imbalances, thyroid dysfunction, and adrenal fatigue. Treatment includes education, Bio-identical hormones, healthy foods, supplements, and exercise plans.

Nutritional evaluation through symptom evaluation, physical examination, testing of vitamin and mineral levels, body composition, and resting metabolic rate testing.  Treatents compose of science based nutrition, vitamin and mineral supplementation, weight modification, meal planning, and exercise prescriptions.

Smoking cessation services.  If it were easy to quit smoking,  most would have already quit by now.  Our program incorporates prescriptive medications, cessation counseling, supplements designed to cut smoking cravings, and a one-time injection to ensure that this will be the last time you have to quit smoking.

We also cater to the mental health of our patients with the help of our team of psychologists for counseling, psychotherapy, evaluation & treatment for ADD, depression, anxiety, marriage counseling, and medication management.  In addition, we have massage services available for those who have chronic pains, or who  just need a small vacation from the stress of daily life.   

Cosmetic procedures:  Allure medical spa was founded in early 2004, and services are provided by Dr. Berland, Dr. McConnell, and our nurse practitioners.  They have all completed expert training in restylane, perlane, botox, and mesotherapy.  Laser hair removal, spider and varicose vein removal, photorejuvination, skin tightening, wrinkle reduction.  This is done with several lasers and topical applications.  Helen Nicklas  is our aesthitician. We offer several lines of skin care products, including Obagi, SkinCeuticals, and SkinMedica

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Health and Wellness Products
Now available in our office and on the internet!
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