Adolescent Medicine Doctors in California

Care Philosophy: Compassionate and complete care for the entire family.

Care Philosophy: Family Medicine provides an opportunity to help my patients learn how to make healthier lifestyle choices. I believe that healthy eating and physical activity are crucial to the prevention and treatment of many chronic illnesses.

Care Philosophy: It's my privilege to be able to treat and form relationships with all family members.

Care Philosophy: As a family doctor, he is trained to treat patients of all ages, from newborns to adults. Dr. Petersen is a board member of the Fallbrook Pregnancy Resource Center. He is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and both the Christian Medical and Chiropractic Associations.

Care Philosophy: To promote optimal well-being there must be trust, open communication and mutual respect between patient and doctor.

Care Philosophy: Dr. Burzell is passionate about advising his patients on how to achieve a balance of good health, happiness and quality of life.

Care Philosophy: Getting active and staying active is the most powerful thing a person can do to improve overall health.

Care Philosophy: Dr. Shari Jacobs is a strong proponent of preventive medicine as it allows children to build their dreams and see them come true.

Care Philosophy: As a family doctor, I enjoy being able to treat all family members ages 5 and above.

Care Philosophy: Dr. Matta enjoys working with families through each milestone: newborn visits, yearly well child and adolescent checks, sports physicals, well woman exams, family planning, and acute visits. She strives to achieve optimal wellness and whole person care with her patients and their families.

Care Philosophy: While I strongly believe in the value of medications and other treatments, I believe just as strongly that we all can greatly influence the quality of our health by the decisions we make every day.

Care Philosophy: ``Your family is my specialty.`` Dr. David Bridgeman is board certified in Family Practice and has practiced in Fallbrook since 2000. He chose this specialty because he enjoys the challenge of helping a wide range of patients. He takes great pleasure in treating the entire family, from newborns to grandparents, and believes in addressing the root cause of a patient's complaint, not just the symptoms.

Care Philosophy: Family medicine means providing quality care for the individual patient as part of the whole family unit.

Care Philosophy: My mother once told me: ``reach for the stars.`` My father followed with: ``treat all humans and creatures with kindness.`` I decided to reach for the stars with compassion and a kind heart.

Care Philosophy: As a primary physician, I see myself as a partner in your health care. My goal is to achieve the well being of the patient as a whole. Understanding the patient's background, and getting to know the patient as a whole, allows me to provide the best care possible for the patient, and to formulate an individual plan of care for each of my patient's. I really believe that medicine is more than a science, it is an art form. I will spend as much time as needed to satisfy the patient's medical needs

Care Philosophy: As a pediatrician and mom, I believe that it takes a village to raise a child. I consider myself part of the team in raising and caring for your child. I offer availability, compassion, experience, and expertise in the medical care of your child.

Care Philosophy: I enjoy helping all members of the family achieve their best health.

Care Philosophy: ``I enjoy treating the entire family and believe in treating the patient as a unit in the physical, emotional, spiritual and social context.``

Care Philosophy: ``Being a family doctor is rewarding to me because it is the specialty where you can develop long term relationships between doctor, patient and family by providing care from birth to end of life.``

Care Philosophy: Every person is different and unique. I believe in creating a personalized, multifaceted approach for each of my patients to tailor treatment to fits each of their needs.

Care Philosophy: I enjoy caring for the whole family and helping all of its members remain healthy as they grow older. As I build these relationships, I learn about not only my patients physical needs, but also their emotional and social needs.