Radiculopathy near Placerville, CA

Care Philosophy: Listen to your patients and they will tell you the diagnosis. This is an axiom taught by a famous physician and one in which I deeply believe. To me, the first and most important thing I can do as a physician, is listen to the patient. Only by taking a careful and complete history of the problem, can an accurate diagnosis be made. With all of our new patients, this is followed by a comprehensive neurological examination. Many patients have remarked at the end of their encounter, that they had previously never had as thorough an evaluation. Of course, this takes time. So we schedule 60 minute appointments for our new patients. This provides the necessary time both for the evaluation, and for questions, explanations and patient and family education. Patients who understand their ailments are better prepared to participate in their management. Did you know that the word, doctor, comes from the latin, ``docere,`` which means ``to teach.``

Care Philosophy: Every patient I encounter is somebody's son or daughter, and often somebody's husband or wife, mother or father, loved one or dear friend. I treat every patient with that fact in mind; I strive to treat everyone as I'd want my own family members to be treated.

Care Philosophy: It is important to focus on patient education to help people make informed decisions.

Care Philosophy: To provide personalized, evidence-based, comprehensive and compassionate care for patients of all ages with emphasis on prevention and patient education.

Care Philosophy: I am a firm believer in holistic medicine and strive to treat not only the disease, but the whole person with care and respect. I aim to be each patient's reliable partner in medical decision-making.

Care Philosophy: I'm passionate about helping others with their health needs and making a difference in my patients' lives. I believe in providing individualized care and in shared decision-making while treating patients with dignity and respect.

Care Philosophy: I aim to provide state of the art care for all my patients. I like to listen to my patients’ concerns and involve them in decision making as I view the physician/patient relationship as a team.

Care Philosophy: Dr. Panero is board certified in in physical medicine & rehabilitation with a subspecialty certification in sports medicine.

Care Philosophy: My philosophy of care is to establish a solid patient-physician relationship, and to treat my patients as I would want to be treated. I believe in open communication, honesty and trust. I encourage my patients to take an active role in their health with the promotion of a healthy and balanced lifestyle. I believe patient education is the key to maintaining a healthy lifestyle and I am personally invested in seeing my patients achieve their health goals.

Care Philosophy: I believe trust is accomplished through open dialogue, compassion, kindness and the willingness to listen to the patient's needs. With trust comes the ability to provide the highest level of care.