The Intersection of Concierge Care and Lifestyle Medicine

Episode notes

CMT is pulling this one from the vault this week — because this conversation captures something that's hard to teach but impossible to miss: the "it factor" that helps physicians not just survive in concierge medicine, but truly thrive. So, what happens when concierge medicine meets lifestyle medicine? Dr. Dorothy Serna, founder of North Cypress Internal Medicine and Wellness in Houston, Texas, has a pretty compelling answer. To learn more, visit: Dorothy Cohen Serna, MD, FACP, FACLM, DipABLM, NBC-HWC Dr. Serna walks us through this week why she left high-volume, transactional care behind and built something different — a practice rooted in time, trust, and real transformation. Extended visits. 24/7 direct access. A smaller patient panel that finally lets her practice medicine the way it was meant to be practiced. She also breaks down the six pillars of lifestyle health — nutrition, physical activity, stress management, sleep, social connection, and avoiding risky substances — and makes clear these aren't wellness buzzwords. In her practice, they're frontline clinical tools for preventing and reversing chronic disease.