Amy Byrd had been my doctor for a number of years prior to joining MDVIP. Amy is an astute practitioner who aspires to excellence which is the absolute quality I look for in a physician. As a former ICU/CCU nurse, I spent the majority of my career in the health care field representing doctors and health care providers in MA and ME evaluating best care practices. I believe that Amy is committed to best care practice, particularly after the telemedicine model during the COVID 19 pandemic. During Covid, I had a ruptured appendix which required a couple of hospitalizations and four months of IV antibiotic management. Post recovery, Amy and I had a frank discussion about telemedicine and I explained that if that was her model, I would have to leave her practice because telemedicine did not work for me. She assured me that I would not have to endure telemedicine .
When Amy told me her plan for MDVIP, I was elated that she would be able to practice the type of medicine she enjoyed - personal, comprehensive ,and research driven. Amy respects my belief that we are partners in my health care journey. I appreciate her willingness to listen to me, but above all hear my questions and concerns. For example, Amy suggested statin therapy for my high cholesterol. Seeing that I am not a fan of statins, I suggested a compromise: I would take a fast CT scan of the heart and if the numbers were greater than zero, I would re-consider her suggestion. After five years my fast CT scan results twice were zero. I did assent to seeing a cardiologist at her recommendation and Amy, the cardiologist are both on board with me NOT taking the statins. Amy shares her up to date medical research willingly and she has the humility to consider alternatives to her suggestions.
Amy deserves my highest praise and I willingly give her a super star rating!
It is a real stretch for me to pay the very high premiums for MDVIP, but I am grateful that ,if needed ,I can call Amy or Natalie, and my call will be returned
Patient of Amy T. Byrd, MD, FACP
