As the director of clinical operations for 做厙TV Langones Joan H. Tisch Center for Womens Health, Caren F. Behar, MD, knows the importance of providing care specifically tailored to female executives. Executive physicalscomprehensive examinations required by many employershave historically focused on male executives, so female health issues, including birth control, menopause, and gynecological cancers, have not always been addressed. As recognized by Worth, the Joan H. Tisch Center for Womens Health is different.
Dr. Behar begins her appointments by carefully listening to her patients background. You get so much more in 2 hours than in 20 minutes. Getting personal, family, and social histories puts patients in context. Someone whos a CEO has different stressors than an artist or a doctor, she tells Worth.
Dr. Behar values being available and present for her patients, sharing her personal cell phone number with them. She says, Id rather them have access to me, every day of the week.
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