Sustainability

Work-life balance is very important to Dr. Green. When he is not working, he enjoys being silly with his wife and daughter, who is less than a year old. He does not come across as one, but he is an introvert at heart - being alone or with his family energizes him. He also enjoys golfing (poorly), watching or playing basketball, exercising in his small home gym, and recently has become a firearm owner so has picked up going to a shooting range on occasion. He grew up around water and enjoys being out on the lake, even more so if there is an opportunity for outdoor grilling. He also enjoys reading non-fiction and fiction, stand up comedy, and of course, spending time with both his North Carolina and California families. He can be a bit of a geek - not surprisingly - and he routinely looks into innovative treatments for his patients.  His wife is a full time urgent care physician and Caravel Health members may see her friendly face occasionally in the office.

Practice Philosophy

As a primary care physician, his medical training has been focused primarily on “evidence-based” medicine. This means that Dr. Green typically follows guidelines from the US Preventive Services Task Force, American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, etc. However, he also acknowledges that Western Medicine does not always have the complete solution and he supports many types of complementary and alternative medicine. Dr. Green simultaneously adheres to the “first do harm” hippocratic oath while acknowledging that doing the same treatments, or doing no treatment at all, may be causing harm in of itself. His main philosophy is centered around weighing the risks, benefits, and alternatives of each specific situation with each unique patient. He respects the mind-body-spirit connection and how it can affect a person’s health. He also strongly believes in the body’s natural ability to heal itself. Dr. Green frequently emphasizes the need for proper nutrition, hydration, oxygenation, relaxation, and physical activity to optimize the body’s environment and best promote healing and health. Experience has taught him that his job is not to make one-sided medical decisions for the patient; instead, his goal is to lead into a discussion centered around shared decision-making.  While medications have their role in modern healthcare, one of Dr. Green’s favorite task is to take people off medications when patients have met health goals or are moving towards them. He absolutely LOVES it!  Dr. Green also believes in the power of education—when patients know more about a condition, medication, or treatment, they become more engaged and more likely to follow-through with the care plan.  He strongly believes spending more time with patients and developing a great doctor-patient relationship leads to better outcomes and that the old adage, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” should be at the forefront of a patient’s care plan.  Finally, Dr. Green recognizes the importance of health equity in primary care and thus aims to provide high quality care regardless of age, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, race, religion, and sexual orientation.