Forbes May 14, 2024
In May 2023, Joanna Loewenstein MD opened her concierge internal medicine practice in New York City, the first of its kind at Weill Cornell. Growing up in Long Island, Dr. Lowenstein remembers her dad, a gastroenterologist, was a beloved figure in the community.
“My dad saw his patients at the bagel store on Sunday mornings and they’d call our home phone to discuss their medical problems,” she shared. “After ten years as an internist, I realized I was becoming overwhelmed when anyone came in with a complex health complaint. I became a physician to take care of sick patients, but I didn’t have enough time to do that as thoroughly as I wanted to in the clinic setting, where each...