From the desk of Robert M. Grife, MD:
After years of training and countless hours spent working with patients and their families one very important theme emerges: People do what makes sense to them. This is particularly true when it comes to taking the advice of a doctor. Emotions run deep when one’s health is at stake and your doctor should be able to know you well enough to take your feelings into account when a plan is developed and when it is evaluated afterwards. Most family physicians started out in medicine with high ideals and a deep desire to become true healers. I am certainly no different.
I know in my heart that the relationships I develop with my patients have a profound effect on my ability to help them become healthier and achieve a better state of wellness. This occurs because I have the necessary time to spend with them. I am able to answer all their questions and make sure that they are comfortable with the medical plan.
There is a big difference between caring about a person versus providing care for a patient. When a doctor provides care for a patient, it must be scientifically sound and in line with current medical literature, but when a doctor cares about a person, the care is personal, and individualized in addition to being current and evidence-based.
You deserve to have a strong, personal relationship with a primary doctor who knows you well, and who is available to you anytime you need something. I look forward to the relationships that I will make with patients who value and understand what can be achieved by working closely with me. I promise to be available and attentive and, above all, I will give you the same care I give my own family.
Sincerely,
Robert M. Grife, MD
Education
Rutgers University: New Brunswick, NJ
Major: French
Texas Chiropractic College: Pasadena, Texas
Course: Doctor of Chiropractic
Ross University School of Medicine: Edison, NJ
Course: Medical Doctor
Post-Graduate Training
Underwood Memorial Hospital Family Practice Residency
Woodbury, NJ
