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Russell Greenfield, M.D.

Greenfield Integrative Healthcare, PLLC and Greenfield Consulting, LLC

www.bewelldoc.com  

704-364-2658

Russell H. Greenfield, M.D. is the Director of Greenfield Integrative Healthcare (GIH), PLLC and President of Greenfield Consulting (GC), LLC.

 
He completed his residency training in emergency medicine at Harbor / UCLA Medical Center and subsequently entered into an administrative / teaching fellowship at the same institution. He moved to Charlotte, NC and became involved in the emergency medicine residency program at Carolinas Medical Center, where he was honored as the inaugural recipient of the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching. He then became one of the first four physicians worldwide to graduate from the Fellowship in Integrative Medicine at The University of Arizona College of Medicine under the direct instruction of Dr. Andrew Weil. 


Dr. Greenfield returned to NC to become the founding medical director of Carolinas Integrative Health, a freestanding center in Charlotte owned and operated by the Carolinas HealthCare System. He was a consultant to the Federation of State Medical Boards in the development of national model guidelines for the use of complementary and alternative therapies, and is co-author of Healthy Child, Whole Child (2nd ed. HarperCollins, 2009). 

Dr. Greenfield maintains a private consultative medical practice in Charlotte, consults with media and industry on integrative health initiatives, and lectures widely. He is the editor of Alternative Medicine Alert, a monthly newsletter designed for healthcare professionals. He also directs the creation of wellness information for shoppers for Harris Teeter, Inc. 


Professional affiliations include Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and Visiting Assistant Professor at The University of Arizona College of Medicine.


In his spare time he likes nothing more than spending time with his wife and children. His personal interests are baseball and anything related to The Lord of the Rings.

How to Talk to Your Doctor About Embarrassing Problems

Dr. Russell Greenfield encourages you to not feel shy about discussing personal issues with your health care provider.

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Dr. Russell Greenfield: Okay, you've got a health issue, but it's well kind of personal. You would like to speak with your doctor about it, but you're uncomfortable with the idea, even embarrassed, what can you do? Keep in mind that your doctor is a healthcare professional which means first, they are at your service to help you without judgment and second, to be honest with you, they've already heard just about everything before. What maybe absolutely modifying to you is something they address in their practice frequently, are generally comfortable with and does not affect their opinion of you.

Once you have achieved peace with presenting your problem to the doctor, be sure to ask everything you need to know. Having overcome your initial discomfort you don't want to leave the doctor's office with incomplete information, a situation that could potentially make you even more anxious then before. Bring notes if you have to, but make sure all your questions are answered. Your doctor should be your partner in heeling, a professional, you can voice any concern to and didn't exchange, receive helpful information and needed treatment. A good physician will make you feel at ease discussing any health issue, even the most private of them. If your doctor simply isn't that kind of person, it's likely time to find a new doctor. I'm Dr. Russ. Be Well!

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