Provider Profile:
Katherine Roth, MD

Being proactive and teaming with your doctor can improve overall health. When interacting with their family doctor, a lot of patients may approach this relationship in a passive role. In this dynamic, the doctor recommends a course of action or treatment, and the patient complies — and there are many conditions and instances in which this dynamic is required and benefits the patient. But when it comes to their general and overall health, both patients and doctors are moving toward patients taking an act...

How can you determine if a family doctor is a good fit for you and your family. There are the standard, basic questions of ‘Are you accepting new patients?’ and ‘Do you take my insurance?’ But when choosing a new family or primary care physician, what should you consider before deciding on him or her? What details about their practice matter? How does the doctor interact with patients? What questions will help you to really know and understand who the doctor is and how he or she can effectively manage y...