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If you are considering becoming a new patient, you will speak with our New Patient Navigator who will have a conversation with you to determine which of our services and practitioners are the best fit for you. Our goal is to help you form a successful partnership with your practitioner so that your health goals will be achieved. We will take the time to talk with you and help guide you to the right choice for your needs.

Our aim is to investigate the root cause of your symptoms and understand the road blocks you may have experienced to reaching your optimal wellness.

YOUR FIRST COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL VISITS

During your first integrative medicine consultation, your recent medical records will have been reviewed,   we’ll talk with you at length, as much as two hours, about your health history and concerns, and the health goals you hope to achieve. You will benefit from the skill and knowledge of our entire team. Dr. Stram, with over 30 years experience as a medical doctor, will always be available to assess your history, diagnoses and testing and be part of the treatment plans developed just for you, even if you are not meeting with him personally. No matter who you see for your initial medical consultation, Dr. Stram will have oversight in your care.  Our regular scheduled practitioner meetings allow your medical case to be reviewed by the entire team, along with Dr. Stram's guidance and expertise. At the end of the initial consultation, it will be decided which labs will be ordered to investigate  the root cause of the symptoms presented. 

In addition to meeting with a medical provider, the new medical patient will also have two additional intakes on separate days: one with our dietician nutritionist because we believe that food is medicine and our treatment plans will always include dietary recommendations, as well as an intake with our licensed mental health counselor because mental health, so often under valued, is part of the whole person approach to physical well being. This is integrative medicine at its best.

A basic Treatment Plan will be developed that addresses your individual needs at your first visit. This may involve a mixture of medical and complementary treatments. This plan will be fined tuned once we have analyzed all the lab results ordered at your first visit. 

You can anticipate the following during your initial appointment:

  • A review of the health record information you provided us with prior to your visit.
  • A comprehensive review of your medical history, including family, environmental, social and medical.
  • A detailed description and analysis of your present chief concerns.
  • A complete evaluation from your practitioner regarding and relating your past history to your present concerns.
  • A variety of diagnostic testing if recommended by your practitioner team.
  • A basic treatment plan to be executed over a specified timeline, created individually for you from your practitioner, complete with recommendations for follow up visit schedule. This basic treatment plan will be fine tuned when the results from the  labs ordered at your first visit comes back which will  be reviewed at your comprehensive first follow up visit.

Along with being an integrative medical practice, we also pride ourselves on being an investigative medical practice. The goal of the Stram Center model of care is to treat each patient at the cellular level. The personalized Treatment Plan you leave with is our recommended approach to best meet YOUR body’s needs.

New Patient Scheduling Policies:

Prior to your new medical  appointment, at the time you schedule your first medical appointment, you will be asked to make a $200 deposit  for your scheduled appointment.  This fee is a deposit and we will deduct this payment from the cost of your initial appointment. If you cancel your new patient appointment without rescheduling within the required 3 days, you will be refunded the deposit,  less $25 for scheduling fees. 

Please also know that we understand when other urgent personal matters interfere with keeping a scheduled appointment. We do require 3 business days prior to the date of your scheduled appointment to reschedule; missed appointment fees may apply when appointments are cancelled/changed in less than the requested time; your deposit would be applied to this charge. We want to be of service to all our patients, and respectfully require that this time frame for changing appointments is adhered to so that we can refer to a healthy waiting list for those who are trying to be seen earlier. We appreciate your understanding.

Other Important Information:

Please review our practice policies for more information including insurance, hours of operation, payment information and more.

To make an appointment, call our Delmar, NY office, 518-689-2244; option 1, then 2.


New patients can also fill in the form below and a New Patient advocate from one of our offices will contact you within 2 days.





Please note: to make an appointment, call the Center: (518) 689-2244
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