Medically Supervised Self-Tracking and Personalized Experiments

At My Doctor Medical Group we are pioneering a new model of health care, using medically-supervised self tracking projects to diagnose vexing problems, conduct personal experiments, achieve behavior change and improve treatment outcomes.

We create a custom-designed team and treatment plan for each individual situation. We view health care as a process, not a destination. Our focus is on paying careful attention to the detailed narrative of each individual’s story and adapting our approach as their health situation changes.

Office Hours

Monday to Friday
9am to 5pm by Appointment

450 Sutter St. - Suite 840
San Francisco, CA 94108

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Paul Abramson MD
Paul Abramson

Medical Director, MD

Kelly Yi, PhD
Kelly Yi

Psychologist, PhD

Orion Harris LMFT
Orion Harris

Psychotherapist, LMFT

How Do We Support You?

Our medical and behavioral experts guide your health care project to get baseline data, set up personal health experiments, and to stay on track through regular feedback sessions.

Projects can be supported by advanced diagnostic testing, creative use of the latest pharmacology and rigorous accountability.

What Conditions are Best Suited to Self Tracking?

We find that people who are very motivated to solve a medical problem or achieve a health goal do best with medically-supervised self tracking. Conditions and situations we have successfully helped include:

  • Weight Loss and Reversing Diabetes
  • Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
  • Addiction Detox and Drug Withdrawal
  • Hypertension
  • Implementing a Paleo, SCD or Ketogenic Diet Plan
  • Pain Management
  • Identifying Food Sensitivities
  • Identifying Environmental Triggers of Symptoms
  • Finding the Cause of Mystery Symptoms
  • Optimizing an Athletic Training Regimen
  • And Many Others

Athletic Training Optimization

We have a variety of methods of working with serious athletes to optimize their performance in conjunction with any coaches or trainers they may have on their team.
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The Quantified Health Experience: What to Expect

We often recommend starting with a 12 week program to allow for baseline data collection and then conducting personal experiments under our supervision. The process depends on each individual situation, but often includes some or all of the following elements:

  • A comprehensive initial history and physical examination by Paul Abramson MD;

  • Medical Nutrition Therapy evaluation with our Registered Dietitian when food is part of the tracking or treatment plan;

  • Review of all available previous medical records and data;

  • Additional medical diagnostic testing and evaluation if needed, looking for any potential correctable “root causes”;

  • An intake with a behavioral coach/therapist to design an initial tracking program;

  • Ongoing self tracking using a variety of custom sensors and apps.

  • Weekly review of tracking data with your coach or doctor, and dynamic adjustment of the program;

  • Interim review of labs and tracking data with the doctor and dietitian, to adjust your program;

  • Ongoing accountability and motivation provided by the coaching process;

  • Well-defined goals and milestones.

Your self-tracking projects are closely supervised by UCSF and Stanford-trained physician, Dr. Paul Abramson, the Quantified Doctor, who is available for additional medical consultation at any point along the way.

Predictable Costs for Laboratory Testing

Patients of My Doctor Medical Group can also benefit from our contracted pricing with national reference laboratories. Those without insurance, or with high deductibles, benefit from our low contracted lab costs that are transparent and known in advance of ordering the tests. This allows us to closely monitor markers of inflammation, lipid subtyping, neurotransmitters and other important measures of metabolic health. In many cases those with PPO insurance can have labs covered by their insurance with the reference lab, even though our medical practices is out of network for physician services.

Mobile Self-Tracking Technology

We help our patients choose the best of available technology to carry out their self-tracking projects, some of which is not commercially available and is available only to coaching participants.

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