Members of Orchard Health Care receive their medical care from Dr. Steven R. Kanner or Dr.Kate Isselbacher. They treat adult men and women and their children in late teens or older. For each, they emphasize a targeted approach to health education, disease prevention, early disease detection, and effective treatment.

Education
Understanding your body, how it works and the ways in which it may malfunction, is central to maintaining health. At almost every visit they teach their patients something more about their own body physiology, healthy nutrition, or the way that a therapy works, so they understand why their doctor suggests what to do or not to do. They believe an informed patient is more likely to stay healthy and will certainly be less fearful of inevitable medical uncertainty.

Prevention
Avoiding disease is dramatically more effective than trying to cure it. Dr. Kanner and Dr. Isselbacher direct all patients toward habits and activities that promote health. They stress good nutrition and adequate exercise for everyone, as well as intelligent use of alcohol and avoidance or cessation of tobacco. Substantial parts of each visit are devoted to prevention.

Early Disease Detection
Early detection of developing disease can be almost as beneficial as true prevention. Each year better technology allows more effective strategies for early detection of serious conditions such as heart disease and cancers of the breast, colon, ovary or prostate, as well as for osteoporosis. That is another reason that Dr. Kanner and Dr. Isselbacher emphasize careful periodic checkups for men and women. At these scheduled long visits, they carefully review the member’s risk factors, interpret the detailed laboratory tests, perform a full physical exam (including women’s gyn), and make specific plans with the member for appropriate follow-up preventive tests, whether standard imaging (such as mammograms) or more innovative tests such as the cardiac calcium score.

Effective Treatment
Effective treatment of chronic diseases requires the understanding and active participation by the patient and the careful and organized attention of the physician. Dr. Kanner and Dr. Isselbacher have a practiced and structured approach to management and control of such long-term diseases as high blood pressure, cholesterol elevation, and diabetes. They work to educate each person and engage him or her to be an effective partner in their own care during the regularly scheduled maintenance visits.

• Home

• The Practice

• + Overview
• + Clinical Focus
• + Member Benefits
• + Health Insurance
• + Affiliations
• + Office Staff
• + Location
• + Membership Fees
• + How to Join

• Dr. Kanner
• Dr. Isselbacher
• Members
• Contact Us