Clair Palley, MD

Dr. Palley has truly been a blessing to my family and we’re devastated she’s leaving. She’s the only doctor my little girl knows and we trust her so much. It’ll definitely be rough finding another provider as caring, patient and knowledgeable as Dr. Palley.

Dr Palley is the best! She takes time to listen to your concerns and give relevant feedback.

My oldest is 12 now and I will never switch from her. All of my kiddos love going to the doctor and seeing them. The staff is the best and they always show you how much they all truly care about their patients. If I could give them more than 5 stars I would!

I never had a doctor take this much time getting to know me, my medical history, and my needs! Doctor Palley was so patient and encouraging. Her nurse Renda was really kind and friendly too.

This is the best medical practice since Dr.s made house calls.

Dr Palley is an excellent primary care physician. She takes her time with you and she listens to you. Her staff is very kind. Best of all everyone is efficient and you can get in to see her very quickly if needed.

Dr Palley has been my GP for 15 plus years, if you are looking for a doctor that cares you can’t do better, period.

Always fantastic experience with Dr. Palley and the office. I am so glad I decided to use their practice.

Dr. Claire imho seemed only interested in treating upper $$ middle class Signature patients and not Medicare patients. I terribly miss Dr. Leo Rogers, retired. Dr. Leo Rogers’ is the greatest doctor I’ve ever had in my entire life.

Dr. Palley is friendly, attentive, easily reachable, and offers a thorough level of care and attention. I have not had a consistent PCP for many years, and truly regret that I made that choice solely on the basis of cost. The opportunity, consistency, and connection I have with this concierge practice offer me a confidence and peace of mind that outweigh any financial consideration. I wish I had such a calm, caring doctor who was interested in my well-being sooner, and look forward to positive health awareness and outcomes in the coming years ahead.

Medicine's rapidly changing landscape & increasingly higher costs plus the inevitable changes of age drove me to find a new generalist physician who would listen to me & see & treat me as a whole person. After meeting & discarding 2 other recommended physicians, I struck gold with Dr. Palley. I'm a retired MD myself. I know better than most how complex medicine has become; that earlier treatment, wider options & complex care can greatly improve outcomes & longevity. I get it. But the intelligent, broadly-trained, generalist whose wide clinical experience brings the ability to see the patient as a whole person has been lost along the way. When large corporations buy medical practices & run them as a business, their goal is to sell health care services to consumers to extract profit. Now patients are merely customers to be sold a test or procedure, and visits with a specialist for every symptom they report. Thus a woman with a long standing history of common migraine which hasn't changed in years--a problem any well trained GP or physician mid-level could handle -- is referred to the corporate neurologist who orders an unnecessary cranial MR at the corporation imaging center, to be read by their employed radiologist and so on. All a giant waste of time, energy & money with no noticeable improvement for the patient's life. While specialist knowledge is definitely the key to many improvements in health care, that's only true once a definitive diagnosis is reached. And therein lies the problem: modern-day corporate medicine can't deliver even adequate health care to patients who present with multiple health problems & needs at the same time, because it doesn't see the patient as a "whole“. There are no generalists to hear how the patient's life is disrupted, which often guides therapeutic decision making. Instead, the “generalist“ at today's corporate-owned practice is there to identify which body system might be responsible for the patient's misery then direct them to the specialists who deal with that system. It's become a common experience for the patient with several things bothering them to be “assessed" by a mid-level then referred to multiple specialists. Over the next weeks, special tests are done to rule out serious things that might be going on (defensive medicine is expensive) & after a follow-up visit, each specialist reassures the patient none of those rare, terrible things is present. The corporate bottom line is greatly enhanced, large expenditures made on administrative costs, but the patient is no better off. Weeks to months later, the patient is still miserable or getting worse & no one knows what the answer is because no one has listened to the patient. This is what happens when diverse symptoms arising from as-yet - unknown causes are parted out & evaluated from the get-go by specialists. Specialists aren't special; they just know a great deal about one small area. They are lost when presented with several problems interacting simultaneously, but this is where a well trained & experienced generalist shines. There are many different ways to deliver health care & it seems they change constantly. The model that works well in one situation or at one time of life may not work well in other situations. A model that works best for providers may not be the best model for users. Health care plans often boast how deep their provider panel is. While having a choice of providers is always good, patients need to remember that having different models is just as important, and that high quality physicians are picky; they choose the best models. Maybe other health care models end up with deep panels for a reason.

I love this form of healthcare from this practice. The Dr’s really care and the staff is great. It’s a fantastic atmosphere. It’s what every medical practice should be!