Now Available
A Return to Healing
Restoring Patient-Centered Care in Modern Healthcare
It’s time to rethink the system and reclaim a more humanistic, effective approach. Uncover the untold history of American healthcare and how profit-driven medicine replaced patient-centered care.
About A Return to Healing
Uncover the Battle for the Heart of American Healthcare
The Shift Toward Industrialized Medicine
“A Return to Healing” delves into the hidden history and transformation of American healthcare, contrasting two powerful visions: the number-driven Flexnerian model and the patient-centered philosophy of Dr. William Osler.
Reclaiming Compassionate, Patient-First Care
Drs. Andy Lazris and Alan Roth reveal how, over time, healthcare has shifted from a focus on individual patients to an industrialized system dominated by protocols, pharmaceutical interests, and the measure-diagnose-fix approach.
Additionally, through compelling research and patient stories, this book empowers readers to understand the roots of modern medicine’s challenges. It also helps them discover a more humane path forward.
Key Themes and Insights from A Return to Healing
Exploring the Foundations of Lasting Healthcare Reform
Explore the critical ideas that drive this book and reshape the conversation around healthcare reform.
The Rise of the Medical Industrial Complex
Discover how corporate interests—from pharma to insurance—are shaping healthcare; consequently, patient well-being is often compromised.
Data-Driven Care vs. Patient-Centered Health
Uncover the tension between the numbers-focused approach of modern medicine and the human need for personalized, compassionate care; moreover, understand its impact on treatment outcomes.
Why More Medicine Isn’t Always Better
Explore why more tests, treatments, and prescriptions don’t always lead to better outcomes—and can sometimes do more harm than good.
Building a Primary-Care Focused System
Learn how a primary-care model prioritizes patients, improves outcomes, and offers a sustainable path forward for healthcare.
Authors of A Return to Healing
Getting to Know the Doctors
About Dr. Andy Lazris and Dr. Alan Roth
With decades of combined experience, Drs. Andy Lazris and Alan Roth are passionate advocates for patient-first healthcare.
Their mission?
To restore compassion, choice, and critical thinking to modern medicine. Discover the expertise and vision that drive their powerful message for change.
Andy Lazris, MD
A board-certified internist and geriatrician with over 25 years of experience, Dr. Andy Lazris is a leading advocate for patient-centered healthcare.
Known for his clear, compassionate approach, Dr. Lazris has dedicated his career to challenging the “one-size-fits-all” mentality of modern medicine. And through his work, he empowers patients and clinicians to prioritize critical thinking, patient choice, and humane care.
Alan Roth, DO
As Chief of Integrative Pain and Palliative Care at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Dr. Alan Roth brings over 30 years of expertise in family and palliative medicine.
Dr. Roth has devoted his career to transforming healthcare for vulnerable patients, advocating for a personalized approach that respects each individual’s needs and values. Additionally, his work in patient advocacy and integrative medicine has earned him numerous awards and recognition across the healthcare field.
Together, Drs. Lazris and Roth offer a powerful vision for reforming healthcare by placing patients back at the heart of medicine.
