Amyloid Tests for Alzheimer’s & What They Don’t Prove
If you have been paying attention to healthcare headlines, you have probably seen the new promise: a blood draw or a scan that can tell
A Return to Healing Doctor and Author
Dr. Alan R. Roth, DO, FAAFP, FAAHPM
Dr. Alan Roth, DO, and his teams design primary care around the whole person—using comprehensive risk stratification, longer, higher-value visits, and proactive outreach to improve outcomes and experience for diverse urban populations. He has presented this work nationally, including with the Primary Care Collaborative.
His leadership spans clinical care, education, and system redesign. He is the former Family Medicine Residency Director and Director of the Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship at MediSys (Jamaica & Flushing Hospitals), and currently serves as Chief of Integrative Pain & Palliative Care.
Philosophy of care
Dr. Alan Roth advances primary care that measures what matters to people: function, relief, and life goals. His team’s model blends robust data (multi-factor risk scores) with longer visits and coordinated palliative care—so decisions reflect the whole patient, not just the guideline.
On A Return to Healing
On this site, Dr. Roth writes about whole-person primary care, the limits of protocol-only medicine, over-screening, and practical reforms that return clinical judgment and patient preferences to the center of care.
News & Blog
Recent Articles by Dr. Roth
Content on this site is for general education. It is not a substitute for personalized medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
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