Lecture abstract:

In this session, Dr. Kat Lindley, Dr. JP Saleeby, and Dr. Joe Varon share tips on how to choose a doctor who takes the time to understand your views and shares your health goals. They talk about Direct Primary Care (DPC) as a good way for patients and doctors to work closely and customize care. The panel also gives advice on how to find providers who focus on preventing, rather than just treating, illness. Patients will face challenges in their search, but the speakers agreed that when they find an aligned provider, health outcomes will dramatically improve.

Dr. Lindley is a Croatian born, American trained, board-certified family physician with a direct primary care practice in Brock, Texas. She became a family physician out of love for the idea of taking care of the whole family and seeing the family grow. Later in her career, she became interested in helping find solutions to improve the overall healthcare system and is a passionate advocate for her profession, her patients, and her children.

She is a Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians and is involved with many medical organizations, including Global COVID Summit and the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons. She is Past President of the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association and Texas American Academy of Osteopathic Family Physicians.

In 2023, she co-founded the Global Health Project (GHP) and now serves as its president. GHP is a coalition of organizations, experts, and advocates dedicated to improving and protecting the health and future of all humans through education, advocacy, programs, and communication initiatives.

A core contributor to the FLCCC I-RECOVER treatment guide for post-vaccine syndrome, Dr. Saleeby has degrees from the Medical College of Georgia and East Carolina University School of Medicine.

For almost two decades, he pursued a career in emergency medicine and held posts in occupational medicine, urgent care, and family medicine, retiring from traditional mainstream medicine in 2013. He currently practices integrative and functional medicine at Carolina Holistic Medicine, where he serves as medical director. He is also the founder and director of the Priority Health Academy, a functional medicine educational platform and practice building program.

He is the author of a 2006 book on specialty medicinal herbs, “Wonder Herbs: A Guide to Three Adaptogens”, is a featured speaker on nutrition and adaptogen herbs, and has contributed numerous book chapters.

A co-founder of the FLCCC, Dr. Varon is Chairman and President of Dorrington Medical Associates and formerly the Chief of Critical Care Services and the COVID-19 Unit at United Memorial Medical Center/United General Hospital in Houston, Texas. A specialist in Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary and Chest Diseases, Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Sleep Medicine, and Emergency Medicine, he is known for his groundbreaking contributions in the fields of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and therapeutic hypothermia.

Dr. Varon has contributed to more than 915 peer-reviewed journal articles, 14 full textbooks, and dozens of book chapters. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief for Critical Care and Shock and Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews.

During the COVID pandemic, Dr. Varon became known for his work on treating hospitalized COVID patients. He is a co-developer of the FLCCC’s MATH+ treatment guide for hospital COVID care, and worked at the bedside for more than 700 days during the pandemic. He recently authored ‘ The Adventures of the COVID Hunter,’ which outlines his account of life on the frontline during the pandemic.