“Should you go to the doctor even when you feel healthy? The answer is clearly yes. The most important reasons why you want to see a doctor, even when you’re feeling healthy, is: Depending on your age, there are a number of tests that are indicated, even when you’re feeling great. There can be an underlying health condition. Depending on how old you are or other risk factors, like are you a smoker, what’s your family history, there may be tests that can make a big difference for you, like preventing cancers, detecting high blood pressure, checking your cholesterol levels, checking your sugar. So establishing a relationship with a doctor is really, really important. One, for just routine vital signs, checking up on your health. But also, again depending on your age and other risk factors, there may indeed be tests that are a great benefit to you. So please go talk to your primary care physician or feel free to make an appointment with myself or any of my colleagues at Mount Sinai Doctors Brooklyn Heights.”
David Coun, MD, is a board-certified primary care doctor and Chief of Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai Doctors Brooklyn Heights. He has lectured regularly on various topics, including smoking cessation, prostatic conditions, EKG review, and physician communication skills. Dr. Coun is fluent in Spanish and has a particular interest in prevention, as well as, the intersection between mental health and chronic medical conditions. Mount Sinai Doctors Brooklyn Heights is a two-floor practice with a walk-in urgent care center and more than 35 specialties. Located at 300 Cadman Plaza West, the practice is situated on the 17th and 18th floors.