I Feel like We Are a Team

Family Doctor: Joanna Mish

Dr. Joanna Mish is the very BEST family physician that you could ever ask for. She is kind, gentle, and always happy to see her patients. When I come in, I feel like an old friend… I get a big smile and a moment to chat. She genuinely cares about my life and takes time with her patients to really sit and listen, even if it makes her day longer and she is always willing to go the extra mile to help with anything. Although my chronic health issues were not in her area of expertise, she has referred me to people and asked for my thoughts on what I learned. I feel like we are a team. She listens to what I think and trusts my intuition as a part of my medical care, which I deeply appreciate, and I trust hers as well.

In my first pregnancy, when I had complications arise, she sent me to specialists multiple times (they kept saying everything was fine) but her instinct said there was an issue and she re-referred me 3x before they finally found it. Even when I needed specialists and she could no longer be my delivering doctor, she came to the hospital in the evening, after her workday, just to see me and meet my baby. I have never forgotten that!! I had a safe and lovely outcome because of her persistence, a successful second pregnancy, and now have two amazing teenage sons. She has followed their lives with interest and continues to be their doctor as well.

I cannot say enough amazing things about Dr. Mish (and Laura too – who is always friendly and super accommodating and somehow manages everything so calmly!). I feel SO fortunate to have had Dr. Mish as a doctor for almost 20 years now. She deserves all the accolades that are available. 🙂