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and was drawn to Crouse Medical Practice because of its reputation for excellence and collaboration. "Crouse has always been renowned, so joining the Crouse Medical Practice team was an easy choice," Dr. Lentz says. "I got my start in the Syracuse/Downtown location and was excited when the opportunity presented itself to help develop primary care at our Camillus location." A COMMUNITY OF CARE Primary care providers with Crouse Medical Practice focus on preventing manageable conditions through early intervention. By equipping patients with knowledge about their personal health and the tools they need to maintain or improve it, their physicians can promote health for entire families. "Primary care is the backbone of medicine that provides a strong baseline and foundation of health care to our patients," says Dr. Zirath, MD, "We establish a rapport with our patients that can extend to other family members. It becomes one helping the other as a team to make the community very strong." SPECIALIZED SERVICES, CONVENIENTLY LOCATED As Crouse Medica l Practice has expanded, so has the scope of specialized services offered at its various primary care locations. In response to community needs, cardiolog y is one area that continues to grow significantly. Crouse Medical Practice Cardiology provides everything from diagnostic and interventional cardiac services to electrophysiology, all to optimize the heart health of each individual patient. Crouse Medical Practice has also become a strong support network for stroke care provided at Crouse Hospital, the first in the region to earn Comprehensive Stroke Center dual certification from DNV-GL Healthcare and New York State Department of Health. "Comprehensive Stroke Center designation is a prestigious honor for Crouse Hospital and one that is difficult to achieve," Dr. Kronenberg says. "Because we strive to maintain the Comprehensive Stroke Center program, we need physicians in neurosurgery, neurology and neuroendovascular care, and we have expanded into that area at Crouse Medical Practice." Providers at Crouse Medical Practice locations offer other types of specia lized care, including endocrinolog y, pulmonolog y and surgery, making it easy for patients to access the care they need quickly and easily. A Family Focus WOMEN W HO WA NT to practice medicine while also raising their families can have it all at Crouse Medical Practice, where work-life balance is a key element of the practice's culture. "Women physicians in 2021 should not have to choose between career and family," says Monazza Ahmed, MD, women's health and primary care provider at Crouse Medical Practice's Syracuse/Downtown location "I am able to work part-time and have the freedom I need to focus on raising my children. Finding an organization like Crouse Medical Practice that supports that work model is huge. They are very respectful and accommodating." " I want to involve my patients in their care so they can take ownership of their personal health. We work together as a team." — RACHNA ZIRATH, MD, INTERNIST AND INTEGRATIVE AND HOLISTIC MEDICINE PRACTITIONER AT CROUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE Seth Kronenberg, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Crouse Health and President and Medical Director of Crouse Medical Practice. 0 8

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