Doctor-Patient Relationships with Dr. Lisa White Lapeze

There are few relationships in our lives that require a greater level of intimacy and vulnerability than the doctor-patient relationship. As a patient, you are giving another person permission to assess your entire body inside and out, often before developing a personal connection to them. For some, disclosing our habits and care practices can be a scary endeavor that leads to avoiding doctors visits altogether. Finding a right fit for you or a family member involves more than just an internet search, you have consider many relationship dynamics including finding someone who is trustworthy and makes you feel comfortable. Today we’re going to talk about how to make the process of finding a great dynamic between you and your physician that will create a lasting and beneficial connections. Here to help us explore this topic is one of my absolute favorite physicians of all time, Dr. Lisa White-Lapeze.
About our guest
Dr. White-Lapeze received her degree at the University of Texas in 2003. She then went on to earn her DO in 2008 at the University of North Texas Health Science Center and completed her residency in pediatrics at The Children’s Medical Center UT Southwestern, after which she worked in private practice from 2011 to 2013 at Texas Children’s Pediatrics. After becoming close to a fellow pediatrician who she soon learned grew up down the street from her, Dr. White-Lapeze and her former childhood neighbor Dr. Dehlavi-Ali opened their own practice in their home town of Katy, TX. Sprout Pediatrics (www.sproutpedi...) has been a thriving and sought after practice in the Katy area for several years.
Resources
The importance of the doctor-patient relationship article (dukepersonaliz...)
How to improve the doctor-patient relationship article (med.stanford.e...)
Dan Siegel Clip on The Value of Doctors Expressing Empathy (www.huffpost.c...)
Dan Siegel’s Mindsight Book ( / mindsight )
A special thanks to our team
Tracy Lehman, Host & Executive Producer
Jacel Dickson, Producer and Editor
Theme music written and performed by Jim Roman
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