
Overview
Originally from Pennsylvania, I attended Yale University as an undergraduate and then headed south for medical school at Duke. I have been with the Kernodle Clinic for over 25 years. I am married to a wonderful woman who grew up in Alamance County. We have four amazing children. Besides my job at the clinic, I also work as a hospitalist at ARMC. I pride myself on treating patients as if they were my friends and family.
His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA).
Insurance
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- MEDICARE SNP
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- OTHER MEDICARE
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- INSURANCE PLAN
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- MEDICARE SNP
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
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- POS
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
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- HMO
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- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
1234 Huffman Mill Rd, Burlington, NC 27215
Duke Outpatient Clinic
After 20 years of clinical and research experience using low carbohydrate, ketogenic diets, I am continually amazed at how health can be improved by just changing the food that someone eats. I use an approach that is simple and effective, and evidence-based. Medical conditions, like type 2 diabetes, obesity, hypertension, GERD, fatty liver, and PCOS, can all be improved or even reversed through food. I am specialized in internal Medicine and obesity medicine, and I am the author of the books End Your Carb Confusion, The New Atkins for a New You, Keto Clarity, and Cholesterol Clarity. Dr. Westman is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Parkinson's Disease, and Movement Disorders.
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
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Areas of Expertise
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