Dr. John M. Dawson, Physician Associate

On their very first meeting, Dr. John Dawson recognized that a working relationship with Dr. Bernstein was an opportunity to have his cake and eat it too. But that certainly isn't how he'd word it today!

"I was more than twenty pounds overweight," he recalls, "and figured the best way to test the diet was to experience it myself." In a matter of weeks (without cake), he was down to his goal weight and on his way to an association that has had great significance on his 30-year career as an eminent GP. For Dr. Dawson, an important fundamental requirement has been his ability to maintain his work at his long-standing family practice.

"I've always been more interested in treating people than diseases," he states, his sense of compassion for his fellow humans very evident. "The personal satisfaction I get from treating obesity is tremendous. Think about it. Day to day, I know I'm making a critical improvement in the lives of all my Bernstein Clinic patients. And day to day I experience the real joy of practicing state-of-the-art preventative medicine."