
CUSTOMIZED PHONE CONSULTATIONS
Dr. Julie Griffith is both a pediatric and adult neurologist, a medical doctor, who assists individuals with
newly diagnosed autism, Lyme disease, headaches, seizures, etc. Case management for general
neurological care, nutrition including specialized diets, care for neuroimmune disease, food allergies,
removing toxins, etc. can be done via phone consultation (with fax, email and mail supplemental exchange
of information, as needed).
Dr. Julie A. Griffith is an internationally-known expert in the field of Learning and Behavioral disorders, with
expertise and great interest in autism, autonomic disorders, chronic fatigue syndrome, nutrition,
neuroimmune conditions, Lyme disease, heavy metal poisoning, neurodevelopmental delay, headaches, and
seizures. Dr. Griffith has devoted her career to improving the lives of her patients through a
comprehensive program of nutrition, combined with in depth medical and therapeutic services.
Dr. Griffith cares for the neurological or neuropsychiatric care of both children and adults.
Phone consultation can consist of answering questions how to get started with medical care, including
which physicians or specialists to be referred to, including, but not limited to, neuropsychologists,
educational therapists, audiologists, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, vision
therapists, orientation and mobility experts, driver's testing (book work and in the field testing for patients
with neurologically impairing conditions), pediatric and internal medicine subspecialists, osteopathic
physicians, clinical nutritionists, etc.
Dr. Griffith may suggest specific diagnostic testing of specimens to be obtained (blood, hair, saliva, stool,
and/or urine) or specific other diagnostic tests to be obtained, such as audiogram, tympanogram, central
auditory processing evaluation, BSAER (brainstem auditory evoked response) or neuroimaging (head MRI,
NeuroSPECT, PET scan, EEG, polysomnogram (sleep study), nerve conduction study, electromyogram, etc.
The phone consultation can assist patients in making the correct first step, getting a sense of priorities in
the testing and diagnostic process so energies can be best spent obtaining the most useful medical
consultation or testing possible, while being referred to the best suited physician, specialist, or therapist.
This triage or appropriateness of medical care can be essential for getting appropriate medical care, without
suffering a "shot gun" approach, or coming away without the diagnosis being made.
Feeling and functioning better, and even gaining a zest for living, in many cases, are attainable goals.
Above all else, Dr. Griffith is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of her patients.
THREE Easy Steps to reserve your Telephone Consult with Dr. Griffith
Email
Send An Email (to mybrainhealth@comcast.net) to that you wish to schedule a phone consultation with Dr.
Griffith and that you are requesting the patient registration, arbitration, and disclaimer forms. Also, please
communicate if you will be sending medical records for Dr. Griffith to be able to view during the phone
consultation. Dr. Griffith bills for her time to review the records, but this can be done simultaneously,
during the phone consultation with you; alternatively, you could ask Dr. Griffith to have reviewed the
records prior to the phone consultation. If requesting Dr. Griffith to review the records prior to the phone
consultation, then please provide a list of your questions, so Dr. Griffith can address those when reviewing
the records, and to help her better prepare for the appointment. Please request any limitation of time for Dr.
Griffith to review the records. The time for the review of records, if requested by the patient, will be billed
at the same fee schedule as the phone consultation.
If medical records need to be sent, we prefer this to be faxed or mailed to protect patient confidentiality.
Check Your Email
You will receive the patient registration, arbitration and disclaimer forms. Directions will be given for you
to return the forms by fax, email or mail.
If you send by email, then you are implying that you agree to the risk that the confidential patient information
may be accessed by unauthorized individuals. Medical records are much preferred to be sent by fax or
email again, to protect patient confidentiality. Although every effort will be made on the part of Dr. Griffith
and staff to protect the patient confidentiality, no internet site or form of transmission via the internet is
100% secure.
In a letter from Dr. Griffith that comes with these forms you will be asked to send an appropriately detailed
health history and a list of your questions by fax, mail (or last resort, by email), to help Dr Griffith assess the
patient's unique condition as accurately as possible.
Arrange A Time
Dr. Griffith's staff will contact you by email or phone to arrange for a consultation at your earliest
convenience. When the time is set, you will call Dr. Griffith at the number which will be provided.
Note: While the preferred appointment method is by email, those without access to a computer may set up
an appointment by calling (415) 925-1616. The fee for Dr. Griffith's services is $85 per 15 minutes of
consultation time (or is prorated, accordingly), which can be paid by Paypal at the time of the appointment.
New patients not yet seen by Dr. Griffith must reside in the state of California to
receive phone consultative service.