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<\/a>The Hillcrest facility is currently open 9 a.m. \u2014 6 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. \u2014 1 p.m. Saturdays.<\/p>\n
The clinic accepts both walk-in and established patients. In many cases, the clinic can schedule a patient to see a provider that same day.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur business model is exquisitely simple,\u201d said Dr. Monica Perlman, the founder and Medical Director of Perlman Clinic. \u201cIt is based on two pillars.<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst, we strive to create a wonderful work environment for our doctors, physician assistants and staff. They are not incented to churn patients. Perlman Clinic is based on a tremendous collegiality among our providers and the ability for each of them to spend sufficient time with their patients \u2014 and sufficient time with their families. That translates into caring, comprehensive and quality medical care,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSecond, Perlman Clinic is devoted to being your medical care advocate. As an independent primary care practice with a large patient population, our goal is to be a persuasive and committed influence with the specialists with whom we share patients.\u201d<\/p>\n Perlman, who grew up in Mexico City but moved to San Diego at age 16, completed her undergraduate studies at UC San Diego before moving on to UC Irvine for medical school, where she studied both internal and preventative medicine.<\/p>\n Perlman specifically chose the neighborhood for her next location.<\/p>\n \u201cThe reason we are opening our third Perlman Clinic in Hillcrest is because we love the community,\u201d Perlman said. \u201cMy husband, Ron, has had his office in the Union Bank Building since 1996 and my son, Mitch, works there also.<\/p>\n \u201cThe diverse community we serve is no different than our team,\u201d she continued. \u201cThe Perlman Clinic staff comes from all walks of life and many of us are bilingual as well. We take tremendous pride in offering our services and hope to provide all of our patients with quality care.\u201d<\/p>\n The Hillcrest location of the Perlman Clinic will have five providers, one full-time and four that are part-time. Dr. Richard Keller, a doctor of internal medicine, will be the full-time resident. The other doctors include Dr. Liliana Uribe-Bruce, internal medicine and endocrinology; Dr. Laura Williams, a family physician; Dr. Terrence Gan, also internal medicine; and Emily Ence, PA-C, a certified physician\u2019s assistant.<\/p>\n \u201cHillcrest is a very special area with a central location in San Diego that has several hospitals catering to people of diverse backgrounds and who may enjoy living and\/or working in the heartbeat of a city,\u201d Perlman said. \u201cThe role of Perlman Clinic is to provide convenient first class and top quality urgent and primary care medical services to the special people residing or working in the heartbeat of this great city.<\/p>\n \u201cFurthermore, our model allows providers ample time to spend with every patient to tackle most simple and complicated medical problems,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Appointments for all practice locations may be made online or by calling 858-554-1212. Many of the providers and staff speak Spanish. Most insurances are accepted and are listed on the website.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>