Gottfried, Dennis

Dennis Gottfried is a general internist who has been in private practice in Connecticut for over 25 years. As a busy internist, he has between 3,000 and 5, 000 patients under his care at any given time. Prior to private practice, he worked as an emergency room physician in the Watts section of L.A. and for three years in the Public Health Service with Native Americans in Arizona. Dr. Gottfried is certified by the American College of Physicians and by the American College of Sports Medicine. In addition to his practice, he is the medical director of two cardiac rehabilitation programs and he co-hosts a weekly cable television program, Video Housecall, which airs in 100,000 homes. He is also associate professor of medicine at the University of Connecticut Medical School where he is actively involved in the teaching program. His training and extensive experience provides the qualifications for him to understand the strengths and weaknesses of American medicine.