What She Values

Dr. McGowan is a scientist and a nerd at heart. She LOVES to talk about science and is pretty good at helping it make sense. If you want to meet someone who has actually "done their research..." that's not Torree! She's not a researcher.

She does, however, read other people's research for fun. Seriously. She listens to podcasts about science and medicine. Her email has daily research summaries, so she knows what is the latest knowledge about medicine and how to keep you healthy.

She's also deeply curious. She loves to talk about your questions. Get her started on essential oils, and she'll tell you that they smell lovely, but there's only one that has been shown through scientific testing to impact disease processes, and several can be dangerous. Ask about ivermectin, and she'll probably launch into a story of treating patients with intestinal worms in Afghanistan, and also tell you about taking care of people with ivermectin toxicity in the ER when used inappropriately.

Torree loves to explore ideas and hear your questions. However, she is deeply committed to the ethical principle of primum non nocere, or do no harm. If the tests or treatments you're asking about are more likely to harm you (or your wallet!), she won't order them and is happy to bore you with a 30 minute tour of the literature about why she made her decision. It'll have a bibliography and footnotes and probably some home reading for you as well.