Internal Medicine near Castle Rock, CO

Biography: Dr. Justin Peters received his medical degree from St. George's University, School of Medicine. He continued his training with an Internal Medicine Residency at Sky Ridge Medical Center associated with HCA HealthOne.Prior to medical school, Dr. Peters received his Bachelor's of Science in Cellular and Molecular Biology at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado while also playing 4 years of Division II collegiate football as a Quarterback with the program. Additionally, he participated in multiple research projects with various professors at the college concerning Type I and II Diabetes Mellitus and separately COPD . Dr. Peters has always enjoyed outpatient medicine. Throughout his training and practice his goal is preventing as many future hospitalizations for his patients as possible. He uses a careful thought process involving Evidence-Based Medicine to make recommendations for his patient's health. When not in the clinic, Dr. Peters enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter. He often finds himself enjoying a round a golf to satisfy his self-competitive nature. He has more recently taken an interest in cooking in various forms for his family and friends.

Care Philosophy: Shane Tong, MD, is passionate about whole-person care treating the body, mind and spirit as one. Dr. Tong believes in listening deeply to each patient, understanding there are often multiple ways to treat an illness. The patient-provider team is a collaborative effort that has the patient's best interest in mind.

Care Philosophy: I believe in a strong partnership between the patient and their physician. I believe in engaging the patient in their care and helping them play an active role in the decision-making process. The physician's role should be to promote health-related values, while trying to understand each patient's point of view and beliefs.