Unbeknownst to many patients, technology is already making it possible to treat many diseases through simple injections or through very minimally invasive procedures. The challenge that remains, as in any rapidly developing field, is how to separate the wheat from the chaff. So, who is best at making this determination. Will it be the primary care physician trained in internal medicine that knows the history of the patient; or the surgeon, trained in very invasive procedures; or the specialist, trained to focus on a specific anatomy? Today, a patient must ask themselves, is a gastric sleeve still a viable consideration for obesity? Is it necessary to undergo vein stripping for painful varicose veins? Is there any alternative to knee surgery if I have arthritis or damage to the meniscus? JHL is dedicated to answering and providing the most minimally invasive answers to these difficult questions.

Since its inception, from cell to bedside, JHL was founded in the belief that “Do no harm” must come first and foremost; and through knowledge, technology, clarity, and compassion, will provide the best and least invasive alternative to patients seeking to avoid surgery. Patients must have a place where these alternatives exist and know they can be efficiently referred to a specialist, when it is deemed a disease has progressed too far or is beyond the scope of minimally invasive technology. There has never been a more exciting time to grow older. “Old age should burn and rave at close of day.” So, “Rage, rage against the dying of the light”.

“Do not go gentle into that good night” (Thomas, Journal Botteghe Oscure, 1947)