Dr. Avni P. is a board-certified Family Medicine physician with extensive multidisciplinary experience spanning emergency and urgent care, psychiatry, utilization review, telemedicine, and occupational health. With a broad clinical scope and a career that includes both frontline patient care and systems-level medical decision-making, Dr. Avni P. brings a highly versatile and adaptive approach to modern healthcare delivery. She completed her Family Medicine residency at Augusta University Medical Center and has additional clinical training in psychiatry and radiology. Over the years, she has served in diverse roles including Medical Director positions within veteran healthcare systems, physician roles in state psychiatric hospitals, and medical officer assignments with both the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. Her experience also includes extensive telemedicine practice and utilization review work across multiple organizations, where she has applied evidence-based criteria such as Milliman and ACOEM guidelines to determine appropriate levels of care and medical necessity. Dr. Avni P. holds active medical licenses across numerous U.S. states, reflecting her significant involvement in nationwide telehealth and utilization review services. Areas of Expertise • Emergency & Urgent Care Medicine • Family Medicine (Board Certified) • Psychiatry & Behavioral Health Integration • Utilization Review & Medical Necessity Determination • Workman’s Compensation & Occupational Health • Telemedicine & Virtual Care Delivery • Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Patient Management • Evidence-Based Care Guidelines (Milliman, ACOEM) • Peer-to-Peer Physician Consultation • Veterans Health & Military Medicine • Clinical Decision Support & Level of Care Determination • Multistate Telehealth Practice & Compliance Philosophy of Collaboration: Dr. Avni P. brings a pragmatic and highly communicative approach to collaboration, shaped by years of working across emergency settings, telemedicine platforms, utilization review organizations, and multidisciplinary care teams. She has extensive experience conducting peer-to-peer consultations, working closely with physicians, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare professionals to arrive at clinically sound and mutually aligned care decisions. Her collaboration style emphasizes clarity, efficiency, and evidence-based reasoning—particularly when determining medical necessity, level of care, or treatment pathways. She values open dialogue and believes that effective collaboration is rooted in shared clinical understanding, respect for each provider’s role, and a commitment to patient-centered outcomes. Having worked extensively with advanced practice providers in both direct care and review-based roles, Dr. Avni P. supports a team-based care model where nurse practitioners and physician assistants are empowered to deliver high-quality care, with physician collaboration serving as a resource for complex decision-making, regulatory guidance, and quality assurance. Her goal in collaborative settings is to streamline care delivery, reduce unnecessary variation, and ensure that patients receive appropriate, timely, and evidence-based treatment across all care environments.