Frequently Asked Questions

Family Medicine is a Board-Certified specialty. Medical Doctors have to go through a three-year residency training after the four years of medical school, and then pass a board exam to become certified as Family Medicine Specialists. The exam then has to be taken again, every 7 years, in order to continue to practice our specialty. Dr. Denitzio was Board-Certified in 1984, and has retained his certification on the subsequent exams.

Family Medicine teaches doctors to make our main concern be You. We treat you as a whole person, in the context of your family, work, and community. We are committed to being your partners in developing healthy habits to prevent disease, or to treat you if you are suffering from acute or chronic medical problems. Family Medicine doctors are trained to provide most members of your family with 90% of the care that they may need, and to refer to specialists or the hospital for the minority of problems. Dr. Denitzio sees patients from age of 3 years and up, including routine child care, GYN exams, well-visits for teens and young adults, and thorough health evaluations for older adults, or chronic disease management (such as diabetes, emphysema, or high blood pressure). Whatever is needed, it can be addressed by your Family Doctor.

We accept most health insurance plans. Our office staff can assist you with necessary referrals and insurance filing.

Monday: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Tuesday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Wednesday: 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Thursday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m. – noon (once a month)

On the campus of Jennersville Regional Hospital in the medical office building attached to the Hospital. The address is 1011 West Baltimore Pike, Suite 102, West Grove, PA

• From Elkton, MD, about ½ hour
• From the corner of Limestone Road and Kirkwood Highway in DE, about 40 minutes.
• From Chesapeake City, MD, about 50 minutes.
• From Avondale, PA, about 15 minutes.

About 25 years, including previous practices in Maryland and Delaware.

He went to medical school and received his MD from Georgetown Medical School in Washington, DC, in 1981. He then had a three-year Family Medicine Residency program in Clarksburg and Morgantown, West Virginia.

Red, although he remains fond of blue.

Someone is always available by phone any time of day or night for emergencies. If it is after office hours, you just call the usual office phone number (610-869-8919), and if cued by the voice mail system, just press “9”, and you can leave a message for the on-call physician. During the week that will be Dr. Denitzio. Sometimes on weekends, another physician may be covering for Dr. Denitzio, and the voice mail will be answered by the covering physician, such as Dr. Michelle Schneider. Either way, if your message is not returned within ½ hour, you should call again, or proceed to the nearest Emergency Room, or medical aide unit

Any time that you feel that you are having an emergency, such as extreme shortness of breath, chest pain, weakness of one part of your body, severe nausea or diarrhea, a bad injury, or any unusual bleeding, we recommend that you seek emergency care, without delay, at the nearest Emergency Room. We prefer that you simply call “911” in order to receive care without developing a problem while you try to get to the Emergency Room on your own.

Integrative Medicine: The Family Doctor’s Definition People have always relied on their family physicians for sage advice. In recent years, that has included questions about many unusual or unproven remedies. Integrative Medicine is an expansion of traditional family medicine to include multiple other kinds of treatments that appear to have benefits for the health and well-being of our patients. These methods are commonly provided by non-medical practitioners, in a variety of settings, with a wide range of competency, and little oversight. Included in these therapies are acupuncture, manipulative therapies, herbal and other kinds of supplements, and mind-body methods like meditation, breathwork, hypnosis, and energy therapies. Integrative Medicine physicians are taught to evaluate critically the benefits and risks of these so-called alternative treatments, and to make knowledgeable recommendations about their value. The aim of integrative medicine is to provide the patient with the best of evidence-based treatments regardless of their origin or theoretical basis, and to act as a guide through this chaotic and unregulated field. The ultimate goal is to use whatever techniques will best support the person’s own natural healing powers. Integrative Medicine (IM) is healing-oriented medicine that takes account of the whole person, including all aspects of lifestyle. It emphasizes the therapeutic relationship between practitioner and patient, is informed by evidence, and makes use of all appropriate therapies. The Defining Principles of Integrative Medicine 1. Patient and practitioner are partners in the healing process. 2. All factors that influence health, wellness, and disease are taken into consideration, including mind, spirit, and community, as well as the body. 3. Appropriate use of both conventional and alternative methods facilitates the body's innate healing response. 4. Effective interventions that are natural and less invasive should be used whenever possible. 5. Integrative medicine neither rejects conventional medicine nor accepts alternative therapies uncritically. 6. Good medicine is based in good science. It is inquiry-driven and open to new paradigms. 7. Alongside the concept of treatment, the broader concepts of health promotion and the prevention of illness are paramount. 8. Practitioners of integrative medicine should exemplify its principles and commit themselves to self-exploration and self-development.