What are the best ways to locate and hire a full-time, dedicated,
personal doctor for a year or more? I'm looking for someone with both
clinical experience and some research background. This person will
need to be available nearly 24/7 (but not actually present or working
24/7, of course). I live in the San Francisco Bay area and would
expect the doctor to live nearby.

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 16 Sep 2005 22:40 PDT

Hello Beavis,

PLease let me know if Dr. Squires Concierge Medicine meet your needs?
Read about it here.
http://www.mdltd.com/prospective-members.shtml#about

Thanks,
Bobbie7

Look in medicalcountries.com and you will find   http://www.abms.org/,
which lists U.S. and Foreign Specialists Certified in the U.S.A. 
(other links that give you information about doctors in your state and
other countries, are provided) Also check Google Groups as this helps
locate people with your same problem and their found solutions. You
can discuss your problems with various people.  Last, go to the main
library in you?re town and they usually have a book listing all
specialists by state and frequently in your town. (If you have
problems ask you librarian to help you, they all use this book)

Use Telemedicine, as mentioned in medicalcountries.com, for constant,
minute by minute, surveillance of your in-home patient. You could use
Indian, and Thailand doctors located in India or Thailand, or an
equally qualified, but more expensive U. S. doctor.  Or you could
instantly send your information to two doctors and compare the results
from each and drop the less productive doctor. You might also find an
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse that has specialized in your needed
medical area and is less expensive and sometimes more attentive.

 The capacity now exists, with your home computer, camera and other
hardware and software, to instantly be treated by doctors all over the
world, at greatly reduced prices.  A basic telemedicine system
consists of a personal computer, a modem, a telephone line, a scanner
and a web cam, (inexpensive equipment you may have in your house.)
External Link to article about telemedicine 
http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20030310/focus1.shtml