Physician, Professor
Primary Care - General Internal Medicine
Department: Internal Medicine
As a general internist, I work as a primary care doctor. What does that mean? I like to think of it as the doctor who knows you best, and the first one that you turn to with your health concerns. One of the great things about being a primary care physician is the long-term relationships that are formed with patients–and in many cases, their families, too. This really allows me to work with patients to meet their individualized health care goals in the larger context of who they are as a person and with respect to some of the personal challenges that they face in their daily lives.
Practicing general internal medicine allows me to provide a wide breadth of care for patients across different specialties. This ranges from preventive health care (diet, exercise, cancer screening, vaccinations) to acute illness to management of long-term medical conditions such as diabetes. I love the intellectual challenge that this provides.
I am most passionate about educating the future doctors that are training at Ohio State, and it is quite likely that you may meet some of them when you come to see me. I also devote two months per year to working as the attending physician on some of the OSUWMC’s hospital teaching services and spend one day per week supervising the Internal Medicine Resident Clinic.
I’m proud to be a United States Air Force veteran.
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Absolutely fantastic. Thorough and clear. Communicates to maintain my care via MyChart and is always prompt.
Excellent communication skills
I am very happy and confident with the medical care I receive from Dr. Goist, he is an excellent PCP, very knowledgeable with kind concern for all my medical needs
He is the best been coming for years
Very good.
Excellent advice and understanding
Care provider was very welcoming, professional, and engaged. Dr had reviewed my health record and was well informed as to why I was visiting the clinic. We reviewed my results, discussed my progress, and reviewed when I should contact the clinic if symptoms returned.
Good care, friendly,prompt and professional
Dr. Goist is very professional, respectful, knowledgeable, considerate and shows a lot of care. He makes sure that I understand everything I need to know about my Healy and the different alternatives for treatments and their short and long term impact on my body. He gives the peace of mind that I need to feel that I am in good hands.
Dr. Goist is the best he nails my diagnosis right one
He's easy to talk to. He listens to my concerns, and explains everything clearly. He gives me his undivided attention. Very friendly. I enjoy talking with him. He's a really great Doctor.
All good
Dr Goist took time to talk about general health questions as well as some questions that I had about my flight physical. We discussed my physical activity. I inquired about any changes that I should make in my activity level as well as if I was overdoing (while sharing my Orange Theory App data with heart rate). He suggested that I keep to the current level and that it seemed like a safe level.
Was aware of things going on in my life.
Friendly, easy to talk to, knowledgeable, and he cares about his patients.
As always, thoroughly discusses and explains previous test results, what tests and why he wants completed, as well as thoroughly answers any questions I have, down to a level I can fully understand. Never seems bothered or annoyed at the number of questions or the simplicity of my questions or concerns.
Excellent
Good
Very concerned asked a lot of questions.
Very good as always..dr goist is the best