Episode 42 - The Networking Formula Every DPC Doctor Needs

DPC| Primary Care| DPC Podcast| DPC Marketing

June 10, 2026•2 min read

I'm coaching Dr. Shikha Joshi of Bloom Direct Primary Care in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Joshi is four months into her DPC after nine years as a hospitalist, and she's doing what most early-stage DPC docs are doing: showing up at vendor events, talking to anyone who will listen, and wondering why it isn't converting faster. We dig into her elevator pitch and rebuild it from scratch around patient pain points, then work through the follow-up rhythm, the messaging on her social media, and how to spot which of her referral partners is actually her best one. If you're early stage and the marketing piece is the part keeping you up at night, this coaching call is for you.

IN THIS EPISODE

How to rebuild your DPC elevator pitch around patient pain points instead of features

The cocktail party formula: "You know when... well, at my practice..." and why it works
Why the fortune really is in the follow-up, and how often is actually too often
Niching down as a generalist: speaking to one ideal patient without excluding everyone else
How to figure out which of your referral partners is your strongest, and what to do with that

Practice: Bloom Direct Primary Care, Buffalo NY

Specialty: Internal Medicine (also Lifestyle Medicine and Obesity Medicine certified)

Background: 9 years as a Hospitalist

Launched: January 2026

CONNECT WITH DR. JOSHI

If you live in the Buffalo area and want to learn more about Bloom Direct Primary Care, or if you're a fellow DPC physician who wants to follow her work, here's where to find her.

Website: https://www.bloomdirectpc.com/

Instagram: @shikhajoshimd

https://www.instagram.com/shikhajoshimd

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloomdirectpc/

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Anne Gonzalez

Dr. Gonzalez was born in NYC, but grew up in Virginia. She graduated from the University of Virginia and Eastern Virginia Medical School before completing her Family Medicine residency and Geriatrics Fellowship in 2002 at USC in Columbia, SC. She worked in Morganton, NC for 5 years at Burke Primary Care. After that, she headed the Primary Care Department at A Woman's View for 13 years and taught part time at the Geriatrics Fellowship in Morganton. She appreciates the privilege of working with her patients to improve their health, independence, and quality of life. She is Board Certified in Family Medicine and has a Certificate of Added Qualification in Geriatrics.

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