Personalized care, convenience, and the benefits of Membership.
Dr. Moris Girgis and Dr. Linda Girgis have joined Castle Connolly Private Health Partners to establish Girgis Family Membership Services CCPHP, to deliver unrivaled healthcare experiences with a focus on wellness and prevention.
Welcome to our Concierge Program
Collaborating with Castle Connolly Private Health Partners (CCPHP) has allowed us to create a more optimized healthcare experience for you. The Membership-based or “concierge” model we practice gives us more time to build the strong doctor-patient relationships that are essential to helping you achieve optimal wellness.
The structure of our Membership Program is designed with one simple focus: you.
DR. MORIS GIRGIS
Moris Girgis, MD, FAAFP, is board certified in family medicine, sleep medicine, and obesity, and has nearly 40 years of medical experience that includes emergency medicine, surgery, women’s health, men’s health, chronic diseases, wound care, and geriatric medicine. In addition to operating Girgis Family Practice for almost 25 years with his wife, Linda Girgis, MD, FAAFP, he works as a physician at Teladoc. He is affiliated with several hospitals in the South River, New Jersey, area, including Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, and is licensed to practice in several states.
Dr. Girgis received his medical degree from University of Alexandria Faculty of Medicine in Egypt. He completed a residency in family medicine at St. Luke’s University Hospital/Sacred Heart Hospital in Pennsylvania, and one in obstetrics and gynecology at St. Takla Hospital in Egypt. He also completed internships at University of Alexandria Hospitals and MedStar Health/Harbor Hospital, and a 9 month acupuncture course from the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture, sponsored by Harvard Medical School, which gave him the ability to incorporate the principles of Eastern and Western medicine into his practice.
Before going into private practice in New Jersey, he shared his expertise at medical facilities in California, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts in the U.S., and in Cairo and Aswan in Egypt. Dr. Girgis is affiliated with the American Academy of Family Practice, American Academy of Obesity Medicine, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Obesity Society, American Medical Association.
Fluent in English and Arabic, Dr. Girgis has received many acclaims during his long career, including Physician of the Year 2020, New Jersey Academy Family Physician, Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program, and Physician Practice Connections Recognition Program.
He and his wife have three children.
DR. LINDA GIRGIS
Linda Girgis, MD, FAAFP, is a board-certified family physician with nearly 30 years of experience. In addition to operating Girgis Family Practice with her husband, Moris Girgis, MD, FAAFP, in South River, New Jersey, for nearly 25 years, she is a clinical assistant professor at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, a faculty member of CME courses at Harvard Medical School, editor-in-chief of Physician’s Weekly, a columnist for MDEdge, and a frequent contributor to numerous media outlets.
Dr. Girgis received her medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies, and completed a residency in Family Medicine at St. Luke’s University Hospital/Sacred Heart Hospital, during which time the facility named her intern of the year.
Peers and various industry bodies have acknowledged her ongoing commitment to excellence in medicine by honoring her with numerous awards and recognition. She was named one of the Top 5 Women in Healthcare Blogs (Live Clinic, 2016), one of The Top 50 Health IT Blogs (HealthTech, 2017), one of the Top 25 Biotech Influencers to Follow on Twitter (Disrupter Daily, 2018), the Volunteer Faculty of the Year in Family Medicine (Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 2019), and a Top Family Doctor in South River, New Jersey (2022, 2023).
Dr. Girgis is the author of eight books, has published articles in many media outlets, and has been interviewed in US News, CNN, Reader’s Digest, Huffington Post, Newsweek, and more, as well as on air for NBC Nightly News and CBS This Morning. A complete list of her work is at drlinda-md.com.
Enjoy the advantages of the Membership model of healthcare
Convenient appointments
Same- and next-day appointments deliver speedy care that fits your schedule.
Virtual options
The convenience of telehealth for medical attention without leaving home.
Care that fits your schedule
No wait to see a doctor because we value your time.
Extended patient visits
The Membership model facilitates relationship-building with our patients.
24/7 communication
You’ll always be able to get you the care you need when you need it.
CCPHP Top Doctors® Network
A wide range of specialists is readily available to you whenever necessary.
Find out how our Members can immediately start taking incremental steps that lead to sustainable, healthy changes
Our SENS Solution® Wellness Program, included with every Membership, inspires and empowers our Members to take control of their health with laser-like focus on these four pillars
Sleep
Your health coach will work with you on building healthy sleep habits. SENS benefits include digital content such as blogs, events, classes, and offers from our Affinity Partners.
Exercise
Work with your personal health coach to build a custom healthy exercise routine. Stick to it with the help of exclusive SENS tracking tools, and educational content including webinars.
Nutrition
The SENS program will set you up with the recipe for success with personalized nutritional coaching; helpful digital content such as blogs, videos, and recipes.
Stress Management
One-on-one coaching and other Members-only SENS advantages; give you the tools and techniques you need to manage everyday stress.
Check out the events, webinars, educational resources, discounts, and other extras our Members get upon enrolling in our complimentary SENS program
Questions about Membership?
Here’s some more information.
General
A concierge or Membership-based practice focuses on enhancing the physician-patient relationship. Members of the concierge program pay an affordable fee to take advantage of a wide array of guaranteed enhancements to facilitate a more unhurried, connected, and personalized approach to healthcare. Concierge physicians typically have smaller patient panels, which means they can spend more time seeing patients.
Castle Connolly Private Health Partners (CCPHP) works with exceptional physicians to create and support concierge (Membership-based) healthcare programs that enable the optimal practice environment and physician-patient relationship. Members (patients) pay an affordable fee to take advantage of a wide array of enhancements for a more convenient, comprehensive, collaborative and personalized approach to support health and wellbeing.
Membership & Billing
Concierge medicine provides an enhanced healthcare experience, offering a variety of amenities that are not typically covered by medical plans. These unique amenities include:
• Same/next-day appointments
• Extended patients visits
• Direct 24/7 connectivity to your concierge physician
• Advanced telemedicine connections
• Opportunity to take part in the SENS Solution® Wellness Program, that includes unlimited health coaching sessions with board-certified health coaches to help meet your health and wellness goals
• Member-exclusive events, special offers on wellness services and products
• Navigation to more than 60,000 Castle Connolly Top Doctors® nationwide
These unique services ensure you receive the customized, one-on-one attention you need, exactly when you need it.
The Membership Fees are not covered by your health insurance plan and are your individual responsibility. However, at your discretion, you can submit the Membership Fee to any flexible spending account, health reimbursement account, or medical savings account in which you participate, but the Membership Program makes no representation that any part of the Membership Fee will qualify to be reimbursed from any such account. It is the Member’s responsibility to receive approval from their benefits administrator as to the amount that may be reimbursable.
You may pay the Membership Fee in one annual payment, or two (semi-annual) payments, or quarterly, or monthly. Payments are to be made to the Company by automatic debit from your bank account or credit card. You will select your method and timing of payment. Certain processing fees may apply.
A qualified physician will cover for your doctor when necessary, but he/ she will almost always be personally available by phone or the secure messaging platform (Spruce™), to respond to your medical concerns.
In order to provide better connectivity to your physician and the Membership Program, you will be provided with a secure digital and mobile media application, Spruce™. This HIPAA compliant platform can be used from your phone, other hand-held device, or computer to directly contact your physician, to attend Telehealth visits with your doctor for necessary and useful information.
CCPHP physicians have the ability to consult with and connect you to over 60,000 Castle Connolly Top Doctors® in the U.S. and internationally, as appropriate. The mission of Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. (CCML) is to help consumers find the best healthcare. The top doctors who are listed on the CCML website directory were nominated by their peers in an extensive survey process.
SENS Solution® Wellness Program
Many Members tell us how much they value the ability to participate for no additional charge in the SENS Solution® Wellness Program, which is a collaborative and integrative program designed to enhance CCPHP Members’ wellbeing, and focuses on four wellness pillars: Sleep, Exercise, Nutrition and Stress Management. The SENS Solution Wellness Program, offers an array of Member-exclusive amenities. From wellness webinars, to one-on-one health coaching, discounts on our favorite health and wellness products & services brands, and even cognitive behavioral training courses.
CCPHP health coaches work with you one-on-one over the phone to help engage and empower you with tools to implement lifestyle changes into your daily life.
• Set up your first session with a SENS health coach
• Take an online health assessment, which is used as “baseline” starting point for your health coaching journey
• Speak with your health coach at your convenience via remote phone sessions to identify potential barriers to a healthier lifestyle and create a plan for achieving your wellness goals
• Track your progress
Additional Membership Details
You can review details about these Membership amenities and enhancements in the Membership Handbook, and you can find further details about the terms of your Membership in the Membership Agreement.
Additional Membership Details
You can review details about these Membership amenities and enhancements in the Membership Handbook, and you can find further details about the terms of your Membership in the Membership Agreement.