Some weeks the drive to Spring Valley is the hardest part of taking care of yourself. Telehealth at SD Weight Loss Center puts the visit on your screen instead: a scheduled video call with Michael Woo-Ming, MD, MPH, for new and existing patients who live anywhere in California.
What a telehealth visit looks like
You book a time, we send a private video link by text or email, and at the appointment you open it on a phone, tablet or computer. The visit runs the way an in-clinic visit does: history, goals, questions, and a plan you review together before anything starts. First visits usually take 30 to 45 minutes; follow-ups are shorter.
There is no consultation fee for the first conversation, no contract and no start-up fee. You leave the call knowing what we recommend and what it costs, then decide.
What we can do by video
- New-patient consultations for medically supervised weight loss, GLP-1 therapy, hormone therapy and testosterone replacement.
- Follow-ups: progress check-ins, dose adjustments, side-effect questions and plan changes.
- Lab reviews: Dr. Woo-Ming walks through your results line by line and explains what they change.
- Coaching check-ins by video, call or text, at the frequency you choose.
- Second opinions on a plan you started somewhere else.
What still happens in the clinic
Anything that needs hands: in-office injections, PRP and PRF, microneedling, Botox and Dysport, laser hair removal and any exam Dr. Woo-Ming decides should be done in person. Blood work is drawn at the clinic or at a lab near you; we send the order, you pick the location. Many people mix the two: labs and the occasional in-person check at 9735 Campo Road, everything else by video.
How testing works when you are not in the room
We still test first. After your consultation, Dr. Woo-Ming orders the panel that fits your case, such as metabolic markers, thyroid, A1c and insulin, lipids, vitamin D, and hormone levels for men and women. You have it drawn at the clinic or at a lab close to home, the results come back to us, and the next video visit is the review. Nothing is prescribed from a questionnaire.
Who telehealth is for
- Anyone in California who cannot get to Spring Valley easily, from North County to the desert to the Bay Area.
- Existing patients who want follow-ups between in-person visits without taking half a day off.
- Shift workers, parents and caregivers who need a 20-minute window, not a 2-hour errand.
- People who want a physician to read their labs before committing to a program anywhere.
Telehealth visits are available to California residents. If you are outside California, call us and we will tell you honestly whether we can help.
Before your first video visit
Have a quiet spot and a charged device with a camera. Keep any recent lab results, your medication list and your questions nearby. If you have a scale and a blood-pressure cuff at home, that helps; if not, we work with what you have. Five minutes before the appointment, open the link we sent and we will take it from there.
Ready to start? Request a visit or call (619) 465-4982 and ask for a telehealth appointment. Same clinic, same doctor, from wherever you are in California.
