Ask Dr. Jay

Dr. Jay Parkinson (image Noah Kalina)
The doctor is in! Dr. Jay Parkinson, the so-called “Hipster Doctor” of Williamsburg—featured on Gawker, The Brooklyn Paper and dozens of other places—will begin answering your health-related questions here, on FREEwilliamsburg.com. Effective immediately.
First order of business: we are hereby disposing of the name “Hipster Doctor.” It’s dorky. Jay hates it. And sure, he’ll talk with you via IM, but he doesn’t wear skinny jeans or use PBR for anesthesia.
He’s now simply Dr. Jay, your friend, our doctor, and resident Williamsburg health expert. He wants to help.
If you’re not familiar with Jay, he runs Hello Health which, uh, pretty much rules. They provide professional healthcare for a wired generation that often can’t afford the premiums. From the Hello Health website

Once upon a time, going to your doctor was simple. You knew his first name, or perhaps just called him “Doc.”? He lived just down the street and made house calls. And if you were sick, you would see him that day, because, well, you were sick…. Hello Health serves as your old-fashioned neighborhood doctor, remodeled for today’s lifestyle, an experience found nowhere else in health care. And, on top of being accessible and affordable, we focus on you, as a real live, busy person.
We can do all that because we love technology, the Internet, and especially our iPhones. You can talk to us like you’re talking to a friend: through emails, texts, phone calls, instant messages, or face-to-face conversations. Also, everything’s online, from making appointments to accessing your records. It also helps we’re close by, living and working in your neighborhood. We like talking with you and spending the right amount of time with everyone. We believe that good communication in a close relationship, whether you’re feeling fit or not feeling well, is what keeps you at your best.

Now, Jay will also be answering your questions on this site. Next time you wake up bleary-eyed on a Saturday morning, with a blazing rash on your thigh, shoot a question off to Dr. Jay. He’ll advise you on safe sexin’. Or, if you’re just an everyday person with a mundane life suffering from a standard-issue virus, Jay can help too. Nothing’s off topic. (Though he does get sick of jokes about gynecological exams). Just fire off an email to askdrjay[AT]freewilliamsburg.dotcom whenever you feel like it, and the Dr will be in weekly to answer your calls.

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