At VIM, I practice my specific clinical “flavor” known as Performance Medicine, an approach that blends evidence-based clinical care, long-range health strategy, and the science of behavior change.
Performance, as I define it, is the capacity to bring energy and attention to what matters most in the present moment. It’s not just about physical ability or output. It’s about presence. And that presence, moment to moment, ultimately determines the quality of one’s life.
The way we practice is about living on purpose. And this necessitates expanding your adaptive capacity, using stress and recovery as tools for transformation, postponing decline while protecting performance, and aligning your health with your values, goals, and evolving life demands.
At Vim, Dr. Joseph works within a Health Management Medicine model, and practices his own published clinical framework, Performance Medicine — that allows him to:
- Build deep, long-term physician–patient relationships on a small panel
- Track biomarkers and trends over time, not isolated snapshots
- Coordinate care across specialists, eliminating silos and handoffs
- Adjust your plan as life, stress, and health needs evolve
- Apply the science of strategic stress and recovery to expand your capacity
This model is particularly well-suited for patients who want a steady, trusted medical partner, not just access to testing or episodic visits.
Dr. Joseph is co-founder and board chair of Vital CxNs, a Boston-based nonprofit that takes a grassroots approach to forging partnerships that advance equitable health outcomes. His commitment to democratizing proactive care, making what works for his private patients eventually accessible to everyone, is central to why Vim exists.
I became a doctor to help people get better. But I quickly learned that our healthcare system isn't designed to make anyone better — it's designed to intervene once you're already sick.
I spent years training at Stanford and Harvard, practicing at Brigham and Women's, publishing research, and working across clinical care, behavioral science, and executive wellness. And the more I saw, the clearer it became: the people who needed me most weren't in crisis. They were high-performing, ambitious, and quietly watching their health erode under the weight of stress, age, and a system that had nothing proactive to offer them.So I built something different.
What I do believe is this: With the right strategy, partnership, and commitment, your health can support the life you're truly here to live.
Clinical Training and Academic Appointments
Dr. Joseph trained in internal medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, one of Harvard Medical School's flagship teaching hospitals. He holds an MD from Stanford School of Medicine and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, and earned his B.S. in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology with honors from Yale University.
- Faculty, Harvard Medical School
- Research Faculty, Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), NSCA
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