Nicholas F. Carulli, MD, ACP

When my husband was having a severe heart problem, my family brought him to Dr. Carulli's office. Dr. Carulli took one look at my husband, and said he needed to go to the hospital immediately. They called for an ambulance. During that time everyone was extremely supportive and took care of him as well as they could then. My husband died two weeks later. Since then I have received incredible empathy and concern. It makes me feel like I have a family within Dr. Carulli's office.

The title does not denigrate what Scripture says about the length of one’s life. Hebrews 9:27 states: “… it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment.” That is a given. While it is true we may not be able to add or lessen the number of years given to us, I believe Dr. Carulli did just that.

On my first visit for a physical exam, and after the requisite blood draw, Dr. Carulli found a particular ‘protein’ in my blood, the levels of which were extremely high. This type of protein can cause heart disease. I told him I’d never seen this particular item (along with several others) in previous blood screens done over the years. He informed me that most GP physicians do not request this type of blood test. But I am grateful that he did, that it is part of his regular screening process.

During our conversation, he asked if anyone in my family had heart disease. I told him my dad, my uncle (his brother), and their father all died from heart disease. Dr. Carulli stated that while he did not know any of those men, he believed they may well have died of heart disease as a result of a high ‘protein’ count on their blood; the same protein he found in my blood count. He stated that if I were to have ignored this, my life would have ended as early as did theirs.

He prescribed a particular statin that I have been faithfully taking since that first visit. The off the chart ‘red’ level for this bad protein dropped to the acceptable ‘green’ level, and has remained there ever since. Now that was a gift from the Lord.

By God’s grace, I’ve outlived my dad, my uncle, and my grandfather. And as mentioned above, we all die at some point in time. But I remain firm in believing that the in-depth examination by Dr. Carulli had everything to do with keeping me around a little while longer.

I cannot thank Dr. Carulli enough for the care he has provided, for the care he has shown to me over the years. And that goes for his staff as well. He is a great physician with a tender, caring heart. It is difficult to find those qualities in this day and age.

Dr Carulli helped me through my bout with prostate cancer. He monitored by PSA test results, set me up with a urologist and got me set up for biopsy. I was in a delema over what to do for my treatment and helped me with my final decision. After my surgery I am cancer free for almost 2! years!

After many years with my MD in California I needed to relocate to another State. I foolishly believed MDVIP would carefully curate a Physician that put patient needs before a business plan and has solid knowledge about patient resources. I will not elaborate on my experiences with marginal MD’s. I will say New Mexico and Texas need to improve. I relocated to Oregon primarily for better quality medical treatment, Dr Nicholas Carulli in Vancouver Washington was a blessing. The office staff is welcoming works hard on my behalf, follows up and is immensely helpful, Dr Carulli is knowledgeable takes his time has common sense and respects the individual in a sensitive approachable manner. He works for success with the patient . I am so fortunate to have found him and trust him completely. His experience,Community knowledge of resources,is what I expect but has been hard to find. He is reassuring encouraging and has a great sense of humor. He is also an artist so I believe he is able to see the details others can’t see. I appreciate him and his staff who seem to enjoy their job. It makes a huge difference. His Office is a little world of goodness. Thank you Dr C. for your dedication and caring