Private primary care — Beacon Hill, Boston
Aster Health is a small private practice — two physicians, a six-hundred-patient cap, and thirty-minute visits that start on time.
Why Aster
A deliberately small panel means your doctors actually know you — your history, your family, the way you prefer to be spoken to. Appointments start on time, run half an hour, and end with a plan in writing.
What we care for
And honest, hand-held referrals for the rest.
Annual physicals, vaccinations, screenings — and the small questions, before they become big ones.
Blood pressure, diabetes, asthma, thyroid — managed closely, adjusted often, explained clearly.
Well-woman exams, contraception, menopause medicine, and screening you never have to chase.
Anxiety, low mood, burnout, insomnia — treated as medicine, because they are.
Sore throats, sprains, stitches, infections. Call before noon and be seen today.
Blood draws, EKGs, and spirometry on site — results explained within a day, in plain English.
The visit
The front desk greets you by name and you’re in a room within five minutes. Our waiting room is mostly decorative.
Half an hour with your physician, door closed, no hand on the doorknob. Bring the whole list of questions — that’s what the time is for.
Labs drawn down the hall, prescriptions sent, follow-ups booked — and your plan in writing, in your inbox by evening.
Your doctor — not a portal robot — messages you with results in plain English and clear next steps.
Your physicians
Internal medicine · Co-founder
Trained at Columbia and Mass General, Dr. Rowan spent a decade inside a 3,000-patient panel before co-founding Aster to practice the way she was taught medicine should feel.
Special interests Complex chronic care, cardiometabolic health, menopause medicine.
Family medicine · Co-founder
A UCSF- and Brigham-trained family physician, Dr. Boone cares for patients from age five to ninety-five — often three generations of the same household.
Special interests Preventive cardiology, sports medicine, anxiety and sleep.
The office
Natural light, quiet rooms, no fluorescent hum. Coffee and tea instead of daytime television.
“My kids ask to go to the doctor. I don’t know what to tell you.”
“For the first time in my adult life, my doctor called me back the same afternoon. I assumed it was a mistake.”
“They caught what two urgent cares missed — because someone finally sat still long enough to listen.”
“Thirty minutes is not a gimmick. We talked about my heart, my sleep, and my father’s history. Then we made a plan.”
Insurance
We bill most major plans directly. No membership fees, no surprise facility charges — and if something won’t be covered, we tell you before we do it.
Questions
Yes — we keep roughly five percent of our panel open. New-patient visits are a full hour and are usually available within two weeks.
One of our physicians is always on call. Call the main line and you’ll reach a doctor who can read your chart — not an answering service.
Yes — for follow-ups, results reviews, mental health, and anything that doesn’t need hands. Video visits book the same way as office visits.
We coordinate closely with Mass General and Brigham & Women’s, and we’ll quarterback any specialist care wherever it happens.
There’s a validated garage on Charles Street, two minutes away — and we’re a five-minute walk from the Charles/MGH T stop.
New patients
Book a sixty-minute new-patient visit, or call and talk to a human. We still answer our own phone.
Currently accepting new patients
| Mon–Thu | 8:00 – 18:00 |
|---|---|
| Fri | 8:00 – 16:00 |
| Sat | 9:00 – 13:00 |
| Sun | Physician on call |