Primary care as a relationship, not a transaction

Collaborating your health

Most primary care visits run about ten minutes. That's not enough time to understand a person, let alone their full health picture. Blooming Health was built to fix that.

We see fewer patients, spend more time with each one, and listen. When something needs attention, we look at all the options (natural and lifestyle-based approaches, not just a prescription) and figure out together what makes the most sense for you.

The result is primary care that feels less like a system and more like a relationship. That's the whole point.

Avi Blumenthal, NP

Founder & FNP

Avi Blumenthal, FNP, was born and raised in the Baltimore/Pikesville community, where healthcare has always been close to home. His father practiced family medicine in the area for nearly 40 years, giving Avi an early look at the impact a trusted primary care provider can have on patients and families over time.

With more than a decade of healthcare experience, Avi’s career has taken him through several sides of patient care. He earned his master’s degree from the University of Maryland School of Nursing and began his career as a registered nurse at St. Joseph Medical Center. He later completed his Nurse Practitioner training through Maryville University and has spent nearly five years caring for patients in urgent care.

It was his time in urgent care that ultimately inspired the creation of Blooming Health.

Every day, Avi saw patients seeking urgent care for problems that could, and often should, have been handled by their primary care provider: medication refills, chronic conditions, new symptoms, follow-up questions, and concerns that simply couldn’t wait months for the next available appointment.

He saw firsthand how difficult it had become for patients to access someone who knew them, understood their medical history, and was available when they actually needed care.



Blooming Health was created to change that.

Avi believed there had to be a better way to care for people.

Blooming Health was created around that idea: a smaller patient panel, more time with each patient, greater accessibility, and a relationship with a provider who truly knows you. Through concierge primary care, Avi is able to offer same-day or next-day access when appropriate, longer and less rushed visits, and care that can continue through phone, text, or virtual visits when patients need him outside of the traditional office setting.

Outside of medicine, Avi is a husband and father of six. He enjoys staying active, exercising, playing guitar, learning new things, and spending time with his family.

At the core of it all, Avi simply loves helping people. Blooming Health brings together the kind of medicine he grew up watching his father practice with a more modern approach to accessibility and communication. And for Avi, opening that practice in the same Baltimore community he has always called home makes it even more meaningful.

Come as a patient.

Stay for the relationship.

Reach out to learn more or to set up a free introductory call with Avi.