Premier HealthCare Associates was founded in 2000 and provides:

Adult Primary Care (Internal Medicine)

  • E. Jody Crognale, M.D. has been practicing Internal Medicine since 2000. Dr. Crognale provides a wide range of Primary Care services for adults.

Rheumatology

  • Michael J. Strachan, M.D. has been practicing medicine since 1979, providing specialty care in Rheumatology. Dr. Strachan was voted Top Doc since 2009 by Richmond Magazine.
  • Mihail Moroianu, M.D. has been practicing at Premier HealthCare Associates since 2005, providing specialty care in Rheumatology.
  • Tammy R. Spring, M.D., a Richmond native, began practice in 2009, providing specialty care in Rheumatology. Dr. Spring was voted Top Doc for 2013 by Richmond Magazine.
  • Bhakti Joshi, M.D. has been practicing at Premier HealthCare Associates since 2021, providing specialty care in Rheumatology
  • Avnit Ahuja, M.D.  has been practicing at Premier HealthCare Associates since 2022, providing specialty care in Rheumatology

Our practice prides itself on achieving CMS Meaningful Use for Electronic Health Records since 2011, as well as a state-of-the-art information system for our laboratory and infusion center. Our physicians have successfully participated in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System.

Our mission is to develop a strong integral relationship that best serves the patient and their families, caring for you as we would care for our family.