Our Doctors

At McLean Internal Medicine, we're focused on making your care experience as personal, convenient, and comfortable as possible.   We take the time to fully listen and understand your needs, and then work with you to develop an appropriate plan of action.  We want you to be a full participating partner in your healthcare.

We'd like to get to know you on a personal level, so we’ve included some personal facts about us below that you might find interesting:


Brian Krakower, M.D.

Specialty

  • Internal Medicine

Areas of Expertise

  • Annual Physicals
  • Acute & Urgent Care
  • Disease Management
  • Preventive Health
  • Health Maintenance
  • Adolescent Medicine
  • Sports Injuries


Appointments

Elected Fellow of the American College of Physicians


Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine - University of Virginia School of Medicine



Medical School

  • Georgetown University

Residency

  • Georgetown University Hospital

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine

Hospital Affiliations

  • Virginia Hospital Center
  • Inova Fairfax Hospital

Awards/Pubilcations

  • Washingtonian Magazine
  •   'Top Doctor'
  • Consumers Checkbook
  •   'Best Doctor'

Care Philosophy

Dr. Krakower believes in compassionate and personal care. He encourages patients to be active in their medical care. A close partnership in the doctor-patient relationship is essential to promote a healthy lifestyle.

Personal Interests

Playing guitar, running, stamp collecting, family cruise vacations

Favorite Books

Agatha Christie mysteries, David Baldacci novels

Favorite Music

Classic rock, jazz, The Beatles

Favorite Movies

Star Wars, Radiers of the Lost Ark, It's a Wonderful Life

Favorite Quote

"Care more for the individual patient than for the special features of the disease....Put yourself in his place...The kindly word, the cheerful greeting, the sympathetic look--these the patient understands"

Sir William Osler

 

Chris Zanetti, M.D.

Specialty

  • Internal Medicine

Areas of Expertise

  • Annual Physicals
  • Acute & Urgent Care
  • Disease Management
  • Preventive Health
  • Health Maintenance
  • Adolescent Medicine
  • Sports Injuries

Appointments

Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine - Georgetown University School of Medicine

Medical School

  • UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Residency

  • Georgetown University Hospital

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine

Hospital Affiliations

  • Virginia Hospital Center
  • Inova Fairfax Hospital

Awards/Pubilcations

  • Washingtonian Magazine
  •   'Top Doctor'
  • Consumers Checkbook
  •   'Best Doctor'
  • Castle Connolly Top Doctor

Care Philosophy

As Dr Jeff C. Miller said, Body and soul cannot be seperated for purposes of treatment, for they are one and indivisible.

Personal Interests

Family, body surfing, scuba diving, running

Favorite Books

Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts, Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton, There And Back Again by J.R.R Tolkien

Favorite Music

Jimmy Buffett, Grateful Dead, Bruce Springsteen

Favorite Movies

The Sting, Lord Of The Rings Trilogy

Favorite Quote

"The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease."

Voltaire