WELCOME TO OUR PRACTICETerry L. Franklin, MD, specializes in delivering personalized preventative healthcare to every patient he serves at his family medicine practice in Monterey, California. By integrating Eastern and Western philosophies in his private practice, Dr. Franklin has pioneered a creative approach to healthcare, coined: Appreciative Medicine„¢. This philosophical approach to medicine views health and life as a continuum of your physical, emotional, and psychological being as well as a spiritual quest. Appreciative Medicine„¢ truly fosters a partnership between the patient and practitioner, focusing on achieving optimal health.As a board-certified physician and a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, Dr.