Dr. Benjamin Clements is a family medicine doctor at the University of Vermont Medical Center and assistant professor at the Larner College of Medicine at UVM. He has special interests in diabetes, substance abuse, wilderness and austere medicine, global health and palliative care, as well as procedures such as IUD, Nexplanon (a birth control implant), vasectomy, skin biopsy, and joint injections.Dr. Clements appreciates the opportunity to be a part his patient's lives and help serve as a guide for their healthcare decisions. He believes his role is to listen, understand, and provide guidance to maintain health and treat disease when it arises. His goal is to make sure all of his patients feel that they have been heard and that he is their advocate.Learn more about family medicine at the UVM Medical Center.