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Alexandria Internist Doctors for High Blood PressureType of Physician: Internist What is a Internist? A certification by the Board of Internal Medicine. Practitioners provide long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common illnesses and complex problems for adolescents, adults, and the elderly. General internists are trained in primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health, and treatment of problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs. All internists are trained in the subspecialty areas of internal medicine including emergency internal medicine and critical care. Internists consult with surgeons when surgical management is indicated, and often act as consultants to other specialists. Specialty: Internal Medicine Common Name: Internist Doctors in Alexandria * Rapides Regional Medical Center  Internal Medicine Associates  Internal Medicine Associates  Internal Medicine Associates  John C Sams MD  Internal Medicine Associates  Internal Medicine Associates  Neurology & Sleep Center  Huey P Long Medical Center Clnc  Huey P Long Medical Center Clnc  Huey P Long Medical Center Clnc  Central Louisiana State Med Cln  Central Louisiana State Med Cln  Hometown Doctors  Cabrini Cancer Center  Kisatchie Medical Center  Alexandria Gastro Spclsts LLC  Alexandria Gastro Spclsts LLC  Alexandria VA Medical Center  Alexandria VA Medical Center  Alexandria VA Medical Center  Freedman Clinic LLP  Gerald L Foret Jr MD LLC  Freedman Clinic LLP  Freedman Clinic LLP  Freedman Clinic LLP  Freedman Clinic LLP  Freedman Clinic LLP  Freedman Clinic LLP  Rapides Parish Health Unit  Pinecrest Support & Services  Pinecrest Support & Services  Devinder K Verma MD  Kevin J Bordelon MD  Avoyelles Hospital Hospitalists  Bunkie General Hosp Rural Hlth  Riaz M Chaudhry MD  Oakdale Internal Medicine  Oakdale Comm Hosp Outptnt Clin  Winn Parish Nephrology  Shelton Clinic Internal Medcn  Fontenot Healthcare Inc  Eduardo L Alvarez-Quinones MD  Charles J Aswell III MD  Evangeline Primary Care  Brent C Ardoin MD  Country Clinic  John P Fontenot MD  Oscar Rodriguez MD  Riverpark Medical Clinic  Riverpark Medical Clinic  Natchitoches Internal Medicine  Natchitoches Internal Medicine  Natchitoches Medical Specialist  Life Care  Ingram Medical Clinic  Ingram Medical Clinic  Wheat Medical Center  Cardiovascular Consultants  Acadian Medical Center Emrgncy  Juliet A Robinson MD  Internal Medicine Associates  Pankaj S Shroff MD  John Vallian MD  Alammar Medical Clinic  Vo Medical Clinic  Vernon Internal Medicine  Lubbos Medical Clinic  Lubbos Medical Clinic  Lubbos Medical Clinic  ID Medical Associates LLC  Blanchard & Deblanc Mds  Blanchard & Deblanc Mds  Opelousas General Sleep Center  Acadiana Medicine Clinic  Shirley E Robertson MD  Acadiana Medicine Clinic  Louisiana Heart Clinic Inc  Eric M Chatman MD  Allen Parish Hosp Rural Med Ctr  Richard Tate MD  Fernando L Alemany MD  John W Guidry MD  West State Internal Medicine  Fresenius Medical Care  Medical Center At Sicily Island  Beauregard Mem Hosp Emergncy  Kufoy Medical Clinic  Henry S Carter MD LLC  Pandya Internal Medical Clinic  Beauregard Internal Medicn/Pedi  Steven C Farquhar MD  Divine Health  Health Express  Tillman Medical Group  Tillman Medical Group  Tillman Medical Group  Riverpark Ambulatory Surgry Ctr  Vincent Internal Medicine  Gerard K Williams MD Alexandria, LouisianaUpcoming Local Events2013-06-09
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