Lymphedema Center - Rocky Mount, NC
Rocky Mount Internist Doctors for LymphedemaType 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 Rocky Mount * East Rocky Mount Kidney Center  East Rocky Mount Kidney Center  East Rocky Mount Kidney Center  Eastern North Carolina Med Grp  Eastern North Carolina Med Grp  Nash Internal Medicine  Rocky Mount Internal Medicine  Boice-Willis Clinic PA  Boice-Willis Clinic PA  Boice-Willis Clinic PA  Primary Care Boice-Willis Clin  Primary Care Boice-Willis Clin  Primary Care Boice-Willis Clin  Primary Care Boice-Willis Clin  Boice-Willis Clinic PA  Boice-Willis Clinic PA  Primary Care Boice-Willis Clin  Boice-Willis Clinic PA  Boice-Willis Clinic PA  Boice-Willis Clinic PA  Boice-Willis Clinic PA  Boice Willis Clinic PA  Boice-Willis Clinic PA  Boice-Willis Clinic PA  Boice-Willis Clinic PA  Boice-Willis Clinic PA  Nash General Hospital  Eagle Hospital Physicians  Eagle Hospital Physicians  Eagle Hospital Physicians  Carolina Quick Care  Carolina Quick Care  Carolina Quick Care  Carolina Quick Care  Robert W Bynum IV MD  Yasmin Heater Internal Medcn PA  Harvest Family Health Center  Vidant Multispecialty Clin Trbr  Vidant Multispecialty Clin Trbr  Vidant Multispecialty Clin Trbr  Tarboro Internal Medicine  Wilson Medical Associates  Wilson Medical Associates  Wilson Medical Associates  Hooper/Burnette Internal Medcn  Wilson Arthritis & Osteoporosis  Hooper/Burnette Internal Medcn  Wilson ENT & Sns Cntr  Hooper/Burnette Internal Medcn  Eastern Internal Medicine  Vidant Medical Group  Wilson Immediate Care  Vidant Medical Group  Vidant Medical Group  Vidant Medical Group  Wilson Medical Center Hosplts  Douglas C Brewer MD  Wilson Medical Group  Wilson Pulmonary/Internal Med  Wilson Internal Medicine  Natalie A Doyle MD PA  Natalie A Doyle MD PA  Freedom Hill Community Hlth Ctr  Jonathon G Dewald MD  Farmville Internal Medicine  Farmville Internal Medicine  Farmville Internal Medicine  Farmville Internal Medicine  Physicians East  Physicians East  Physicians East  Physicians East  Rural Health Group  Kenly Medical  Kenly Medical  Kenly Medical  Halifax-Northampton Int Medcn  Halifax Medical Specialists  Halifax Medical Specialists  Halifax Medical Specialists  Halifax Medical Specialists  Roanoke Valley Internal Medcn  Halifax Medical Specialists  Valley Hypertension/Nephrology  Rural Health Group  Valley Hypertension/Nephrology  Valley Hypertension/Nephrology  Walter B Jones Alchl & Drug Ctr  Kate B Reynolds Medical Center  ECU Phys Psychtrc Outptnt Clin  Snow Hill Medical Center  Vidant Medical Group  Vidant Medical Center  Vidant Medical Center  Vidant Medical Center  Vidant Medical Center  Vidant Medical Center  Vidant Medical Center  Vidant Medical Center  Vidant Medical Center Rocky Mount, North CarolinaUpcoming Local Events2013-05-18
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