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Whittier 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 Whittier * Bashir A Shaw MD  Uptown Whittier Family Med Ctr  Abdul M Alaama MD  Whittier Sleep Center  Heart Wise Fitness Longevity  E Robert Harris MD  George T Pang MD  Edward A Reece MD Inc  Whittier Pulmonary Critical Cr  Whittier Pulmonary Critical Cr  Whittier Pulmonary Critical Cr  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Whittier Pulmonary Critical Cr  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Whittier Pulmonary Critical Cr  Presbyterian Intercommunity Hsp  Intercommunity Dialysis Center  Presbyterian Intercommunity Hsp  Prsbytrn Intrcmmnty Hosptalists  Presbyterian Intercommunity Hsp  Presbyterian Intercommunity Hsp  Presbyterian Intercommunity Hsp  Presbyterian Intercommunity Hsp  Presbyterian Intercommunity Hsp  Presbyterian Intercommunity Hsp  Presbyterian Intercommunity Hsp  Presbyterian Intercommunity Hsp  Presbyterian Intercommunity Hsp  Presbyterian Intercommunity Hsp  Intercommunity Dialysis Center  Frankie Cotton MD  Ridha A Hajjar MD  Betty S Jelen MD  Ueki & Parks Mds  Ueki & Parks Mds  Lytton A Williams MD  Oncology Inst Of Hope & Innvtn  Caremore Medical Group  Kartik Thaker MD  Montes Medical Group  Foundation Medical Group  Caremore Medical Group  Caremore Medical Group  Digestive/Liver Disease Specs  Paresh Patel MD  Caremore Medical Group  Colima Care  Urgent Care America  Kesheng Wu MD  Nathan F Eitan MD  Mark Lee MD  AIDS Healthcare Foundation Ctr  Kesheng Wu MD  Digestive Health Specialists  Digestive Health Specialists  Digestive Health Specialists  Davita Santa Fe Springs  Davita Santa Fe Springs  Davita Santa Fe Springs  Caremore Medical Group  Sana Vida Medical Group  Clinica Medica Familiar  Sana Vida Medical Group  Bright Health Physicians  Bright Health Physicians  Bright Health Physicians  Clinica Medica Familiar  Bright Health Physicians  Southern California Fam Med Ctr  Southern California Fam Med Ctr  Metropolitan State Hospital  Gemma T Ko MD  Gemma T Ko MD  David M Aron MD  Altamed Medical Group  Altamed Medical Group  Altamed Medical Group  Altamed Medical Group  Shang C Wu MD  Arastu & Arastu Mds  Caremore Care Clinic  Caremore Care Clinic  Allergy Medical Group  Allergy Medical Group  Davita Norwalk Dialysis Center  Greater Valley Physicians Med  Davita Norwalk Dialysis Center  Mark W Li MD  Greater Valley Physicians Med  La Mirada Family Medical Group  Caremore Medical Group  Caremore Medical Group  La Mirada Family Medical Group  La Mirada Family Medical Group  Caremore Medical Group  Caremore Medical Group  Imperial Primary Care Med Grp  Shah & Shah Mds  Henry Q Winn MD Whittier, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2013-05-19
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