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Centreville Internist Doctors for Obesity (Weight Loss)Type 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 Centreville * Clifton Centreville Med Assocs  Centerville Urgent Care  Internal Medicine Asscs Cntrvll  Internal Medicine Asscs Cntrvll  Internal Medicine Asscs Cntrvll  Internal Medicine Asscs Cntrvll  Internal Medicine Asscs Cntrvll  Centreville Family Medical Ctr  Sugkee Youn MD  Inova Family Medicine  Chantilly Walk In Clinic  Family Medical Centers  Emergency USA  Emergency USA  Emergency USA  Kaiser Permanente Fair Oaks  Kaiser Permanente Fair Oaks  Kaiser Burke Oncology Clinic  Kaiser Permanente Fair Oaks  Dulles Health LLC  Kaiser Permanente Fair Oaks  Kaiser Permanente Fair Oaks  Kaiser Permanente Fair Oaks  Kaiser Permanente Fair Oaks  Kaiser Permanente Fair Oaks  Kaiser Permanente Fair Oaks  Annandale Medical Associates PC  Nova Medical Services  Arun K Gupta MD  Manassas Internal Medicine  Internal Medicine of Manassas  Arun K Gupta MD  Arun K Gupta MD  Associates In Gastroenterology  Manassas Internal Medicine  Manassas Internal Medicine  Manassas Primary Care/Trvl Clin  Manassas Internal Medicine  Manassas Internal Medicine  Novant Inpatient Care Specialst  Jay C Tyroler MD PC  Marc A Eisenbaum MD  Novant Inpatient Care Specialst  Marc A Eisenbaum MD  Jay C Tyroler MD PC  Novant Inpatient Care Specialst  Federico C Gonzales MD  Michael D Greene MD  Novant Inpatient Care Specialst  Novant Inpatient Care Specialst  Novant Inpatient Care Specialst  Jay C Tyroler MD PC  Advanced Internal Medicine Inc  Novant Inpatient Care Specialst  Vema Hospitalist Group  Advanced Internal Medicine Inc  Novant Inpatient Care Specialst  Novant Inpatient Care Specialst  Fairfax Family Practice  Prima Medicine  Novant Inpatient Care Specialst  Nathan R Shapiro MD  Siavash C Sobhani MD  Jay C Tyroler MD PC  Jay C Tyroler MD PC  Inova Fair Oaks Hospitalists  Anil Verma MD  Jay C Tyroler MD PC  Novant Inpatient Care Specialst  Paul C Desper MD  Penderbrook Internal Medicine  Sally A Mcfarland MD  Manassas Clinic Research Center  Dotson & Irwin MD PC  Valley Health Clinic  Manassas Clinic Research Center  Dotson & Irwin MD PC  Steven R Tucker MD  Walk In Medical Care  Walk In Medical Care  Walk In Medical Care  Walk In Medical Care  Kaiser Permanente Manassas  Walk In Medical Care  Kaiser Permanente Manassas  Kaiser Permanente Manassas  Walk In Medical Care  Allergy & Asthma Clinical Ctr  Optimal Health Dimension  Virginia Advanced Medical Ctr  Optimal Health Dimension  Total Health Medical Center  Optimal Health Dimension  Virginia Medical Arts Clinic  Iyer Clinic  Virginia Medical Arts Clinic  Raiqa Munis MD  Rubio Pediatrics  Anuradha N Ralapati MD  Family Med-Surg Clinic Centreville, VirginiaUpcoming Local Events2013-05-19
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