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Decatur 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 Decatur * Community Free Clinic Decatur  Internal Medicine Specialist PC  Internal Medicine Specialist PC  Alabama Sleep Clinic  Mark A Sweeny MD  Internal Medicine Specialist PC  Internal Medicine Specialist PC  Nephrology Of North Alabama  Nephrology Of North Alabama  North Alabama Internal Medicine  Scott Matthews MD  Charles T Prickett MD  Michael N Roberts MD  Allen J Schmidt MD  Steven C Chandler MD  Michael L Putman MD  Stephen A Branning MD  PJM Reddy MD  Highlands Internal Medicine  Valley Internal Medicine  Valley Internal Medicine  Decatur Internal Medicine Ctr  Bharat Vakharia MD  Amit V Vora MD  North Alabama Primary Care  North Alabama Primary Care  Athens Int Med/Nphrlgy Assocs  Athens Int Med/Nphrlgy Assocs  Athens Int Med/Nphrlgy Assocs  Limestone Internal Medicine PC  Medical East  Madison Primary Care  Tennessee Valley Internal Medcn  Abundant Life Medical Care PC  Ramakrishna Vennam MD  Musarrat A Yousuf MD  Physician Care Medicine  Horizons Medical Care  Madison Primary Care/Wllnss Ctr  Village Health Care  Fox Army Health Center  Sparkman Medical Clinic  Choice Medicine  Eddie G Gaines MD PC  Iqbal Saeed MD  Integrative Medicine Center  Village Medical Clinic  Central Health Care Intrnl Mdcn  Central Health Care Intrnl Mdcn  Central Health Care Intrnl Mdcn  Radiology Of Huntsville PC  Zaheer M Khan MD  Center For Adult Medicine  John H Lary Jr MD  Zoe Medical Care  William J Hicks MD  UAB Health Center Huntsville  Huntsville Comm Bsd Outpnt Clin  UAB Health Center Huntsville  Trinity Medical Care  UAB Health Center Huntsville  UAB Health Center Huntsville  Huntsville Comm Bsd Outpnt Clin  Huntsville Comm Bsd Outpnt Clin  UAB Health Center Huntsville  Huntsville Comm Bsd Outpnt Clin  UAB Health Center Huntsville  Huntsville Colon/Gastro Conslt  Huntsville Internal Medcn Assoc  Lizabeth M Harden MD PC  Huntsville Hospital Int Medcn  James P Holmes MD  Huntsville Internal Medcn Assoc  Huntsville Internal Medcn Assoc  Huntsville Internal Medcn Assoc  Brindlee Mountain Family Prac  North Alabama Hospitalists  Varun R Puducheri MD  Legacy Medical Care  Internal Medicine Specialty Ctr  Blossomwood Medical  Devi P Misra MD  Blossomwood Medical  Jeremy P Russell MD  Cheryl C Bazzle MD PC  Diagnostic Clinic PC  Irma M Fernandez-Deleon MD  Rupen S Joshi MD LLC  Dibyajiban Mahapatra MD  Samyuktha C Reddy MD  Qi Wan MD  Carolyn N Herrington MD  Huntsville Clinic  John E Fanning MD  Alabama Infectious Diseases Ctr  Carolyn N Herrington MD  Jon R Moody MD  Joseph L Randall MD  Alabama Infectious Diseases Ctr  Rekha R Vankineni MD Decatur, AlabamaUpcoming Local Events2013-05-18
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