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Freeport 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 Freeport * Ocean Physicians  Ocean Physicians  Jacqueline Delmont MD  Jacqueline Delmont MD  Jacqueline Delmont MD  Family Healthcare  Jacqueline Delmont MD  Jacqueline Delmont MD  Suarez Medical Center LLC  South Nassau Intrnl Medcne Asso  South Nassau Intrnl Medcne Asso  South Nassau Intrnl Medcne Asso  South Nassau Intrnl Medcne Asso  Grill & Grill MDs  Grill & Grill MDs  South Nassau Intrnl Medcne Asso  South Nassau Intrnl Medcne Asso  Progressive Medical Group NY  Lester N Ploss MD  Scott V Rankin MD PC  First Care Medical Office  Grand Medical Services  Freeport-Roosevelt Health Ctr  Freeport-Roosevelt Health Ctr  Anamika Patni MD  Shyam S Prabhakar MD  Rasheed U Jafar MD  Emergicare  Island Internal Medicine  Jason Birnhak MD  Jason Birnhak MD  Gary J Shore MD PC  Gary J Shore MD PC  Lewis Medical Office  Andrew M Goldstein MD  Gupta & Gupta MDs  Gupta & Gupta MDs  Lewis Medical Office  Timothy P Mailloux MD  Erik A Niedritis MD  South Nassau Community Hosp ICU  Kind Family Health  South Nassau Comms Hosp Hsptlst  Kind Family Health  Richard A Pellegrini MD  Oppenheimer Marchitelli Fasano  Bellmore Merrick Pediatrics  Jamal Siddiqui MD  Michael Goodman MD  Mohammad A Hasan MD PC  H Bianca Japal MD PC  Glenn J Macdonald MD  Mitgang & Shahkoohi MDs  South Nassau Walkin Medical  Rama B Raju MD  Mitgang & Shahkoohi MDs  Jamal Siddiqui MD  Jamal Siddiqui MD  Cardio Consultants Long Island  Joseph I Cohn MD  Zoha F Gondal MD  Atlantic Dermatologic Assocs  Mausner & Kirchblum MDs  Ihor W Magun MD  Mausner & Kirchblum MDs  Niaz & Wynn Mds  Mausner & Kirchblum MDs  Long Island Pulmonary Assocs PC  Long Island Pulmonary Assocs PC  Magdi S Sourour MD  Niaz & Wynn Mds  Hamid & Aslam Medical Group  Rom M Gupta MD  Hamid & Aslam Medical Group  Aijaz Khan MD  Hamid & Aslam Medical Group  Hempstead Medical  Ilie Dragomir MD  Long Island Allergy  Oceanside Medical Associates  Oceanside Medical Associates  Geriatric Care Associates  East Meadow Walk-In/Primary  William H Simon MD  Oceanside Medical Associates  Kenneth H Petersel MD PC  Jerome R Caiati MD PC  David M Frank MD  Steven J Friedman MD  Rockville Medical  Bellmore Medical Associates  Rockville Medical  Rockville Medical  Neal A Sckolnick MD  Jeffrey S Smoller MD  Jonathan H Sumner MD  Stuart Wasser MD  Long Island Int Medcn Assocs  Long Island Int Medcn Assocs  Leonard Ingber MD Freeport, New YorkUpcoming Local Events2013-05-31
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