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Germantown 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 Germantown * Potomac Nephrology  Allergy & Asthma Clinical Cente  Ultima Medical & Aesthetics  Potomac Physicians Associates  Potomac Physicians Associates  Piyush K Patel MD  Primary Care Of Germantown  Vinu Ganti MD  Gul G Chablani MD  Rakesh Malik MD  Rakesh Malik MD  Medical Access  Medical Access  Medical Access  Medical Access  Medical Access  Medical Access  Family Healthcare  Kaiser Perm Gaithersbrg Med Ctr  Kaiser Perm Gaithersbrg Med Ctr  Kaiser Perm Gaithersbrg Med Ctr  Kaiser Perm Gaithersbrg Med Ctr  Kaiser Perm Gaithersbrg Med Ctr  Kaiser Perm Gaithersbrg Med Ctr  Kaiser Perm Gaithersbrg Med Ctr  Kaiser Perm Gaithersbrg Med Ctr  Kaiser Perm Gaithersbrg Med Ctr  Clarksburg Medical Center  Clarksburg Medical Center  Grace E Sagayadan MD  John R Melnick MD & Associates  John R Melnick MD & Associates  Frekko Primary Care  Frekko Primary Care  Frekko Primary Care  Adventist Medical Group  Cheryl E Winchell MD  Cheryl E Winchell MD  Michael A Greene MD  Alan R Vinitsky MD  Brigitte J Abrishami MD  Gabriel A Berrebi MD  Nelson L Lui MD  Kentlands Medical Associates  Internal Medicine Associates  Internal Medicine Associates  Internal Medicine Associates  Montgomery Medical Associates  Montgomery Medical Associates  Montgomery Medical Associates  Suhair H Abulfarag MD  Attan Kasid MD PHD  Michelle H Tan MD  Marshak Medical Group  Mahashweta Rita Ghosh MD  Adult Pediatric Clinic  Maryam Y Mizrahi MD  Mo-Ping Chow MD  Anurita I Medhiratta MD  Ramleth T Shakir MD  Tuanh Ann Tonnu MD  Comprehensive Primary Care  Comprehensive Primary Care  Comprehensive Primary Care  Comprehensive Primary Care  Comprehensive Primary Care  Comprehensive Primary Care  Comprehensive Primary Care  Vein Clinics Of America  Optimal Health Physicians  Advanced Primary & Geriatric Cr  Schwartz & Bass MDs  Plotsky Medical Associates  Optimal Health Physicians  Advanced Primary & Geriatric Cr  Martin W Graf MD  Plotsky Medical Associates  Sleep Heart  Wayne L Meyer MD  Physicians Now Urgent Care Ctr  Plotsky Medical Associates  Advanced Primary & Geriatric Cr  Sleep Heart  Advanced Primary & Geriatric Cr  Plotsky Medical Associates  Advanced Primary & Geriatric Cr  Physicians Now Urgent Care Ctr  Schwartz & Bass MDs  Plotsky Medical Associates  Advanced Primary & Geriatric Cr  Advanced Primary & Geriatric Cr  James M Anchors MD  Montgomery Medical Associates  David A Charles MD  Montgomery Medical Associates  Bariatric Medical Clinic  Montgomery Medical Associates  Montgomery Medical Associates  Montgomery Medical Associates  Allergy & Asthma Center Germantown, MarylandUpcoming Local Events2013-05-31
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