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Lafayette 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 Lafayette * Acadiana Renal Physicians  Acadiana Renal Physicians  Acadiana Renal Physicians  Acadiana Renal Physicians  Hector A Robles MD  Masoud Yazdi MD  Acadiana Renal Physicians  Lafayette VA Outpatient Clinic  Lafayette VA Outpatient Clinic  Lafayette VA Outpatient Clinic  Lafayette VA Outpatient Clinic  Lafayette VA Outpatient Clinic  Internal Medicine of Acadiana  Lafayette General Hospital IM  Acadian Infectious Disease  Lafayette General Hospital IM  Lafayette General Hospital IM  Internal Medicine Of Acadiana  Lester L Ducote Jr MD  Acadiana Internal Medicine  Lafayette General Hospital IM  Lafayette General Hospital IM  Jay P Jaikishen MD  Milton J Jolivette Jr MD  Kothapalli & Kothapalli Mds  Apollo Emergency Physicians  Lafayette General Hospital IM  CIS Lafayette General  Internal Medicine of Acadiana  Acadiana Internal Medicine  Karen R Smith MD  Lafayette General Hospital IM  Edward P Lyons MD  Kenneth E Mccarron MD  LSU Medicine Clinic  University Med Ctr Intrnl Medcn  Patricia A Cran MD  Wartelle J Castille MD  AHS Walk-In Clinic  Jason A Landry MD  Ronald A Jenkins MD  Louisiana Sleep Diagnostics  Bryan A Lebean MD  Joseph Henry Tyler Behavrl Hlth  Kelly Cobb MD  Our Lady of Lords Hospitalists  Our Lady of Lords Hospitalists  Our Lady of Lords Hospitalists  Charles H Louis MD  Our Lady of Lords Hospitalists  Our Lady of Lords Hospitalists  Our Lady of Lords Hospitalists  Acadiana Renal Physicians  Booher & Spiller Mds  Booher & Spiller Mds  Booher & Spiller Mds  Youngsville Medical Clinic  Youngsville Medical Clinic  Louisiana Heart Clinic Inc  Hamilton Medical Group  Y Jeffrey Chen MD Associates  Lafayette Internal Medcn Clinic  Lafayette Internal Medcn Clinic  Lafayette Internal Medcn Clinic  Jose E Merced MD  Gerard K Williams MD  Gerard K Williams MD  Jaime M Cordova MD  Kerry M Schexnaider MD  Primary Care Physicians  Fernando L Alemany MD  John W Guidry MD  Richard Tate MD  Abbeville General Hospital Clnc  Lahasky Medical Clinic  Myriam D Hutchinson MD  Gulf Regional Occupatnl Medcn  Gulf Regional Occupatnl Medcn  Eric M Chatman MD  Michael L Alvarez MD  Baker Clinic  Clarke Clinic  JKL Healthcare Services  Robert S Lewis MD  Legacy Medical Group  JKL Healthcare Services  Iberia Comprehnsv Comm Hlth Ctr  Acadiana Medicine Clinic  Carl M Ditch MD  James B Falterman Jr MD  Acadiana Medicine Clinic  Parks General Hospital Hpltsts  Kenneth A Ritter Jr MD  Shirley E Robertson MD  Acadiana Medicine Clinic  Blanchard & Deblanc Mds  Blanchard & Deblanc Mds  ID Medical Associates LLC  John Vallian MD  Vincent Internal Medicine Lafayette, LouisianaUpcoming Local Events2013-05-18
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