Obesity (Weight Loss) Center - Lawrence, MA
Lawrence 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 Lawrence * Greater Lawrence Fam Hlth Ctr  Greater Lawrence Fmly Hlth Ctr  Greater Lawrence Fmly Hlth Ctr  Eaton Medical Associates  Eaton Medical Associates  Anthony F Marino MD  Anthony F Marino MD  Lawrence G Kidd MD  Mahmoud Kowsari MD  New England Cardiology  Eagle Medicine Associates  Pleasant Valley Internists  Steward Medical Group  Pleasant Valley Internists  Pentucket Medical At Riverwalk  Pentucket Medical At Riverwalk  Pentucket Medical At Riverwalk  Pentucket Medical At Riverwalk  Pentucket Medical At Riverwalk  Autumn Grace Medical Associates  Autumn Grace Medical Associates  Tsypkin & Ghandi Mds  Tsypkin & Ghandi Mds  Allergy & Asthma Specialists  Allergy & Asthma Specialists  New England Medical Specialist  Community Medical Professional  Community Medical Professional  Paul N Lemaitre MD  Community Medical Professional  Phyllis N Spieler MD  Community Medical Professional  Essex Medical Associates  Steward Medical Group  Steward Medical Group  Salem New Hampshire Physicians  Merrimack Valley Medical Assoc  Sharda Kaul MD  Merrimack Valley Medical Assoc  Salem New Hampshire Physicians  Merrimack Valley Medical Assoc  Mai T Nguyen MD  Mark C Nitzberg MD PC  Salem New Hampshire Physicians  Branch Medical Group  Branch Medical Group  Branch Medical Group  Jeffrey Gorvine MD  William C Daly MD  Merrimac Valley Pulmonary Assoc  Tracy L Harris MD  New England Allergy Asthma Immu  Merrimac Valley Pulmonary Assoc  Merrimac Valley Pulmonary Assoc  Heart Safe  Michael A Gogjian MD  Pentucket Medical Associates  Pentucket Medical Associates  Pentucket Medical Associates  Shawsheen Medical Associates  Shawsheen Medical Associates  Chiochen Cheng MD  Pentucket Medical Associates  Pentucket Medical Associates  Pentucket Medical Associates  Pentucket Medical Associates  Pentucket Medical Associates  Pentucket Medical Associates  Pentucket Medical Associates  Pentucket Medical Associates  Pentucket Medical Associates  Theodora Christopher MD  Tewksbury Hospital INT  Merrimack Medical Center  Merrimack Medical Center  Merrimack Medical Center  Whittier Medical Associates  Lydia Zuser MD  Essex Inpatient Physicians  Essex Inpatient Physicians  Essex Inpatient Physicians  Lahey Clinic Haverhill  Lahey Clinic Haverhill  Lahey Clinic Haverhill  Woburn Medical Associates  Woburn Medical Associates  Woburn Medical Associates  Woburn Medical Associates  Winchester Hosp Multi-Spec Clin  Woburn Medical Associates  Global Care Medical Group  Global Care Medical Group  Global Care Medical Group  Reading Cardiology Associates  Stephen P Murphy MD  Reading Cardiology Associates  North Reading Internal Medicine  Mark G Bowie DO  Jack C Chang MD  Jack C Chang MD Lawrence, MassachusettsUpcoming Local Events2013-05-18
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