Obesity (Weight Loss) Center - Mesquite, TX
Mesquite 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 Mesquite * Mesquite Medical/Surgical Clinc  Inpatient Physician Associates  Inpatient Physician Associates  Inpatient Physician Associates  Inpatient Physician Associates  Sohail Parekh MD  Apogee Medical Group Texas PA  Inpatient Physician Associates  Pedros Zevallos MD  Heart Center Dallas  Metro Care Medical Clinic  Salma Mazhar MD  North TX Kdny Cr Assocs  Salma Mazhar MD  Anuradha L Mundluru MD  Po H Wong MD  Mesquite Heart Center  Satish K Goyal MD  Texas Family Practice  Kanani & Kanani MDs  Andrew D Merkin MD  Texas Digestive Disease Consult  Ashfaq A Rasheed MD  Texas Digestive Disease Consult  Inova Mesquite Family Practice  Rajesh Rana MD  Inova Mesquite Family Practice  Mesquite Internal Medicine  Mesquite Internal Medicine  Premiere Care Physicians  Premiere Care Physicians  Premiere Care Physicians  Sunnyvale Medical Group  Baylor Senior Health Center  Baylor Senior Health Center  Baylor Senior Health Center  Bruce L Ackerman DO  Rafael A Rodriguez MD  Rafael A Rodriguez MD  Nova Health Care Centers  Nova Health Care Centers  Dallas Nephrology Associates  Dallas Nephrology Associates  Chaim Banjo MD  Abdallah N Adham MD  Priority Health Center  Priority Health Center  Priority Health Center  Fred C Thomas MD  Michael L Carroll MD  Healing Companion Med Clnc  Cumbre Medical Center  Urban Clinic  Cumbre Medical Center  Corazon L Llarena MD  Gregory J Patton MD  CA Bloom MD PLLC  South Loop 12 Medical Clinic  Aruna Koney MD  Jorge A Ontiveros MD  Forney Pediatric & Med Clin  White Rock Internal Medicine  Mark A Co MD  White Rock Internal Medicine  Tom N Jones DO  Doctors Hospital Outpatient Sgy  White Rock Internal Medicine  Parkland Garland Health Center  Parkland Garland Health Center  Ferit Acar MD  White Rock Adult Medcn Assocs  White Rock Adult Medcn Assocs  White Rock Adult Medcn Assocs  Jyothi R Rereddy MD  White Rock Adult Medcn Assocs  Forest Medical Care  Dallas Diagnostic Assn Garland  Dallas Diagnostic Assn Garland  Dallas Diagnostic Assn Garland  Dallas Diagnostic Assn Garland  Dallas Diagnostic Assn Garland  Baylor Community Care Garland  Extended Hours Clinic  Health Texas Inpatient Care  Health Texas Inpat Care Baylor  Health Texas Inpatient Care  American Internal Medicine  Health Texas Inpatient Care  Health Texas Inpatient Care  Health Texas Inpatient Care  Procare Medical Clinic  Health Texas Inpatient Care  Emcare  Health Texas Inpatient Care  Health Texas Inpatient Care  Health Texas Inpatient Care  Digestive Health Associates  Famicare Clinic  Prima Health Clinic  Prima Health Clinic Mesquite, TexasUpcoming Local Events2013-05-31
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