Obesity (Weight Loss) Center - North Bergen, NJ
North Bergen 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 North Bergen * Pasteur Medical Group  Jose Pinal MD  Rastogi & Rastogi Mds  Deepak K Amin MD  Trinity Family Practice  Dilegent Medical Care  Leslie J Simonson MD  Advanced Garden State Medicine  Gilberto F Gastell MD  Excel Care Medical Associates  Excel Care Medical Associates  Holger G Armas MD  Anthony J Inguaggiato MD PC  Holger G Armas MD  Steven C Goldstein MD  Katz Cardiomedical Services  Alejandro Presilla MD PA  North Hudson Community Action  Bienvenido Sanchez MD  North Hudson Community Action  Occupational/Community Hlth Svs  Occupational/Community Hlth Svs  Richard Periut MD  Integrated Healthcare  Globensa Medical  Riverview Health Care Assocs  Paresh P Shukla MD  Pablo A Arteta MD  NHCAC Health Center West NY  NHCAC Health Center West NY  East Hudson Primary Care  NHCAC Health Center West NY  Pablo A Arteta MD  Advanced Medical Care  NHCAC Health Center West NY  Advanced Medical Care  Riverside Medical Group  Carmelo Milazzo MD  Riverside Medical Group  Jorge J Figueroa MD LLC  Hector Florentino Medical Clinc  Paul T Ittoop MD  Chitra Kumar MD  Roque Medical Office  Dennis L Aponte MD  Mario E Pelletier MD  Denise M Daub MD  Advanced Medical Care  Robert W Boyajian MD  Youssef A Hannallah MD  Ghassan Nahas MD  Dhirendrak A Patel MD  Hoboken Dialysis  Hoboken Dialysis  Hoboken Dialysis  Concentra Urgent Care Int Med  Medical Arts Clinic  Broadway Medical  Jean N Messihi MD  Immediate Care PC  Immediate Care PC  Munir A Hasan MD  Mcareh Medical PC  Meadowlands Physicians  Meadowlands Physicians  Carlos E Alcorta MD  Jesus R Alfonso MD  Kirit V Gandhi MD  Marc Goldstein DO CMD  Arthritis Center of New Jersey  Hudson Primary Care Associates  Marc Goldstein DO CMD  Jihad S Moukdad MD  Hudson Physician Associates  Northern New Jersey Cardiology  Northern New Jersey Cardiology  Anthony J Kyreakakis MD  Northern New Jersey Cardiology  Ipc Hospitalist Company  Ipc Hospitalist Company  Alpine Medical Associates  Alpine Medical Associates  Maher M Badri MD  Robert P Costomiris MD  Joseph M Kozel MD  Donna M Mercado MD  Eduardo Montes MD  Hoboken University Med Ctr ER  Noroze J Khan MD  Noroze J Khan MD  Center For Asthma & Allergy  West River Medical Associates  Gastroenterology Medical Assocs  Gastroenterology Medical Assocs  St Georges Clinic  Gastroenterology Medical Assocs  Gregory J Tracey MD  Padmavathi Jonnalagadda MD  Mayank D Patel MD  Shah & Shah MDs North Bergen, New JerseyUpcoming Local Events2013-05-19
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