Obesity (Weight Loss) Center - Oakland, CA
Oakland 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 Oakland * Medlink  Kaiser Chemical Recovery Progrm  Kaiser Chemical Recovery Progrm  Asian Health Services  Asian Health Services  Asian Health Services  Xiao Guang Huang MD  Asian Health Services  Asian Health Services  East Bay Primary Care Med Grp  Asian Health Services  East Bay Primary Care Med Grp  Kam Y Cheung MD  VA Outpatient Clinic  Newton Medical Group  Oakland Medical Group  Oakland Medical Group  Oakland Medical Group  Oakland Medical Group  Oakland Medical Group  Oasis Clinic  Oakland Medical Group  West Oakland Health Center  Samuel Dong MD  Heart Medicine Chest Pain Clin  West Oakland Health Center  L'chaim Behavioral Health Srvcs  Sutter East Bay Medical Foundtn  Bruce D Moorstein MD  Sutter East Bay Medical Foundtn  Associated Intern Medcn Med Grp  Associated Intern Medcn Med Grp  Associated Intern Medcn Med Grp  Associated Intern Medcn Med Grp  W Irving Johnson MD Inc  Associated Intern Medcn Med Grp  Associated Intern Medcn Med Grp  Wai-Bong Lok MD  Associated Intern Medcn Med Grp  Associated Intern Medcn Med Grp  Associated Intern Medcn Med Grp  Robert K Sandberg MD  Elliott N Schwartz MD  Associated Intern Medcn Med Grp  Associated Intern Medcn Med Grp  Sutter East Bay Medical Foundtn  Richard L Wacht MD  Associated Intern Medcn Med Grp  Magic Jhnsn Clin/AHS Oaklnd Ctr  Elliott N Schwartz MD  Associated Intern Medcn Med Grp  Foundation Inpatient Team  Kimberly Hicks MD Inc  Kimberly Hicks MD Inc  East Bay Cardiac Surgery Center  Revels M Cayton MD Inc  Northern CA Gastrontrlgy Cnsltn  Leif R Hass MD  Jin Kwan Kim MD  Sutter Pacific Med Fdn Liver Di  Leif R Hass MD  East Bay Cardiac Surgery Center  Northern CA Gastrontrlgy Cnsltn  Leif R Hass MD  Leif R Hass MD  Bay Dang-Vu MD  Hai V Nguyen MD  Kaiser Permanente Oklnd Med Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Oklnd Med Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Oklnd Med Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Oklnd Med Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Oklnd Med Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Oklnd Med Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Oklnd Med Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Oklnd Med Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Oklnd Med Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Oklnd Med Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Oklnd Med Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Oklnd Med Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Oklnd Med Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Oklnd Med Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Oklnd Med Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Oklnd Med Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Oklnd Med Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Oklnd Med Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Oklnd Med Ctr  California Center Sleep Dsordr  Kaiser Permanente Oklnd Med Ctr  Kaiser Hospital Hospitalist  Kaiser Permanente Oklnd Med Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Oklnd Med Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Oklnd Med Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Harriet Tubman Medical Office  Harriet Tubman Medical Office  Harriet Tubman Medical Office  Harriet Tubman Medical Office  James A Watson Wellness Center  James A Watson Wellness Center  East Bay Endoscopy Center Oakland, CaliforniaOakland is the eighth-largest city in the U.S. state of California and a major West Coast port city, located on San Francisco Bay about eight miles east of the City of San Francisco. Oakland is a major hub city for the Bay Area subregion collectively called the East Bay, and it is the county seat of Alameda County. Upcoming Local Events2013-06-06
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