Obesity (Weight Loss) Center - Pearland, TX
Pearland 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 Pearland * Pearland Family/Industrial Clin  Pearland Family/Industrial Clin  Davita Sagemount Dialysis Ctr  Premiere Heart Specialists  Kaisen Fang MD  Steven S Goldstein MD & Assocs  Comprehensive Pain Center  Southeast Medical Group  Southeast Medical Group  Coastal Medical Group  Coastal Medical Group  Raj Bhalla MD PA  Progressive Medical Clinic  Progressive Medical Clinic  Houston Pulmonary Medcn Assocs  Bay Area Medical  Southeast Medical Group  Bay Area Medical  Progressive Medical Clinic  Shan Medical Association  Shan Medical Association  Enayet Rahim MD  Pear Tree Medical Associates  Star Primary Care  Campbell Family Practice  Nova Medical Center  Manohar M Alloju MD  Pediatric & Adult Primary Care  Pediatric & Adult Primary Care  Egerton Clinic  Philomena E Ukwade MD PA  South Belt Medical Clinic  South Belt Medical Clinic  South Belt Medical Clinic  Anibal F Rossel MD  Memorial Hermann Medical Group  Methodist Debakey Cardlgy Asscs  Millennium Medical Group  Spuhler Medical Associates  Spuhler Medical Associates  Pearland Primary Care Assocs  Pearland Primary Care Assocs  Clear Lake Specialties  Clear Lake Specialties  Clear Lake Specialties  Medical Center Southeast  Medical Center Southeast  Clear Lake Specialties  Clear Lake Specialties  Clear Lake Specialties  Medical Center Southeast  Clear Lake Specialties  Clear Lake Specialties  Niraj Choudhary MD  Niraj Choudhary MD  Medic Lane Physicians  Pineloch Medical Clinic  Medical Associates of Pearland  Nibu Mathew MD PA  DN Infinite  Premiere Healthcare Group  Premiere Healthcare Group  Gastroenterology Diagnostic  Premiere Healthcare Group  Premiere Healthcare Group  PCP Associates Of Pasadena  Martin Luther King Health Ctr  Howard L Dillard MD  Martin Luther King Health Ctr  Clear Lake Integrative Health  Charles A Schuhmacher MD  Sharon R Wallace MD PA  Clinic 45  Pamela Dugano-Daphnis MD  Pearland Premier Surgery Center  Kindred Hosp Clr Lk Outpt Wnd C  Pamela Dugano-Daphnis MD  Heart Center  Carlos E Aguilar MD  Heinz J Hermann MD  Kyler S Knight MD  Raul A Rivera MD & Associates  Lung Center  Lung Center  James L Tran MD PA  Denis E Bergeron MD  Meridian Family Medical Assoc  Cardiovascular Center  Xiao H Li MD  Xiao H Li MD  Cardiovascular Center  Cardiovascular Center  Pranav H Bhakta MD  Angeles Laizayas MD  Bay Area Heart Center  Mohammed A Quraishi MD  Cor Physicians  Kelsey-Seybold Clear Lake Clin  Kelsey-Seybold Clear Lake Clin  Kelsey-Seybold Clear Lake Clin Pearland, TexasUpcoming Local Events2013-05-18
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