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Santa Monica 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 Santa Monica * Akasha Center Integrative Medcn  Liebowitz Longevity Center  UCLA Santa Monica Bay Physicns  UCLA Santa Monica Bay Physicns  Davita Healthcare Santa Monica  UCLA Santa Monica Bay Physicns  Davita Healthcare Santa Monica  Davita Healthcare Santa Monica  Davita Healthcare Santa Monica  UCLA Santa Monica Bay Physicns  Davita Healthcare Santa Monica  Davita Healthcare Santa Monica  Neal Shanblatt MD  UCLA Santa Monica Bay Physicns  Davita Healthcare Santa Monica  Santa Monica UCLA Hosp Hsptlts  Santa Monica UCLA Hosp Hsptlts  UCLA Intrnl Mdcn/Pdtrcs Med Grp  Santa Monica UCLA Hosp Hsptlts  UCLA Mdcl Grp Intrnl Mdcn & Ped  UCLA Intrnl Mdcn/Pdtrcs Med Grp  UCLA Internal Medicine  Santa Monica UCLA Hosp Hsptlts  Santa Monica UCLA Hosp Hsptlts  UCLA Internal Medicine  Santa Monica UCLA Hosp Hsptlts  UCLA Intrnl Mdcn/Pdtrcs Med Grp  UCLA Intrnl Mdcn/Pdtrcs Med Grp  UCLA Intrnl Mdcn/Pdtrcs Med Grp  UCLA Intrnl Mdcn/Pdtrcs Med Grp  Santa Monica UCLA Hosp Hsptlts  UCLA Intrnl Mdcn/Pdtrcs Med Grp  UCLA Internal Medicine  Santa Monica UCLA Hosp Hsptlts  UCLA Internal Medicine  Bruce S Gillis MD  James L Anastasi MD  Stanton G Axline MD  UCLA Internal Medicine Cnsltnts  Santa Monica Primary Care  UCLA Internal Medicine Cnsltnts  UCLA Internal Medicine Cnsltnts  Joan K Feltman MD  UCLA Internal Medicine Cnsltnts  UCLA Internal Medicine Cnsltnts  Gorlitsky & Hernandez MDs  UCLA Santa Monica Bay Phys  William C Harrell MD  Gorlitsky & Hernandez MDs  Frederick J Karubian MD  UCLA Internal Medicine Cnsltnts  UCLA Internal Medicine Cnsltnts  Sean C Lai MD  UCLA Internal Medicine Cnsltnts  UCLA Internal Medicine Cnsltnts  Alex J Messina MD  Stuart M Miller MD  Internal Medicine/Nephrlgy Spec  Ramachandra R Nemani MD  Sandra J Ramer MD  Ann R Schmidt MD  William F Skinner MD  Seaside Medical Practice  Jane S Spiegel MD  Amornchit Srikureja MD  David Stein MD  Lisa T Vasak MD  Fawad Zafar-Khan MD  Mark H Biscow MD  Venice Family Clinic  Venice Family Clinic  Venice Family Clinic  Westside Internal Medicine  Venice Family Clinic  Mitchell D Becker MD  Amin Khorsandi MD  Louis Ravitz MD  Ebrahim Sajedi MD Inc  Michael V Zelman MD  Hossein Babaali MD  Calvin Duong/Vitality Hlth Ctr  Hossein Babaali MD  Venice Medical & Mental Health  Douglas Tyler MD  Douglas Tyler MD  Portner Medical Corporation  Watson Wellness  Bijan Nikakhtar MD  Pouya Shafipour MD Inc  Kahn & Raskin Mds  Kahn & Raskin Mds  David A Boska MD  UCLA Brentwood Medical Group  UCLA Brentwood Medical Group  UCLA Brentwood Medical Group  West LA Medical & Skin Care  Brentwood Family Health Center  Nicholas A Yankopoulos MD  UCLA Brentwood Medical Group  Garb Block & Smith MDs Santa Monica, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2013-06-02
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