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West New York 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 West New York * Jorge J Figueroa MD LLC  Pablo A Arteta MD  East Hudson Primary Care  Mario E Pelletier MD  Pablo A Arteta MD  Roque Medical Office  Advanced Medical Care  Advanced Medical Care  Dennis L Aponte MD  NHCAC Health Center West NY  NHCAC Health Center West NY  NHCAC Health Center West NY  NHCAC Health Center West NY  Concentra Urgent Care Int Med  Riverside Medical Group  Bienvenido Sanchez MD  Riverside Medical Group  Integrated Healthcare  Chitra Kumar MD  Alejandro Presilla MD PA  Globensa Medical  Broadway Medical  Holger G Armas MD  Holger G Armas MD  Deepak K Amin MD  Mcareh Medical PC  Anthony J Inguaggiato MD PC  Meadowlands Physicians  Meadowlands Physicians  Trinity Family Practice  Munir A Hasan MD  Pasteur Medical Group  Jose Pinal MD  Rastogi & Rastogi Mds  Leslie J Simonson MD  Carlos E Alcorta MD  Jesus R Alfonso MD  Marc Goldstein DO CMD  Advanced Garden State Medicine  Dilegent Medical Care  Gilberto F Gastell MD  Excel Care Medical Associates  Excel Care Medical Associates  Marc Goldstein DO CMD  Richard Periut MD  Occupational/Community Hlth Svs  Northern New Jersey Cardiology  Northern New Jersey Cardiology  Occupational/Community Hlth Svs  Northern New Jersey Cardiology  Steven C Goldstein MD  Katz Cardiomedical Services  Maher M Badri MD  Eduardo Montes MD  North Hudson Community Action  North Hudson Community Action  Gastroenterology Medical Assocs  Gastroenterology Medical Assocs  Summit Medical Arts  Gastroenterology Medical Assocs  Riverview Health Care Assocs  Paresh P Shukla MD  Hector Florentino Medical Clinc  Paul T Ittoop MD  Carmelo Milazzo MD  Robert W Boyajian MD  Youssef A Hannallah MD  Ghassan Nahas MD  Dhirendrak A Patel MD  Andrei Terentiev MD  Andrei Terentiev MD  Hoboken Dialysis  Denise M Daub MD  Advanced Physical Medicine Ctr  Advanced Medical Care  Hoboken Dialysis  Hoboken Dialysis  Jean N Messihi MD  Medical Health Center  Arthritis Center of New Jersey  Hudson Primary Care Associates  Immediate Care PC  Immediate Care PC  Jihad S Moukdad MD  Hudson Physician Associates  Ashraf Faltas MD  Kirit V Gandhi MD  Renaissance General Medicine  Renaissance General Medicine  Violet S Master MD  Elias M Pascual MD  Anthony J Kyreakakis MD  Richard N Righthand MD  Stephen B Sherer MD  Emergimed LLC  Emergimed LLC  Emergimed LLC  Emergimed LLC  Ipc Hospitalist Company  Emergimed LLC West New York, New JerseyUpcoming Local Events2013-05-19
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