Osteoporosis Center - Lakewood, CA
Lakewood Internist Doctors for OsteoporosisType 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 Lakewood * Steven E Levine Md & Associates  Multispecialty Medical  Complete Women Care  Stuart J Finkelstein MD  Shivanand Pole MD  Talbert Medical Group  Michael J Perley MD  Shivanand Pole MD  Raghu Nandan MD Inc  Shivanand Pole MD  Kartik B Thaker MD  Sam W Abdelmelek MD  Lakewood Primary Care Med Grp  Lakewood Primary Care Med Grp  Lakewood Primary Care Med Grp  Lakewood Primary Care Med Grp  Lakewood Primary Care Med Grp  Lakewood Primary Care Med Grp  Preferred Nephrology Med Grp  Southland Renal Medical Group  Jessie Icuanan MD Medical Corp  Jessie Icuanan MD Medical Corp  Sehgal & Mann MD  Southland Renal Medical Group  Neha Medical Group  Sehgal & Mann MD  Southland Renal Medical Group  Southland Renal Medical Group  The Children's Clinic  Philip P Lim MD  Dennis L Clark MD  Prohealth Partners Medical Grp  Golden State Physicians  Golden State Physicians  Hsu & Rabanera MDs  Community Consultants Med Grp  Pioneer Medical Group  Covenant Grace Medical Group  Chiu Fu Lee MD  Pioneer Medical Group  Sahota Singhi & Srinatha MDs  Victoria & Wong MDs  Grace Life Medical Center  Victoria & Wong MDs  Kaiser Permanente Bellflower  Oliver L Mason MD  Family Health Care Long Beach  Wilbert C Jordan MD Inc  Chengalroyan Raghunathan MD  Edmundo R Rubio MD  Philip B Weinstein MD  Healthcare Partners Medical Grp  Lawrence S Cohn MD  Davita Paramount Dialysis Ctr  Lee & Lee Mds  Davita Paramount Dialysis Ctr  Patricia A Maciog MD  Mohammad Ismail MD  Millenium Multispecialty Med Gr  Mohammad Ismail MD  Mark C Tsai MD  Mohammad Ismail MD  Edward Abrams MD Inc  Grace Family Medical Center  Prode P Pascual MD Inc  Oasis Care Medical Group  Carlos A Arguedas MD  Frank J Attenello MD  Talbert Medical Group  Nancy E Eugenio MD  LACNA Access & Surgical Center  Willow Medical Group  Talbert Medical Group  Talbert Medical Group  Talbert Medical Group  Healthcare Partners Medical Grp  Healthcare Partners Medical Grp  Agape Family Medical Center  Rodolfo Ibarra MD  Steven J Lake MD  Dale Linton MD  Solomon F Rabinowitz MD  Joseph A Schwartz MD  Department Of Health  Pioneer Medical Group  Pioneer Medical Group  Woosung Ahn MD  Healthcare Partners Medical Grp  Willow Urgent Care Med Ctr  Willow Urgent Care Med Ctr  Healthcare Partners Medical Grp  Healthcare Partners Medical Grp  Willow Urgent Care Med Ctr  Tri-City Bariatrics Program  Allied Medical Group  Nick Mashour Md  Walk-In Medical Care  First Medical Center  First Medical Center  Amrit Singh MD Lakewood, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2013-05-19
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