Osteoporosis Center - Santa Clara, CA
Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara * Khaliq Shah MD  James C Son MD  Noralahi Medical Clinic Inc  George K Yeh/James H Yeh Mds  George K Yeh/James H Yeh Mds  Central Medical Center  Central Medical Center  Palo Alto Medical Fndtn Int Med  Palo Alto Medical Fndtn Int Med  Palo Alto Medical Fndtn Int Med  Palo Alto Medical Fndtn Int Med  Palo Alto Medical Fndtn Int Med  Palo Alto Medical Fndtn Int Med  Palo Alto Medical Fndtn Int Med  Palo Alto Medical Fndtn Int Med  Kaiser Permanente  Momentum For Mental Health  Jimmy J Lin MD  Alliance Occupational Medicine  Hashem M Farr MD Inc  Dae-Wook Kang MD  Forest Medical Clinic  Suzanne M Austin MD  South Bay Sports & Preventive  Jay S Raju Inc  South Bay Sports & Preventive  San Jose Medical Group Hsptlsts  Hamilton Medical Group  Michael T Charney MD  Pain Care of Silicon Valley  Forest Avenue Medical Group  San Jose Medical Group Hsptlsts  San Jose Medical Group Hsptlsts  Hamilton Medical Group  Paragon Physician Medical Group  Forest Avenue Medical Group  Edeane S Matsumoto MD  Forest Avenue Medical Group  Hamilton Medical Group  Forest Avenue Medical Group  Jonathan T Ng MD  Paragon Physician Medical Group  Richard A Ornelas MD  Paragon Physician Medical Group  Hamilton Medical Group  San Jose Medical Group Hsptlsts  San Jose Medical Group Hsptlsts  Shen Medicine Pediatrics/Assocs  Paragon Physician Medical Group  Paragon Physician Medical Group  Paragon Physician Medical Group  Tse & Tse Mds  Tse & Tse Mds  Ronald Uyeyama MD  Paragon Physician Medical Group  San Jose Medical Group Hsptlsts  Paragon Physician Medical Group  Paragon Physician Medical Group  Shen Medicine Pediatrics/Assocs  Paragon Physician Medical Group  Paragon Physician Medical Group  Hankyu Chung MD  Mehrdad Rezaee MD  Addy Squarer MD  Mehrdad Rezaee MD  Boo W Lee MD  Joe L Rod MD  Addy Squarer MD  Doan & Dhawan MDs  Doan & Dhawan MDs  Sleep Well Medical Clinic  Doan & Dhawan MDs  Rani V Ramachandran MD  Richard A Mahrer MD  Valley Health Center Moorpark  Positive PACE Clinic  Moorpark Medical Clinic  Moorpark Medical Clinic  Asian American Comm Involvemnt  Valley Health Center Moorpark  Valley Health Center Moorpark  Moorpark Medical Clinic  Allergy & Asthma Associates  Allergy & Asthma Associates  Moorpark Medical Clinic  Asian American Comm Involvemnt  Moorpark Medical Clinic  Moorpark Medical Clinic  Moorpark Medical Clinic  Moorpark Medical Clinic  Ira Greene Pace Clinic  Moorpark Medical Clinic  Moorpark Medical Clinic  Santa Clara Valley Renal Care  Santa Clara Valley Internal Med  Valley Specialty Center  Santa Clara Valley Internal Med  Santa Clara Valley Internal Med  Santa Clara Valley Internal Med  VHC Moorpark Clinic Santa Clara, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2013-07-11
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