Osteoporosis Center - Smyrna, GA
Smyrna 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 Smyrna * J & S Healthcare  Wellstar Smyrna Primary Cr Ctr  Wellstar Smyrna Primary Cr Ctr  Cobb Medical Associates  Emory Speciality Assoicates  Rose Briglevich MD  Thomas J Demarco MD  Emory Speciality Assoicates  Cumberland Womens Health Center  Emory Speciality Assoicates  Ridgeview Institute  Family Healthcare Smyrna  Genesis Healthcare Associates  Genesis Healthcare Associates  Chandresh B Shah MD  Kimberlynn Richards MD  Georgia Pain Physicians PC  Marietta Medical Clinic  Marietta Medical Clinic  Atlanta Gastroenterology Assoc  Kaiser Permanente Cumberland  Kaiser Permanente Cumberland  Kaiser Permanente Cumberland  Kaiser Permanente Cumberland  Kaiser Permanente Cumberland  Wellstar Physicians Group  Cobb Medical Associates  Piedmont Physicians Group  Piedmont Physicians Group  Cobb Kidney Center PC  Dream Medical Rehab Center  Kuraoka Clinic  Medical Globe PC  Cherokee Street Internal Medcn  Cherokee Street Internal Medcn  Cherokee Street Internal Medcn  Zia A Abdi MD  Family Physicians Center  Family Physicians Center  Wellstar Kennestone Hospitalist  Wellstar Kennestone Hospitalist  Wellstar Kennestone Hospitalist  Wellstar Kennestone Hospitalist  Wellstar Cobb Hospitalists  Wellstar Medical Specialists  Georgia Kidney Associates  Wellstar Kennestone Hospitalist  Wellstar Kennestone Hospitalist  Wellstar Pulmonary Medicine  Wellstar Cobb Hospitalists  Wellstar Kennestone Hospitalist  Wellstar Cobb Hospitalists  Wellstar Kennestone Hospitalist  Wellstar Cobb Hospitalists  Wellstar Cobb Hospitalists  Wellstar Cobb Hospitalists  Wellstar Kennestone Hospitalist  Wellstar Cobb Hospitalists  Wellstar Cobb Hospitalists  Wellstar Cobb Hospitalists  Wellstar Kennestone Hospitalist  Wellstar Pulmonary Medicine  Wellstar Cobb Hospitalists  Wellstar Infectious Disease  Wellstar Cobb Hospitalists  Wellstar Kennestone Hospitalist  Wellstar Kennestone Hospitalist  Wellstar Kennestone Hospitalist  Hospitalist Group  Wellstar Cobb Hospitalists  Wellstar Kennestone Hospitalist  Dave & Dave MDs  Healthwise Internal Medicine  Healthwise Internal Medicine  Piedmont Heart Institute  Marietta Surgical Center  Wellstar Internal Medicine  Wellstar Internal Medicine  Wellstar Internal Medicine  Wellstar Internal Medicine  Adult Medicine Of Marietta  Charles D Markle MD PC  Wellstar Cobb Hospitalists  Adult Medicine Of Marietta  Wellstar Marietta Primary Care  Adult Medicine Of Marietta  Kennestone Internal Medicine  Adult Medicine Of Marietta  Horizon Medical Associates LLC  Charles D Markle MD PC  Adult Medicine Of Marietta  Kennestone Internal Medicine  Wellstar Internal Medicine  Adult Medicine Of Marietta  Wellstar Internal Medicine  Adult Medicine Of Marietta  Wellstar Internal Medicine  Wellstar Marietta Primary Care  Wellstar Marietta Primary Care  Wellstar Marietta Primary Care Smyrna, GeorgiaUpcoming Local Events2013-05-25
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