Parkinson's Disease Center - Vallejo, CAVallejo Neurologist Doctors for Parkinson's DiseaseType of Physician: Neurologist What is a Neurologist? A certification by the Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Practitioners focus on the diagnosis and treatment of disease or impaired function of the brain, spinal cord, muscles, and nervous system, as well as the blood vessels that relate to these structures. The neurologist is often the primary doctor but also serves as a consultant to other doctors and may provide all levels of care, including the continuing care of outpatients and inpatients. The neurologist will often perform and interpret tests that relate to the nervous system or muscles. Specialty: Neurology Common Name: Neurologist Doctors in Vallejo * St Helena Hosp Ctr Bhvrl Hlth  Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Nrlgy  Kaiser Permanente Med Ctr Otpnt  Benjamin P Ligot MD  Richard A Rubenstein MD  Contra Costa Regional Med Ctr  Robert A Fox MD  Lacheim Adult Services  Lacheim Adult Services  Napa State Hospital  UC Davis Alzheimer's Dis Ctr  UC Davis Alzheimer's Dis Ctr  Veterans Admin Martnz Outpt Cln  Kaiser Permanente Neurology  Diane Lee MD  Charles G Culberson MD  Neurology Med Grp/Diablo Vlly  Neurology Med Grp/Diablo Vlly  Neurology Med Grp/Diablo Vlly  Neurology Med Grp/Diablo Vlly  Neurology Med Grp/Diablo Vlly  Neurology Med Grp/Diablo Vlly  Neurology Med Grp/Diablo Vlly  Margaret A Schlatter MD  Neurology Med Grp/Diablo Vlly  Neurology Med Grp/Diablo Vlly  Robert T Knight MD  Sutter East Bay Med Fdn Neu  Sutter East Bay Med Fdn Neu  Sutter East Bay Medical Fdn  Sutter East Bay Med Fdn Neu  Sutter East Bay Medical Fdn  Michael J Kron MD  Sutter East Bay Med Fdn Neu  Sutter East Bay Medical Fdn  Sutter East Bay Med Fdn Neu  Sutter East Bay Med Fdn Neu  Selena W Ellis MD  Regis Kwo MD  Janet Lord MD & Associates  Oscar N Abeliuk MD  US Healthworks  Diablo Neurology Inc  Richard Unger MD  Examworks  Alok K Bhattacharya MD  Albert M Mitchell DO  Edington Medical Group  Robert L Sieben MD  East Bay Neurology  Kaiser Oakland Medical Ctr Nrlg  Sonoma Pain Management  Associated Neurology Med Grp  Associated Neurology Med Grp  Associated Neurology Med Grp  Allen D Bott MD  Kaiser Permanente Neurology  Kaiser Walnut Creek Medical Grp  Kaiser Permanente Neurology  Kaiser Permanente Neurology  Newton Medical Group  Newton Medical Group  Rossmoor Medical Associates  Newton Medical Group  Newton Medical Group  Sigal Medical Group  Neurology Health Center  Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr  California Center Sleep Dsordr  Young & Mcquinn Mds  Young & Mcquinn Mds  Sutter Pacific Medical Fdn  Neurology Clinic Marin  David Grant Mdcl Ctr Mntl Hlth  Chau Chun Chien MD  Alameda Hospital Physicians  San Francisco Neurology & Sleep  Borina Dramov MD  Robert J Epstein MD  Arnold R Rabin MD  Mark H Strassberg MD  Center For Pain Management  Jonathan S Rutchik MD  Gary A Belaga MD  Floyd D Fortuin MD  San Francisco Headache Clinic  San Francisco Clin Neuroscience  Daniel V Shalom MD  James Y Soong MD  Thanh Q Tran MD  UCSF Memory & Aging Center  UCSF Memory & Aging Center  UCSF Memory & Aging Center  UCSF Memory & Aging Center  UCSF Memory & Aging Center  UCSF Memory & Aging Center  UCSF Memory & Aging Center  UCSF Memory & Aging Center Vallejo, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2013-05-27
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