Pneumonia Center - Plantation, FLPlantation Internist Doctors for PneumoniaType 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 Plantation * Rodolfo A Chirinos MD  Hernando Chong MD PA  Claire P Katz MD  Morris Sklaver Mestre Perez Mds  Morris Sklaver Mestre Perez Mds  Vinod M Patel MD  Morris Sklaver Mestre Perez Mds  Morris Sklaver Mestre Perez Mds  Sandeep Jain MD  Heart & Lung Association  Arleen E Richards MD  Cardiology Pulmonary Associates  Doctors Health Grp S FL  Doctors Health Grp S FL  Doctors Health Grp S FL  Lea Harracksingh MD  Lea Harracksingh MD  Mark W Kaylin MD  Cardiology Pulmonary Associates  Arleen E Richards MD  Doctors Health Grp S FL  Doctors Health Grp S FL  Richard S Sandler MD  Cardiology Pulmonary Associates  Cardiology Pulmonary Associates  Cardiology Pulmonary Associates  Satya P Singh MD PA  Arleen E Richards MD  Cynthia Michel-Knowles DO PA  West Broward Pulmonart Consult  West Broward Gastrntrlgy/Intrnl  Fernandez-Bravo & Associates Pa  West Broward Gastrntrlgy/Intrnl  Vangaurd Medical Group  Yusoof Hamuth MD  Sabiha Khan MD  West Broward Gastrntrlgy/Intrnl  Associates And Family Practice  Vangaurd Medical Group  Plantation Medical Clinic  West Broward Gastrntrlgy/Intrnl  Florida Cancer Care  Metcare Plantation  Metcare Plantation  Westside Medical Associates  Emcare  Florida Heart Rhythm Specs  Metcare Plantation  Westside Medical Associates  Metcare Plantation  Florida Heart Rhythm Specs  Craig A Peller MD  Emcare  Tenant Florida Physician Srvcs  Tenant Florida Physician Srvcs  Broward Community Medical Ctr  South Florida Nephrology Group  Eric C Schertzer MD  South Florida Nephrology Group  West Broward Pediatrics  Geriatric&Palliative Care Ctr  Broward Community Medical Ctr  Continucare Medical Center  Continucare Medical Center  S Florida Fmly Hlth Resrch Ctr  PCP Of Sunrise Medical Group  PCP Of Sunrise Medical Group  University Mmi Mllr Schl Medcn  Shankar & Shankar MDs  Urgent Med  Urgent Med  Hahn & Adler Mds  PMC Plantation LLC  Hahn & Adler Mds  PMC Plantation LLC  Frydman & Goldin Dos  PMC Plantation LLC  Hahn & Adler Mds  Robert Treuherz MD  Continuecare Med Ctr At Sunrise  Center For Medical Weight Loss  Durairaj Venkatasamy MD  New Hope Medical Group  Lauderhill Health Center  Empire Healthcare Consultants  Morris Antzelevitch MD  Florida Institute Health  Florida Institute Of Health  Allan M Selbst MD  Medhat A Awad MD  Mohammed I Baig Md  Palm Beach Integrative Medicine  Tenet Florida Physician Svs  William C Early MD PA  Maurice Floreal MD  Americare Medical Center  Morrison Medical Associates  Mclean & Mclean MDs  Mclean & Mclean MDs  Care Health Center Plantation, FloridaUpcoming Local Events2013-06-17
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