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  • Kalpana Srinivasan, MD 110 Points

    Kalpana Srinivasan, MD

    Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr
    Distance: 9.63 mi
    1150 Veterans Blvd
    Redwood City, CA 94063
  • Alan Lash, MD 110 Points

    Alan Lash, MD

    Distance: 9.63 mi
    1150 Veterans Blvd
    Redwood City, CA 94063
  • George Shmagranoff, MD 110 Points

    George Shmagranoff, MD

    Distance: 9.63 mi
    2950 Whipple Ave Ste 3
    Redwood City, CA 94062
  • David Dorrance, MD 110 Points

    David Dorrance, MD

    William R Dorrance Inc
    Distance: 9.63 mi
    2940 Whipple Ave
    Redwood City, CA 94062
  • Bruce Mc Auley, MD 100 Points

    Bruce Mc Auley, MD

    Cardiovascular Medicine
    Distance: 9.63 mi
    2900 Whipple Ave Ste 230
    Redwood City, CA 94062
  • David Eldon, MD 100 Points

    David Eldon, MD

    David J Eldon Inc
    Distance: 9.63 mi
    2940 Whipple Ave
    Redwood City, CA 94062
  • Sergio Del Rio, MD 100 Points

    Sergio Del Rio, MD

    Distance: 9.63 mi
    555 Veterans Blvd Ste 110
    Redwood City, CA 94063
  • Scott Heatley, MD 100 Points

    Scott Heatley, MD

    Distance: 9.63 mi
    39 Birch St
    Redwood City, CA 94062
  • Gary Hillman, MD 100 Points

    Gary Hillman, MD

    Distance: 9.63 mi
    1150 Veterans Blvd
    Redwood City, CA 94063
  • Aruna Chinnakotla, MD 100 Points

    Aruna Chinnakotla, MD

    Kaiser Foundation Medical Grp
    Distance: 9.63 mi
    1200 El Camino Real
    Redwood City, CA 94063
  • Larry Culp, MD 100 Points

    Larry Culp, MD

    Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr
    Distance: 9.63 mi
    1150 Veterans Blvd
    Redwood City, CA 94063
  • Julia Fong, MD 100 Points

    Julia Fong, MD

    Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr
    Distance: 9.63 mi
    1150 Veterans Blvd, Cypress Bldg Sta J
    Redwood City, CA 94063
  • Malika Kheraj, MD 100 Points

    Malika Kheraj, MD

    Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr
    Distance: 9.63 mi
    1150 Veterans Blvd
    Redwood City, CA 94063
  • Herbert Szeto, MD 100 Points

    Herbert Szeto, MD

    Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr
    Distance: 9.63 mi
    1150 Veterans Blvd
    Redwood City, CA 94063
  • Hyma Tanikella, MD 100 Points

    Hyma Tanikella, MD

    Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr
    Distance: 9.63 mi
    1150 Veterans Blvd, The Permanente Medical Gro
    Redwood City, CA 94063
  • Wendy Tseng, MD 100 Points

    Wendy Tseng, MD

    Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr
    Distance: 9.63 mi
    1150 Veterans Blvd
    Redwood City, CA 94063
  • Roland Vallecillo, MD 100 Points

    Roland Vallecillo, MD

    Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr
    Distance: 9.63 mi
    1150 Veterans Blvd
    Redwood City, CA 94063
  • Jonathan Zweig, MD 100 Points

    Jonathan Zweig, MD

    Kaiser Permanente
    Distance: 9.63 mi
    1190 Veterans Blvd Ste H
    Redwood City, CA 94063
  • Todd Lasman, MD 100 Points

    Todd Lasman, MD

    Kaiser Permanete Group
    Distance: 9.63 mi
    1150 Veterans Blvd
    Redwood City, CA 94063
  • Kavita Sharma, MD 100 Points

    Kavita Sharma, MD

    Kaiser Permanete Group
    Distance: 9.63 mi
    1150 Veterans Blvd
    Redwood City, CA 94063
  • Phillip Kennedy, MD 100 Points

    Phillip Kennedy, MD

    Distance: 9.63 mi
    170 Alameda De Las Pulgas
    Redwood City, CA 94062
  • Jeffrey Krakower, MD 100 Points

    Jeffrey Krakower, MD

    Distance: 9.63 mi
    2900 Whipple Ave Ste 115
    Redwood City, CA 94062
  • Joanne Lombardi, MD 100 Points

    Joanne Lombardi, MD

    Distance: 9.63 mi
    1150 Veterans Blvd
    Redwood City, CA 94063
  • Khorshed Madan, MD 100 Points

    Khorshed Madan, MD

    Distance: 9.63 mi
    2900 Whipple Ave Ste 130
    Redwood City, CA 94062
  • Norman Olson, MD 100 Points

    Norman Olson, MD

    Distance: 9.63 mi
    1150 Veterans Blvd
    Redwood City, CA 94063
  • Ruben Mallari, MD 100 Points

    Ruben Mallari, MD

    Ruben P Mallari Inc
    Distance: 9.63 mi
    1600 Gordon St
    Redwood City, CA 94061
  • Marvin Smoller, MD 100 Points

    Marvin Smoller, MD

    Distance: 9.63 mi
    1150 Veterans Blvd
    Redwood City, CA 94063
  • Tung Tang, MD 100 Points

    Tung Tang, MD

    Distance: 9.63 mi
    1150 Veterans Blvd
    Redwood City, CA 94063
  • Roger Wagner, MD 100 Points

    Roger Wagner, MD

    Distance: 9.63 mi
    77 Birch St Ste C
    Redwood City, CA 94062
  • David Weisenberg, MD 100 Points

    David Weisenberg, MD

    Distance: 9.63 mi
    2900 Whipple Ave Ste 125
    Redwood City, CA 94062
  • William Dorrance, MD 100 Points

    William Dorrance, MD

    William R Dorrance Inc
    Distance: 9.63 mi
    2940 Whipple Ave Ste C
    Redwood City, CA 94062
  • John Wood, MD 100 Points

    John Wood, MD

    Distance: 9.63 mi
    1150 Veterans Blvd
    Redwood City, CA 94063
  • Roger Young, MD 100 Points

    Roger Young, MD

    Distance: 9.63 mi
    1150 Veterans Blvd
    Redwood City, CA 94063
  • Fatima Tehranchi, MD 90 Points

    Fatima Tehranchi, MD

    Distance: 9.63 mi
    2900 Whipple Ave Ste 103
    Redwood City, CA 94062
  • Stanley Deresinski

    Stanley Deresinski

    Distance: 9.63 mi
    2900 Whipple Ave Ste 115
    Redwood City, CA 94062
  • Tanzia Nijhum

    Tanzia Nijhum

    Dignity Health Medical Group - Sequoia
    Distance: 9.63 mi
    2900 Whipple Ave
    Ste 132
    Redwood City, CA 94062
  • Leewen Liu, MD 100 Points

    Leewen Liu, MD

    Liu & Shin
    Distance: 9.77 mi
    12945 Saratoga Ave
    Saratoga, CA 95070
  • Richard Ziegler, MD 100 Points

    Richard Ziegler, MD

    Saratoga Medical Ctr
    Distance: 9.77 mi
    12922 Village Dr Ste 8
    Saratoga, CA 95070
  • Frank Shin, MD 100 Points

    Frank Shin, MD

    Distance: 9.77 mi
    1821 Saratoga Ave Ste 105
    Saratoga, CA 95070
  • Ralph Wood, MD 100 Points

    Ralph Wood, MD

    Distance: 9.77 mi
    19661 Junipero Way
    Saratoga, CA 95070
  • Thirumala Yenumulapally, MD 100 Points

    Thirumala Yenumulapally, MD

    Washington Township Medical Foundation
    Distance: 10.77 mi
    3550 Dumbarton Ct
    Newark, CA 94560
  • Lily Lee, MD 140 Points

    Lily Lee, MD

    Distance: 11.28 mi
    220 E Hacienda Ave Bldg D
    Campbell, CA 95008
  • Inna Spier, MD 110 Points

    Inna Spier, MD

    Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr
    Distance: 11.28 mi
    220 E Hacienda Ave Bldg D
    Campbell, CA 95008
  • Shan Zhu, MD 100 Points

    Shan Zhu, MD

    Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr
    Distance: 11.28 mi
    220 E Hacienda Ave
    Campbell, CA 95008
  • Stacy Tong, DO 100 Points

    Stacy Tong, DO

    Distance: 11.28 mi
    220 E Hacienda Ave Dept Med
    Campbell, CA 95008
  • Martha Mejia 250 Points

    Martha Mejia

    Dignity Health Medical Group - Sequoia
    Distance: 11.64 mi
    1660 San Carlos Ave
    San Carlos, CA 94070
  • Martha Mejia, MD 120 Points

    Martha Mejia, MD

    Distance: 11.64 mi
    1660 San Carlos Ave
    San Carlos, CA 94070
  • John Schoenberger, MD 110 Points

    John Schoenberger, MD

    Sequoia Medical Clinic
    Distance: 11.64 mi
    1100 Laurel St Ste A
    San Carlos, CA 94070
  • 100 Points

    Laurel Medical Group

    Distance: 11.64 mi
    1100 Laurel St Ste B
    San Carlos, CA 94070
  • Lawrence Wolfe, MD 100 Points

    Lawrence Wolfe, MD

    Laurel Medical Group
    Distance: 11.64 mi
    1186 Brittan Ave
    San Carlos, CA 94070

Internist Info

Internist Summary:
An Internist is a physician who practices medicine related to any of the organs and systems of the body. They deal with any problem no matter how simple, complicated, ordinary, or unusual it may be. They provide comprehensive care to adults with the exception of performing surgery. This means they can take care of any complaint from nose, ears, reproductive system, to mental health problems, to issues such as substance abuse.

Internists are trained to solve the most complex and intriguing problems as well as handle multiple complaints and illnesses at one time. Besides treating the patient, an internist focuses on preventative medicine and educating patients on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle.


Internist FAQs:
What is an

Internist

?
An Internist is a physician who studies Internal Medicine for adults. Internal Medicine is a branch of medicine that focuses on the diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases.

Why might I see an Internist?
If you are an older adult you could have an Internist as your primary care physician. An Internist also treats patients with chronic or internal organ illnesses, along with other common problems.

What are the specialized areas that an internist can practice in?
• Adolescent medicine
• Allergies and immunology
• Cardiology
• Endocrinology (glandular disorders)
• Gastroenterology (colon and digestive disorders)
• Geriatrics (treatment of the elderly)
• Hematology (blood disorders)
• Infectious diseases
• Nephrology (kidney disorders)
• Pulmonology (lung and respiratory disorders)
• Oncology (cancer)
• Rheumatology (arthritis)
• Sports medicine

What is internal medicine?
Quite simply, internal medicine refers to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of medical conditions, illnesses, injury and disease relating to any system of the human body. This includes all organs (ears, nose, heart, lungs, skin, etc.) and systems (reproductive, endocrine, circulatory, respiratory, etc.)

What does an Internist do?
An Internist can choose to practice general medicine or specialize in a certain area. The general Internist conducts physical exams of the body. The Internist obtains medical history and orders any tests that are required. Once the test results are obtained, the Internist will choose the appropriate course of treatment: medication, lifestyle changes, surgery, or referral to a specialist.

What are some of the rewards of being an Internist?
An Internist is a very interesting profession that will often present mental challenges. Because an Internist handles any and every system in the human body, there is always opportunity for amazing discoveries.

What can't an Internist do?
An Internist can diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases, illnesses, injuries, and medical conditions. However, they cannot perform surgery. They must refer the patient to a surgeon that specializes in that certain area.

Who should get treatment from an Internist?
Any adult who needs medial care for an illness, injury, disease, or other medical condition could use an Internist. It is recommended that children see a pediatrician as their training and education is geared towards a child's health.

How do I find an Internist in my city and state?
The Wellness.com directory will help you locate an Internist in your state. Select Internist from the professionals menu and select the state that you are looking to locate an Internist in. After you have located your state, find the city that you will need an Internist in. Select the state and city and you will see a list of Internists in your city and state.


Internist Related Terms:
physical examinations, cholesterol testing, pap smears, immunizations, skin biopsies, stress reduction plans, ongoing evaluations, bone density testing, menopause treatment, internal medicine, internal systems, prevention, and comprehensive care