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  • Henry Jones, MD 100 Points

    Henry Jones, MD

    Distance: 6.45 mi
    795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto Med Foundation
    Palo Alto, CA 94301
  • Kirsten Novak 100 Points

    Kirsten Novak

    Kirsten Novak, MD
    Distance: 6.45 mi
    590 Forest Avenue
    Palo Alto, CA 94301
  • Ginna Laport, MD 100 Points

    Ginna Laport, MD

    Distance: 6.45 mi
    300 Pasteur Dr Rm H3249, Stanford Univ Med Ctr
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • Ronald Levy, MD 100 Points

    Ronald Levy, MD

    Distance: 6.45 mi
    300 Pasteur Dr Ste M207, Stanford Univ Med Ctr
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • Steven Linder, MD 100 Points

    Steven Linder, MD

    Distance: 6.45 mi
    3801 Miranda Ave # 128SCI, Va Palo Alto Hlth Care Sys
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • Jane Lindsay, MD 100 Points

    Jane Lindsay, MD

    Distance: 6.45 mi
    1101 Welch Rd Ste B1
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • Arthur Bobrove, MD 100 Points

    Arthur Bobrove, MD

    Palo Alto Medical Clinic
    Distance: 6.45 mi
    795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto Med Fndtn
    Palo Alto, CA 94301
  • Calvin Brenneman, MD 100 Points

    Calvin Brenneman, MD

    Palo Alto Medical Clinic
    Distance: 6.45 mi
    795 El Camino Real
    Palo Alto, CA 94301
  • David Carlson, MD 100 Points

    David Carlson, MD

    Palo Alto Medical Clinic
    Distance: 6.45 mi
    300 Homer Ave
    Palo Alto, CA 94301
  • Carol Clewans, MD 100 Points

    Carol Clewans, MD

    Palo Alto Medical Clinic
    Distance: 6.45 mi
    300 Homer Ave
    Palo Alto, CA 94301
  • Jeffrey Croke, MD 100 Points

    Jeffrey Croke, MD

    Palo Alto Medical Clinic
    Distance: 6.45 mi
    795 El Camino Real, Internal Medicine 2G
    Palo Alto, CA 94301
  • John Cunniff, MD 100 Points

    John Cunniff, MD

    Palo Alto Medical Clinic
    Distance: 6.45 mi
    795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto Medical Foundati
    Palo Alto, CA 94301
  • Margaret Durbin, MD 100 Points

    Margaret Durbin, MD

    Palo Alto Medical Clinic
    Distance: 6.45 mi
    795 El Camino Real
    Palo Alto, CA 94301
  • Susan Elgee, MD 100 Points

    Susan Elgee, MD

    Palo Alto Medical Clinic
    Distance: 6.45 mi
    795 El Camino Real
    Palo Alto, CA 94301
  • Ronald Kaye, MD 100 Points

    Ronald Kaye, MD

    Palo Alto Medical Clinic
    Distance: 6.45 mi
    795 El Camino Real
    Palo Alto, CA 94301
  • Heather Linebarger, MD 100 Points

    Heather Linebarger, MD

    Palo Alto Medical Clinic
    Distance: 6.45 mi
    795 El Camino Real
    Palo Alto, CA 94301
  • Brian Paaso, MD 100 Points

    Brian Paaso, MD

    Palo Alto Medical Clinic
    Distance: 6.45 mi
    300 Homer Ave
    Palo Alto, CA 94301
  • Deirdre Stegman, MD 100 Points

    Deirdre Stegman, MD

    Palo Alto Medical Clinic
    Distance: 6.45 mi
    795 El Camino Real
    Palo Alto, CA 94301
  • Patti Yanklowitz, MD 100 Points

    Patti Yanklowitz, MD

    Palo Alto Medical Clinic
    Distance: 6.45 mi
    795 El Camino Real
    Palo Alto, CA 94301
  • Maren Pedersen, MD 100 Points

    Maren Pedersen, MD

    Distance: 6.45 mi
    211 Quarry Road
    203
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • Anna Plauth, MD 100 Points

    Anna Plauth, MD

    Distance: 6.45 mi
    3801 Miranda Ave, Sec Gen Im 111A
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • Vaijayanthy Rangarajan, MD 100 Points

    Vaijayanthy Rangarajan, MD

    Distance: 6.45 mi
    795 El Camino Real, Internal Medicine
    Palo Alto, CA 94301
  • Elisabeth Ryzen, MD 100 Points

    Elisabeth Ryzen, MD

    Distance: 6.45 mi
    3801 Miranda Ave Ste 111A
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • David Sachs, MD 100 Points

    David Sachs, MD

    Distance: 6.45 mi
    PO Box 60249
    Palo Alto, CA 94306
  • James Chu, MD 100 Points

    James Chu, MD

    Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
    Distance: 6.45 mi
    300 Pasteur Dr Ste S005
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • Stuart Schlisserman, MD 100 Points

    Stuart Schlisserman, MD

    Distance: 6.45 mi
    1101 Welch Rd
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • Gurkirpal Sehgal, MD 100 Points

    Gurkirpal Sehgal, MD

    Distance: 6.45 mi
    1000 Welch Rd Ste 203
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • Peter Small, MD 100 Points

    Peter Small, MD

    Distance: 6.45 mi
    300 Pasteur Dr, Infectious Diseasesdivisio
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • Rebecca Smith Coggins, MD 100 Points

    Rebecca Smith Coggins, MD

    Distance: 6.45 mi
    701 Welch Rd Ste C
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • Susan Sorensen, MD 100 Points

    Susan Sorensen, MD

    Distance: 6.45 mi
    900 Welch Rd Ste 202
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • Alexander Tseng, MD 100 Points

    Alexander Tseng, MD

    South Bay Oncology Hematology
    Distance: 6.45 mi
    50 Hamilton Ct Ste 200
    Palo Alto, CA 94301
  • Stephen Fortmann, MD 100 Points

    Stephen Fortmann, MD

    Standford Center Research
    Distance: 6.45 mi
    1000 Welch Rd, Stanford Univ Med Ctr
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • John Farquhar, MD 100 Points

    John Farquhar, MD

    Stanford Univ Sch Of Med
    Distance: 6.45 mi
    211 Quarry Rd
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • Stanley Schrier, MD 100 Points

    Stanley Schrier, MD

    Stanford Univ School Of Med
    Distance: 6.45 mi
    300 Pasteur Dr Ste 161
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • James Fries, MD 100 Points

    James Fries, MD

    Stanford University
    Distance: 6.45 mi
    1000 Welch Rd Ste 203
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • Halsted Holman, MD 100 Points

    Halsted Holman, MD

    Stanford University
    Distance: 6.45 mi
    1000 Welch Rd Ste 203
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • Jane Huang, MD 100 Points

    Jane Huang, MD

    Stanford University Hospital
    Distance: 6.45 mi
    300 Pasteur Dr Ste S101
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • Emmet Keeffe, MD 100 Points

    Emmet Keeffe, MD

    Stanford University Hospital
    Distance: 6.45 mi
    750 Welch Rd Ste 210 Ste 210
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • Maulik Shah, MD 100 Points

    Maulik Shah, MD

    Stanford University Med Ctr
    Distance: 6.45 mi
    300 Pasteur Dr
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • Samuel Strober, MD 100 Points

    Samuel Strober, MD

    Distance: 6.45 mi
    300 Pasteur Dr Ste 2215
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • Paul Tang, MD 100 Points

    Paul Tang, MD

    Distance: 6.45 mi
    795 El Camino Real
    Palo Alto, CA 94301
  • James Theodore, MD 100 Points

    James Theodore, MD

    Distance: 6.45 mi
    300 Pasteur Dr Ste H3123, Stanford Med Ctr
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • Lucy Tompkins, MD 100 Points

    Lucy Tompkins, MD

    Distance: 6.45 mi
    300 Pasteur Dr Rm Grant 169
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • Michael Fredericson, MD 100 Points

    Michael Fredericson, MD

    Ucsf Stanford Health Care
    Distance: 6.45 mi
    300 Pasteur Dr Rm R-105B, Div Physl Med Edwards Bldg
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • Ronald Van Vollenhoven, MD 100 Points

    Ronald Van Vollenhoven, MD

    Distance: 6.45 mi
    300 Pasteur Dr
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • Seth Weissman, MD 100 Points

    Seth Weissman, MD

    Distance: 6.45 mi
    900 Blake Wilbur Dr Ste W2
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • Frank Perlroth, MD 100 Points

    Frank Perlroth, MD

    Welch Road Internal Med Grp
    Distance: 6.45 mi
    1101 Welch Rd Ste B1
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • Kathryn Renschler, MD 70 Points

    Kathryn Renschler, MD

    Welch Road Internal Medicine Group
    Distance: 6.45 mi
    1101 Welch Rd Ste B1
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • Carlos Feder, MD 60 Points

    Carlos Feder, MD

    Distance: 6.45 mi
    3200 Middlefield Rd Ste B
    Palo Alto, CA 94306
  • Rebecca Leon, MD 60 Points

    Rebecca Leon, MD

    Distance: 6.45 mi
    795 El Camino Real
    Palo Alto, CA 94301

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