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Hospice and Palliative Medicine
A personal physician who provides long-term comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults, and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of of cancer, infections, and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory, and vascular systems.
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Hospice and Palliative Medicine Second Opinion
A personal physician who provides long-term comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults, and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of of cancer, infections, and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory, and vascular systems.
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Internal Medicine Second Opinion

*This service is available for patients located in majority of 50 US states as well as for all international patients.
*In certain instances we may require a referral from your primary physician (you will be notified if this is the case).
*You can request either a written second opinion report or a phone consultation
*You will be connected with a Board Certified physician in the above specialty. We do not guarantee a consultation with any specific physician.

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A personal physician who provides long-term comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults, and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of of cancer, infections, and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory, and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health, and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system, and reproductive organs.1

Internists can receive training in the following subspecialties:

  • adolescent medicine
  • cardiovascular disease
  • clinical cardiac electrophysiology
  • critical care medicine
  • endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism
  • gastroenterology
  • geriatric medicine
  • hematology
  • hospice and palliative medicine
  • infectious disease
  • interventional cardiology
  • medical oncology
  • nephrology
  • pulmonary disease
  • rheumatology
  • sleep medicine
  • sports medicine
  • transplant hepatology

TRAINING/RESIDENCY INFORMATION

The residency for general internal medicine is three years. To practice in an internal medicine subspecialty requires from one to three years of additional training.

References
1 The American Board of Medical Specialties. Guide to Physician Specialties. Evanston, IL: American Board of Medical Specialties; February 2008.
2 2010 Physician Compensation Survey [special feature]. Modern Healthcare . July 19, 2010: 20-26.

 
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