What is a General Internist?
A primary doctor for adults.
I can do the appropriate workup, diagnosis, and treatment of all illness that affect adults.
Most commonly:
- diabetes (types I and II)
- cholesterol
- infections
- high blood pressure
- general dermatology
- women's health (non-surgical)
- men's health
- psychiatric illness, mental health
- detection of cancer
- lung disease
- gastric, intestinal, colonic problems
- blood disorders
- addictions
- minor surgical (skin warts/moles, biopsies, draining abscesses, joint injections, ingrown toenails, suturing, etc...)
- care for elderly patients
- ETC...
It's best if you ask!
What I don't do:
- I don’t sedate anyone in the office. I can use local anesthesia.
- I don’t deliver babies (but I know who does…).
- I don’t do surgery that goes deeper than the skin (but I know who does…).
- I can see kids. But if it gets complicated, I’ll send you to a family doc or pediatrician.
- I don't prescribe long term opiates for chronic pain. There are inherent problems in taking cash payments for oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine, etc... But if you broke a bone, then I will for a short period.