Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine Procedures
Overview
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The Internal Medicine Service specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of serious (and mostly chronic) health problems including:

    • Infectious diseases, such as viral,bacterial, fungal, protazoan
    • Metabolic diseases, such as pancreatitis
    • Endocrine diseases, such as diabetes and Cushing’s disease
    • Hematological disease, such as immune mediated hemolytic anemia
    • Gastrointestinal disease, such as inflammatory bowel disease
    • Liver disease
    • Renal disease such as acute or chronic renal failure
    • Respiratory disorders, such as bronchitis
    • Cancer therapy (chemotherapy and referral for radiation therapy)

This service is supported by in-house diagnostics, such as diagnostic imaging, blood work, and urinalysis.

Our Internal Medicine Specialists are also skilled in endoscopic techniques such as:

    • Gastroscopy
    • Esophagoscopy
    • Colonoscopy
    • Rhinoscopy
    • Bronchoscopy
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