Family Practice vs. Internal Medicine

Family Medicine encompasses a broader patient population than internal medicine. Family medicine doctors manage the overall health and well being of all ages, which range from children to seniors. They also provide gynecological care to their female patients.

Internal Medicine doctors are more intensively trained on internal organs and internal processes, and they only see the adult population.

Chronic diseases present themselves as we age, which can be challenging to manage. This is where dedicated specialists that focus on the geriatric population come in. Many patients of family physicians struggle with chronic diseases that include diabetes, COPD, hypertension, elevated cholesterol, heart disease, kidney issues, endocrine issues, blood disorders and even infectious diseases.

Internal Medicine physicians are trained more intensively than family doctors for the adult population, and Board Certified Geriatric Internal Medicine physicians train for the geriatric population specifically. These physicians are specialized in their craft of delivering excellent adult patient care.

We offer telemedicine service and in-home visits. We strive to see our patients when they want us to see them.  We provide comprehensive and individualized healthcare, and we put a special emphasis on complete approach and preventative care.