:: Advanced Medical Rehabilitation Group - Primary Care Physican ::

- Primary Care / Internist -

Advanced Medical Rehabilitation Group

Gary DiBlasio, M.D., P.A.

701 Northlake Boulevard North Palm Beach, FL 33408 ● Suite 208

1807 South Kanner Hwy, Stuart, FL 34994

Voice: (561) 863-2828 ● Fax: (561) 863-2914

Dedicated to the state-of-the-art non-invasive medical treatment of spine and pain disorders.

Primary Care is a medical doctor or osteopath who acts as a first point of contact for many patients. Generally, primary care physicians are based in the community, as opposed to the hospital. Alternative names for the field are general practice and family medicine. This doctor would refer to a specialist for many specific problems.

Because of the nature of problems presented to a primary care physician, he/she has to keep a holistic view of the patient, investigating carefully if the problem presented can be managed by reassurance and symptomatic treatment or by intervention.

Internal medicine is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of internal diseases, that is, those that affect internal organs or the body as a whole. A medical physician or osteopath who practices internal medicine is, in the United States, an internist.

It is hard to define the boundaries between internal medicine and several other specialisms. In fact, in some countries all non-surgical specialisms are grouped conveniently with "internal medicine".

In the USA, there is some overlap between internal medicine and primary care (or family medicine), which is often practiced by internists. This doctor would refer you to a specialist for many specific problems.