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  • Almeda Decker, DO 50 Points

    Almeda Decker, DO

    Decker Medical Assoc Ltd
    Distance: 12.41 mi
    20303 Crawford Ave Ste 210
    Olympia Fields, IL 60461
  • Gary Briden, DO 50 Points

    Gary Briden, DO

    Midwest Physician Ctr-Crestwd
    Distance: 12.41 mi
    20110 Governors Hwy
    Olympia Fields, IL 60461
  • Ricardo Dizon, MD 110 Points

    Ricardo Dizon, MD

    Sto Nino Medical & Dental Ctr
    Distance: 12.45 mi
    1907 S Cicero Ave
    Cicero, IL 60804
  • Ramnik Gokani, MD 100 Points

    Ramnik Gokani, MD

    Personal Physicians
    Distance: 12.45 mi
    5909 W 35th St
    Cicero, IL 60804
  • Desai Ishver MD

    Distance: 12.45 mi
    5909 West 35th Street
    Cicero, IL 60804
  • Gokani Ramnik MD

    Distance: 12.45 mi
    5909 West 35th Street
    Cicero, IL 60804
  • Koya Dolar R MD

    Distance: 12.45 mi
    5909 West 35th Street
    Cicero, IL 60804
  • Smita Shah, MD 100 Points

    Smita Shah, MD

    Berwyn Medical Ctr
    Distance: 12.61 mi
    6905 Cermak Rd Ste A
    Berwyn, IL 60402
  • Hasmukhbhai Patel, MD 100 Points

    Hasmukhbhai Patel, MD

    Patel Physicians
    Distance: 12.61 mi
    6538 Cermak Rd
    Berwyn, IL 60402
  • Alberto Saltiel, MD 100 Points

    Alberto Saltiel, MD

    Saltiel Clinic
    Distance: 12.61 mi
    3240 Oak Park Ave
    Berwyn, IL 60402
  • 20 Points

    Jethani Manohar L MD

    Distance: 12.61 mi
    3635 Harlem Avenue
    Berwyn, IL 60402
  • Luis Osorio, DO, MD

    Luis Osorio, DO, MD

    Luis A. Osorio, MD
    Distance: 12.61 mi
    6721 Cermak Road
    Berwyn, IL 60402
  • Smita Shah, DO, MD

    Smita Shah, DO, MD

    Distance: 12.61 mi
    6806 Cermak Rd
    Berwyn, IL 60402
  • Mouhammad Souman, MD

    Mouhammad Souman, MD

    Distance: 12.61 mi
    3245 Grove Ave
    Berwyn, IL 60402
  • Peter Freebeck, MD 140 Points

    Peter Freebeck, MD

    Suburban Pulmonary & Sleep Ltd
    Distance: 12.77 mi
    700 E Ogden Ave Ste 202
    Westmont, IL 60559
  • Jaroslav Fencl, MD 110 Points

    Jaroslav Fencl, MD

    Distance: 12.77 mi
    251 N Cass Ave
    Westmont, IL 60559
  • Cheng Chen, MD 100 Points

    Cheng Chen, MD

    Distance: 12.77 mi
    411 N Cass Ave
    Westmont, IL 60559
  • Janowitz Robert A MD

    Distance: 12.77 mi
    251 North Cass Avenue Suite 103
    Westmont, IL 60559
  • Christopher Varona, DO
    580 Points

    Christopher Varona, DO

    Distance: 13.27 mi
    120 Oakbrook Center Dr.
    Suite 308
    Oak Brook, IL 60523
  • Richard Bankowitz, MD 100 Points

    Richard Bankowitz, MD

    Distance: 13.27 mi
    2001 Spring Rd Ste 700
    Oak Brook, IL 60523
  • Fauzia Rana, MD 100 Points

    Fauzia Rana, MD

    Distance: 13.35 mi
    10001 W Roosevelt Rd Ste 304
    Westchester, IL 60154
  • Co Yolanda MD

    Distance: 13.35 mi
    10001 West Roosevelt Road
    Westchester, IL 60154
  • Anoina Dorothy R MD

    Distance: 13.56 mi
    4511 Sauk Trail
    Richton Park, IL 60471
  • Hanna Wafaa MD

    Distance: 13.56 mi
    4511 Sauk Trail
    Richton Park, IL 60471
  • Kiran Bais, MD 100 Points

    Kiran Bais, MD

    Broaview Medical Ctr
    Distance: 13.84 mi
    2127 S 17th Ave
    Broadview, IL 60155
  • Alexandre Eve Marie Md

    Distance: 13.84 mi
    318 Madison Street
    Broadview, IL 60153
  • Carazo Elizabeth Md

    Distance: 13.84 mi
    318 Madison Street
    Broadview, IL 60153
  • Joseph P Prieboy, DO 10 Points

    Joseph P Prieboy, DO

    Distance: 13.88 mi
    305 VINE ST
    NEW LENOX, IL 60451
  • Canaday Lucy MD

    Distance: 13.88 mi
    305 Vine Street
    New Lenox, IL 60451
  • Greenwald Dzintra MD

    Distance: 13.88 mi
    305 Vine Street
    New Lenox, IL 60451
  • Hoffmann Dieter F MD

    Distance: 13.88 mi
    305 Vine Street
    New Lenox, IL 60451
  • Robert Watkins Jr, MD 110 Points

    Robert Watkins Jr, MD

    Eastside Healthcare
    Distance: 13.93 mi
    1250 Portland Ave
    Chicago Heights, IL 60411
  • Sharad Mehta, MD 100 Points

    Sharad Mehta, MD

    Distance: 13.93 mi
    333 Dixie Hwy, Suburban Heights Med Ctr
    Chicago Heights, IL 60411
  • Chow May J Md

    Distance: 13.93 mi
    333 Dixie Highway
    Chicago Heights, IL 60411
  • Horn Jamie MD

    Distance: 13.93 mi
    1536 Vincennes Avenue
    Chicago Heights, IL 60411
  • Suma Kaki, M.D. 150 Points

    Suma Kaki, M.D.

    Internal Medicine
    Distance: 14.19 mi
    899 S Weber Road, Suite G
    Bolingbrook, IL 60490
  • Byoung Kim, MD 130 Points

    Byoung Kim, MD

    Distance: 14.19 mi
    391 Quadrangle Dr Ste N9
    Bolingbrook, IL 60440
  • Cesar Cometa, MD 100 Points

    Cesar Cometa, MD

    Distance: 14.19 mi
    314 Huntington Way
    Bolingbrook, IL 60440
  • KEISHA HOUSE 100 Points

    KEISHA HOUSE

    KEISHA HOUSE
    Distance: 14.25 mi
    220 153rd Pl
    Calumet City, IL 60409
  • Fatoki Adeyemi Md

    Distance: 14.25 mi
    1473 Ring Road
    Calumet City, IL 60409
  • Daniel Clark, DO 110 Points

    Daniel Clark, DO

    Family Care Ctr Of IN
    Distance: 14.55 mi
    14831 W 159th St
    Lockport, IL 60491
  • Timothy Doyle, DO 70 Points

    Timothy Doyle, DO

    Distance: 14.55 mi
    300 Read St Ste B
    Lockport, IL 60441
  • Karcavish Joseph MD

    Distance: 14.55 mi
    300 Read Street Suite B
    Lockport, IL 60441
  • Maurice Brownlee, Chief Wellness Officer
    860 Points

    Maurice Brownlee, Chief Wellness Officer

    Northstar Healthcare
    Distance: 14.66 mi
    2835 N Sheffield
    500
    Chicago, IL 60657
  • Marek Gawrysz, MD
    470 Points

    Marek Gawrysz, MD

    Marek Gawrysz, MD
    Distance: 14.66 mi
    6318 W Irving Park Rd
    Chicago, IL 60634
  • Swieliang Tan, MD 330 Points

    Swieliang Tan, MD

    Tan Swieliang
    Distance: 14.66 mi
    8501 S Cottage Grove Ave
    Chicago, IL 60619
  • Donald Pedro, MD 150 Points

    Donald Pedro, MD

    Morgan Park Medical Ctr
    Distance: 14.66 mi
    11157 S Halsted St
    Chicago, IL 60628
  • Hedelita Montenegro, MD 130 Points

    Hedelita Montenegro, MD

    Distance: 14.66 mi
    4039 W Armitage Ave
    Chicago, IL 60639
  • Fernando Ojea, MD 120 Points

    Fernando Ojea, MD

    Greenview Health Ctr
    Distance: 14.66 mi
    5025 N Paulina St Ste 101
    Chicago, IL 60640
  • David Noparstak, MD 120 Points

    David Noparstak, MD

    Ravenswood Medical Pro Group
    Distance: 14.66 mi
    1945 W Wilson Ave, 4th Fl
    Chicago, IL 60640

General Practitioner Info

General Practitioner Summary:
A general practitioner is a medical doctor that treats patients for illnesses, whether they are long term or short term in duration. This type of doctor also offers preventive health care and patient education for maintenance of health and overall well being.

These doctors use a holistic approach to treat patients. Their patients may be healthy or may have one of multiple health care problems. The general practitioner was common in the past, but has mostly been replaced by newer titles such as the family doctor and the primary care physician.

Conditions Treated:


General practitioners treat both acute and chronic illnesses of nearly every type that do not require the services of a specialist. While the medical issues treated by these doctors may be exhaustive, some of these conditions may include:

and many, many more.

Specialties:


General practitioners can obtain additional qualifications in areas such as adolescent medicine and geriatric medicine. Others include hospice, sleep medicine, and sports medicine.

Procedures and Treatments:


General practitioners use interviews combined with a physical examination to make a diagnosis or to check up on continuing health and wellness. These doctors may recommend or perform lab procedures such as taking blood and performing x-rays. General practitioners may prescribe medications and offer nutrition and activity advice, in addition to making recommendations for specific patient lifestyle changes. Additional procedures may involve in-office surgical procedures such as lancing and draining abscesses.

Profession Details:


After completion of a Bachelor Degree with a strong emphasis in one of the science fields, a candidate must attend at least 4 years of education at an accredited medical school, followed by a 3 - 7 year residency program. An additional 1 - 3 years of fellowship is necessary for those wishing to add a specialty or additional qualifications. Specific exams are required, then the doctor must become licensed in the state in which he or she will practice medicine. Voluntary board certification may also be obtained.

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General Practitioner FAQs:

What is a General Practitioner?
A General Practitioner is a healthcare professional who practices medicine and is licensed by a state board.

What type of work does a General Practitioner do?
A General Practitioner counsels and examines patients for injuries or diseases. A General Practitioner can do minor procedures, for example, treat skin lesions.

What's the difference between a General Practitioner and a Family Doctor?
A Family Doctor is a General Practitioner with the additional education and training for Family Doctor designation. Both treat a wide range of health issues, but the family doctor has additional training for the needs specific to patients of all ages.

Can my whole family see a General Practitioner?
While the General Practitioner is qualified to treat all patients, he or she should have additional qualifications in family medicine in order to be up-to-date on issues that are specific to children and the elderly.

What can I see a General Practitioner for?
You can see a General Practitioner for any common problem. A General Practitioner can take care of patients of all ages.

How many General Practitioners are there in the United States?
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality states that there are approximately 209,000 in the United States as of 2010.

How do I find a General Practitioner in my city and state?
The Wellness.com directory will help you locate a General Practitioner in your state. Select General Practitioner from the professionals menu and select the state that you are looking to locate a General Practitioner in. After you have located your state, find the city that you will need a General Practitioner in. Select the state and city and you will see a list of General Practitioners in your city and state.


General Practitioner Related Terms:
general practice, family doctor, primary care physician, physical examinations, cholesterol testing, wound care, pap smears, immunizations, skin biopsies, fitness programs, stress reduction plans, ongoing evaluations, bone density testing, menopause treatment