79 Results forFamily Doctors near Parkersburg, WV
Learn more about Family Doctors and how to choose the right one for you
Learn more about Family Doctors
A family medicine doctor specializes in the comprehensive prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing care for a wide range of conditions. Family medicine is a broad specialty that focuses on your general, overall health rather than one type of disease or condition. Family medicine specialists often serve as a primary care doctor, providing preventive and therapeutic care services for the entire family through all stages of life.
Family medicine doctors treat a wide variety of conditions and often consult with other members of the patient’s medical team. A family doctor typically:
- Evaluates a patient’s medical history and teaches the patient about wellness and disease prevention
- Diagnoses and treats acute diseases and conditions including infections and injuries
- Screens, treats and monitors a range of chronic physical conditions, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, thyroid disease, heart disease, and depression
- Orders and interprets laboratory and imaging tests and prescribes medications
- Performs minor surgical procedures and assists with major procedures
- Provides cancer screenings, such as skin and thyroid exams
- Performs reproductive health screenings including pelvic exams, Pap smears, breast exams, and sexually transmitted disease screenings
- Provides care, in some cases, for women during pregnancy, labor and delivery, and after delivery
- Provides family planning and contraceptive counseling including birth control prescriptions
Family medicine doctors may also be known by the following names: family physician, family practice doctor, family practitioner, family medicine physician, family medicine specialist, family doctor, primary care physician (pcp), and general practitioner.
There are 79 specialists practicing Family Medicine in Parkersburg, WV with an overall average rating of 4.0 stars. There are 25 hospitals near Parkersburg, WV with affiliated Family Medicine specialists, including Camden Clark Medical Center, Marietta Memorial Hospital and Jackson General Hospital.
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Specialty: Family Medicine805 Farson St Ste 115Belpre, OH 457143.3 miles awayDr. Hussain Nafeeza, MD
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Specialty: Family Medicine2832 Pike St Ste 1Parkersburg, WV 261012.6 miles awayKim Schaum, MN
Specialty: Family Medicine1824 Murdoch Ave # 212Parkersburg, WV 261011.1 miles awayDr. Gayle Galan, MD
Specialty: Family Medicine799 Farson StBelpre, OH 457143.2 miles awayDr. Scott Lauer, OD
Specialty: Family Medicine2014 Dudley AveParkersburg, WV 261011.2 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
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Dr. Linda Gifford, DO
Specialty: Family Medicine800 Garfield AveParkersburg, WV 261010.5 miles awayDr. Jade Xaunna, MD
Specialty: Family Medicine800 Garfield AveParkersburg, WV 261010.5 miles awayDr. Valerie Rigg, MD
Specialty: Family Medicine807 Farson St Ste 101Belpre, OH 457143.3 miles awayDr. Laura Burkett, MD
Specialty: Family Medicine805 Farson St Ste 115Belpre, OH 457143.3 miles awayDr. Cristina Estrada, MD
Specialty: Family Medicine1200 Stephenson AveParkersburg, WV 261011.1 miles awayDr. Ellen Brown, MD
Specialty: Family Medicine184 HOLIDAY HILLS DRParkersburg, WV 261043.0 miles awayDr. Faredoon Misaghi, DO
Specialty: Family Medicine1500 Grand Central Ave Ste 115Vienna, WV 261053.5 miles awayDr. Donata Rechnitzer, MD
Specialty: Family Medicine417 Grand Park Dr Ste 103Parkersburg, WV 261052.5 miles awayDr. Joel Shiffler, MD
Specialty: Family Medicine2003 Murdock Ste AParkersburg, WV 261043.4 miles awayDr. Brian Powderly, MD
Specialty: Family Medicine3211 Dudley AveParkersburg, WV 261042.0 miles awayDr. Sandra Sabo, MD
Specialty: Family Medicine111 Wedgewood PlParkersburg, WV 261044.6 miles away