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Dr. Ken L Cheyne, MD

  • 1212 Pleasant Street Suite 300
  • Des Moines,
  • Iowa
  • 50309

Specialties

  • Adolescent Medicine
  • Pediatrics
Gender
Male

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Dr. Lilanganie Weerasinghe, MD

  • 2353 South East 14th Street
  • Des Moines,
  • Iowa
  • 50320

Specialties

  • Adolescent Medicine
Gender
Female

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Des Moines Information

Des Moines, Iowa is home to 2 practicing adolescent medicine doctors who have offices in 1 county and 2 zip codes, including zip codes 50320 and 50309.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Des Moines has a population of 194,163, which gives it a specialist to resident ratio of 1 adolescent medicine doctor for every 97,081 residents.

Iowa Information

Iowa’s capital is Des Moines, home to Drake University. Iowa achieved Statehood 1846, and the state’s population is now 2,996,334. The Mississippi river borders the state on the east, and a majority of the state’s economic output is agricultural. Many cultural and entertainment opportunities exist for visitors to the “quad cities” of Davenport and Bettendorf, IA, and Rock Island and Moline, IL. Numerous museums, arts, music and sports events are available in Iowa, including the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, the Amana Colonies, and the Buffalo Bill Cody Homestead. Famous people born in Iowa: Buffalo Bill, entertainers Johnny Carson and John Wayne, and former president Herbert Hoover.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Iowa has a population of 2,966,334. Of this population, 656,031 are under the age of 18 and 434,196 are at or above the age of 65.

Adolescent Medicine Information

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Adolescent medicine is the branch of medicine that specializes in treating adolescents and youths. An adolescent medicine physician focuses on the problems of patients who have reached puberty and are in adolescence. This physician specializes in the care of adolescents, including illness, substance abuse prevention and counseling, psychosocial disorders (depression and self-esteem problems, eating disorders), reproductive health, and sexuality issues.

 
 

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