Family practice is the branch of medicine concerning the total health care of the person and the family. A family practice physician can have a varied and extensive medical background, including internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, psychiatry, and geriatrics. A family physician has the skills and knowledge to provide care and health maintenance education for all ages. This physician is trained to diagnose and treat each member of the family, no matter what the problem.

Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, but some of the most common are emphysema, broncho-esophagology, pneumonia, osteoarthritis , bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, asthma, pectus excavatum, osteoporosis, infection, diabetes, cancer, acne, alzheimer's disease, hypertension, autism, yeast infection, strep throat, anemia, and aneurysm.

Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including wart removal and mole removal.

To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including bone density test, faa-flight physicial, physicial / check up, physicial, biopsy, computed axial tomography (ct or cat scan), magnetic resonance imaging (mri), electrocardiogram (ecg or ekg), ultrasound, x-ray, blood test, upper gi (barium swallow), stool test, lower gi (barium enema), electrolyte test, microbiological culture, and ph probe test.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Connecticut has 710 practicing family doctors. Broken out by city, family practice doctor density in Ansonia is 1, in Berlin is 4, in Bethel is 3, in Bloomfield is 3, in Bolton is 3, in Branford is 7, in Bridgeport is 29, in Bristol is 7, in Canton is 2, in Chester is 4, in Clinton is 8, in Colchester is 12, in Cromwell is 2, in Danbury is 4, in Danielson is 13, in Darien is 3, in Derby is 2, in Durham is 2, in East Granby is 7, in East Hartford is 25, in East Haven is 7, in East Lyme is 3, in Ellington is 5, in Enfield is 18, in Essex is 2, in Fairfield is 9, in Glastonbury is 14, in Greenwich is 8, in Groton is 13, in Guilford is 19, in Hartford is 44, in Hebron is 4, in Huntington is 1, in Kensington is 1, in Kent is 3, in Killingworth is 1, in Ledyard is 1, in Lisbon is 2, in Litchfield is 2, in Manchester is 21, in Mansfield Center is 2, in Marlborough is 6, in Meriden is 27, in Middlebury is 4, in Milford is 3, in Milldale is 4, in Monroe is 1, in Montville is 1, in Moodus is 2, in Moosup is 1, in Mystic is 1, in N Grosvenordl is 1, in New Britain is 10, in New Haven is 22, in New London is 29, in Newington is 3, in Newtown is 9, in Niantic is 1, in North Haven is 2, in North Stonington is 1, in Norwalk is 16, in Norwich is 15, in Oakville is 4, in Old Lyme is 12, in Old Saybrook is 8, in Pawcatuck is 3, in Plainfield is 3, in Plantsville is 1, in Pomfret Center is 1, in Portland is 12, in Ridgefield is 10, in Salem is 1, in Shelton is 12, in Somers is 1, in South Woodstock is 1, in Southbury is 7, in Southington is 3, in Southport is 1, in Stamford is 47, in Stonington is 1, in Stratford is 9, in Suffield is 2, in Thomaston is 1, in Tolland is 3, in Torrington is 16, in Trumbull is 4, in Uncasville is 7, in Vernon is 6, in Waterbury is 9, in Waterford is 6, in West Hartford is 15, in West Haven is 6, in Westbrook is 3, in Westport is 7, in Wethersfield is 3, in Willimantic is 11, in Windsor is 20, in Windsor Locks is 2, in Winsted is 2, and in Wolcott is 1.

This New England state is one of the original 13 states; Connecticut’s capital is Hartford and its population is 3,510,297. This state is steeped in history. Visit the past at the Nathan Hale Homestead near New London, or Yale University in New Haven. Tour the home of Mark Twain, the New England Air Museum, or the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk. Explore a historic tobacco farming area, do some hiking and biking, or visit the numerous antique shops or lighthouses in the eastern coastal area.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Connecticut has a population of 3,510,297. Of this population, 812,182 are under the age of 18 and 472,089 are at or above the age of 65.