Dr. Sego's Specialty
- Internal Medicine -
Board Certified
What Is a Specialty or Area of Special Expertise?
A specialty is the branch of medicine in which a doctor has completed advanced clinical training and education. Most doctors are board certified in their specialty. To receive the best healthcare for your needs, consider choosing a doctor who specializes in your particular medical condition. A specialist will concentrate on your specific needs and will be familiar with the best treatment methods.
Read MoreA specialty is the branch of medicine in which a doctor has completed advanced clinical training and education. Most doctors are board certified in their specialty. To receive the best healthcare for your needs, consider choosing a doctor who specializes in your particular medical condition. A specialist will concentrate on your specific needs and will be familiar with the best methods of treatment.
Examples of specialists are a pediatrician who focuses on the physical, emotional, and social health of children from birth to young adulthood; or a cardiologist who specializes in diseases and conditions of the heart and blood vessels.
A doctor may have more than one specialty, along with one or more subspecialties. For instance, a doctor could specialize in internal medicine and have a subspecialty in infectious disease. A subspecialty is a concentration within a specialty.
Your primary care doctor (who is often a specialist in family medicine or internal medicine) can help you choose the right type of specialist. In fact, some health insurance plans require a referral from your primary care doctor before you visit a specialist.
Dr. Sego's License & Board Certification
- Board Certified in Internal Medicine
- Licensed in Iowa
- Licensed in Tennessee
Why is Board Certification Important?
Board certification requires extensive training and a rigorous review of a doctor’s knowledge, experience and skill in a medical specialty. Board certification also means that a doctor is actively improving his or her practice of medicine through continuing education. A board-certified doctor is more likely than a non-board-certified doctor to have the most current skills and knowledge about how to treat your medical condition.
Read MoreBoard certification requires extensive training and a rigorous review of a doctor’s knowledge, experience and skill in a medical specialty. Board certification also means that a doctor is actively improving his or her practice of medicine through continuing education. A board-certified doctor is more likely than a non-board-certified doctor to have the most current skills and knowledge about how to treat your medical condition.
A doctor who is board certified has taken an important step beyond getting a required state medical license to practice. Some doctors choose not to apply for board certification. A doctor who is not board certified may be an excellent doctor who is fully licensed to practice medicine in his or her state.
If you are considering a doctor who is not board certified, consider asking the doctor why he or she is not certified. This information might provide you important background information to help you decide whether or not to see that doctor.
Common Procedures Performed by Internal Medicine Doctors
Common Conditions Treated by Internal Medicine Doctors
- Adult Adhd
- Alcohol Abuse
- Allergies
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Anemia
- Angina
- Anxiety
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Burns
- Celiac Disease
- Cold & Flu
- Copd
- Crohn's Disease
- Diabetes
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Eating Disorders
- Eczema
- Endometriosis
- Enlarged Prostate
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Fatigue
- Fibromyalgia
- Genital Herpes
- Gout
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Hepatitis
- Hypertension
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Ibs)
- Kidney Failure
- Menopause
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Overactive Bladder
- Parkinson's Disease
- Psoriasis
- Shingles
- Sinusitis
- Sleep Disorders
- Smoking Cessation
- Stress
- Stroke
- Substance Abuse
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Vaccinations
Dr. Sego's Education & Training
Medical Schools:
What Is a Residency?
Residency is a medical training program that a doctor completes to gain expertise in a specialty. To receive the best healthcare for your needs, consider choosing a doctor who has completed a residency and therefore specializes in the area of your particular medical condition. A specialist will concentrate on your specific needs and will be familiar with the best treatment methods. Read MoreResidency is a medical training program that a doctor completes to gain expertise in a specialty. To receive the best healthcare for your needs, consider choosing a doctor who has completed a residency and therefore specializes in the area of your particular medical condition. A specialist will concentrate on your specific needs and will be familiar with the best treatment methods.
Examples of specialists are a pediatrician who focuses on the physical, emotional and social health of children from birth to young adulthood; or a cardiologist who specializes in diseases and conditions of the heart and blood vessels.
Residency training takes place in accredited hospitals or other healthcare facilities under the supervision of experienced doctors. Residency training lasts from three to seven years, and the exact duration varies from specialty to specialty. Residency is required for specialty board certification.
Dr. Sego's Background Check
Malpractice
Sanctions
Sanctions history found
Nature of Complaint
The physician has a history of addiction to hydrocodone and fentanyl; he either self-prescribed or prescribed hydrocodone cough syrup for his wife for his personal use. The physician recognized the severity of his problem and entered detoxification in April 2008 and extended his treatment to intensive outpatient treatment and was discharged in July 2008. The physician has been under contract with the Tennessee Medical Foundation (TMF) since September 2009 and has maintained 100% compliance since that time. The physician has also completed the following courses: Controlled Substance Management, Medical Ethics, Boundaries and Professionalism and Intensive Course in Medical Record Keeping.
Action Taken
For the purpose of avoiding further administrative action, the physician entered into a Consent Order with the Tennessee Board of Osteopathic Examiners in which the physician agrees to the following and is not limited to the following.
- The physician’s Tennessee Osteopathic License #1141 shall be and is placed on Probation for not less than four years.
- The physician must maintain 100% compliance with his TMF contract for five years with terms and conditions.
- The physician is prohibited from practicing osteopathic medicine in a solo setting.
- The physician shall pay four Civil Penalties in the amount of $1,000.00 for a total of $4,000.00.
- The physician shall pay all allowable costs associated with prosecution of this matter; said costs not to exceed $15,000.00.
The Tennessee Board of Osteopathic Examiners takes this action to protect the safety and welfare of the citizens of the state of Tennessee.