649 Results forFamily Doctors near San Jose, CA
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 649 specialists practicing Family Medicine in San Jose, CA with an overall average rating of 3.7 stars. There are 115 hospitals near San Jose, CA with affiliated Family Medicine specialists, including Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Good Samaritan Hospital and Stanford Health Care.
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- 6475 Camden Ave Ste 105San Jose, CA 951208.4 miles away
Care Philosophy: Liangxue Zhu, MD, is one of over 300 Stanford Medicine-affiliated providers located throughout the Bay Area. She is board certified in Family Medicine.
- 14901 National Ave Ste 203Los Gatos, CA 950326.8 miles away
Care Philosophy: Continuous care from office to hospital and back with personal involvement. Referral to best specialists in the Good Samaritan catchment area. Friendly, courteous staff.
- 15425 Los Gatos Blvd Ste 120Los Gatos, CA 950327.4 miles awayPatients Tell Us:
- Offers Telehealth
- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
Care Philosophy: Norman Woods, MD, is one of over 300 Stanford Medicine-affiliated providers located throughout the Bay Area. He is board certified in Family Medicine.
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